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I'm not saying that Russell needs a bigger full back but they better have some other plays besides running Jones the entire game against bigger teams. Against a bigger and stronger team like they faced in the Ironton game, you will need MORE! Russell came up with a total of 88 yards during this game. Unless you plan on your defense holding the opposing team to 87 yards, :dontthink, you better find a way to scratch out some more yards. I know that you are a McGlone lover and your bread and butter is the Wing T, but spreading the field out and going with a pro style offense shouldn't kill you. Drop the QB back into a shot gun and send more than 2 receivers out for a pass. I still to this day cannot figure out why McGlone/ Jones refuse to let the QB throw the ball to Davidson or DeHoff. (They are the tallest kids on the field and both have decent hands and can jump) But instead we throw it to Jesse White Reed. Who knows? I will never understand that one. This is a must when most if not all of the teams that you are facing are bigger than you.

You know you would? Guess that's why your on Lewis County's side and not on the Russell sidelines. :biggrin:

Russell did show a couple of different sets in this game. Only a couple of times though. I do like coach McGlone. His offense is not going to change much. Yes it is tough against a stronger, faster team but that holds true with any offense. I have said I don't agree with all of it but I am not a coach. I would like to see more of the power I, some counters, and some screen passes thrown in to keep the defenses from loading up. Davidson and Dehoff are tall but there has yet to be a QB show that they can deliver the ball down the field.

I like Sparks at QB and I believe he should remain the starter but the Interception in the second quarter when Russell was driving was on him. Rodgers had the man beat but the ball was badly underthrown. Even at that the kid from Lewis County made a terrific adjustment on the ball to get the interception. The play really should have been a TD and there is no way you can fault the coaches on that one. Sometime even with the Wing T it just comes down to players executing or not.

Also I will give Lewis County a little bit of credit here. They spread the ball around and came in with a good game plan. The short passes killed Russell and kept the ball out of the Devils hands. The Lions definitely played with more fire as well. They never quit and never gave up. I do think Russell came in thinking this was an easy win and played like it.

Hopefully Cooper will be back next week. That should help alot with the secondary and the blown coverage.

The reason I was on the Lewis County sideline is because I was doing someone a favor. I would have been over there no matter who Russell would have been playing.

By the way Jones had 13 carries, Will Rice had 9. That is hardly running Jones on every play.