I know the competitiveness and the determination. Once things started to go south on him, everybody kind of gave up. But I knew he hadn't given up. He told me he thought he'd get another chance this year and planned on making the most of it. |
It's easy for me to say in the quietness of that room, 'This is what you need to do. To be able to do it when people are trying to nail you in the pocket, when you've got about two seconds to know exactly where to go and get it out of your hands, is another story. He's getting better and better at that. |
You always hoped that eventually the ability that he had would show itself. For a while it's overwhelming, but he maybe has something that isn't immediately recognized. There's an inner toughness about him, a resolve or resiliency that maybe you aren't immediately made aware of that allowed him to get through some of the tough times. |