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Published November 02, 2009 02:59 am - Jefferson’s Kyle Hass had been a fullback for the majority of his career for the Falcons. But several weeks ago, he and fellow fullback Andy Santiago were asked to give up playing in the backfield to be offensive linemen. Monday Morning QB: Falcons — What’s best for team Jefferson’s Hass, Santiago — like Trenton Doing of Grand Valley — do whatever their coach asks for the greater good FROM STAFF REPORTS Star Beacon Jefferson’s Kyle Hass had been a fullback for the majority of his career for the Falcons. But several weeks ago, he and fellow fullback Andy Santiago were asked to give up playing in the backfield to be offensive linemen.
Hass and Santiago, following in the footsteps of Grand Valley’s Trenton Doing, who moved from quarterback to tackle for the Mustangs, moved to tackle and guard, respectively, for the Falcons. And they did so without so much as a wimper. “I talked to them afterwards,” Jefferson coach Jimmy Henson said. “(Their reactions) tells me the things we’re trying to teach them beyond football are getting through. “I went to two kids and asked them to move from running back to offensive line. They said, ‘Sure, Coach, whatever.’ There were other kids that came to me and told me they would move, too, if we needed them to. We have some great kids.” “I just wanted to win,” Hass said. “I didn’t have a problem with it as long as it helped us win.” Having to ask Hass and Santiago to move from fullback to tackle was difficult for Henson. “It was probably harder on me than it was on him,” Henson said. “I didn’t want to do that to those two young men. But it just got to the point we needed it done. “I thought they played pretty well.” Santiago wasn’t all that surprised he was asked to make the move. “Since eighth grade, (Henon’s) been telling me I would move to guard if my 40 time ever slowed down,” he said. “Once our starting guard went down, I knew I’d be up there.” The move from backfield to line wasn’t too difficult in terms of the two players learning the plays. They already had a good idea of where they needed to be. “I played the line when I was younger,” Hass said. “Plus, when I played running back, I had to know where everyone was going so I could read where to cut. Basically, I understood already.” “The plays are the same as they are for the fullback,” Santiago said. “I knew where the linemen were supposed to be. We still block the same. “It’s made me a better football player all around.” 
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