Some of the patterns he runs you kind of marvel at because he really appears to be a natural at the position and I haven't seen too many of those, especially as a young guy in college. It's a pretty mental position.

He just does some things ... you just kind of marvel at because he really appears to be a natural at the position,

That's kind of the them of Tuesdays so far. We haven't produced enough runs for our ace to win, so hopefully that will change.

The best compliment I can give Blake is just to say that if I hadn't inherited him as the quarterback, he would have been a kid I would have recruited. I think he has all the tools to be very successful in our system.

It's an old adage. You think about players – not plays. You think about players. You think about a guy who can make a play that you need at that point. Blake Powers, James Hardy. We got good protection. Players make plays.

Hardy thinks they're cheering for him. I'm not going to tell him differently.