It was pretty neat to see our kids pick up each other. It's one of the cool things about coaching, to see a group of kids rally behind each other like that. We talked about grabbing hold of the rope and everybody pulling together. And that's what happened.
He has a lot of talented players around him but Kris is at the hub of our defense. He has a real positive effect of bringing kids together in a way kids respect. Having him on the field is like having an extension of our staff on the field.
The few kids we had back, we knew they'd be solid. But could they influence the rest of the team?