S. Hughes
S. Hughes
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One of the main reasons our defense has played so consistently is our work on and improvement in our tackling. We haven't had the missed tackles that we've had in the past. That's something the defensive coaches emphasized in the spring and have continued to emphasize in practice now. By making sure we stress the fundamentals, and that's one of the things we do each week, that has paid off with how well our defense has tackled compared to previous teams.
belittle chance clearly defense good heart line move offensive playing plays snaps soul team
When our offensive line plays well, we have a chance to move the football. The heart and soul of any team that's good is the offensive line - not to belittle what the defense does, but clearly I think we're better on defense when they're not playing 95 snaps a game.
cost defense emotion line
We did not play with any real emotion on defense tonight. Offensively, our line play was very good, but the two fumbles cost us.
best carried defense hughes kids mattered pitching played ryan
Pitching was our strength. We had two 12-year-olds (Kyle Hughes and Ryan McCarthy) who were just dominant. Pitching and defense is what carried us in the playoffs, and the kids played their best when it mattered most.
defense defensive guys line lost marks plays pressures question
How is our defensive line going to play? ... We have some guys on defense who have some experience, but what will our defense look like without Zak Keasey? We lost 127 tackles, quarterback pressures and big plays when we lost him. How they will play without him is one of the big question marks we face.
Too many dispersed origins. Too many dispersed destinations.
focus hard maintain
We try really hard to maintain the focus of this day on the kids.
body last seat
We just saw, basically, body by body until, I think the person in the back seat was the last one to get out.
belief bit certain final hold next situations teams until
We just need to take that final step, have a little bit more belief in certain situations to kill teams off and then we will go to the next level. But until we do, then that will hold us back.
certainly everybody helps hitting
We just get our pitch, that's it. You've just got to be patient. ... It certainly helps when everybody is hitting around you.
boy expecting geared practice towards works
We weren't expecting it but we'll take it. He's a first-year boy and everything thing he works on in practice is geared towards the legs.
calls executing game happened lost matter quarter third
We weren't executing the way we planned, and it showed. We lost the game in the third quarter no matter what calls were made and what things happened before or after that.
hit pleased seven six
We were pleased with our play today. Hit it real solidly. Had six or seven birds. But had some bogies, too.
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