[Scotty_Bronson]

Raceland's skill guys look GREAT. Josh Young has grown into an extremely physically impressive young man. He has tightened up his throws and the timing that he, Messer, Dixon, Potter, and Snyder have right now was very impressive to me. Granted it was against the toughest competition in the world, you can see what these skill guys have the ability to do. If the line can give Josh just a little bit of time, Raceland should score in bunches. Defensively, our DBs look really good as well. Dixon, Messer, Young, and have almost 40 varsity ints between them. Each having almost 10 apiece. If the OL/DL continues to decelop like they have been, Raceland should be on par with what they were last year.

Meant to say "It WASNT against the toughest competition in the world". Prestonsburg and Ashland werent there today. Ironton, Raceland, Greenup Co, and East Carter was all I saw today. It's a passing scrimmage so take it for what its worth, but Raceland was the most fundamentally sound school there. Ironton was a close 2nd. Palledino (of Ironton) is an impressive kid to watch. He has alot of the things you simply cant coach.

From what I saw, my assessment has not changed. If Raceland's line fan give Josh Young 3-5 seconds in the pocket, we will possibly have the best passing team to ever come out of Raceland. If our line gives Christian, Snyder, and Walker a few wholes here and there, we have potential to produce multiple 1000 yard running backs. Our offense will put up impressive numbers. We will score alot of points. But my fear is how well we will be able to stop the run between the tackles. Our safetey's and corners are good run stoppers and can really contain the wide side of the field reall well. Time tell. Offensively we will be fine. Defensively, teams will struggle throwing against us. Theres alot of speed and length in our secondary. If we can defend the run to a certain extent, I really like our chances. Our speed as a team is better than i have ever seen. Hopefully that will make up for a lack of size.