[fieldofdreams]

Originally Posted by mr bojangles 007
justin johnson was on fire again busted a 66 yard run for a touchdown and led all rusher wit 89 yds but didn,t touch the ball no more had only 4 carries was they saving his ankle or what took him out of the game wit 9.34 to go in the first half. after belfry took the lead on his run sophmore to talented for that i hope it was for health reasons
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I agree with fieldofdreams...better to be safe than sorry if it was due to a health reason although if it wasn't, then that is between Johnson and the coaches. We all have to remember there is more than running the ball. I acknowledge it is a huge part of the game but as I have stated before, so is blocking, throwing, catching, etc... All I read from mr bojangles 007 is why not more running time or carries for Johnson. I would enjoy reading some post from him stating how he blocked well, what a fine young man Johnson is on and off the field, etc.. Does he not know this about him or does he not care about these things? Please remember it is BELFRY PIRATE FOOTBALL [B]TEAM. Each game is different and the same thing does not work every time that is why there are coaches, not dads/moms, uncles, brothers...on the field making the decisions. For the statement, "too talented for that"...I hope that is not the attitude of people around him. I hope each and every player stays humble and has confidence but doesn’t get cocky and feel that the team has to have them.[/B] As for Johnson, I hope he is OK.

Johnson is not a cocky child. He is a good, decent young man who plays with his teammates as he should. I do believe it's others that need to realize that there are 10 other young men on the field when he is as well as his other TEAMMATES on the sidelines. Ensuring his safety (ankle injury during Prestonsburg game) and not "padding" his stats to make the parent happy are smart choices for the COACH(ES) to make... NOT a parent! I'm sorry if this offends anyone but having a child who plays myself, I realize that I'm the parent and they are the coaches and decisions like this are made 99% of the time for the child's benefit!