[Walt Longmire]

One starting offensive lineman was unavailable because his mother insisted that he go on a "fall break" cruise (yes, you read that right). Then when their best offensive lineman went down with a knee injury mid-game, well, things got bad. The bottom fell out of the cardboard box, if you will.

But if you think the biggest issues facing the team are isolated to any particular position or facet of the squad (not team), no. Not so. Their most formidable/longstanding obstacles are much more complicated and systemic . . . unsolvable, really, without subverting the status quo and stepping on some toes. I don't see those solutions on the horizon.

Maybe I'm wrong. I hope so. Time will tell.

I can't imagine having to tell John Cain that I was going to miss a district game for a vacation. I suspect I'd have been told to just stay on vacation. As for the issues with the team I was only speaking about on the field. This year's team just does not seem to have the offensive line play to compete with good teams. As for of the field issues I'm not as close to the program as I used to be and can't speak to that. Although I've heard multiple former players express concern with the current environment. Hopefully they can get it going and make a playoff run.