[Belichick]

I think OSH is a little harsh. I know he is wanting that title and can’t blame him. Corbin has a ton of talent on both sides of the ball. Elam makes great decisions on his throws and picks his spots when to run. They are going to be a factor but I agree, they aren’t coming close to Boyle with tonight’s overall effort. But I expect them to clean a lot up and be better as the season goes along. My concern for them is they had some problems at times with Pikeville’s run game despite having getting good push up front and stacking the box. Pikeville has a great back but still in 4A, that could cause the Hounds problems later. I also heard a lot about this offense and how they’d walk over Pikeville’s defense and Corbin managed 2 offensive scores. Their defense had the other score.

I thought Pikeville was very predictable with play calling and didn’t open up the offense until they got down and they found out they can run with Corbin in the secondary. Corbin was mostly in zone at that point but Panther receivers found openings. The quick strike for a TD and not long after another missed open receiver with 4 minutes left that probably walks in for a TD would have probably made things a little uncomfortable for Coach Salmons in his first game. 2 turnovers by Pikeville the big difference and they kept stalling on good drives with drops, penalties, or the turnovers. I thought Corbin was the better team overall but it’s closer than I thought. I expect both to look better in week 2.