"We're coming from a system where they didn't have to block a lot and be physical," Montana's offensive coordinator Timm Rosenbach said. "I think that's been a big change for them. They've taken to it well. They're aggressive. They've become tougher. They're a lot of young guys with a little bit of age mixed in. It's a pretty cool group if you ask me."
"The oldest of the group is Keenan Curran, a rising senior who's been a vocal leader for the past several years. He's a big fan of the Montana's aggressive style of play.
"We love it. That's the way you play football," Curran, who led the team in receiving yards last year, said. "It's physical. You get some bumps and bruises, but that's the way football is supposed to be played to be physical and it makes us up our game. We should be a physical receiving corps. We gotta go out there and beat up the DBs."
"The younger ones, like rising junior Jerry-Louie-McGee and rising sophomore Samori Toure have also bought into the new system. Louie-McGee's transformation stands out to Rosenbach.
"Jerry's really changed the way he's played," Rosenbach said. "He's become a physical, tough kid. He's probably always had that in him, it's just we're asking him to do a little more now."
[Note: JLM was always a tough player and tough kid. Now, he will be a blocker too.]
"Toure added: "We weren't involved in a lot of blocking sets last year, so that's something Coach (Brent) Pease has been really helpful with, working on our technique, being in the right position."
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"The oldest of the group is Keenan Curran, a rising senior who's been a vocal leader for the past several years. He's a big fan of the Montana's aggressive style of play.
"We love it. That's the way you play football," Curran, who led the team in receiving yards last year, said. "It's physical. You get some bumps and bruises, but that's the way football is supposed to be played to be physical and it makes us up our game. We should be a physical receiving corps. We gotta go out there and beat up the DBs."
"The younger ones, like rising junior Jerry-Louie-McGee and rising sophomore Samori Toure have also bought into the new system. Louie-McGee's transformation stands out to Rosenbach.
"Jerry's really changed the way he's played," Rosenbach said. "He's become a physical, tough kid. He's probably always had that in him, it's just we're asking him to do a little more now."
[Note: JLM was always a tough player and tough kid. Now, he will be a blocker too.]
"Toure added: "We weren't involved in a lot of blocking sets last year, so that's something Coach (Brent) Pease has been really helpful with, working on our technique, being in the right position."
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