From now until September 5th, anything Hawkins says will seem annoying to all fans who are frustrated with the play of the team on the field. Whether Hawk talks about ‘working on the little things’, ‘cinching things up’, ‘getting out there and working hard’, or ‘ trying to fix the little things’. These statements won’t matter until the results on the field improve and the team wins games. After the media days we are going to start to get reports on how the QB’s are doing, how the OL is improving, who the WR are thriving under a true WR coach and have added lots of depth. We will learn there is a night and day difference in experience on the DL, and a huge talent improvement at LB, and the secondary should be the strength of the defense. All of these reports will come as with predictions for the season. All of the reports, stories, press conferences, and pre-season accolades won’t mean a thing until there are results on the field. Hawk is required to go up there and talk, but the words that he uses don’t really matter. The results on the field are going to be the measuring stick.
Today, Hawk will use “coach-isms” to describe the Buffs offseason, and the product that is going to be on the field this fall. They are only words, and we will wait and see about the results.