[Patriot49]

Okay, this will be my only post on this thread. First of all, congrats to Danville, they were the better team Friday night. What I really want to say is this:

Shame on some of you for dogging the BC quarterback like you are. This is a high school kid!! And some of things you are saying show bias and just plain ignorance. QB is a position that always gets too much credit for wins and too much blame for losses. Yes, the BC passing game needs A LOT of work, there is no denying that.

I beleive it was the New England Patriots a couple weeks ago who were talking about some problems with their pass game, particularly the OLine not giving Brady enough time. But then Tom Brady and Coach Belichick were quick to point out that the passing game is a TEAM function. It wasn't just the OLine, Brady could pass quicker, or the recievers could get open more, and so on. So, if the passing game is still team dependent in the NFL, it is definitely team dependent in high school!

So, now lets look at the facts for the Boyle passing game: yes, Whittle had a bad game with a few very bad throws, but that's gonna happen. There were also several passing plays where the line did not block well for him (Danville's DLine was dominant) and he was under pressure very quick. On the season I've lost count of the number of very good throws the QB has made that were dropped by the recievers (this wasn't a problem last Friday, but the previous two games it was). Also, I would hate to be a QB in a system that rarely lets me throw until it's 3rd down and 8 or whatever. It is very tough to get in a rythm and be accurate there. I wish I could pull up Boyle's passing numbers in the two minute drill this season (Whittle was pretty good in that Friday night). I know for sure that would include 2 passing td's to 1 pick and 3 total scoring drives. Also, if you ask the Boyle coaches, no matter who the QB is, they will tell you that "passing is not Boyle football." (I disagree, remembering the Chuck Smith days, but that's their philosophy) from talking to some guys on the team, they don't often just practice routes and throws, so again it'd be tough to have timing down as qb and reciever.

So, when we say the Boyle passing game needs work, let's remember it's the product of the team, not one player. I see a lot of potential in the Boyle passing game, but they haven't been able to put it all together yet. They have a good qb, good recievers (especially with Hellyer back), a good OLine, and great coaches. They just did not play well Friday night.