[Stardust]

Scheduling teams that play a particular offense is not the same as practicing against it every day in practice. Johnson Central will continue to run the ball effectively against Highlands because there is no way that Highlands can devote enough practice time during the season to replicate JC's offense well enough to stop it completely. They can and do effectively shutdown teams that run similar offenses to their own. Conversely, Johnson Central's defense is usually very good against teams that run option offenses when they face those teams in the playoffs.

There really is no good argument for teams like Johnson Central to scrap potent offenses so that they can look more like Highlands.

This is not about looking like Highlands, and not sure how it turned into that! HHS has advanced in the playoffs because they outscore the other team as much as they keep the other team from scoring against them. The theory is sound, but to ground and pound against a team that can put up points quickly, and you cannot stop them from doing it, will keep you at home for Thanksgiving. Right???

I'm not suggesting that JC change a thing on offense. My argument all along is to find a way to better prepare for the other teams offense. And if this is just about JC and HHS, then JC has yet to find a way to do that! I'd say HHS has done enough to prepare on D, at least they have the last two years.