{"id":1216,"date":"2023-03-27T21:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T02:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2023-03-27T21:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T02:40:11","slug":"hugh-freeze-values-candor-when-publicly-evaluating-auburns-improved-qbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/hugh-freeze-values-candor-when-publicly-evaluating-auburns-improved-qbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Freeze values candor when publicly evaluating Auburn\u2019s \u2018improved\u2019 QBs"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUBURN \u2014 <\/strong>If Hugh Freeze<\/a><\/strong> has been anything during his first spring camp as Auburn\u2019s head football coach, he\u2019s shown tremendous candor and transparency when talking about the progress of the quarterbacks. <\/p>\n

Freeze\u2019s most recent comments one week ago didn\u2019t exactly paint a stellar picture of the situation.<\/a><\/strong> He wished T.J. Finley<\/a><\/strong>, Robby Ashford<\/a><\/strong> and Holden Geriner<\/a><\/strong> were \u201cfurther along\u201d than they currently were, and talked about needing to improve their eyes when it comes to progressions within the offense, among other things.<\/p>\n

But on Monday, Freeze was more upbeat, saying the quarterbacks enjoyed better weeks of practice <\/a><\/strong>following his comments about wishing they were further along. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe got better last week,\u201d Freeze said. \u201cWe added a few periods of just teaching some of the really base, fundamental things of how the offense should be ran. I thought we improved most of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s gone both ways.<\/p>\n

Freeze\u2019s transparency is welcomed, as it benefits both fans and the media, but it\u2019s not always the norm when it comes to head coaches. I asked Freeze about that on Monday, asking if he\u2019s always been that way, and what\u2019s the value in being either critical or dishing out praise for his players in public?<\/p>\n

The answers Hugh Freeze gave were enlightening.<\/p>\n

\u201cI struggle with that, I really do,\u201d Freeze said. \u201cI want you guys to say, \u2018man, that guy is straight and says it as he sees it.\u2019 But I also worry that it comes across negative sometimes about our current players and I don\u2019t want to be that. They are ours. We have to own what\u2019s out there and how we perform. I hope we take from it when I\u2019m being transparent, is that\u2019s how I want to be as a person in my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no secrets that when I came here, everybody was concerned about this position,\u201d Freeze said on Monday. \u201cFor me to sit here and say there\u2019s no concerns, or I could sit here and be mum and not answer your questions. I have to decide what that looks like for me. I want to be truthful. I think we\u2019re making improvement, but there was a ways to go. It\u2019s our job as coaches to get them to be the best they can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while yes, Hugh Freeze has been critical at times of his quarterbacks, he made sure to hammer home the fact that the coaches obviously carry plenty of responsibility when it comes to the current state of the Tigers\u2019 signal callers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also share in, and am not running from the fact that part of it is on us,\u201d Freeze said. \u201cI said it last week, but we have to teach it different. It wasn\u2019t teaching to my liking so we have to change it. It\u2019s a joint deal. I\u2019m excited about their wanting to be coached, them accepting our coaching, and I think we have to do a better job of coaching some, and they\u2019ve had to do a better job of owning what\u2019 son the film. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the way it is. I\u2019m not down, they\u2019ve done some good things. They\u2019ve all had inconsistencies, but it\u2019s our job to improve that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more from Freeze\u2019s press conference on Monday, March 27<\/a><\/strong>, as the Tigers begin the first of five more practices before the spring A-Day game on April 8.<\/p>\n

The Tigers will practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the most part leading into the April 8 spring game inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here\u2019s the schedule of practices: February 27, March 1, 3, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, April 3, 5, 7 and 8. Auburn took the week of March 5-11 off for spring break.<\/a><\/p>\n

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