Wayne Grant
Wayne Grant
playing region start
When you start playing these better region teams, you have to play well.
deal hope learned players
I hope our players have learned how to deal with some success.
deep everybody expected experience gained last playoffs win
Being so young last year, we gained a lot of experience then having most everybody back, I expected us to go deep in the playoffs if we didn't win it all.
ball control easy game plan turn
We wanted to get him tired. We didn't want to give up the big play. The game plan was to control the ball and not turn it over, and not give up the easy score.
appealing book books-and-reading certainly consider given number ordeal people presented richard serious standpoint
There are a number of people who've contacted us to try to get us to consider book and movie deals. We have not given serious consideration to any agreement. But the ordeal Richard has been through certainly is something that could be presented in a very appealing manner, from the standpoint of literature.
beginning came flat game halftime knew played second sharper
I think we were a lot sharper in the second half. We came out flat in the beginning. At halftime we knew we had to get physical. Barrow played a game tonight.
ball jackson last move
Jackson has started the last two years for us and he did what we need him to do - move the ball down the field.
blocking interfere interior line scheme second worked
We made some adjustments on the interior line to interfere with their blocking scheme in the second half. It worked out better for us then.
close game opportunity points share
We made our share of mistakes. In a game this close you've got to get points every opportunity you have.
both enormous good ran sides
He was enormous on both sides of the ball. He ran hard, ran powerfully on offense. Defensively, he made a lot of good stops.
james needed runs time tired
I think James was probably just tired from those long runs he had in the first quarter, so he needed time to rest.
ball game ground throughout wear
We wanted to keep the ball on the ground throughout the game and wear them down, and we were able to do that.
came field james overall played player teams valuable
James was a valuable overall player for us as he played every down for us. He never came off the field as he was on the kickoff teams too.
best james ranks
James ranks right up with the best we have had. He is a playmaker and a big part of our team.