[Pirate Pal]

Should be a very good game and I expect Belfry to pull out a close one. I'll get more into the scenarios and how I see them play out later, but first let me give a little bit of advice to my buddies in the secondary for the Pirates.

Guys, none of you weigh more than 160 lbs and this tackling without wrapping up and hitting people chest high has got to stop. I know the coaching staff has taught you how to tackle better than that, but just in case you forgot here it is plain & simple:

LOW MAN WINS!!!!

Hit low, and hit hard!!! Wrap up!!!

I haven't seen big tackles all year. Maybe 6 at the most. It looks like they need to get the tackling dummies out and spend one entire practice teaching hitting techniques. Are kids that soft nowadays that they are afraid of hitting someone? A few of them are already halfway to their knees getting ready to tackle around the ankles before the offensive player even gets to them.

I'm with you Happy. This has got to stop. One hard hit on a back makes them second guess running up the middle or to the side.