I don't think you "JUNK " the offense, but agaisnt Coffman adn UA I beleive they won't have enough up front to get a push and move the chains consistently without some kind of passing game, they haven't needed to pass much in recent memory obvioulsy , this year may just be that outlier of a year though .
Don't throw UA chances to beat Davidson away because they couldn't get out of their own way against Elder, Elder wil be a good team this year a redempmtion type season, they will get trounced by the AAU CLub travel elite all sta football team from Louisville Trinity this week{ that team has a totla monopoly on top talent there } but you will see them do well agaisnt thier traditional rivals .
UA has some good defensive lineman who can battle and be effective competing agasint a strict running team , a team they are familar with , I feel UA would win the majority of the battles with their D- Line going against HD'S O-Line if they just line it up and run it only .
Coffman wil rotate a bunch of good sized players some of who { McCollum and Vinny Jones come to mind} will be very difficult for them to block consisntently so it seems to me HD will have to tweak thier normal order of operations agasint their rival . Some reverses , some play action throws may be , suffice to say you will see different play-calling in that game , if stubborness sets in and they don't ? THEY WON'T MOVE THE BALL WELL PERIOD !!. the Rocks more than ever need to play the pass or the trick play this year becuase physically they are better than HD in the trenches this year after two years of being handled .{ 2006 through 2009 the battles were on even terms a lot of then time no domination like 2010 and to a lesser extant last year } Bottom liine is if HD couldn't score until later third quarter last year and that first one was with good field position to start , are you really going to run down the field this year without some passing reverses tricks and treats ?
I predicted 8-2 and a 7 or eight seed , but the way things are harbining out or wil eventually play out it looks like 8-2 may not be good enough unless they beat Coffman which bias aside looks more remote than I thought in the Summer .
If Former Cat who obvioulsy has me on ignore as do some other HD guys probably this they can just go 9-1 or 10-0 every year no matter what that's OK, may be he doesn';t remember anything from before 2008 , I don't know and I don't care really . winning at the incredible rate HD has lately does cloud the judgment , can't say that I blame him for delusions of grandeur in this case , 8-2 would be a very good year considering all facts, I said if White gets this team to 9-1 even he should be named coach of the year , if 10-0 COACH OF THE DECADE.
If they beat Coffman this year, they probably need a + 3 to 4 turnover margin IMO, and need to win special teams, but DC has a very good kickcing game and some kids who can motor on returns and make things happen so even that seems very unlikley.
Don't sleep on Olentangy Liberty , that kid can play at QB , he runs well is athletic in the pocket and can throw the rock . If you don't get pressure on him forget about it OL wil hang 28 on HD this year, and they have a couple kids at linebacker who can defend the run well so that game is a complete toss-up AT WORST where Liberty is concerned IMO. Just telling it like I see it , I could be wrong and HD could run up and down the field all night but I don;t think so.
I wil say this I expect a total rock fight from Davidson when they come to Coffman stadium , the Rocks will have to play thier azzes off and they wil pay a physical price because a desperate wounded dog is really dangerous and if they don't match the emotional level and desperation level they can lose, I don't expect motivation issues with the Rocks though , if there is I will check for imposters under those helmets so I am calling for a Rock victory after taking care of business this week in their home opener vs. Mass Perry
Don't throw UA chances to beat Davidson away because they couldn't get out of their own way against Elder, Elder wil be a good team this year a redempmtion type season, they will get trounced by the AAU CLub travel elite all sta football team from Louisville Trinity this week{ that team has a totla monopoly on top talent there } but you will see them do well agaisnt thier traditional rivals .
UA has some good defensive lineman who can battle and be effective competing agasint a strict running team , a team they are familar with , I feel UA would win the majority of the battles with their D- Line going against HD'S O-Line if they just line it up and run it only .
Coffman wil rotate a bunch of good sized players some of who { McCollum and Vinny Jones come to mind} will be very difficult for them to block consisntently so it seems to me HD will have to tweak thier normal order of operations agasint their rival . Some reverses , some play action throws may be , suffice to say you will see different play-calling in that game , if stubborness sets in and they don't ? THEY WON'T MOVE THE BALL WELL PERIOD !!. the Rocks more than ever need to play the pass or the trick play this year becuase physically they are better than HD in the trenches this year after two years of being handled .{ 2006 through 2009 the battles were on even terms a lot of then time no domination like 2010 and to a lesser extant last year } Bottom liine is if HD couldn't score until later third quarter last year and that first one was with good field position to start , are you really going to run down the field this year without some passing reverses tricks and treats ?
I predicted 8-2 and a 7 or eight seed , but the way things are harbining out or wil eventually play out it looks like 8-2 may not be good enough unless they beat Coffman which bias aside looks more remote than I thought in the Summer .
If Former Cat who obvioulsy has me on ignore as do some other HD guys probably this they can just go 9-1 or 10-0 every year no matter what that's OK, may be he doesn';t remember anything from before 2008 , I don't know and I don't care really . winning at the incredible rate HD has lately does cloud the judgment , can't say that I blame him for delusions of grandeur in this case , 8-2 would be a very good year considering all facts, I said if White gets this team to 9-1 even he should be named coach of the year , if 10-0 COACH OF THE DECADE.
If they beat Coffman this year, they probably need a + 3 to 4 turnover margin IMO, and need to win special teams, but DC has a very good kickcing game and some kids who can motor on returns and make things happen so even that seems very unlikley.
Don't sleep on Olentangy Liberty , that kid can play at QB , he runs well is athletic in the pocket and can throw the rock . If you don't get pressure on him forget about it OL wil hang 28 on HD this year, and they have a couple kids at linebacker who can defend the run well so that game is a complete toss-up AT WORST where Liberty is concerned IMO. Just telling it like I see it , I could be wrong and HD could run up and down the field all night but I don;t think so.
I wil say this I expect a total rock fight from Davidson when they come to Coffman stadium , the Rocks will have to play thier azzes off and they wil pay a physical price because a desperate wounded dog is really dangerous and if they don't match the emotional level and desperation level they can lose, I don't expect motivation issues with the Rocks though , if there is I will check for imposters under those helmets so I am calling for a Rock victory after taking care of business this week in their home opener vs. Mass Perry