Our defensive coordinator's comments on Colt:
Hawaii’s defense benefits from ColtBy Dave Reardon and Paul Arnett
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NEW ORLEANS » Hawaii defensive coordinator Greg McMackin is glad he doesn't have to defend Colt Brennan on the weekends. He gets enough of that each weekday in practice, thank you very much.
"I've had the opportunity to defend a lot of great quarterbacks, whatever," McMackin said before yesterday's practice. "The great ones. John Elway. Warren Moon. Dan Marino. But he's the most accurate, or right in there with those guys, and he's got a good arm.
"It has really helped us get better as a defense. We're 19th in pass efficiency because in practice he forces us to be on people. Colt Brennan's a big-time player and I think he's underestimated, really."
How well Brennan will play in the National Football League is open to debate. Some see him as a first-rounder. Others view him as only the seventh-best quarterback in the NFL Draft.
But as far as McMackin is concerned, he's going to have a long career at the next level.
"I see him going very high because he can do what the good ones do," McMackin said.
"He's got it, whatever it is. He's got accuracy and that's so important. Plus he's mobile in the pocket. He hasn't been as mobile this year because he's been hurt with that ankle."
What impresses McMackin most his Brennan's ability to focus on the task at hand.
"He's a rock star in Hawaii," McMackin said. "I think he's handled himself unbelievably. He has a lot of pressure on him. He has a lot of decisions he's going to have to make. He's a loose kind of guy and he's getting a lot of great advice from (UH head coach) June (Jones).
"He cares about people. He really cares about the people in Hawaii. He is into this team. That's why he came back. He wanted all this to happen and it has happened. And that's pretty special. To be honest, this is really a special group of guys."
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