Lovie: Defensively gap control was an issue.
Lovie: We lost to a good football team, but it's about moving on.
Lovie: No major injuries to report.
Asked Lovie if he has a clear idea of which QBs will be available: "Yes, we do."
Lovie: Let's save some time. I'm not going to talk on injuries.
Lovie: JG3 had a typical first game. That's a tough environment to have your first start. He's a confident guy.
Lovie: As an offense, it's just about doing your job. Doesn't matter who the guy is behind for the OL, RB.
Lovie: It's easier when you have the same group going together, but that's not normally how life goes
Lovie: Traditionally, you expect big improvement for QB from first game to second game.
Lovie: Want consistent play out of Gave Megginson. We've seen enough to see exactly who our players are.
Lovie: If a guy doesn't start, that means we felt like we have a better option.
Lovie: Tre first-half suspension hurts. Penalty wasn't in dispute. Can't make those. They hurt you.
Lovie: We have a couple options at WLB that we'll look at this week for the first half to replace Watson.
Lovie: What Minnesota runs, they run well. They have two excellent TBs but mix in some read-option which makes them multiple.
Lovie: Before you can really paly good, fast football, you have to know what you're doing. Have to have discipline.
Lovie: It's discipline of trusting your teammates and you doing your job.
Lovie: Phillips and Smoot are good players are going to have long NFL careers. We all need to do more, especially our good players
Lovie: Young players are improving, but we need to make more improvements. There are young players with bright futures ahead of them
Lovie: Stanley Green made two big hits. He has potential.
Lovie: When you're young, it's about consistent play. Every down.
Lovie: As a football team, we haven't progressed enough.
Lovie: We are taking steps, but we aren't there yet. We need practice this week.
Talking with Hardy Nickerson, sounds like true freshman Jake Hansen will get an opportunity to play in Tre Watson's 1st-half absence #illini
