We felt like we had to do something. It was so easy for them. You have to answer back. It was something that we had been working on for several weeks and had looked good in practice. It was worth a try.

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Dean and D.J. have experience. Jeremiah and Paul have both worked very hard. I think they will all just get better as the season progresses.

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They got better as the year went along last year. They are now stronger, quicker, and wiser than they were a year ago. Martin is the newcomer to the group and he has done well in practice.

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They are a very good combination. D.J. has good size that will cause problems and he does a nice job of going to the ball. Dean seems to be quicker this year. He has the ability to get open and then do something with it after he catches it.

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Brad and Jeremy can both kick. Adam has a lot of natural ability. He could be a huge addition for us. We were looking for someone to fill that role. I think he will definitely help our special teams to be special this year.

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Jeremy has a lot more confidence this year. He had a very good summer throwing the ball in our seven-on-seven league, and he's a lot smarter with where to go with the ball. He's very capable throwing the ball. I thought he hung in very well last year as a sophomore. We think he's going to have a very good year.

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He is an excellent running back. He's stronger and faster this year. He's physically better than a year ago. He's a tough kid to hit and bring down and should be very good for us this year.

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Our tight ends work as much with the line as they do with receivers and backs. I've been pretty pleased with his progress in practice. He'll have some problems here and there at the beginning, but he is a big target who can also catch the ball.

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That was a game that we were going to have to play extremely well the entire game to win, and we played fairly well for three quarters. Part of the fourth quarter was fatigue. Too few were doing too much. We just made mistakes. We were stretched very thin.

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