[Cardfan1]

You are confusing team speed with individual speed and confusing team cohesion with individual talent.

Prime example.. if you watch Belfry vs. Central it would be easy to say Belfry seemed like the faster team. They covered Central's WR's.. they made bigger plays on offense... they covered Central sideline to sideline and never let them turn the corner. The reality is if you took the 10 fastest individual players on the field Central probably had 7 of 10 of them though. It's just Belfry appeared faster because they were more instinctive and also read/reacted to plays quicker.

Simon Kenton was the better team. They also subscribed to the fact that speed can't hurt you if you tackle it or keep it in front of you.

Individual athletic talent only goes so far. If individual talent was the end all be all Stone Mountain Stephenson would have State Championship banners the past ten years. This is a school that has produced anywhere from 6-12 D-1 players a year yet they can't even reach the Semi-Finals.

great teams play together agreed, but if you have great players and you are the coach it is your job to get your team to play together.