Weldon Nelms Quotations

We were a little slow getting going. Normally you prepare for a Friday night game, so it was a little strange. I can't say enough about how great these kids are, every week they step up and make big plays when we need them.

It was nice to be able to get some of the younger guys in tonight. Our defense seemed to be on the field all night. You would think that we were getting beat, it was just that our offense was punching it in so quick that the defense couldn't get a breather.

They definitely surprised us with that start. It put us in a bad situation and only 15 seconds had ticked off the clock.

We are a second half team. We have some great coaches that are able to see what changes we need to make and the kids are really listening to them. I am happy about being un-beaten, but even happier with the fact that we have an off week and we are as healthy as we have been since the start of two-a-days.

Between pep rallies and the large crowds, it can be hard to keep a youngster focused. But when the game starts and he gets his first play, you can only hope that the past several weeks have sunk in enough for these youngsters to make the right decisions. When it comes down to it, these are just high school kids playing a game because they love it, and all we can do as coaches is try and put them in the best position possible to win.

We will always have people that think that stats are everything. Truth is, our defense and special teams give us the ball in great field position, so our offense doesn't have to take it far to score. We have a lot of weapons and it's tough to get them all involved.

We know we will have the same mental breakdowns that every team will have, we just have to hope they don't come at inopportune times. At least then we will be able to work on them during the weeks to come.

It's no secret that we have a strong defense. Biddle (senior Jacob) was a force on the field tonight and the entire team fed off of the defenses energy.

I am not sure I have my finger on the pulse of this team yet. I, as well as the rest of the coaching staff, do realize that we have a special team, but until you strap it up and the games count you cannot ever be sure.