[Belfry0304]

Bend but don't break. Live by that on defense. They can drive all they want as long as they don't get 6. Belfry has an experienced defense and it is going to be tough to score on. When it comes to facing Central, not all 11 guys have to be as fast as them. If two are them are fast enough to catch them and slow them down enough for 3 others to get them, you're doing good.

Let's not forget, Ace Wales was pretty much nothing up the middle. Young, Mahon, Gibbs, Mullins, and Ghormley gave him nothing. Mostly all of his yards were outside. That's where the Pirates need to improve in both passing and rushing, in the secondary, this season, because truthfully there isn't much else that needs improvement. If we can limit those big pass plays (The Whitley HB pass, Pawsat's deep bomb, Central's deep throw, and PC's entire offense) Belfry will be stout, assuming the secondary can track down a very fast RB like Jude, and Wales.

Worth noting: While Jude did run wild on Belfry last year, he didn't run wild on Josh Dixon. The two probably haven't played each other since 8th grade since Dixon missed last years game in the first season starting, and Jude has played so much varsity since freshman year, I doubt he saw much JV time. Even if they played in 8th grade, both players are drastically different from then. Especially Dixon.