Don Patterson
Don Patterson
defensive last learn lights midway recent schemes spring understood
I think it will be a lot different than recent years. Last season, about at the midway point, I could see the lights go on in a lot of players. They understood the defensive schemes we wanted to use. Now, with this spring practice, they aren't going to have to learn anything new.
against almost anyone expect game good last played potential proved ranked rankings realize saturday worry
We play them as they come and we don't worry about too much what there rankings are. We weren't ranked and we almost played a really good game against Southern. We realize that if we play up to our potential we can play with anyone and we proved that last Saturday night. I would expect that we will prove it all over again on Saturday afternoon.
change good last routine scenery weeks
I think a change of scenery will be good for us. We've had disappointment the last two weeks at home. It'll be something different (from) the routine we've had lately.
attitude happened last
I like the attitude of this team. They don't like what's happened the last two years. They're hungry.
game kicking last mistakes outcome week
The kicking game is key. Last week our mistakes in kicking had everything to do with the outcome of the game. I'd like to think at the end of the game this week that our kicking game has the edge.
accolades college decision difficult earned good high impressive junior lost recruit school starting
We lost two starting linebackers and (Miller) has an impressive rŽsumŽ'. He earned a lot of accolades from his high school and junior college days. It was not a difficult decision for us that we should recruit him and, thankfully, he's here now and off to a good start.
bouncing facing good help prepare press similar
We're usually good at bouncing back from a sub-par game. Facing Carroll's press will help prepare us for Bowie. Bowie's very similar to Carroll, but they have more athletes.
ball defense early game kick knock left minds played point positive ran stages stand ways
The thing that made me feel positive in many ways was the way our defense played in the early stages when the game was in doubt. They ran an interception back and had the ball after the punt block. At that point it would have been in a lot of peoples minds that Toledo would knock it in, but they had to kick it. There was another red-zone stand that left them with a field-goal attempt.
girls mature mentally playing prepared ready rusty
Sometimes you get a little rusty after not playing for more than a week, but our girls are mature and they know what's at stake. They'll be mentally prepared and ready to play.
ball good move ready shots summit
Coronado made their shots and Summit didn't. When you get to this stage, you have to be ready to play. As long as we move the ball and play good defense, we'll do fine.
daily doubt good learning pace players playing
There's no doubt that we're going to get it done. We're getting better on a daily basis. We're playing a lot of young players and they are learning on a good pace now.
defensive smooth transition
There's no way we could have had as smooth of a transition at defensive line.
hope questions spring time
I would hope that by the time the spring is over, we'll have a lot of questions answered.
finish hurt lionel people
Lionel hurt him. . . . We just couldn't finish him. People know who he is now.