When there is a transition in coaches and coaching staff, players who played for the previous regime are naturally asked to compare the differences between the two coaches. I've started to notice it's happening more frequently with the Sun Devils as they continue with practices and draw closer to the first game on Sept. 1. Here's the most recent example from from Zach Krula in today's AZ Republic:
The 23-year-old said of the new staff: "There's nothing they're doing that I don't like. They're able to separate work from play a lot better. "I just felt I was never able to let my guard down (with some on former coach Dirk Koetter's staff). If I was going to talk to some person, it had to be about football. I couldn't just talk to them about the movie I saw - or really insert anything here. There is a certain time when you can't talk to these guys about that, because it's business. But there's always that time when you can talk to them about anything else. More than anything, that's what I appreciate from this staff the most. They're not really trying to be a parent at all points in time."
Well Zach, I'm glad you have some new buddies, now let's see if you can stay healthy for a full season. He continued on to say:
The Sun Devils' practices are shorter under Erickson. The point is to be fast and physical without getting pounded. "I feel we get more out of them, and I also feel they're almost easier somehow, which really doesn't make sense to me," Krula said.
I do hope this one is true. One of the complaints you continually heard from Koetter and some of the players last year were about bad practices. Clearly this was reflected in their gameday play if last year is any indication.
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