I kind of figure I have the best [assistant-coaching] job in America. |
I think the biggest thing is that we have to replace a bunch of starters. We've lost 14 players. Up front, we lose two who will be playing in the pros next year. We lost four really good players at linebacker. |
It doesn't fall on one player taking his place. You have to draw from all the other guys, and they have to step their play up a little bit, too. That is how we overcome it. |
It tells me he has a lot of courage. It was more important to him that he worked. He couldn't have hurt it any worse. |
Myron ought to be getting ready for the junior-senior prom, but he's out here trying to become a better football player. And he has done that. |
Now we have a one-game winning streak. |
Our goal is always to hold the other team to 15 points or less. To hold them to three is really unbelievable. |
Playing hard and playing dumb is two different things. |
There's a void there right now. But we've got some potential. |
There's no doubt about it that it means a lot for all of us. |
This group for what we need might be as good a defensive group that we've brought in. They are guys with good character, strong kids who want to be a part of a championship and that's what we're going to help them accomplish. |
We came down to have a good time. We came down to work and we came down to win a football game and that's why we're here. Did it affect our players and our coaches? Sure it did. You don't just take someone out of your family and it not bother you. Will it keep us from moving forward? No. It just made it a little more difficult. |
We got to force plays. Normally when a big play occurs ... it's a case of whipping a guy on-one. Be in a position to win and you just can't let them win on the big ones. |
We have faced adversity all year. How you handle adversity is extremely important. Our problem is that we have not had the total depth that we have had in years past. What it presents now is a challenge for someone else to step in and take over. |
We have quite a bit to do on defense. |