The reality is, I don’t have any set-in stone goals for myself. Becoming acclimated to the league, my team, and my role are the only real things I am working towards. Every player has been a rookie at some level or another, and we all have some idea about just how hard the learning curve can be. But being a rookie in the DSFL is more than just hard, its down right daunting. The speed of the game, how physical it is, and how hard you have to work are all new to me. With that said, my expectations are a little different than “get X tackles.” This season its simple. Master the playbook, learn the new schemes, ask my coaches questions, and do the things that they say to do. Its pretty simple really. Its when you start to have those statistical goals, or even accomplishments or championships in your sights that you begin to lose yourself in the game. Once that happens its easy to fall behind, and to be just another draft bust. Being drafted so late is also a blessing when it comes to this. Nobody has any real expectations of what I will accomplish, and most who do know me will probably say I will be a nobody. I don’t agree with them.
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