Post by 50yardfan on Jul 28, 2011 17:35:12 GMT -5
Coaches await start of NFL: Local football leaders relieved at end of lockout
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With the recent end of the NFL lockout, fans across the country are ready to spend their Sunday afternoons in front of the TV.
The same goes for many football coaches in Greater Rome.
The lockout has had varied effects on the coaches.
Coosa head football coach Chad Perry, as a fan of the NFL, was happy to see the lockout come to an end.
“I’m definitely glad to see it’s over,” Perry said. “We don’t know all the X’s and O’s of the situation, but being a typical coach and typical fan, I just want to come home on the weekends and watch football. I was getting worried about what I was going to watch on the weekends.”
Perry said his players were also glad there will be a season this year, and said the uncertainty surrounding the lockout had serious affects on players.
“We talked about it and these guys love to watch it,” Perry said. “It’s somewhat of a relief. When your life is football and it may go away or be cut short, everybody just kind of held their breath.”
Rome High head football coach Franco Perkins shared similar viewpoints on the lockout, but with the start of prep football season quickly approaching, he’s been preoccupied.
“I enjoy watching the NFL,” Perkins said. “But the last few months, I’ve been trying to deal with Rome High football.
“I’m glad to see it’s over. I do enjoy watching when we have time to watch it, because I am a fan,” he added. “As far as I think,” he added, “It’s just a deal where there’s a lot of money to be made. I felt like they would come with a solution to keep from losing all that money.”
Rome Rampage coach Joe Micco, who is busy trying to get his team ready for the upcoming Ultimate Indoor Football League season in February, had a different view of the lockout. While he was glad to see the players and owners work together, the lockout had some benefits the newly forming team.
“The entire process as to how it has effected the Rampage — it’s been win-win,” he said. “We got to talk with a lot of guys coming out of college that would’ve been wrapped up. We got to talk to a lot of talent you wouldn’t normally get to talk to. We had a tremendous advantage in that opportunity.”
Micco grew up with his main focus on indoor football, but he does have an NFL team he’ll be rooting for this season.
“I’m sure everyone’s really excited about having something to do on the weekends,” he said. “My whole focus has been on arena football, but I’m a pretty big New York Giants fan, so I’m hoping they have a good season.”
Read more: RN-T.com - Coaches await start of NFL Local football leaders relieved at end of lockout
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With the recent end of the NFL lockout, fans across the country are ready to spend their Sunday afternoons in front of the TV.
The same goes for many football coaches in Greater Rome.
The lockout has had varied effects on the coaches.
Coosa head football coach Chad Perry, as a fan of the NFL, was happy to see the lockout come to an end.
“I’m definitely glad to see it’s over,” Perry said. “We don’t know all the X’s and O’s of the situation, but being a typical coach and typical fan, I just want to come home on the weekends and watch football. I was getting worried about what I was going to watch on the weekends.”
Perry said his players were also glad there will be a season this year, and said the uncertainty surrounding the lockout had serious affects on players.
“We talked about it and these guys love to watch it,” Perry said. “It’s somewhat of a relief. When your life is football and it may go away or be cut short, everybody just kind of held their breath.”
Rome High head football coach Franco Perkins shared similar viewpoints on the lockout, but with the start of prep football season quickly approaching, he’s been preoccupied.
“I enjoy watching the NFL,” Perkins said. “But the last few months, I’ve been trying to deal with Rome High football.
“I’m glad to see it’s over. I do enjoy watching when we have time to watch it, because I am a fan,” he added. “As far as I think,” he added, “It’s just a deal where there’s a lot of money to be made. I felt like they would come with a solution to keep from losing all that money.”
Rome Rampage coach Joe Micco, who is busy trying to get his team ready for the upcoming Ultimate Indoor Football League season in February, had a different view of the lockout. While he was glad to see the players and owners work together, the lockout had some benefits the newly forming team.
“The entire process as to how it has effected the Rampage — it’s been win-win,” he said. “We got to talk with a lot of guys coming out of college that would’ve been wrapped up. We got to talk to a lot of talent you wouldn’t normally get to talk to. We had a tremendous advantage in that opportunity.”
Micco grew up with his main focus on indoor football, but he does have an NFL team he’ll be rooting for this season.
“I’m sure everyone’s really excited about having something to do on the weekends,” he said. “My whole focus has been on arena football, but I’m a pretty big New York Giants fan, so I’m hoping they have a good season.”
Read more: RN-T.com - Coaches await start of NFL Local football leaders relieved at end of lockout