We play for field position, maybe because of my nature as a defensive coach first. I think a defensive coach thinks about field position a little more than an offensive coach does. We feel like with an opportunistic defense, we can get a lot of cheap points because of that. It's always better to make a team go 80 yards than 50.

We've been so fortunate in Brenham that we've always had great kickers. Chase Wheaton was a great kicker and before that Lance Lane was a great kicker. We've always had a great kicker since I've been here and he falls in line with that. Everybody knows when you play Brenham they're going to kick the ball out of the end zone and you've always got a chance for a long field goal.

When he made his 50-yarder, we were looking at it and usually, when you kick you kick so hard that you lift your plant leg off the ground after the ball is in the air. He never did, and that's because he didn't kick it as hard as he could. Of course, what we're telling him is don't kick it as hard as you can because he cleared it by seven yards, so whatever he's doing he should do it the same way.

If he doesn't there's a bunch of people who have missed the boat. He may have really helped his case by what he did Friday night. There's no question that he can definitely help teams, and I think if they haven't, somebody needs to look at him. If he continues to have the year he's having, he won't have to worry. They'll find him.

He's a tough kid, ... He's rock solid. I don't want my QB to play scared and play cautious.

(The Rangers have) gone from a non-playoff team to a playoff team, and that would have to play a huge role.