[Beetle01]

Thanks for the good info! So what do you think the chances are that we see some imaginitive stuff on offense the rest of the year? And do you think Russell can win these last few games and be competitive in the playoffs if we stick to the usual plays?

This season can go 2 ways. The first and most likely way is that they put Storm at WB for blocking, thus eliminating any threat of the pass game and leaving the left side of the oline a big ??. Teams will load the box and the run will go nowhere, SK still has a pretty ineffective D so we may still be able to move the ball, but eventually they will stop it. It will be completely obvious when Bailey comes in what is going to happen, either a reverse or a pass. Thus doing away with keeping the defense honest. We will lose to SK and Raceland. We will beat Mason, win the first rd playoff and lose to either SC or Belfry @ home in the second round, depending on who wins their regular season district matchup.

Or they can give Storm a shot @ LT, my prediction is he will be a great improvement and give us depth, allowing Smith to come in and give breaks and gain more experience for next year. Gives us better pass protection and teams that load the box and 100% focus on Drew will get a heavy dose of Bailey and Mitchell in the air game, once they move back to an honest D you use Drew to finish them off. Kinda like a 1 - 2 punch. If we can force teams to play us straight up, I have 100% confidence in this team to beat anyone they face for the rest of the season and in the playoffs. That left side is Aj's backside and we need someone there that gives him confidence he's not going to get his head ripped off everytime he drops back to pass. I think this will be the emotional and confidence shot in the arm this team needs.