[Spiny_Norman]

At the end of practice there was a cheer from the defense and the offense did some pushups. What was that about?
"Every training camp, one day we do short yardage and goal line and we keep score. Typically it's tilted toward the offense because you only have to get a yard to win, but the defense won. It's always a good sign when the defense's back is against the wall, and the odds are against them, and they still come out with a victory."

If Coach Shaw wants the offense to be really really good at "the core", apparently that still does not include getting a push from the OL on 3rd and short.

[Spiny_Norman]

At the end of practice there was a cheer from the defense and the offense did some pushups. What was that about?
"Every training camp, one day we do short yardage and goal line and we keep score. Typically it's tilted toward the offense because you only have to get a yard to win, but the defense won. It's always a good sign when the defense's back is against the wall, and the odds are against them, and they still come out with a victory."

If Coach Shaw wants the offense to be really really good at "the core", apparently that still does not include getting a push from the OL on 3rd and short.