(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[Asked Madden]

Raylan Crowder has had this moment before. Being that big fish in a small pond in high school then moving up to College where he became just another statistic was extremely difficult. He vowed to not let that happen again.
His second and final year at college was a lot better than his first. After making the transition to DE Crowder put up a career year for the Sun Devils and promised to take this onto his career in the DSFL.

His first competitive game suiting up for the Birddogs happened to be down in Mexico to take on the Tijuana Luchadores one of the pre season favourites for the championship. Crowder was a bag of nerves looking to make an impact.
A defeat and 8 tackles later left a sour taste in Crowders mouth. The game definitely hadnt been lost by him hit the lack of impact plays definitely didn't help. However 8 tackles at DE isn't something to shake a stick at.
Looking back on the off season Crowder would probably have focussed a bit more on his strength rather than his speed to help him get into the backfield and break the blocks of these much bigger and much more athletic offensive linemen.
A couple more training sessions and he should really start seeing the stats roll in.