You've always made it plain the patience you have with kids that make mental mistakes as opposed to physical mistakes. Last year Rich Ohrnberger got flagged a lot in the red zone. You still had a lot of patience with him. He seems to have cut that down.
He was doing great until yesterday. We were practicing field goals. He moved before the center snapped the ball. I pulled him out and said, "How dumb can a dumb Dutchman be? When are you going to learn?" (laughter)
But, no, he's a good competitor, a good kid. Most of the mistakes he makes, it's because he's so intense. He drives you nuts sometimes. But, I like him. Rich is a good kid. I'm married to one of them Dutchmen, so I learned how to put up with them. He's a good football player. He's played against some awfully good people and we've moved him around. I want to make sure I give Rich his due. We've moved him right and left because we've tried to get him against the best guy we have to play against in the middle there. So he's not blocked anybody easy, he really hasn't. He's had a couple of tough games, and he's in there every play.
I think Rich, I may end up giving him a hug one of these days....about the year 2050.
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