[willseeuntheHOUSE]

The defense of the lakers appears to be their strength. It has been very impressive except for the second half in the Pulaski game. At times, the offense is equally impressive, however, as was my complaint last year, the lure of the "big play" and the constant pursuit of that big play will be the eventual demise of this laker team. To me, this lure is what is created when playing teams that are weaker in competition. Playing the weaker schedule creates the idea and dream that the next big play is just around the corner and no one is happy with the 4-5 yard gains preferring for the "big play". It is "mind boggling " the number of times a underneath receiver is open and the underneath route is forsaken for a deeper route where the ball is literally thrown up for grabs. This killed us in the Pulaski game with all the turnovers and will only do so again as competition improves. I hope for patience in our players and coaches and satisfaction in shorter yardage plays but haven't seen it yet this year and expect it to be our eventual downfall. Turnovers will be the absolute key as our competition improves. We can compete with almost any team but greed is our biggest weakness.