They absolutely 100% HAVE been a waste of talent. They look like Appomattox on steroids. Their talent is only outmatched (arguably) by Graham. They are right there with Graham, Appo talent. They are More talented year in and year than Radford, Glenvar, Riverheads, Central, Poquoson. Their coach isn't Bad. But, he's not great, especially offensively. Their talent level should have had them beating Riverheads probably on 2-3 more times than the previous 8 or so years. The coach at Essex is better than most in the Northern Neck area and he wins the Region, but he's not great. The talent in that area is pretty impressive. It's also good in places like Gretna, Nottoway, Central Luneburg, but the coaching down that way isn't great. Poquoson and King William win down that way because of coaching. There are several other teams with similar/equal talent. For example.....Amelia. Incredible talent, but loses 40-7 to Poquoson like it's nothing.