[ryanparker]

I only wish the best for this team. What does it take to inspire this team? Tonight my kid and others tried.

When I watch them this year...it is evident that we have some individually talented players who do try. For whatever reason, it just seems the entire group hasn't come together as a "band of brothers" sort of thing. There doesn't appear to be cohesion and unity between all 11 guys out on the field. For example, I don't see that the other 10 guys are all truly happy when the 11th guy makes a play. I think these things are needed to be an elite team. Russell has managed to be decent this year based on the good individual talent that they do have, though.

That is why I think something needs to be changed up to light a fire under them that might have a chance of bringing them together. Perhaps it's some new guys in the lineup here and there? Perhaps it's a few new plays as we suggested? If we just continue to do the same things, though, I think we should probably expect the same results every time we face a "good" team. The closest we have come to a "good" team this year is 13 points and that was in tonight's game. You clearly know much more than me about their personalities, but unless they can be brought together to want to win for each other these last few weeks, the season is very likely to end with some ugly results against Raceland and Belfry.