After a week and a half of practice the MUCC Comets hit the road to play an exhibition game against he Lumsden Devils on Thursday, August 28. Although the Comets won the game 37-6 head coach Dave Rogers said it was about giving all the players an opportunity to compete. It indicated some points. We had some pretty good execution on offense in the beginning of the game. We also had some outstanding linebacker play in the game, he said. The game also helped the coaching staff figure out where each player fits into the teams depth chart. In addition to indicating positives, the game also shed some light on areas that the Comets need to improve upon before the start of the regular season later this week. We need to clean up the timing on offense, a little bit of pass rush moves on the defensive line. I think the other thing we need to clean up a little bit of special teams play and we need to emphasize some ball security. That is always important. Rogers said the coaching staff was pleased with how the players performed in the exhibition game but said making the jump to regular season on September 5 against the Tisdale Tornadoes in Tisdale at 4 p.m. is a big step. On Friday we are playing for real and we need to be able to move our team to the next level. Throughout the season it is going to be about the teams who improve the most week in and week out. The Comets are not doing anything specific to prepare for the Tornadoes rather they are focusing on their own team development. At this point the focus is totally about us and improving our execution on offense and we are going to work a little bit on tackling on defense. The game is also the first step on a road towards some lofty expectations set by the players. We have some talented players and some who are very committed to the program and the kids have set for themselves some high expectations. We are fortunate that we have a strong group of 12 grade 12s.who set high expectations.

greg.wiseman@sunmedia.ca @melfortjournal

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