With Tackle Ben Longshaw, WR Bailey Cook and recently-acquired back Jack Durden to name a few, the SaberCats offense is studded with veteran leaders who can provide leadership to the incoming class. Unfortunately, that wealth of experience doesn't translate to the less glamorous side of the ball. With the exception of a vet-heavy secondary, the Cats defense is notoriously light on experience. While less than ideal, DL Dan Miller and LB A.C. Hackett are seizing the opportunity to mentor younger players.
"THAT'S NOT A 3-POINT STANCE!" More foghorn than man, Dan Miller has made it his personal mission to make sure that the raw D-line shapes up. He leads by example to be sure, but make no bones about it, he's louder than the coaches on each practice snap. Whatever the rookies lose in terms of auditory clarity they more than make up in newly acquired football knowledge.
On the other side of the leadership coin is linebacker A.C. Hackett. With All-Pro MLB Alexander Selich electing to skip camp, the burden fell to Hackett to instruct the new linebackers. He's not nearly as vocal as the defense scrimmages, but in-between plays he speaks with the surety of a prophet. Lacking the perspective of an elite athletic specimen, Hackett works to teach the game within the game, after all, it doesn't matter how fast you are if you don't know where you're going. He's taken a particular liking to Noah Parker, a player who he's said has flashes of himself.
Wordcount: 234 + The last sentence
"THAT'S NOT A 3-POINT STANCE!" More foghorn than man, Dan Miller has made it his personal mission to make sure that the raw D-line shapes up. He leads by example to be sure, but make no bones about it, he's louder than the coaches on each practice snap. Whatever the rookies lose in terms of auditory clarity they more than make up in newly acquired football knowledge.
On the other side of the leadership coin is linebacker A.C. Hackett. With All-Pro MLB Alexander Selich electing to skip camp, the burden fell to Hackett to instruct the new linebackers. He's not nearly as vocal as the defense scrimmages, but in-between plays he speaks with the surety of a prophet. Lacking the perspective of an elite athletic specimen, Hackett works to teach the game within the game, after all, it doesn't matter how fast you are if you don't know where you're going. He's taken a particular liking to Noah Parker, a player who he's said has flashes of himself.
Wordcount: 234 + The last sentence
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