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The more I watch of Russell the more I like Korzep and McKee. Korzep is a gamer on both sides of the ball. Kasey Clark v2.0

McKee isn't the most talented kid at QB, pretty average arm, not very big.... but he is slippery as a snake and makes good decisions. The shifty little scrambling QB is the type Belfry has issues with.

With that said...the speed difference is going to be noticeable and significant. To say Belfry has an advantage there is an understatement at best. Russell's defense plays smart and fundamentally sound..but outside of the LB's the speed and the quickness simply isn't there. Belfry's OL will be a really tough matchup as will the big play ability of Belfry's backs if the Line is able to get a hat on everyone.

Korzep though is a problem on defense. Belfry needs to keep him blocked or he can disrupt plays in a big way.

Offensively I like what Maynard does with the talent he has. Russell's OL is going to be one of the better units Belfry has seen and I like the Red Devils intermediate passing game. As mentioned McKee worries me with his elusiveness. Belfry has a bad tendency to play essentially a hybrid 3-4 against spread teams and drop their ends... that could hurt them against Russell. Have to play run first as Russell isn't really a team who can burn you deep but they can break the big run any play.

What stands out to me looking at Russell is Horton is going to be really tough for Russell to deal with. Belfry defensively should be fine as long as they keep contain and don't blow lane assignments.

After watching Rusell:

Belfry 33
Russell 17