[oneijoe]

For SURE, it would be wonderful to have a team 2-deep everywhere with no both-ways players. What school wouldn't like that ?!?

The problem is the math. Not counting special teams, a minimum of 44 players are required to field a team with that much depth. This makes no allowance for players who move away, quit, or are injured. This also assumes the breakdown of those 44 players fit the position needs of the offense and defense.

When one considers more than 1/2 the teams in the state don't field 44 to begin, it's easy to see what a pipe-dream a two-way, two-deep team is. (lolol...if I'd known this thread was intended as yet another Highlands 'what we did wrong' discussion, I wouldn't have entered it - many of you HHS ppl don't realize how good you have it)

With all that said, there ARE positions which demand competent depth more than others. As much running as WRs and DBs do (more with pass-heavy play), it is -still- not as physically demanding as pushing >200lb guys each and every play. I submit the OL and DL are THE most important positions in which fresh players are needed (with FB/LB not far behind).