Football is the most intense and physical of all games. Because it is so, all of us who have the privilege to participate should have the utmost respect for the game itself and for fellow players and coaches. On Saturday, Brad crossed the line in adhering to that standard, and for that he must take accountability. |
For the first time, we started to see the player that we saw in training camp. The absence of three or four guys that he got used to running behind last year might be a contributing factor, but I think his injury was it more than anything. |
Fortunately, it worked out that way. I didn't inquire as to how many ounces it took, but apparently it was sufficient to rejuvenate him. There were no problems in the fourth quarter, so obviously it served its purpose. |
Fortunately, there is an easy way and the coach doesn't have to be very smart to figure that out and minimize that problem. |
Fortunately, we do have some competitive depth there, and we'll just let that play out. |
From an experience spectrum, we're on both ends of the spectrum, and we have little in-between. |
gets a lot of attention, but what's really important in being a solid team week in and week out is being able to keep your opponents down, and they're really good at that. |
He actually took control in the early minutes of the first day that we tried him there. He knew the calls. He was very confident. He had been hearing [the calls] for two years. |
He could be pretty hard to handle in there. If he taps into everything he has to bring, he could become a nasty afternoon for some center. |
He did a real nice job today, he's proud of his touchdown and I'm sure he wishes he had that holding penalty back. Right, John. |
He did everything we'd want a quarterback to do. |
He didn't melt away pounds over the course of the season, like he did in previous years. But he's not a small player. |
He doesn't panic. He took control [at safety] in the early minutes of the first day we tried him there. He knew the calls and was very confident in them. He'd heard them for two years. |
He had a very dynamic career at Mt. Tabor as a run/pass guy and the team was very successful down there. He's been a runner -- very athletic and a guy that we're really looking forward to having. |
He is a player of significant promise, |