Frostee Rucker mentoring the young players

[BullheadCardFan]

Good read.

Frostee Rucker had big shoes to fill when he was signed by the Cardinals as part of an overhauled roster.

But he wasn’t just taking the place of one large pair of cleats in the locker room. Rucker had to fill the voids left by Nick Eason and Vonnie Holliday, two veteran defensive linemen with large shoes whose most important contributions to the team came as mentors to their younger teammates.
Rucker fit right in.

“In the short time he’s been here, he’s been helping guys with hands, feet,” defensive tackle Dan Williams said. “He sometimes reiterates some things that (defensive line coach Brentson) Buck(ner) tells us and breaks it down for us.

“He uses coaches’ lingo so the young guys kinda understand. He teaches the young guys how to take notes. He’s definitely been a big help to us so far.”

Rucker was constantly studying the playbook, not just because it was a new scheme but because it’s “a difficult system to pick up and the coaches are challenging us to be perfect.” He got to the locker room early and stayed late.

Rucker passed on plenty of tips he picked up in his eight years in the league. He taught the rookies how to take notes during meetings and how to study those notes. And he stressed to the younger players the importance of not just listening to what the coaches say but to understand why they’re saying it.

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[cardncubfan]

Thanks for posting BCF.

 

[Gee!]

I don't care.. But anytime I see Frostees name I want to go to Wendy's and get some ice cream..

 

[40yearfan]

I don't care.. But anytime I see Frostees name I want to go to Wendy's and get some ice cream..

 

[52brandon]

good to see. That's been the most encouraging thing about this franchise in the recent years. It seems the culture has changed. Even with Whiz. There's been an attitude change in the locker room. The players are doing everything they can to improve the team. Even guys like Rucker, where I don't expect much in the way of on-field contributions, but his locker room presence and help there can be a big benefit. This organization is very close to turning the corner I believe

 

[Bodha]

If we must have a non contributor Veteran as a mentor, I would rather just kept Vonnie.

Vonnie was a monster in his prime. Frostee is currently in his prime and he still sucks

 

[Bodha]

If we must have a non contributor Veteran as a mentor, I would rather just kept Vonnie.

Vonnie was a beast in his prime. Frostee is currently in his prime and he still sucks