[Hoot Gibson]

Hoot, I honestly think that JC should pass about 5 times a game. Because it was wide open in the Corbin game and I believe it would be wide open in most games. They have the running game figured out and it’s hard to stop. If they tweak the passing game I think it keeps the defense honest and guessing.

The passing opportunities will be there every game for Johnson Central, but the success that they have had has been the result of running the ball as well or better than any team in the state during most seasons. I am fine with whatever Coach Peck and his staff decide to do with the offense.

Larry Bird used to torment his defender by telling him the next play, which would end with Bird hitting a shot while the defender looked helpless. Johnson Central's offense is like that - you know that JC is going to run 95% of the time and in most games, they are going to average 7 yards a carry or more, and there is nothing the defense can do to change that outcome. In a nutshell, that was also JC's offense under Bill Musick, but those teams never had the depth to wear down the best teams in their class during the playoffs. Neither did Matney's early teams at Johnson Central.

I keep thinking that JC will probably pass a little more often this season, but I am usually wrong. McCoart has great hands and he is very hard to tackle in the open field. He is effective as a receiver and could also create opportunities for the other backs by lining up as a wide receiver or tight end occasionally.