EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon secondary coach John Neal learned the two fundamentals of his coaching at his alma mater, BYU -- you need to tackle and defend the deep ball in order to win games.
He’s pretty hands on with his players and though he doesn’t get out there and force them to tackle him, he does get out there and throw the ball, forcing them to defend his passing skills. Because of this he has gotten pretty good at throwing the deep ball.
And by “pretty good,” Neal means elite.
“I can throw the deep ball better than Tom Brady can,” Neal said.