Ron Middleton
Ron Middleton
Rawdon Hume "Ron" Middleton VCwas an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth17 July 1965
balls doubts drop glad knew offense questions reactions tight took year
They said you were soft, you won't block. Say you drop balls, and he took offense to that. I was glad to see that. The year before I had some of the same questions for another tight end, and his reactions were not pleasing. He just kind of took it and went on. . . . I knew then that I had doubts about that kid.
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I had no doubt. Watching him on tape. Talking with the kid. The way he reacted to certain questions I asked. I was pretty hard on him with some of the questions, and his reaction to those questions really told me a lot about the kid. Just a class act. Whenever you've got that much character and that much ability and the willingness to work . . . it's hard to lose.
I was praying. I wasn't thinking. I was praying.
beginning coaches coming eyes fortunate glad hands questioned rap talking third tight
The rap on him coming out, talking with some of the other tight end coaches in the league, they questioned his hands and I was glad they did. I had my eyes on him from the beginning and he was the one I wanted. I was just fortunate and blessed, I'd say, to be able to get him in the third round.
alex edge guy hold
His strong-suit is blocking. He's the guy who's going to hold down the edge for me. But Alex is the guy who is going to set the tone.
expected phenomenal studying
He's had a phenomenal year. It's what we expected from him. Studying him before the draft, he's everything we thought he was.
both
You've got to be able to do both well.