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Well was gone for the weekend, but I feel I need to respond to some posts, especially red devils rule, I wont sit down and shut my "pie hole" Im just speaking what I feel, and have felt for a long long time, I for sure know ive been around a much higher level of football than yourself, since your highest level is probably russell high football. I just feel that the game passed up coach mcglone along time ago, as far as play calling and scheming and and that attitude of Im gonna do one thing and stick with it no matter what, and just depend on the fact that my kids are more talented than the other kids. Which is why Russell wins alot of games, and mainly we play a weak weak weak weak weak schedule and have for quite a few yrs now. you gotta run more than 3 or 4 different plays. There is no weightlifting program, or atleast not a serious one, there's no preseason conditioning, thats why half the teams is always cramping till the end of the season. these are things that are a must these days, you gotta get out of the 5-2 play your corners 10yds off the ball, and have your safties covering the slants and the deep route's ( i for one have neevr bragged on these coaches, Ive felt that they just slip by on so much talent that Russell for some reason has a ton of for a small school.) and look like they dont even know what's going on. Then running pass plays at the end to Drew, who is a terrific ball player and runner, but recieving is not his strong suit, which is not a big deal alot of great backs aren't, but you need to be going to mitchel and bailey more, and not bender and abrams, although bailey did miss that deep ball that would have sealed the game, it still shouldnt have mattered, Russell was easily 4 td's better than SK, they scored 35pts in the first half, and only 2 FG's in the second half. WHY? becuz like in any big game in recent memory where Russell was up Mcglone went into shutdown, up the middle, and not turn the ball over, that may have worked in the 70's when passing games werent as proficient as they are today. Russell should have atleats put 2, more likely 3 td's up in the 2nd half, Mcglone and his staff know alot more about football than myself, but if ur not utilizing that knowledge to its fullest extent, whats it matter? Im sorry the wing T and the 5-2 need to go into the memory book, Russell should be running a 4-3, and when they play teams like SK and mason next week, whos kids are as talented as ours, you gotta make same changed and get outta the same ol crap, im telling ya russell plays a 4-2-5 against SK and its not even a contest. I know that much and Ive never been a head coach anywhere.

I think you are being Just a little too critical. I know you won't buy it, but the coaching staff and team are comming of state championship and a state runner up seasons. Yes it is definitely old school as far as their style of play. I do think you can be critical of the defense the other night. Still you can run a 5-2 and be just as effective. A couple of substitutions and it becomes a 3-4. Something they did very well against O-Cath in the state title game just two years ago and have done against teams such as Mason and Fleming, teams that have run spread offenses, in the past.

Where I disagee is with the criticism of the offense. They are averaging over 40 points a game this season and put 41 up against SK with there best player obviously still hurting. Yes it is a simple offense but it is also an effective one. The reason for the lack of TDs in the second half was turnovers and penalties. The got big gains on the first two plays of the second half only to have both called back on penalties. The go ahead TD for SK was a direct result of Jones fumble that was recovered deep in Russell territory. The offense though not flashy is still effective. I really think they underestimated SK's passing game. I don't think they felt like the Pioneers would be able to throw deep that effectively.

This is a very good coaching staff and McGlone knows more about football than most of us combined. Do I agree they should have changed up the defense in the second half. YES. Does it mean the coaches are clueless. Absolutely NO.