Rocky Nelson
Rocky Nelson
Glenn Richard "Rocky" Nelsonwas a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgersand Cleveland Indians...
blown certainly games hurt league others ready saw scheduling teams tough won
We saw what teams like Chelmsford and others do by scheduling tough non-league games. Chelmsford got blown out by Gloucester, but still won their league. Non-league games don't hurt you, but they certainly can get you ready for your league season.
attitude biggest came extremely good hard lost physically players spring teams turn worked
We lost a lot of players with two years' experience, but we had 81 players turn out, and this is one of the biggest teams physically I've ever coached. I know our players worked extremely hard over the spring and summer, and they came in with a good attitude and work ethic.
certainly eliminate friday mistakes offense plays stopped weeks
We have to eliminate big plays on defense, and we have to eliminate the mistakes on offense that we made the first two weeks which stopped ourselves. We certainly can't do that on Friday night.
league open ready worked
Now we are ready to open our Middlesex League season. This worked out well and this is where I thought we would be.
beat both cases game help last league needed opened ready starters year
Last year we opened with Swampscott and Medford and beat them pretty easily. In both cases the starters were pretty much out of the game by halftime. That didn't help us going into Burlington (a 28-25 loss). We needed to change. Everything we do is to try and get ready for Middlesex League competition.
help league past playing prepare stay teams
Playing teams like Acton-Boxborough and Billerica should prepare us better than in the past for our league season. That can only help us. But we also have to stay healthy.
contender definitely football game healthier league playing ready strong teams year
Playing strong teams like Acton-Boxborough and Billerica have really toughened us up for Middlesex League play. A year ago we weren't ready for league play. Now we're in game shape. We'll definitely be a contender for the league title. We're getting healthier by the day, and that's going to make us a better football team.
above attitude beyond ethic game good great players work
Our attitude and work ethic have been great with this group. This pre-season went above and beyond my expectations. But, we have inexperienced players who do not have a lot of (varsity) game experience. But, I feel good about being able to compete.
coin defense emotional fortunate great involved rank toss win
If you are fortunate to win the coin toss you go on defense and find out what you have to do. This was a great emotional win for us. I've been involved in a lot of great games, but this will rank right up there.
ball expect experience run step time
He's got some experience at quarterback. I expect him to step up and I think we will be fine. We expect to run the ball most of the time anyway.
danny football gives mike pass reading team wide
We are a better football team with Mike Duggan at wide receiver. He gives us more athleticism at wide out. And Danny at quarterback allows us to pass more. We did have some bugaboos in the Reading game.
faith
We have all the faith in the world in Mike.
challenged great halftime played team
We were sleepwalking for a while, but we got after the team at halftime and challenged them. They responded. We played some great defense.
league needed ready
We needed to change. Everything we do is to try and get ready for Middlesex League competition.