[Belfry0304]

I disagree somewhat with what you say. We have plenty of kids with speed in the mountains and you can develop speed with proper conditioning. Big slow players will win games in the mountains, but will never win games down state. Speed will always win over size. Matney is a great coach and knows the game. He can only work with what he has. In the lower levels we always pick the biggest player and let him run the ball. No passing or pass defense and smaller quicker kids get left out. We have to change this and develop passing and speed at the lower levels. We need to bring in people who have played and understand the new offenses and have them coaching and teaching at these lower levels so when they get to high school they will be ready. If we cannot run and defend the spread offense we will not be sucessful.

I do agree we could have had more sucess with CCHS if we had spread them out. We had several mismatches we could have taken advantage off. The biggest problem with the belly offense is if the other team can control the line and stuff running lanes, it fails and fails badly. It is very easy to defend because all you players are bunched up in a wad. Put your best players in space and let them create mismatches. We are never gong to line up and run over these teams.

I disagree. If speed is going to beat slow kids all the time, then it comes down to who is faster. Who do you think will be faster? Johnson Central or Covington Catholic/Highlands... Belfry or Louisville Central? If you can keep the ball away from them, and pound the rock with patience and be content with moving the chains, mix in a pass when needed, and just be better than the guy in front of you you can win no matter what scheme. If the problem with the belly is that they're controlling the line, then they're better than you. You have to block in the spread schemes too. Out athleting city schools really doesn't seem like the way to go. Plus, in today's football if you run that spread crap you're just another of 12 schools on the schedule running it. I bet there's 30 coaching clinics in this state per year on defending the spread. These days, you may see one team running a bone set a year. No clinics on it either. Scheme doesn't matter, play calling and execution do. If JC lost Friday because running lanes were stuffed, their line wasn't getting a push. They either weren't executing, or the other team was better.