“When I first got here, my first spring here, just the vibe with the players felt off,” said Murillo, a Tampa, Fla., native who joined the team last season as a junior college transfer. “You know what I’m saying? But now, like, man, I love and trust these guys 100 percent.”
I love this. This gets me really excited for what the defense could possibly do this year.
Guys start playing for each other, and not themselves... could end up being a very good year for the defense.
I agree, but if you look back at articles before last season, they talk about the comraderie of the players, how they believe in one another, etc. etc. just like we are reading now. I don't know how much of this "feel good" sentiment is media generated/slanted and how much is real or if there really is a lot of difference. We'll find out how different it is this year, not when the team is playing well, but how they react to a bad game/bad series, etc. Will they get down on each other/themselves like last year, or will they pick each other up? We won't know the answer to this until we see the first sign of adversity, right now, we are still in the honeymoon phase. I am optimistic in this team and staff, but I don't know how much of this sunshine pumping is being generated by the media, and how much is genuine. You can ask 18-22 year old kids questions in a certain way to get a response in the ballpark of what you are looking for in order to write your story the way you want to. I really hope there is an attitude shift, but the fact is we don't really know right now. I guess my main point is, let's get down to the damn football games! I am getting sick of all the hype and the articles, etc. It has been a damn long offseason. :rant
