Duane Akina
Duane Akina
Duane Akinais the defensive backs coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team...
against lining
We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.
bunch cover known secondary
We don't want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.
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We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important special teams can be in every game.
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I've watched Ginn a lot, and I'm not sure I've seen a faster player in pads. We're going to be looking for him a lot, because if he finds a crease, he's gone.
defense identity people runs talk
That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what we want people to talk about.
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It's an insult to be just a great cover guy. I really think Deion Sanders set defensive-back play back. All he would do is cover people and not strike anybody.
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It's really hard to find corners with that physical nature to them.
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This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year.
football value
For value to a football team, it's not even close.
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He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.
great guys wired
Some guys are just wired differently and have a great feel for the game.
country everybody wants
That's what everybody in the country wants to see.