By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current
The idea is to constantly improve, says Geneseo Football Coach Matt Furlong.
Did the Leafs improve during their 48-0 season-opening win over Chicago Comer?
“Absolutely,” Furlong said. “Defensively we at first were a little tentative out on the edge, but we got better,” the coach said.
Comer had the opening drive and it lasted almost half the first quarter. But it produced no points.
Furlong said Geneseo taking every snap under center, “gives us an advantage by wearing teams down,” and that was evident as the game pounded on.
Furlong said the Leafs eliminated some pre-snap problems that happened against Pleasant Valley in the previous week's scrimmage.
“Pleasant Valley is a good program and we knew any deficiencies we had would be exposed,” the coach said.
Furlong said taking on Pleasant Valley, “wasn't pretty at times but in the long run, it will help us,” he said. “They had some guys in their lines who are going to be college players.”
So this week, it's on (to) Wisconsin for someone new to us, Clinton, located nine miles east of Beloit.
“They're a week ahead of us on the schedule,” Furlong said. “They're a solid 1-1 team. They had a couple of guys out the first week,” he said. They were back last week in a win over Whitewater.
“They have been in and out of their playoffs the last several years,” Furlong said.
“They're a good matchup for us after Comer.”
The Geneseo coach took a look back at the summer off-season the Leafs had.
“We emphasize showing up consistently,” Furlong said. “By the end of summer, the guys had improved a lot. This fall, we picked up right where we left off.”
“This group has enthusiasm and wants to work hard,” the coach said. “They get after it and the more you put in, the better outcome you will get,” he said.
“I am happy with how we are progressing,” Furlong said.
A part of the offense you haven't seen from this team yet is the wing-T.
It's coming.
“None of the quarterbacks in our system had ever taken a snap from under center until now,” said the coach.
Come to think of it, Geneseo hasn't lined up in the wing-T in uhh . . .a while. . .
Are we all that old?
Well, I am.
But I think I'll recognize it when I see it again.
“The guys are enjoying learning it,” Furlong said.