RedRider1;908717 wrote:Series,
In your opinion...who is not seeing the field that could have an impact on this team? It's an honest question.
rr1, I don't have time to attend every practice, nor do I know any but two of the young men on the team. Therein, I can't tell you any player by name with the exception of three. #4, #19, Wally Woods who I really haven't had real contact with him in two or three years. #4 does play sparingly, #19, time will tell, although I've seen some of his QB skills, and his are better than the guy they put in at the end of the Lexington game.
What I do see is the same thing I've seen since I've been here in Orrville. From roughly 7th grade on, the coaches tend to have a "core" set of players that they will play. If you're a late developer in size or skills, you will most likely get lost in the sideline shuffle.
If you aren't from here and have demonstrable skills, you may get time, but you will be overshadowed by a hometown favorite.
That is what is happening to #1 right now. Some say he isn't a good RB, he's much quicker and much more evasive than #25. How about trying him with #25 blocking for him? Not to take anything away from #25 and his excellent power running, but utilizing #1 will add to playbook variety and offensive weaponry. How many times have they tried him there to see the results? How many times do they throw to him? Granted his speed helps to get #11 open, but they throw to #11 most of the time. There is no reason #11 should be returning kickoffs and punts, my opinion, those should always go to #1. You keep stats, for the number of times #1 gets the ball, what is his percentage of accumulating good yardage/scoring.
However, I feel that if most of those that are on the sidelines will not have an impact on the game and will therefore never get any time on the field, what's the point of being there with the exception of that "certain something" one gets by "suiting up on Friday nights"?
