Charlie has played well, he's been nicked up quite a bit because he's carried the load, and our other receivers need to continue to improve and gain confidence from our quarterback so that we can spread the ball around.īut I just think, taking what the defense gives you to a certain degree and reacting to how they're playing means you have to be able to do both, and whatever it takes to score points. I think we need to make some strides there. In the passing game, some teams have played the pass, and we have to react accordingly.Īt the same time, I do want our receivers to continue to get better. I do think that we've made some progress running the ball. In this conference, a lot of good defenses, a lot of good teams that run the football control the ball, then you get into some weather elements later in the year, you've got to be able to do what it takes to win, and that can't just be throwing the ball. JEFF BROHM: Well, the goal on the offense is to score points and try to figure out a way to move the ball and control the football and keep our defense off the field and figure out a way to win. As this offense is able to show that it can put together a consistent run game, what's going to open up as Aidan continues to get back to full form heading into the rest of the year? These past two weeks, the offense has played with a lot more balance, maybe out of necessity, not having Aidan against Florida Atlantic and him not being entirely 100 percent against Minnesota. JEFF BROHM: I think Aidan held up pretty well for the most part other than normal soreness, so I expect him to just do as much as he can this week, that he feels comfortable with, and as we get to later in the week, hopefully he continues to progress. Any concern with Aidan at all? Obviously played this past week how is he holding up, heading into this week of practice? King, we won't know until later in the week if he has a chance, and I would say it's doubtful at this point. JEFF BROHM: We are hopeful that Jalen Graham will be able to play this week, so we'll see how this week progresses, but there is some optimism there. Any update on their status? Are they closer to seeing the field this upcoming week? Obviously you didn't have King Doerue, Jalen Graham this past week against Minnesota. But I do know that this will be a stern test and a tough challenge to go on the road to a team that's playing very, very well. It's a different opponent than what we faced last week in a lot of different ways, so we've got to prepare accordingly and adjust some things to get us hopefully an opportunity to go out there and compete and get the game in the fourth quarter and see where it goes from there. Their defense has definitely improved upon last year and done a really good job, and they're a very good overall team. They've got good skill on the outside, a really good quarterback. So this team has played some really good football. They're 4-1 with their one loss being to Michigan, where they were winning late in the first half until Michigan scored on a 4th-and-1 run and then they were trailing by three early in the fourth quarter and trailing by five late in the fourth quarter. JEFF BROHM: As you watch Maryland, they're playing really good football, as well. Purdue football head coach Jeff Brohm met with the media on Monday to discuss the team's road win over Minnesota and look forward to another road contest against Maryland in College Park at SECU Stadium.
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