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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Six weeks ago head coach Al Golden vocalized areas of improvement that scout team freshman quarterback Kevin Olsen needed to make.

Olsen has responded to Golden’s request, which included learning the game, being obedient to a regiment, disciplined, and owning the process.
“He’s doing great,” Golden said. “I’ve seen improvements in his approach to the game. He’s been throwing a lot more before and after practice. His arm strength looks better. He’s got to continue to hit the weights and get stronger; you need durability if you’re a quarterback now. Drop-back quarterbacks, if you look at the NFL, they’re all 220-230 so when we need to get him bigger.
“But his approach has been really good. I think being exposed to the experiences that he’s been exposed to in the last three or four weeks has been great for him to see the environment at North Carolina and Tallahassee, he’s going to have to be in position to lead us in those games in the future and I think he’s made a lot of progress. He’s going to have to continue to do that because human nature tells you to relax when you’re redshirting and right now he has to fight human nature every day, needs to get better day, and get ready for the opportunities that are coming for him.”
Olsen, who was the seventh-ranked pro-style quarterback in the country according to 247Sports in the 2013 class out of Wayne, N.J., is redshirting this season behind senior Stephen Morris, junior Ryan Williams, and redshirt freshman Gray Crow.
“He has made huge strides from where he was when he first came on campus to where he is right now,” Morris said. “I have tried to help him go through the reads and understand everything about what it takes on and off the field to be a quarterback.”
Offensive coordinator James Coley has also seen improvements with Olsen in the past several weeks.
“He’s doing good, he’s getting extra reps right now,” Coley said. “He’s working hard. We talk about a redshirt year, but how long is that? Six months? You’re really not a redshirt freshman for a year. You have six months and now he has two months before he’s not a redshirt freshman anymore and he’s competing for a job.”
With Morris graduating, Olsen will be competing with Williams and Crow for the starting position in 2014. Incoming freshmen Brad Kaaya and Malik Rosier will also be looking to add their names to the mix.

“I think his overall mechanics, his understanding of the offense, I think that’s a big difference between now and two months ago,” Coley said.
Morris has been helping Olsen understand what it takes to lead the team and have control of the offense.
“The command of the offense is where he has shown the most growth,” Morris said. “When he gets his opportunity to lead the offense, he will see that it is an important thing for a quarterback to have command and confident. It is very important for a quarterback to walk to the line of scrimmage and be in complete control of the entire team. Everybody feels the difference between if you have a scared quarterback or a quarterback who is in control. He has made big strides with that during the fall.”
Being on the travel squad the last two road trips has been beneficial to Olsen, who is on the sidelines and active during the game with paying attention to the calls.
“It’s big because he now sees the whole operation side of it, how to conduct yourself as a quarterback, how to walk into a stadium and conduct your business,” Coley said. “He can learn from the guys that are older than him in tight games, when they’re doing good, and when they’re not doing so good, he’ll know how to adjust.”
Sophomore left tackle Ereck Flowers has liked what he’s seen from the young signal-caller.
“I’ve seen him become more of a leader, he’s learning his plays, he’s really good, has a really good arm, and he’s smart,” Flowers said.
Flowers believes Olsen has a bright future ahead of him.
“I see him leaving a big mark at the University of Miami,” Flowers said. “I see him doing big things, great things. He’s really that good.
 
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  • 6 weeks ago, Golden announced Kevin Olsen's areas of opportunity publicly
  • Olsen has actioned that feedback which included: learning the game, obedience to a regiment, discipline, and being accountable with the process
  • Golden says Olsen is doing great
  • Golden says he sees improvements in his approach to the game...says he's been throwing a lot more before and after practice...says his arm strength looks better...says he's got to continue to hit the weights and get stronger...says you need durability if you’re a quarterback now...says drop-back quarterbacks, if you look at the NFL, they’re all 220-230 so when we need to get him bigger
  • Golden says his approach has been really good...says he thinks Olsen being exposed to the experiences that he’s been exposed to in the last three or four weeks has been great for him to see the environment at North Carolina and Tallahassee...says he’s going to have to be in position to lead us in those games in the future and he thinks Olsen has made a lot of progress...says he's going to have to continue to do that because human nature tells you to relax when you’re redshirting and right now he has to fight human nature every day, needs to get better day, and get ready for the opportunities that are coming for him
  • Zone's boy Morris on Olsen: says he has made huge strides from where he was when he first came on campus to where he is right now...Morris has tried to help him go through the reads and understand everything about what it takes on and off the field to be a quarterback
  • Coach Coley on Olsen: says he's doing good, he’s getting extra reps right now...says he's working hard...says they talk about a redshirt year, but how long is that? Six months? Says he's really not a redshirt freshman for a year...says you have six months and now he has two months before he’s not a redshirt freshman anymore and he’s competing for a job...says he thinks his overall mechanics, his understanding of the offense, he think that’s a big difference between now and two months ago
  • More Morris on Olsen: says the command of the offense is where he has shown the most growth...says when he gets his opportunity to lead the offense, he will see that it is an important thing for a quarterback to have command and confident...says it is very important for a quarterback to walk to the line of scrimmage and be in complete control of the entire team...says everybody feels the difference between if you have a scared quarterback or a quarterback who is in control...says he has made big strides with that during the fall
  • More from Coley on Olsen traveling: says it's big because he now sees the whole operation side of it, how to conduct yourself as a quarterback, how to walk into a stadium and conduct your business...says he can learn from the guys that are older than him in tight games, when they’re doing good, and when they’re not doing so good, he’ll know how to adjust
  • OT Flowers on Olsen: says he's seen him become more of a leader, he’s learning his plays, he’s really good, has a really good arm, and he’s smart...says he sees him leaving a big mark at the University of Miami...says he sees him doing big things, great things...says he's really good
 
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Morris teaching him to read defenses is like Pelini teaching a D.A.R.E class.
 
"Everybody feels the difference between if you have a scared quarterback or a quarterback who is in control..."

Indeed...
 
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“He has made huge strides from where he was when he first came on campus to where he is right now,” Morris said. “I have tried to help him go through the reads and understand everything about what it takes on and off the field to be a quarterback.”

We're ****ed
 
Big Sky Cane said:
“He has made huge strides from where he was when he first came on campus to where he is right now,” Morris said. “I have tried to help him go through the reads and understand everything about what it takes on and off the field to be a quarterback.”

We're ****ed
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Olsen probably was wearing Dre's Beats during that convo.
 
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I think it says a lot about how the staff feels about Olsen's future that he's traveled with the team to UNC and FSU.
 
One of the more embarrassingly stupid collection of responses to a thread on this board.

And that is saying a lot, especially lately.
 
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