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UW: The Good, the Egad and the Ugly

3 things that emerged from Petersen's presser
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UW: The Good, the Egad and the Ugly
UW: The Good, the Egad and the Ugly

The Good

There wasn’t much positive coming out of Chris Petersen’s Monday press conference. His Huskies are 5-4. They haven’t survived the fourth quarter against the good teams. The UW coach cited execution, confidence and a belief as traits that haven’t been evident. The positive? His team plays on Friday night at Oregon State, giving it one fewer day to think about the latest setback and seek redemption. "I couldn't wait to get out there."

The Egad

Quizzed about quarterback Jacob Eason’s puzzling tendency to spin out of the pocket and scramble rather than stand tall against the pass rush, Petersen said, “We’re trying to emphasize stay in the pocket—step up, not out. We don’t get that except in the games.”

And the Ugly

Petersen, pressed on having this season bottom out some, said he won’t change a thing. He’ll just stick with his system and have his team press on. Try to get young guys to grow up. Asked about the effect the sudden downturn has had on him personally, he said, “I don’t feel a thing. My blood pressure doesn’t go up until I come in here and talk to you guys.” He was serious. 

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DAN RALEY

Dan Raley has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as for MSN.com and Boeing, the latter as a global aerospace writer. His sportswriting career spans four decades and he's covered University of Washington football and basketball during much of that time. In a working capacity, he's been to the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and countless Final Fours and bowl games.

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