With six of ten games in the bag and the season put on hold for the summer it’s time to look back a little bit. What went well, what went wrong and what are the highlights?

“We’ve improved steadily since game one and we haven’t reached our potential yet” coach Miller explained when asked about his take on the spring part of the 2010 season. The Towers began the season with a decent half of football against the Razorbacks, but then suffered collective collapse in the second half. The result was a humiliating loss.

Since then the the Towers played a much better game against the Stars, but still lost. The following game saw QB JR Artozqui take the field for the first time. The game was a win, but only barely. Then came the thrilling overtime win over the Wolfpack on a rainy afternoon in Gentofte. Next the Towers outplayed the Knights in a game that demonstrated how far the Towers had come in all three aspects of the game.

Then finally – game 6 – the Towers got to face defending Mermaid Bowl champs Golddiggers, the Towers’ arch rivals. A shaky first half in which the Towers lost the football inside the Golddiggers red zone no less than four times, was quickly forgotten when the offense exploded in the second half. The defense and special teams both chipped in, in what is the most emotional and satisfying win of the season.

Thus, but the time the summer break arrived the Towers had improved from an initial 0-2 record to a respectable 4-2. When asked what the most challenging game of the fall will be, coach Miller exclaimed “All of them…! It is very important to keep the team focused after a big win. If we beat the Wolfpack we’re in the play-offs and they’re out, so they’ll be fighting for their lives”. Still, Miller concedes that the team could be considered favorites for three of the remaining four games.

Fans, players and the Towers organization are all looking very much forward to one particular game this fall: The Rebels game at Gentofte on Friday, August 20^th. This game will mark the 20^th anniversary of the club and it will be a night game. Coach Miller acknowledged that the many fans, the artificial lights and the occasion will provide an exciting setting for the game, but to him it is and has to be a football game like the one before and the one after. The players have to prepare, forget the hoopla and play to win.

One major difference in this years Towers squad is the mental toughness “Previously, I’m told, when the team was behind they would have their heads down”. Not so this year – the Towers have come from behind to win three times.

Another difference has been the addition of QB JR Artozqui, who coach Miller describes as “the best passing QB in Denmark”. Miller felt that not only did the team lack it’s starting QB in the first two games, but to the team his absence provided a mental obstacle that was hard to overcome.

The game that he will look back on with the most fond memories at this point is the Golddiggers game, Miller said: “That was big. That was huge. That game meant the most”. But of course the Wolfpack game was by far the most exciting of the season. Take a look back at what coach Miller had to say after that game.

The Wolfpack game was also the first time Towers fans – those who braved the rain, anyway – had an opportunity to see QB JR Artozqui in action on his home turf. Artozqui’s only game for the Towers until then was an away game in the other end of the country.

Born and raised in California, Artozqui didn’t exactly praise the Danish spring weather when asked what his thoughts about the game were.

Every fall the Towers celebrate season that has just ended and give out awards to the players, who stood out the most. When asked which player coach Miller saw as an early candidate for rookie of the year, he said that it’s a tough call at this point. But he did single out two young players who have made an impression thus far: Kristoffer Brun Hansen has made an impressive switch from elite level handball player to football player. He is big and strong enough to run the ball and both run-block and pass protect. Another stand-out is actually not a rookie, but a second-year player. Kasper Jensen plays RB and LB, but has lined up as WR, K and even wildcat QB on occasion. A natural talent, Kasper Jensen showcased his skills with an outstanding game against the Wolfpack. Towers media asked Kasper Jensen to share his feelings after that game.

The players and staff have enjoyed the sun and som well-deserved time off from practice, but will now begin to prepare for the all-important Wolfpack game. And this is the one area, where coach Miller would like to see improvement. From the very first time coach Miller spoke to Towers media he has been dissatisfied with practice discipline. Turn-out has improved, but still not to an extent where Miller is able to implement new defensive schemes as much as he would like. Luckily the defense plays fundamentally sound football, but they could be so much better, Miller concluded.