[charlie22]

i think the last time was cov cath at highlands reg season that year. the birds lost at cov cath in playoffs i think ( the playoff would be at cov cath because they beat the birds in reg season and in the playoffs)

first game of season vs birds could be a good thing for boyle or a bad thing...

if boyle hasn't jelled yet the birds will destroy them.

if the birds haven't jelled yet and boyle plays hard boyle could hang in there long enough to make it crazy.

the offensive line would the aspect of the birds that boyle will hoping is un-jelled. all the skill players are vets, D will be experienced too

Concerning the Birds O line: Dee returns as the staring center; Schweitzer started a lot at guard and played as much (maybe more) as the other kid that sometimes started. Same went with Whitford until he got hurt. Same with Thome. So there will be 4 returning O linemen that got a whole lot of playing time together last year. Shouldn't be a concern in the first game unless injuries crop up.