[Scotty_Bronson]

I said except for the fairview game, the secondary is giving up 55 yards a game. When the corners are downfield and the pass is to the running back that is a linebackers responsabilty. That is where our defense is having trouble they are trying to play right up on the line. When they do that they are getting cought up in the line battle and cant get down the line in pursuit. If they would back up a few yards see where the play is going and fill the hole when it opened up our run defense would be much better. They need to read and react.

Moving backwards? This team is 5-0. Two years ago this team found a way to lose close games as now they find a way to win. That to me is a sign of a football team moving forward my friend.

LC is definitely not moving backwards. The young secondary has given up some big plays early in the season but have improved a lot. When Kiser and Shafer have been in at LB the opponents run game blows up. They have used these two sparingly on defense. They also can put pressure on the QB when needed with some blitzes. Most of the points against LC have came in the second half when the game was already decided. The 2 big problems with LC right now is penalities and ball control. Raceland will have to double team Dalton or he will move the ball. Lambert is almost as fast and is very capable at the other WR. The TE Shafer is always overlooked but very dangerous. Throw in Sympkins catching passes out of backfield or slot and you have a defensive coordinator pulling out his hair. And LC is a run team only throwing about 10 passes a game. But those passes are very accurate. O'Brian and Mosely are the work horses and nobody has stopped them yet. Raceland appears to set up the run off the pass, avg. about 20 passes a game, and if they have success with that LC will have their work cut out for them. I like LC by 1 score at home.

Let me start by saying I always have and always will have alot of respect for the LC program, they are alot like Raceland. Always played in a tough district and always been paired with a tough district in the playoffs. The moving backwards comment is inreference to seeing the same type of things from the LC Dawgs around this time last year. Defensively, Giving up big plays and striggling against the run off tackle (do to the LBs stunting so often) and offensively they seem to not utilize play action enough. Now, they have made strides in many ways. Numbers are up, more atheletes on the field, and making better adjustments on teams in the second half. Ie: the Fairview game , one they very well could have lost.

If the LBs play up like I am being told on here, then the mesh and shallow routes Raceland loves to run will give them fits. Raceland does use the pass to set up the run, but over the last 3 games we have been more run based. Raceland has ad the abiltity, even against Ashland, to defend the run and the pass in their base defense. The LBs cover very well across the middle and the DBs are very good wherever they line up and against the run. Our defensive front 4 have gotten better and better as well.

Defensively, Raceland has to eliminate getting soft a few plays a game. They gave up 3 big plays to Ashland and 2 in the Coal Grove game. Other than that the defense has been great. If Raceland simply keeps LC in check, they win the game.