Comments on: 30Q-2-KICKOFF (No. 19): Heading East

By: EB Football Coach

EB Football Coach — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:17:47 +0000

I don’t think they are estimated at all.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:25:45 +0000

i think liberty is underestimated.

By: BVAL Fan

BVAL Fan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:34:29 +0000

The reason why freedom lost nine games was because everyone they played were NCS qualifiers. I have more respect for them because they wanted to challenge themselves rather than schedule against easy opponents. They are a better team than a 1-9 team. I know what your trying to say and i agree in some areas…

By: EB Football Coach

EB Football Coach — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:17 +0000

That’s not causation. Liberty’s losing their league games could be due to any number of issues. In fact, I’m sure it was due to multiple issues.

Look at Freedom. Their O-line was huge last year, but they still lost 9 of 10.

What I’m saying is that in high school, size is not necessarily correlative to success.

By: BVAL Fan

BVAL Fan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:13:43 +0000

how do you explain Liberty then? that lost all their league games?

By: EB Football Coach

EB Football Coach — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:53 +0000

Size is relatively unimportant when it comes to high school o-line play. There are things that I know are more important:
1. Strength/Size ratio, especially in powerclean. Relative strength is almost always more important than absolute strength. I’d rather have a lineman who is 215 but can clean 250lbs than a 300lbs lineman who also only cleans 250lbs.
2. Explosion. Can they get off the ball? This relates to my above point. A bigger guy who isn’t as strong is less likely to explode out of a good stance. Explosion can create a solid push at the LOS and provide opportunities to gain yards on the ground.
3. Technique. This is always significant. The guy who comes off lowest, using leverage, with the correct steps and hand placement will win the majority of the battles.
4. Toughness. The meanest, most physical, persistent, pain tolerant player is always the most desirable.
5. Intelligence. Can they think/react/know assignments, adjust to defenses and play mistake free football?

Give any coach a player with those five qualities and they’ll make a good lineman, regardless of size.
In fact, take five guys who possess those qualities who are under six feet against five guys who don’t possess those qualities but are 300lbs and those big boys will get an a**whooping.

By: Big Boy

Big Boy — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:06:04 +0000

@ BVAL Fan,

I agree with what you think about deer valley. Some of their play calling can be pretty bad.. like last year they add this one formation with a double wing look.. it was funny because like you said this did not fit into their system.. you can pretty much say this is not like deer valley… but as i go on.. they by far have one of the biggest Starting o-line in the BVAL but however doesnt mean they are good.. this is how i rate the BVAL lineman

-Deer Valley- BIG!!!! and strong

-Freedom- BIG, Experienced Oline returning alot of players

-Heritage- returning only Two

-Pittsburg- Heard Bad things about the O line

-Antioch- Returning one

-Liberty- NO SIZE All lineman under six feet tall

By: BVAL Fan

BVAL Fan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:51:07 +0000

I hear that Deer Valley is by passing the “league play” and already thinking about playoffs according to THE PRESS… as much as this team might be good as last year.. i still have some questions about their Quarterback.. when he was in they would always have him throw the ball to Williams on the Fade route… this play calling reminds me of people do in madden scrambling with Michael Vick trying to get away from pressure. Its terrible play calling.. who ever calls the plays at Deer Valley dont really disguise them well with their program plays that they run all the way down to the freshman level. Some of the plays and formations dont make sense or dont fit into their program
For example against Pittsburg they did not run the Sweep Play the whole game or iso or zone out of split backs. I dont understand why they did that, i dont care if pittsburg stops those plays.. they still have to respect the play calling and tradition of the fly sweep. They would also come out in pro style formations like trips, strg right, strg left. And this did not fit into their program how they usually did things…

By: BVAL Fan

BVAL Fan — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:38:01 +0000

well theres something coming out this week about each team around the leagues players to watch etc for each team… they always do it a week before the season starts

By: s1lverngreen

s1lverngreen — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:32:34 +0000

I thought I saw the 2nd of the September as the date for players to watch, top 25, etc…