[Fly Like a Duck]

Im not sure what the issue is but lc has the talent not only on the
field but as someone stated earlier, walking the halls. Seems like a lot of the kids that used to play no longer have interest. I think there needs to be something done by he coaches to encourage these kids to play. JMO. However I think lc will be fine and kiser should step up and take over the role of QB without any problems. He's athletic and can make good quick decisions.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but do you really think that the coaching staff is not doing things to encourage kids to come out and play? Seriously?

Those are one of the reasons that people WANT to hear, and to give as the reasons why some of those kids don't come out, then there is the truth....

The REAL reasons why some of these kids don't come out are:

-Those who just PLAY basketball and/or baseball.....those sports are just EASIER. Hell, all they do is PLAY. I played all 3 through high school & two years did four (football, basketball, baseball and track)......tell ya how many basketball and baseball practices I didn't look forward to going to....maybe FIVE combined. Those two sports play more games in two-three weeks than football does all season long. The weather is nice (basketball it's always 70 degrees and sunny). Baseball...who doesn't like April, May and early June weather? Everybody has a ball in both...everybody is shooting...everybody is swinging a bat...everybody is throwing and you PLAY more games over a year (seasons, summer and fall ball) than you can shake a stick at.

How many strenuous offseason programs do these baseball and basketball kids go through? If basketball spent more time doing strength/speed/agility stuff in the offseason like football does, instead of open gym...you'd see kids fall off in that sport, too. The same for baseball. Going to the cage and taking 100+ cuts is a lot more enjoyable to most than the WORK football requires.

THOSE are just the tip of the iceburg for the reasons why a lot of these kids who play one/both of those other sports DON't PLAY football.

As for the kids walking the halls who look the part & don't play ANYTHING.....if you're 16-17 years old and have a job, a vehicle and a little sugar baby on the side...forget about it. Nothing happening there.


Coaches encouraging the kids to play, beating the halls, etc, etc....all of those are the FEEL GOOD reasons people want to hear in getting kids out, but the above examples are THE REASONS why they don't.

Fact.