Lee up to challenge

I guess I was as nervous as anyone when Hatch went down, and Lee, who was clearly nervous in the service in his previous appearance in the game looking like he was rattled and discombobulated and most assuredly all of 19 years old. Apparently the coaches, and Lee knew more about what made up Lee than did any of us, or maybe that was the hope, and we all found out something about Jarrett Lee that we didn't know previously, no person more so than Lee himself. I found it awe inspiring how Lee looked over at Hatch sitting on the bench being attended to by the trainers, who was without a doubt out for the rest of the game, and then surmised the situation, cast off the demons of his first half performance, and knew the game and entire team was squarely on his shoulders to win or lose. The manner in which he took that responsibility upon himself and took complete control of the situation was a real lesson to all of us. We never really know what we are made of and arguably even who we are until we are put in such a situation where we are it, and it's completely up to us to either succeed of fail, become hero or goat. Much like when a dad passes away at a young age to leave three young boys and mom to carry on by themselves, and the eldest takes the role of leader almost by instinct if not by necessity. That child becomes a man quicker than most any other child on the block simply because he has to. Everyone is depending upon him. Jarrett took that responsibility of leading the team down the field and executing using his talents to almost perfection because of necessity, and now Jarrett and the rest of us know more about who Lee is than previously, tested and refined by the heat of refining gold, the impurities cast out the top of the cauldron, and what is left is more pure than before, getting ever closer to becoming 24 carat.