Football Pool - Week 2
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Larry Gude
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How was...
...young mans first real game?
Pete said:
...young mans first real game?
Larry Gude
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Good...
...show!
mainman said:Mine got a sack, mine got a sack...
...show!
Pete
Repete
It was good. They lost 13-0 but it was a little bit of miss match. It seemed the whole team was made up of cookie cutter kids (same height and weight) all near the weight limit as opposed to our kids which are all along the spectrum.Larry Gude said:
Offense was rocked back because they did not control the offensive line. They were crashing at least 1 linebacker and one DB every play. The line was fighting but could not stop the penetration which was typically focused at the smallest O lineman. The RB's either missed their blocks or were overwhelmed and had to choose which of the 3 enemy players to hit.
The O line were trying to take on bigger and taller kids up high and were getting pushed around. Still in the last half the coaches gave up on some of the fancy plays and ran it right up the gut and they had the most impressive drives of the game. All the fancy counters and reverses and stuff take a couple seconds to develop and since the O line was not in control it allowed their players crucial time to get in the back field and spoil the play. Up the gut worked best.
On D it was the same. They targeted the smallest D linemen and ran off tackle all day long. Pound pound pound. Even then they held their own. The 2 TD's allowed were set up by long (15 yard) pass plays where our non existent d- backs got burned hard because they were giving a lot of run support. The defense still fought hard even causing them to turn over on downs 3 or 4 times including one goal line stand.
Boy did really well. Excellent pass blocking, got beat up pretty good on the o line and admits he got beaten several times because he forgot to take them low. Typical nerves of the first game ever, the chaos after the snap and trying to determine WTF was going on, trouble locating the ball carrier. He did have many highlights: On o line his opp bailed and pursued the play down the line and Boy went through and nailed a unsuspecting linebacker, on an offset he was pulling to lead block and got a good pop in the DE. On D he got some good penetration in the 2nd half, pressured the QB once pretty good until an unseen RB decleated him
. He met the ball carrier in the hole and stood him up and while waiting for help he wrapped the ball and almost yanked it from the ball carrier, he slipped his block and got in on a nice tackle with a linebacker.
Larry Gude
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Funny how...
...that hasn't changed in some 100 years.
Pete said:
...that hasn't changed in some 100 years.
Larry Gude
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Did you...
...explode in cheers right then and there?
Pete said:
...explode in cheers right then and there?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
As long as he...
...recognizes that, he's gonna get better ever game. Azz down, head up. Glad to hear it. Baptism of fire. You can't teach the chaos of a live game.
Pete said:
...recognizes that, he's gonna get better ever game. Azz down, head up. Glad to hear it. Baptism of fire. You can't teach the chaos of a live game.
Pete
Repete
Yea, I think the coaches will change their plan of attack. Too many time consuming counters, reverses, options that give the D too much time to crash and ruin it in the back field. Besides there were too many things to remember for the kids. On one play Boy pulls and leads the RB around the corner. the #2 back is supposed to hit the hole Boy left and take down the d linemen. Boy bailed on the hole and was hitting the DE on the corner and the #2 back forgot and the QB got clobbered by the DT who had a clear path.Larry Gude said:
Larry Gude
Strung Out
That's what...
...I would have done. Hell, I got excited my stepsons first game when he got ploughed and got right back up!
kom526 said:
...I would have done. Hell, I got excited my stepsons first game when he got ploughed and got right back up!
Larry Gude
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That's right...
...this is only 1/2 about him! This ain't no damn soccer game.
It's football!!!!
cattitude said:It's not always about you.
...this is only 1/2 about him! This ain't no damn soccer game.
It's football!!!!
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Well...
...they gotta have plays that take advantage of the d when they adjust to the dives. FB Dive, HB counter and off tackle, QB option. Hits em on the middle, the edge and outside.
Pete said:
...they gotta have plays that take advantage of the d when they adjust to the dives. FB Dive, HB counter and off tackle, QB option. Hits em on the middle, the edge and outside.