Players of the Game vs Bengals

It took a team effort, everyone playing together, everyone encouraging each other, everyone paying attention to each other and the game, and everyone feeding off of the momentum, for us to be able to beat the Bengals this past Saturday. It will never be because of just one person as to why we win or lose. We will win and lose as a team. But every week individuals step up and shine brighter; rather it is through their play, attitude, or effort. So it is to that end that I announce the players of the week...

Rusty... I love coaching Rusty (as I do all my boys). His desire to do his best and win is second to none. Rusty and I talked about leadership after the first game and how his attitude was very important, not only to his play but the play of the whole team. Well, let's just say Rusty stepped it up a notch in that department this week. He played tremendously while completing over 58% of his passes. He threw two touchdown passes, ran for a touchdown, and caught a touchdown pass as well. But one moment really sticks in my mind. It was about mid way through the second half. We had just gotten the ball back when Rusty went back to pass. Well as it turned out the wrong team caught the ball and returned it for a touchdown. I watched Rusty and his reaction. He wasn't thrilled about the pass but he didn't hang his head either. We talked about it on the sideline and the corrections that needed to be made. He promptly went back on the field and guided us to two more touchdowns. This was very encouraging to me. Rusty showed great leadership and a wonderful attitude. Keep up the good work Rusty.

Brandon... Brandon has shown a very positive attitude as well as tremendous leadership skills this season. After he didn't win the starting quarterback position, he didn't hang his head or get upset. He just made up his mind he was going to be the best at whatever position he played. This attitude and his contagious smile has helped guide our defense this season. He plays safety and he takes great pride in his role. With his help we were able to hold our opponents scoreless in the 2nd half of the Texan game and the first half of the Bengal game. Not only has Brandon shined on defense but he rose to the occasion on offense versus the Bengals, making a spectacular catch in back of the end zone for a touchdown. Well done Brandon.

Tyler... Our final player of the week is Tyler. He has tremendous potential and is just beginning to realize how much he has. He is fast and quick. Is probably one of our best when it comes to tackling and shows great leadership. One thing, however, that he has struggled with is catching the ball. He likes to make the spectacular catches but the routine ones seem to fall to the ground. Well that all changed in practice last week. He kept focus and made sure he hung on to the balls. He was rewarded in the Bengal game by recording his first (0f what we hope is many) touchdown catch of the season. He also never dropped a pass. Not only that, he intercepted a pass on the goal line keeping us in the lead. Tyler don't ever stop trying to get better.