When it comes to being the X factor for the team, the term itself is left a little open ended to help show that being that player for a team could be way more than just straight up stats. Matthew Peterson's X factor is his sheer positive locker room influence and his intangibles. Now in the world of Hockey the idea of 'Intangibles' can be frowned upon for it's true over all value when apllied to a player. In the game of Football, with so many moving parts on a team and so many roles to fill, players might find themselves feeling a bit disjointed when it comes to understanding their exact role. The players that act as the glue to hold everything together when maybe the coaches can't reach them, or GM's to make clear where they are expected to play, they are a bigger part of the game than many may think.
Peterson has already been a leader in this young locker room. He is the glue that holds together this budding expansion team. With no real history to be fall back on, or any direction maybe for some of the new players to go, Peterson has always made a point to step up and act like a big brother. He sets the tempo at practice, he chooses the play list for the jams and he sets up the rookie dinners ever year. He's a force in the local Vegas community taking part in all the major events the team is involved in, with a smile on his face signing every autograph he can. He helps organize and run the local youth programs as well, setting up cost effective means for the kids in the local area to afford the gear required to get involved in the sport, and even running some friendly no contact flag football matchs showing them the basics.
Matthew Peterson may not be making those game breaking plays on the field everynight, or even wearing the Team's 'C' when you ask around, but he is a type of player who every franchise wants to be there long term, because it reflects incredibly on the team and the culture they are trying to build. If he keeps up the current community involvement, and dedication to the team, you could see him being the poster boy for the Legion in the local community for years to come, and be happily re signed by his teams management simply for his off field influence alone.
We sat down with Peterson and asked him a few questions as well.
For this expansion franchises locker room, how important is it to form an identity? How do you help to shape that personally?
What sort of role do you hope your in within the next 2 seasons?
Do you think your the Xfactor for he Legion and the League?
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Peterson has already been a leader in this young locker room. He is the glue that holds together this budding expansion team. With no real history to be fall back on, or any direction maybe for some of the new players to go, Peterson has always made a point to step up and act like a big brother. He sets the tempo at practice, he chooses the play list for the jams and he sets up the rookie dinners ever year. He's a force in the local Vegas community taking part in all the major events the team is involved in, with a smile on his face signing every autograph he can. He helps organize and run the local youth programs as well, setting up cost effective means for the kids in the local area to afford the gear required to get involved in the sport, and even running some friendly no contact flag football matchs showing them the basics.
Matthew Peterson may not be making those game breaking plays on the field everynight, or even wearing the Team's 'C' when you ask around, but he is a type of player who every franchise wants to be there long term, because it reflects incredibly on the team and the culture they are trying to build. If he keeps up the current community involvement, and dedication to the team, you could see him being the poster boy for the Legion in the local community for years to come, and be happily re signed by his teams management simply for his off field influence alone.
We sat down with Peterson and asked him a few questions as well.
For this expansion franchises locker room, how important is it to form an identity? How do you help to shape that personally?
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Well it's always important to form a single identity but what everyone needs to know were a team and there's a time and place to be an individual and the locker room isn't the place
I try to guide our new younger players as a season veteran and one of the top CBs I try to help our rookies to forming into the players the team needs.
What sort of role do you hope your in within the next 2 seasons?
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Within the next two years I have high aspirations to see our team as a solid terror on both sides of the ball, defensively were there with alot of great talent but I feel that we can always improve.
Do you think your the Xfactor for he Legion and the League?
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I think I hold a solid staple at being the legions xfactor, I was brought on this team to accomplish the goal of bringing the new team together and to shut down opposing receivers and I think it goes without saying even though we haven't started the best that I've proven that in a shut down corner and it shows that not alot of qbs want to throw against my corner
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