[EKUAlum05]

^ Good post man.

Warren has a strong arm and can throw with some accuracy. Messer, Robinson, Huddle, and Taylor are all capable receivers. Love to see Belfry throw occasionally on 1st down, at least when field position permits. Warren has made some big throws and has had to do so in the face of intense pass rush do to obvious passing downs. Hard to argue with Coach in wanting to run the ball on early downs. That is his philosophy. But early in the game, a couple play actions on 1st down might be effective.

I will address Belfry from three angles...we'll see which one proves accurate:

Pessimist: This Belfry team has some serious issues that shouldn't be prevalent this late in the season. These false starts are not only inexcuable this late in the season, but they always come at the very worst possible time it seems. I also think the OL is not playingup to par. Lots of penetration and the FB has been stonewalled in recent weeks, in addition, Sani is still getting absolutely teed off on every time he drops back it seems. If Belfry doesnt sure up these aspects they will not beat Breathitt.Period.

Optimist: We still haven't seen the real Belfry team. Sani was out for several weeks when the backs were healthy, once Sani got healthy we lost Hatfield (who I still think Belfry operates the best with at FB) and Johnson, we finally at least have a healthy Hatfield and then we lose Taylor. The Belfry passing game is not only light years better than year's past, it is actually to the point it can be considered effective and not just a wrinkle. The defense has went from a group who had issues stopping the run, to a group who couldnt stop the pass, to a group who is finally seemingly finding their footing. I expect Belfry to be fully healthy in 3 weeks and when that happens they will be a very dangerous team.

Realist: The Pirate's schedule has ended up being weaker then it should have been and tonight's win goes a long away in building confidence after Belfry crapped the bed against Henry Clay (in a game I still think Belfry was a better team, but they beat themselves badly) and after a close loss to Ashland (which Belfry was in position to win). I think this proves that Belfry can beat a quality team while still playng ugly, and that when they are needed both the defense and offense can show up when it is needed most. Belfry still has a lot of work to do and has absolutely no ground to be cocky moving forward with the mistakes they made.