DMN Blog: Family atmosphere

Patrick Crayton was asked in the locker room about the atmosphere around the team right now, and he didn't waste time with his response:

"Family, man," said the DeSoto product. "We play for each other. Every Sunday we’re out there, everyone has each other’s back. I think that’s what’s made us 4-0 right now. We don’t just see each other here in the locker room and on the field. Everybody hangs out with each other, outside of work. It’s more of a family atmosphere."

It's something that's been building over the course of the season, these guys say, and all admit that winning's certainly a part of it.

But there are smaller things, too. One that sticks out is the coaches' decision to move lockers around, so that positional groups were broken up.

"I think it’s built more this year," said corner Jacques Reeves. "We’ve been sitting in sections, all the DBs were there, linebackers were there, d-line there, o-line there. And now we’re kinda mixed up, so we communicate with different positions a little bit more. Like, me and JJ will sit over here and clown a little bit. It’s a better atmosphere."

Posted by Albert Breer at 3:43 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (5)