Bobby Adams was the best drop-back QB I've seen for the Green & Gold....
Here are two others to consider or Dennis Lavelle (late 70's) and Bob Misch (early 80's).
Go Eagles!
Bobby Adams was the best drop-back QB I've seen for the Green & Gold....
To say the least.Eds Freshman hopefully setting the tone for the weekend... just ran all over the Iggy freshman team up at Lakewood stadium, posting a 34-0 shutout. Lot of really good talent on the Eds freshman squad.
I'm sure it has happened before, we were the dominant team in the 70s but I think the shut outs this year are more due to the Wildcat's lack of game experience this season rather than a harbinger about their program. The St. Ed's freshmen are big and talented but at that level that's all you need to be a great team. The JV's struggle to move the ball, I'm not sure they have figured out what works best for them and they were not as talented of a group coming in, really finding consistency on their o-line needs to be a priority.
Varsity continues to build up from week to week. It looked like there was a bit of a passing game yesterday and they were able to move the ball well when they had to. St. Ed's made more plays than St. Ignatius, I don't think it was because we were more talented either. Clearly the Ignatius offense was limited by experience and trusting the players they do have. The fumbles can get fixed. They wasted scoring opportunities all night with turnovers. As they polish up their offense, they will be a tough team to beat in the playoffs.
The biggest key as the Eagles move forward will be Ramos' development. Seeing Goddard on the drag when he rolls out or throwing the ball away rather than taking the sack, being able to step up in the pocket and see Jackson Miller underneath instead of tucking it and running it. He has proven he's athletic enough to be a threat running and he has the arm to throw, it's just putting the balance together and seeing what works best against what opponent. I would love to see us use the tight end more but that's been over the past several years, the seam route is open a lot though and we found it for a TD last night.
Varsity has shut out the Golden Tornado six times over the years. It's probably a longshot that the Eagles have pulled the trifecta before The last year the Eagles shut them out (1985), the JV Eagles lost.Eagles get the shut out on all three levels, not sure that has ever happened before.
It is the first 3-game winning streak for the Eagles over the Cats since 80-81-82. The Eagles had a 8 game winning streak from 71-78. That is the longest streak by either team.
Suprisingly, the Wildcats longest streak over the Eagles is just 4, but they accomplished that 4 times, including 2016-18.
The Eagles are down. Not at the level we have seen them for the majority of the previous decade. And yet, they are 3-1 against the most difficult schedule of any team in Ohio so far. It is probably one of the most grueling first four of any team in the country.
A little reprieve this week with Bishop Sycamore, and then finish with a very tough Benedictine team before the playoffs. Will be very interesting to see how the seeding works out. If Ed’s wins out, you’d think they’d be a pretty safe bet for the 1 seed. Mentor would be the likely 2. What happens if Ignatius loses out in tight games with Massillon and X? The Bishop win doesn’t count (at least from a harbin perspective). Would we see the rest of the field voting the Cats the 15 or 16, pitting them against Ed’s or Mentor in round one, or do the top seeds get byes this year? There is certainly going to be some gamesmanship with the voting.
Or mail in ballots...The vote will take place before Week 6. St Eds will be the #1 seed unless there is a conspiracy or "gamesmanship."
A little reprieve this week with Bishop Sycamore, and then finish with a very tough Benedictine team before the playoffs. Will be very interesting to see how the seeding works out. If Ed’s wins out, you’d think they’d be a pretty safe bet for the 1 seed. Mentor would be the likely 2. What happens if Ignatius loses out in tight games with Massillon and X? The Bishop win doesn’t count (at least from a harbin perspective). Would we see the rest of the field voting the Cats the 15 or 16, pitting them against Ed’s or Mentor in round one, or do the top seeds get byes this year? There is certainly going to be some gamesmanship with the voting.
Yes. Thursday.Will be interesting to see how the seed work out for R1. Anyone know when they will be released? I'm assuming Thursday.
Still not confident that we'll be able to move the chains consistently through the air if our run game gets shut down.
Also not a fan of the shotgun with a single back in goal line situations. Gives the opposing defense too much time to penetrate. If Ramos is under center on the one he is getting in their.
Only concern I saw on defense was when we were in a cover two look. The corners were not getting a jam before they dropped into their curl/flat zone and the Bishop receivers were getting wide open behind the corner and in front of the safety. A better team would have exploited that.
I’d like to see a competitive game. But our QB is done. Not feeling good about it.Not much to say about the win other than the Eagles enjoyed an opportunity to get more work in and appeared to come away healthy. The Benedictine game should be a very good contest.
Go Eagles!
Thoughts on the R1 seeding?
Personally, I think it could be quite challenging from the second round on if the seeds hold. The Medina offense gave us fits at many times last year with the wide-open approach. Allar is a top notch signal caller with another year under his belt. I do think our secondary may in fact be better than last year, and Pappas will come in knowing what worked and what didn't from last year. Still, that game looks intriguing. Then the winner of the Euclid/Iggy game awaits in the third round. I still think the Wildcats have what it takes to advance to that point, and all bets would be off in a Holy War rematch. The Ignatius offense will presumably have taken significant strides at that point, and their defense is still top notch. Mentor will almost certainly be coming out of the bottom half of the bracket with how the seeding played out, and we know what they're capable of.
But of course, who knows exactly how this will play out this year. The teams at the top are all the same, but are also all a notch (or more) below where they were last year. Add in the decrease in reps from the shortened season and we could be in for some spoilers. Looking forward to it.
What in the world were you watching. The penalty margin was lopsided. St. Edward had 7 MORE penalties. Eds recovered a fumble that was called after officials got together and signaled Eds, then reversed the call and gave Benedictine that ball back, saying the WR did not have possession (remember, after they got together and signaled Eds) That was not even the worst one, Eds DB thought a player had the ball, made a tackle BEFORE the whistle blew and was flagged for a personal foul. That was one of the worst call I have seen, penalizing a kid for playing thru the whistle, a hustle play. Benedictine had a huge advantage, officials were horrible towards Eds.You should go to Mass Twice this weekend if you are a St Ed’s Fan.
We really need to get instant replay in High School Football.
Watching the game tonight it’s so sad to see such one sided officiating.
Missed calls after Missed Calls. You have a Great program at Ed’s but
The Bengals deserve at least a fairly called game.Get to Mass in the morning.