Well it is finally game week! I am hoping to make the trip to Caldwell to see what the Brahmas have. They started off pretty strong at the Needville scrimmage, then tapered off. With 11 new faces on offense, it will be hard to get them clicking week 1. The play of our senior quarterback Brady Zapalac has been impressive. He surprised me with his arm strength and poise. He can move around on his feet better than I though too! He has thrown some beautiful passes, we just need to find some guys who can catch it. That, and find some guys who will keep running under the ball. I am confident that will come as the weeks progress, hopefully sooner rather than later. I think the biggest question will be our RB's. They looked pretty solid in the scrimmage, but there is some definate fall off from last year, which was expected when you replace 2-3 three year starters. Higginbothem had a good first scrimmage and seems to be a good little RB. Marek has some Varsity experience and I love the way he runs. He is short and small, but definately muscular and runs much bigger than he is. He is tough and fun to watch. Defensively the Brahmas will be just fine. We have 6ish returning starters. I think our DL and LB's will be the strength, and teams will have a tough time running on the Brahmas. I expect big things out of our DE Strieder. He has started since his freshman year for us. Dylan Jackson at MLB will be another one to keep an eye on. He is short but brings a load when he gets to the ball. If he can learn the system after moving from DT, he could be a force to be reckoned with for us the next couple years. He is only a sophmore and started last year as a freshman. Unfortunately, unless Caldwell has made a major turn around, they will not be a good measuring stick for us. We need to go out and beat them handily to prove we are where we need to be week 1. Looking forward to a great game and hoping both sides are injury free! 42-7 good guys! GO BRAHMAS!