[0ff The Chain]

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.

We have a little over 70 kids out which is a blessing and a curse I guess, depending on how you look at it. I understand trying to get as many kids involved as you can to keep kids rested and healthy and also to play as many as you can to get them experience and keep them interested in playing cuz nobody wants to be on the bench. The other side to that is by doing so, we are not playing the best 11 we can and some of the ones that are playing just are not getting the job done and are hurting the team. Things may change once district games start. The coaches may have been using these early games to better determine who can and can't hack it. I hope that is the case anyways. I guess we will find out next week when district starts.