We didn’t draft.
Due to unfortunate circumstances our draft needed to be rescheduled to a yet undisclosed future date. Meanwhile, in RL, football season started at the High School level. The newly inducted high schooler played his first freshman game and the rust was very evident. He is a leader on and off the field for his team but that leadership stopped about four minutes into the first quarter. He looked gassed and disinterested throughout. I am left to wonder if the coaches are going to consider him a bust and lose faith or if this is just to be seen as what it is: A momentary blip on the radar driven by a lack of understanding of the level he is expected to be at right now. He didn’t hydrate and he didn’t compete at his level. He notched 5+ tackles from the CB position to lead his defense, but it is the ones he gave up that will haunt him. Those were from lack of effort. Loosing is a lesson you have to face. He hasn’t lost terribly much in his life, so this is going to make him aware that it feels really bad–especially in a context where you thought you’d win easy. Especially when you realize you beat yourself. He has to figure out a way to grow from it and get ready for next week.
His big bro plays tomorrow and the excitement for the team is building. If they can get a good practice under their belts tonight and start to believe early in the game tomorrow, it is going to be a great show. The High School intends to show up and show out in neon. I’m looking forward to seeing that show.
Some Thoughts:
- Truly enjoying this season of Hard Knocks. I like the Jets and I am excited for the game this weekend. It’s pre-season, but it is also the Snoopy Bowl. Jets v. Giants matters, people.