[baseball1974]

You have pretty much nailed this spot on. Our defense does an adequate job stopping the run but the pass defense has absolutely killed us.Short or deep it doesn't matter. I cannot understand why players like Jackson Johnson and Danny Hall are not playing in the secondary,especially at safety where we need the most help. Dotson and Rose have done a good job in the secondary but the others back there have been roasted repeatedly. I understand the coaches should know their players better than the fans but for the life of me I can't see how you keep starting players that miss numerous tackles and get burned for touchdowns in every game we have played this year. Thus far if the Dawgs run game doesn't put up at least 45 points against 9-10 man fronts every week, we lose.

Even if they didn't have kids that could play both ways, there are several defensive schemes that you can use that will mask your weaknesses. Sometimes high school coaches get caught up in wanting to have "fresh" guys on both sides of the ball. These are teenagers. They don't wear down like some think. If you have somebody playing offense that is also your best option at DB or safety or anywhere for that matter, they need to be playing. Otherwise, you are doing a disservice to the entire team. Same goes for offense. People act like it's taboo to have somebody going both ways. This is high school football where you can't recruit who you want. You have to adjust to the talent in front of you. Twenty years ago kids would get offended if they came out of a game and didn't play both ways. If LC had an 80 man roster then I would understand but they don't. As a coach, if something isn't working you change it. If not, I'm worried LC will continue to be an average 6-8 win team and never make it past the quarterfinals.