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Sounds like a well rounded bunch. Might be a good game. Russell's biggest problem is a scrambling QB. They just give the Russell defense fits.

Taylor and Corbett either one are top notch runners. Corbett is the better passer and runs the option pitch better but Taylor reads the FB belly better and is nitro glycerine with the ball in his hands outside.

Going to be interesting to see how Haywood sets the lineup this week. Having Corbett maximizes your weapons the field as you can use Taylor at both HB and SE... but with the way Belfry looked last week on offense with Taylor at QB it will be a hard call to make.

Outside of Johnson Central I think Russell has the best opportunity of anyone Belfry has played to match up physically up front.


The other Pirate to watch is the Sophomore DT Ray Horton.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3068042/high.../167850376

I often don't speak in absolutes...but Horton is the most advanced Sophomore D-Lineman I have ever witnessed at Belfry and is an absolute manchild. If he continues to show the work ethic he has displayed so far he may be one of the best Defensive Players to come out of EKY. Definitely worth a watch if you appreciate those big nasties in the trenches which I am sure most Russell fans do.

How Russell handles the tandem of Horton and Bentley up front will be vital to their success.