
{"id":27409,"date":"2012-08-16T10:24:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=27409"},"modified":"2012-08-16T10:24:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T14:24:55","slug":"boston-grows-into-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/08\/16\/boston-grows-into-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston grows into leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Eddy Landreth<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20318\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/08\/18\/support-the-players-by-filling-kenan-stadium\/landreth-mug-30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"landreth-mug\" width=\"100\" height=\"134\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-84x113.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-74x100.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Landreth<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSenior linebacker Kevin Reddick, the voice that can stop the Carolina football team in its tracks, pulled junior safety Tre Boston aside this spring and told him greatness required more than Boston was giving.<\/p>\n<p>Boston said he thought about what Reddick said and realized he was absolutely right. As a third-year player in the secondary, his obligations extended beyond learning his position and trying to make positive plays.<\/p>\n<p>Playing hard was no longer enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve taken a leadership role as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve become older,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I sat down with K-Red last spring. He told me it was time to become a leader. I can make plays, but what are plays if you cannot lead people?<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I really took on that role and matured a lot. I know when to be happy, excited and dance, and when to crack down and play seriously. But you have to find the mixture between both to become a great player.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>His teammates \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and coaches \u00e2\u20ac\u201c have been watching. They saw Boston embrace Reddick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice and become a different person and player throughout the summer and now into preseason camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have been with him the whole time,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d quarterback Bryn Renner said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just grown up a ton. He really studies the game. I thought he made big strides this summer. He took that leap forward as a leader that he needed to take.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He stayed after [workouts] extra,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Renner said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He was the last guy to leave the field sometimes. He always wants to get better and is always striving to get better.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>When he first thought about Reddick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice, Boston said he realized he needed help. He could not do this on his own with the secondary. So he went to his fellow Floridian and friend, cornerback Jabari Price.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen Jabari, same as me, grow from a child to a man,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When Kevin told me I had to lead, I went to Jabari to help too. I have to know when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing stuff right, when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing stuff wrong. I also needed him to step up and coach the defensive backs, just as he is now.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Coaching is exactly what the staff needs from the veteran players on this team. Renner has done it with the younger quarterbacks. Boston and Price are doing it with the defensive backs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s up to you if you want to accept that role,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You can be selfish and become an individual, or you can help your team get better. I chose to get my team better. That is what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m trying to do now.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take guys aside every night,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153and teach a little bit of the playbook, plays at a time. In the summer, we had newcomers and I spent extra time with them, teaching them the fundamentals, teaching them what to look for on film. And when you teach younger guys what to do, you help them mature faster.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Coach Larry Fedora does not hand out praise lightly. He can be rather blunt. So when he says Boston and Price have impressed him, you can believe they have.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jabari has made a bunch of plays in practice, and Tre is always there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He knows where he is going every single time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Fedora has music pumping loudly into practice, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s evident that Boston is having a ball. He loves to play, and the music fits right into his idea of having fun on the football field. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s moving, dancing in place as he readies for the next play.<\/p>\n<p>Fedora noted how Boston encourages teammates and picks them up with his high-strung spirits.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a very vocal, demonstrative player,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a guy who really enjoys playing the game. Those guys are fun to coach because they have a good time playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tre has picked it up very well. I think he is a talented kid. He should do great things for us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Boston said that this leadership thing is all about pulling his teammates together, keeping their spirits high and pushing the entire team along in a positive direction. Naturally, he will benefit as everyone moves in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The music brings another element to us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everybody has down moments, but you have to have leaders who can pump a team up. We try to keep it exciting, keep a high tempo. When you have guys who are hyped and excited, it brings other guys into it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Some guys want to be tired, but they can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. They see the leaders jumping around, dancing, excited. It gives another whole excitement to the team.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s love for this new scheme is genuine. He has been turned loose to run and attack \u00e2\u20ac\u201c so long as he knows his plays. So he made it his business to know.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I like it because we fly around a lot,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We like to play smart, fast and physical. With that, we fly everywhere. Nothing is a dull moment where we are just loafing on the field. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to get to the ball, and that is how this defense plays.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I feel there is no other way to play defense,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boston said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153with excitement, with speed. You have to go around smacking people in the face. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the only way to have fun.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Renner competes against the defense every day, so he can attest to their energy level and the additional speed and aggression this entire unit shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This whole defense has been challenging me the whole time,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Renner said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to bring out the best in our offense because of the way they play. They always want to compete. They always play hard. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good to have that rivalry inside your team. It makes you better on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The defense they run is very complicated,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Renner said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seen in my career. It really forces you to be on your toes. You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take a play off. The way they hop around and fly around with those two hybrid guys, bringing them off the edge, the different blitzes we see on a daily basis do a great job of making us better.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Senior Gene Robinson said that Boston and Price really do lead the way, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s playing on instincts now,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Robinson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tre has always been an athlete. Now everything is coming together for him. So is Jabari Price.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all getting to the ball,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Robinson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all in the picture.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior linebacker Kevin Reddick pulled junior safety Tre Boston aside this spring and told him greatness required more than Boston was giving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[431],"class_list":["post-27409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27411,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27409\/revisions\/27411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}