-Tami: Hi, y’all. I’m here to talk to you a little bit about Coach Eric Taylor. You all know him as your leader, you know, a kind of father figure, a hard-ass guy screaming at you from the sidelines. But there’s a whole other kind of Eric Taylor that I know that maybe y’all don’t. And I’d just like to share that with you a little bit. So let me start with what I’ve learned from him as a human being. I mean, what he has brought to me as a person: The power I. The nickel defense.The three-four, the four-three, and of course…the spread formation. The ways I have grown since I have been with this man could fill a stadium. And then there’s Eric Taylor, the family man. We have wonderful Sunday mornings together…watching game film. Saturday afternoons with our daughter watching game film. Oh, and then Taylor Tuesday, where we’ll have a pizza delivered and play Scrabble, and then…watch some game film. And I wanna tell y’all, I know he is a busy, busy man. Y’all keep him very busy. But he is also a sensitive and caring husband. And he’ll take me out for quiet, romantic evenings, just the two of us. And will commonly be heard shouting things like, “Pick up the blitz!”, or “Hit an drive!”, and my favourite “Go for two!”
Seriously, Eric Taylor….is a kind and decent man. And he’s strong. And he has vision. And he’s passionate. And he’s real good at imparting that passion into the hearts of the people around him. And he loves y’all, kids. Every single one of y’all. I just want to tell you how much you all have touched us. How important you all are to us. How deeply we care about you. So thank y’all…from our whole family. Thank you.
-Buddy: You got a good one, Coach. A real good one.
Friday Night Lights
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