Z. Sheppard
Z. Sheppard
checks game last past played reality
We're cool. We're getting back to basics, I guess. You always have reality checks after the kind of game we played last week, but that's in the past and we know what's up with it.
expect game perspective puts
You don't want to have a game like this, but it puts things into perspective. A lot of times it was just us making plays. They didn't do anything we didn't expect them to do. We just didn't make the plays.
behind bridge coaching forward friday game happy incident kids move stone
I'm just happy to put this incident behind me and move forward in preparation for the Stone Bridge game and coaching my kids Friday night.
close games helps key last scoring threat year
It helps a lot. Last year we didn't have that other scoring threat inside. It helps a lot to have Kelly, especially in really close games when they try and key on you.
best both games gets plays stomp wants
If he gets to stomping on the Eagles, I'm going to try to stomp on the star. We'll go both ways. . . . I know he wants to have it out for the organization, so he's going to want to have two of his best games of the year, especially when he plays us. Hey, this is my job. We've got to play.
dealing feels guys
I think dealing with all these young guys makes him feel young. It makes him feel like he can still play, that he feels like he has to keep up with us.
friends-or-friendship
Our credo is friendship. It's the comradeship, more than anything else, that I enjoy.
board couple points range takes
I was like, man, it?s going to be a long day because that takes points off the board when you don?t have a kicker. We were in field-goal range a couple of times and we had to do other things to get points on the board.
committed meaning people
People once said they were "in" psychoanalysis, meaning they were committed to a long immersion. In a sense, they were writing their autobiographies.
credit deserve found four interested life motto trying
My motto has always been clear, concise, correct. I found I was more interested in the way he (Gerard) did it than the other four contestants. Not easy, they all deserve credit for trying. Life is about trying to do things.
attention command publicity
I think I got more publicity the first day than I have in 56 years. When I'm not there I command more attention than when I am there.
feels players stepping younger
It feels really good. From the younger players to the seniors, everyone is stepping it up.
bring company driven efficient technology
We are driven as a company to bring not only an efficient technology to the marketplace, but also one that is environmentally friendly.
best knew offense struggling
We knew the offense was struggling a little bit, so we wanted to come out and play the best we could to keep us in the game.