Sounds like the young man has grown a lot. Maybe the folks who are still mad can like the different person?
“Everybody kind of deserves a quarterback that’s going to be all-in,” Laviano said, “and is going to perform at a really high level.”
“I feel like a completely different person,” Laviano said, “a completely different player now, compared to last year. The things I’m doing on and off the field are night and day” in terms of difference."
“His leadership as well as his play on the field have tremendously improved,” Mehringer said.
“Winning that award from the weight room,” Mehringer added, “which is not handed out easily, was definitely a testament to his consistency.”
“I’m faster, stronger. I have more zip on the ball,” said Laviano, who credited strength and conditioning coach Kenny Parker for doing “a good job developing me through the summer and continuing into the fall. I still lift a lot.
“I want to be the best player I can be,” Laviano added. “(With) the amount of work we do h
“Coach Mehringer probably had the biggest influence on me,” Laviano added, “just the way he lives his life and the way he works and the kind of success he’s had. (It) just made me want to jump on ship and kind of work twice as hard as what he thought I was doing.”
“He knows what he wants,” Laviano added. “He’s a very consistent man on and off the field. He’s passionate about the game, and he’s passionate about his players, and (I) just have a lot of respect for a guy that can show that much consistency because it’s not easy, especially in this profession.”
