By Ed Piper
Eric Weddle is first-year head coach at Rancho Bernardo. His Broncos met La Jolla in the CIF D2 Semifinals Fri., Nov. 17. (There were multiple downpours before and during the first quarter of the game at RBHS. My notepad was soaked.) These comments were made prior to the game.
The word is you guys are going to keep it on the ground, and you're going to hold on to it for a long time.
(Playfully) That's the word on the street?
That's the word on the street. That's the word in the stadium.
If anyone sees us play, we run the ball. Any chance you have to control the ball in a playoff-type game against any opponent, that's what you want to do. Control the clock, control the line of scrimmage. Especially with a team like this, with their offense, their quarterback, the dynamics of what they try to do, you want to try to limit their opportunities.
At the day we have to block, we have to tackle, make the plays that are there to be played, and the best team will win.
You've put things together the last couple of weeks.
We've played some tough teams over the course of the season. Offensively, in quarterbacks, I think we've finally found our identity, in a sense. Our kids understand that. They're confident who we are and that's how we're going to win games. That's playing great defense, running the football, controlling the ball, and hit our shots when we're in the passing game.
We were 7-for-7 for 180 yards and a couple of touchdowns last week (in a 28-18 quarterfinal win over Bishop's). So when the opportunities are there, when teams start crowding the box, that's what we plan on doing.
No comments:
Post a Comment