[Tomcat68]

i am not going to say this because i am a russell fan but if anyone out there saw the ashland russell game they would have noticed that all ashland linebackers were doing all night was chopping the linemen. unlike wills, that fights through blocks and makes tackles. ashland relied to much on making kasey clark try to take the sideline and get caught by their outside contain. after the linemen realized this they simply took them to the ground while clark hurddled over them. this strategy won't win you many games. you cant forget about beekman from russell, he doesn't have much size at all but is quick and hits like a loaded spring. just wish he had some more size on him.

The players doing that weren't linebackers. Those are monsters (defensive backs) in our defensive scheme, even though they are lined up near an outside linebacker position. Ashland only has 2 linebackers in their scheme. Russell moved Wills to the backfield to lead block. Do you really expect Matt Thomas to run over Wills to make a play? It's just common sense that a player tremendously oversized and overpowered against a blocker is going to do his best to dump the bodies as far upfield as possible, thus stringing out the play. I can guarantee Davis or Cordle weren't undercutting blockers except on lead plays to cause a pile up.