21 Quotes by Mike Hidde

Mike and Chris have gotten a lot stronger, and they should help stop the run. We moved Taylor because we thought we needed a kid of his strength there. McCarter and Lane can also help at times. They will need to keep people off our linebackers to give them chances to make plays.

We've had some things on offense that we've needed to improve. We may have to do some of those things to be in the game. If our guys do their job, we'll be fine.

We'll have to have a lot of confidence that he will be fine to risk him playing. Whether he plays or not, our game plan doesn't change a lot.

We have experience on offense up front. We have nine starters back on offense and experience all the way through. Running the football will be one of our attributes and our passing game should be improved from a year ago.

Brad and Jeremy can both kick. Adam has a lot of natural ability. He could be a huge addition for us. We were looking for someone to fill that role. I think he will definitely help our special teams to be special this year.

Dean and D.J. have experience. Jeremiah and Paul have both worked very hard. I think they will all just get better as the season progresses.

This is the first time that we will play a team with kids their size. We'll probably have to stop their run right away. It's a big challenge for us defensively. Hopefully, the kids will rise to the challenge.

They got better as the year went along last year. They are now stronger, quicker, and wiser than they were a year ago. Martin is the newcomer to the group and he has done well in practice.

They are a very good combination. D.J. has good size that will cause problems and he does a nice job of going to the ball. Dean seems to be quicker this year. He has the ability to get open and then do something with it after he catches it.