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Virginia wide receivers Dontrelle Inman and Jared Green figure to catch many more passes this fall with the loss of Maurice Covington and Kevin Ogletree. They sat down for a few minutes to talk about Spring Football and the Cavaliers’ new offense.
Question: What are your thoughts on the new offense?
Inman: It’s a change that I believe will make the offense more explosive and more dynamic. I’m enjoying it.
Green: My birthday was April 1, so this was probably my best birthday present. It’s a fast-paced offense. It’s no huddle and it is what I like to do because we are throwing the ball a lot.
Question: What do you personally like about it from a wide receiver’s perspective?
Inman: That many different receivers can play all the positions, not like in the past where one person played just one position.
Green: We’re doing a lot of different passing plays and we are doing a lot of things coming out of the backfield. There’s a lot of weird stuff going on … stuff we can’t talk about. As a receiver, I like it because it challenges me to stretch the field and it challenges me to make plays and to do more after the catch than I did last year.
Question: Talk about the quarterbacks. How have they performed this spring? Do you notice a difference in their styles?
Inman: I don’t see a lot of differences between them. All of them are having a good spring.
Green: They all have different styles, but their maturity level is what I admire the most. They’re all really competitive and they’ve all been there before. We could not say that last year or the year before. They are all mature, they are all leaders and they can all throw the ball pretty well.
Question: Have you ever played in a no huddle offense? How do you like it?
Inman: I’ve never played in a no huddle offense. At first, I thought it might be a little confusing for everyone to comprehend. Once you get the vibe and keep doing it over and over, it starts to get easier.
Green: The only time I’ve played no huddle was in middle school and that’s because we didn’t know what a huddle was. I really like it a lot. Because it is fast-paced, I think it will keep the defense on their heels. I think it is something we’ll benefit by because don’t think anyone in the ACC has seen it before.
Question: What are the things you personally worked on the most this spring?
Inman: I just want to get better. I want to get better as an all-around player. I don’t want to be an average receiver. I want to be more than average. I’ve worked a lot on my route running and blocking. Most of our runs are about getting guys down field or if we break a big run, you want to be the receiver down field who can make that touchdown block.
Green: I’ve concentrated on speed and quickness and aggressiveness. I’ve made sure my level of play is higher than the guy across the line from me.
Question: Who are the unknown players who will surprise fans the most next season?
Inman: I think Isaac Cain and Javaris Brown. Last year he was the scout team player of the year. He’s dedicated to this program. I see him having a great career here.
Green: Definitely Torrey Mack. I’m a big T-Mack fan and I think people will really excited to see what he does out on the field. He’s shifty and has a lot of moves. I’m glad I’m not on defense because I feel my ankles would collapse trying to tackle him.