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The Colonels have the opportunity to improve, but so do all the other teams in the district and region. The key component will be the coaches, and their ability to work with the young players who do have great potential. This year could be like 2007, when Whitley was very close to being a good team but still ended up being a year away. Coach Black like many coaches is only as good as his staff. Bobby Gibbs is a good play caller and will have more to work with the next three or four years. Jim Black will be running the defense after letting Coach Lawson run the defense in the past, and you should see improvement there. Coach Bozeman, McKiddy, Lawson, and Ayers have been overworked and it is clear that Whitley needs some more coaches. AD Mike Campbell when he was coach had many more coaches than does the current staff, so the key is getting some good coaches on the staff to work with the younger players.