Triple threat for Gueydan Bears

GUEYDAN — Gueydan sophomore quarterback Cohen Guidry got the job last year as a freshman quite by a stroke of good fortune, according to GHS coach Lance Myers.
“It was a fluke thing,” Myers said. “We were at practice, and our quarterback was ill that day, and we needed somebody who could throw the ball to our receivers.
“We noticed him throwing the ball in practice, and he could throw the deep ball better than our starting quarterback, so we started working with him.”
It goes on from there.
“He’s just got a cannon for an arm, and his most accurate passes are his deep passes,” Myers said. “I’m just very impressed with his demeanor, the way he carries himself, and how he throws the ball.”
High praise for a sophomore with seven games under his belt.
“But he’s just improved so much from last year to this year,” Myers said. “He made some mistakes last year, but so far, he’s cut down on those mistakes and has a better grasp on what we’re doing.”
Even Guidry admits that he made his share of mistakes last year.
“I was kind of nervous because I had been a wide receiver since I was six years old,” Guidry said. “I had to switch to the quarterback as a freshman, and it was kind of tough.
“I made more than a few mistakes.”
But from there, Guidry has settled into the role of quarterback, and the first plan this year is to limit his mistakes on offense, which will help the team better for 2021.
“I feel that we are going to be better as a team,” Guidry said. “We have bigger boys in the line. So we should do pretty good.”
The 5-foot-10, 155-pound sophomore says he runs a 4.8 second 40-yard dash says the hardest part about playing quarterback is reading the field, recognizing blitzes and stepping up into the pocket when those big defensive ends come crashing in. He looks the role of a classic drop-back quarterback, but he’s not afraid to take off and run with the ball if the situation calls for it.
“Whatever I need to do, I will do,” he said.
But not only is Guidry a double-threat at QB, he also handles punting and kicking duties for the Bears, making him a true triple-threat.
The sophomore feels that there will be a big difference between last season and this season.
“Last year, we didn’t get into the gym at all,” he said. “We didn’t have 7-on-7 in the summer.
“This year, we hit the gym in January, we had 7-on-7’s to develop the team. So this year, we should be very good.”
Personally, Guidy would like to throw for 10 touchdowns, have only five interceptions, and rush for five touchdowns, but the overall goal is a lot simpler.
“This year, I think that we can win some games,” he said.