August 9th is the beginning of the Giants 2018 quest for the championship. It starts on a field in Cleveland where Beckham will be trying to outdo his best friend for one quarter of a pre-season game. The Giants look good. Less good than they did about 24 hrs ago when their supplemental draft pick CB was actually scheduled to play. They did also grab Conner Barwin, so they will at least be Madden legit.
I’m excited about the upcoming season and equally excited about seeing my boys do their thing on the field. All three are playing on new squads in new leagues and at a higher level. Two are in AYF again after a brief move to the weaker NYS league. The last is playing freshman ball at the high school, where things finally get real.
I need to be more organized than ever to balance all of the crap I need to do and want to do. This is an exciting season for everyone.
Some Thoughts:
- Learning more and more about being a dad vs. a coach. I’m watching my son be made to play new positions on offense and defense and learning about how he responds to change and opportunity. He was moved from TE/WR to HB and from Safety to Corner. The defensive adjustment is going to be greater I believe. He’s played some HB before and in the double wing he will have a lot of opportunity to learn to run between the tackles, which will be useful moving forward. The corner work is different because he is a big time hitter. He is used to laying back and waiting for someone to crack or ball hawking for an easy pick. This is more intensive.