Day: September 8, 2026

Overwhelming two days ahead. Today is likely the greater of the two. I have but the one class, which means the work needs to take place today. Oh, there is work to be done. I did not reach the level of preparedness I hoped for over the summer. Still, I did enough to lay the groundwork for success. I have to build out the units for the week and then prepare the 4 in-class lessons, only two of which are even in the same prefix. It occurred to me yesterday that I teach a lot of different things, which I find amazing… and exhausting. Once I get it back to the mental space where I know exactly what I want to teach and how, I will be better off. That is, until I decide to switch it up again.

ENG is the hardest. Composition is a lost art. I teach it as a process over the course of two classes, which still requires me to dig into projects that are non-traditional and interesting enough that there is going to be that sense of process and understanding of the process (and need thereof) in these projects as opposed to the desire to leap forward to the end. It is hard to teach students the need to do the work when all we ever see out in the world is the polished product.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Bodycam footage shows officers discovering a Pennsylvania college student’s body in vehicle” If it bleeds, it still leads… We are increasingly becoming a society that shows everything.
2. I can cross this blog off my list for the day.

Well, that initial assessment of 73 turned into a 58 upon review. Film don’t lie. While the kid’s tackle rating and rush defense went up, his pass coverage dropped precipitously. He was targeted 11 times in his first game of the season. That’s a lot of work. He allowed 5 completions for a total of 47 yards and a 45% completion rate. Add a penalty to the action and it was not a great day at the office for #3. On the bright side, he recorded 1 defensive stop (tackle that constitutes a failure for the offense) and one PBU. Like I said, not a great day at the office. Still, it represents the floor. In fact, the coverage grade of 55.7 is just off his 56.8 for all of last season–a season in which he gave up 307 yards (11.8 per catch), 112 yards of YAC and 1 TD. That TD is the only one he is credited for giving up this season, which means they saw something on the film that didn’t put the one I thought he gave up on him.

One week at a time. I am looking forward to the next one. He’ll find himself up against a WR with an 81.9 grade, which is 24th out of nearly 900 Wrs. Should be a good matchup and a good prep for week 3.

Some Thoughts:

1. Good to be home… if only for the bed itself.