Gfan

Unpopular opinion. Xay will be better than Webb.

If I installed a train horn in the visitors section that also plays brown noise, would that be considered poor sportsmanship?

Lol how do you know that I did not seek prior approval from the coaches to attack them before posting this. Jk Now in all seriousness, I think we are saying the same thing. I am not advocating to totally switch the defense. I just think, a plan for when they run into this situation would help. That was a big game last week and we seemed slow to adapt to Unions game plan. If I am every team Graham plays, I am going to attempt to attack their D the same way. It probably won’t matter until the playoffs, but it would be nice to get a few snaps with a bigger line before then. So they are prepared.

Exactly. The kid has the size and is a decent athlete. They would be better off using him in a 4 or 5 man front against a team like union. clog the middle and keep your linebackers clean to make tackles. I don’t know if you need to run that type of defense all the time but if someone is going to run straight up the middle on you, then it seems like the best option.

I would be more worried about the defensive front. They couldn’t get off the field against union. Union seemed to uncover a weakness in having a big back run up the middle. They need a to develop some size at DT to use when teams try this strategy.

Watching both games, Graham will played Bluefield’s receivers 10 yards off, they pressed Tazewell. I think they were afraid of Bluefield beating them deep. Johnson burned then bad the previous year. They did not seem as concerned about Tazewell’s

I would say 8-2. 7-3 at worst and 9-1 at best. I think the two games in question would be Richlands and Union. There were nothing I saw Friday night, that would lead to believe that Tazewell would have a shot with or without Lester.

I thought this to but apparently he can’t find a helmet old enough to meet his standards.

Bitter much....I only know of two transfers playing for Graham and I think they live in Graham’s district. Even without those two players Graham is still better than Tazewell and likely still in playoffs. The population has declined everywhere in this area. These teams would still beat the teams of 80’s and 90’s. They have a higher football IQ and are playing using more advanced concepts in middle school than those high school teams ran. Similar to the NFL the 49rs were great in the 80’s but wouldn’t even sniff the playoffs I theirs era.

They can only play the teams in front of them. I think a lot of people get caught up in the teams of the past but the truth is kids receive better coaching and training at an earlier age now. The likelihood of one of the 80’s or 90’s teams competing against a top team today is not great. The game evolves like everything else. As far as these kids are getting to much hype, so far they are living up to it. Cam Allen is already getting playing time as a freshman and the Powell kid from bluefield is starting guard for central Michigan.

That’s a very strange observation. They could have likely scored 70 if they kept their starters in.

Johnson is likely faster than anyone on Tazewell’s team. Davis is a D1 running back who torched Graham last week. They also have House at wideout. Tazewell is fast but I don’t think they are faster than Bluefield. It’s debatable if they have better team speed than Graham.

Was a sloppy game by both teams. Graham needs work at D end. They couldn’t keep contain on Bluefield running outside or cover the bubble screen. Bluefield seems to be reluctant to throw the ball down the field. I thought the standout player was Davis from Bluefield. When he went out of the game they had zero offense. Was also impressed with Meadows from Graham. When Martin lined up on him he seemed to get the better of the talented senior.

Highly doubt it even happened. The great American rival series just posted him doing a chin up challenge at school today. So I don’t think there is anything going on with his eligibility to play.

Graham 21 Bluefield 17