Rob Baxter praised the efforts of assistant coach Ali Hepher as Exeter Chiefs got their Aviva Premiership campaign off to the best possible start.
Baxter's side ran in seven tries as they hammered newboys London Welsh 52-0 at the Kassam Stadium to go top of the table after the opening weekend.
No. 8 Thomas Waldrom claimed two tries on his debut, with Jack Arnott and Chrysander Botha also dotting down on their first appearance in the Premiership. Dave Ewers, Sam Hill and Ian Whitten notched the other tries.
Gareth Steenson converted Exeter's opening six tries, with Henry Slade slotting five points as the Chiefs went through the 50-point barrier for the first time in the top flight.
"We got a lot of things right today," Baxter said immediately after the final whistle. "I have to give a lot of credit to Ali Hepher, our attack coach, as he's worked on a lot of things in pre-season. Sometimes you have to keep the faith when things don't always go right from minute one, but the boys certainly rammed it home for him today.
"I thought the efforts of individual players and how much we wanted to play, plus things Ali put together in pre-season, really came off out there today. I thought we also showed a lot of fight in defence and if anything that last minute of play, when we were on our own line, kind of epitomised the effort and energy we brought today and that kind of moulded everything together for us."
Having led 17-0 at the break, it was during the second half where the power and the precision of the Chiefs really came to the fore.
Baxter believes his squad – which was minus the likes of key stars such as Dean Mumm, Jack Nowell, Phil Dollman, Tom Johnson and Luke Cowan-Dickie due to injury – underlined the strength and quality that now exists within the ranks, as well as the fitness levels the players have worked tirelessly on during pre-season.
"We think we're a very hard working side and we think we're fit," continued Baxter. "But to do all that, you also have to try and wear the opposition down. Looking at the game, it was tough out there for a while and although we scored points at regular intervals, it was a very good contest for a while.
"We tried to up the tempo, keep it high and felt by almost breaking ourselves, we might break the opposition at some stage. That's a little bit what happened in the end and those efforts are what brought us our points ultimately.
"Right now I'm delighted with the effort from the players because they have put in a big stint in pre-season. Also I'm pleased for this group because there are a few heads missing and you could have some doubts over decision-making, but they went out there, stuck at it and by doing that they got their just rewards."London Welsh: Jewell (Crane, 60); Stegmann, May, Molenaar, Scott; Barkley (Roberts, 63), Weepu (Lewis, 63); Reeves (Henn, 53), Britton (Vella, H/T), Vea (Gilding, 59), Schofield (Corker, 47), Down, P Browne, Thorpe, McCaffrey (Stedman, 60)Yellow card: Henn Exeter Chiefs: Botha; Whitten, Slade, Hill (Arnott, 59), Jess; Steenson (Sweeney, 63), Thomas (Chudley, 34-40; 47); Rimmer (Moon, 52), Yeandle (Taione, 62), Francis (Low, 52), Lees (Armand, 61), Caldwell, Ewers, White (Horstmann, 60), Waldrom (White, 70)Scorers: tries - Waldrom (2), Ewers, Hill, Whitten, Arnott, Botha; cons - Steenson (6), Slade; pen – Slade Yellow card: White Referee: Dean Richards Attendance: 2,776
