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I'll add my two cents.I see both sides of the age to grade debate.The fact is that Chris is a very good athlete against kids his age and a year or two older.I'd just drop the grade tag and go with the facts, he is very good.

Going to the semifinals in 5a would be a much bigger jump then being undefeated in 4a.Taking on the big guys week in and out would have a huge effect by playoffs end. I think they could run the table as well as many of the big 5a teams,{ one time}.To do it several years in a roll ? I don't see it being done at the next level of play for the Rebs, even though they are a great program.If they are as good as the national ranking says,it would still be a very hard thing to do without a letdown game somewhere along the way.

I look forward to seeing the new field and think it will be a great source of pride for Dobyns Bennett.Does anyone know how the off season workouts are going and if we are getting anything out of another expensive project from a couple years back,the field house.

I was told that the new athlete is being looked at by Georgia Tech.I heard he hyper extended his leg the other day and may not play basketball

Don't know his name for a fact,but was told he was a junior that was allready being looked at by some schools.Even if it isn't true,it may light a fire under some of our current players to work extra hard during the off season

I don't know what one of the kids did,but I heared some pretty bad stuff about Michael W.I don't know if it was true,but DB has let some kids with bad problems come back.This however does not make the new kid anything like those that have messed up.I'd take a great kid that is a good athlete over a problem kid that is a great athlete any day.The new player may be a great athlete that happens to be a great kid as well.

I have been told that a big ,strong fast kid with Division 1 talent has transfered to DB.Has anybody heared about a 6'2'' 250 kid with 4.5 or so speed that will be a senior.The talk is that he plays anywhere on the field,including QB!.A giant of a kid has allso transfered to DB for next years line.Does anyone know who these kids are,and if it is true????

I wouldn't let a kid that stills or starts a lot of fights tarnish my football team.The name of the game is to win,but I would take the best {athletes + Best young men } to represent my school.Dobyns bennett's weight room is very nice but their weight training is horrible.140 kids can't jump around from one station to another for a few minutes and become 140 supermen.That's why we need to cut the team down and let some kids play tennis or run cross country,golf or whatever.You can't have 150lb kids falling off tackles like eight year old girls.I know we have some good athletes,but we get about one {Happy meal's worth } for every thousand dollars that weight room cost.I don't know who would be the offensive coach if GC wanted to give that to an asst.

I'm not content by any means.We were to weak and lacked depth when the rubber met the road.I never liked the no huddle and got sick of counting the times a kid went the wrong way or penalties that it caused.Thank goodness we got under center more after a few hard games .Right now,it's time to look back and take the good with us while getting stronger and ready for next year.I wouldn't waste the next six months with those kids that are not going to give 100% to Dobyns Bennett football either.If they are trouble makers or just there for a football number ,say thanks but no thanks.

Bearden did play Farragut during the season and made the adjustments to win the playoff meeting,as we did against Oak Ridge.I thought we could have played a lot better against OR then we did,but a win is a win.We just did not match up with Farragut well.One play against Bearden could have made a big difference,and then again we might not have matched up against the four seed well.We just have to be proud of this team from where they were and look at more talented teams that have not went very far,say Riverdale for example.

Does anybody know when Dobyns Bennett will have their spring practice this year? The cold of January may have seperated a few from the team last year, that's about it.You have a couple of sports going on nomatter when you hold spring drills,so I don't understand why we didn't wait until it warmed up a little.I'm sure there was a reason that makes sense.I think the number of players was around 140,give or take at that time.It was much closer to half that by the very end. Why not do like every other sport and have a cut,if that was some of the purpose.Your going to have parents that get mad when little Johnie is not playing,one way or the other.If you make a cut to 85 during spring practice,your going to still have plenty of players to build depth and get more reps at all points going into the season,including weight training.The outcome would be a stronger team with your best players.

Bearden done the best job of getting better for the playoffs.I thought farragut would be a hard matchup for DB because of our size on deffense and lack of depth.One little play during a season can make a world of difference during the playoffs. DB matched up better against Bearden then they did with the teams in region two.The point is,Bearden got it done and has made the most of every chance this year. Just like the vols in 1998,you have to take atvantage of every little thing to become a champion.Good luck to the team that got it done

Well,hats off to Bearden and region 1. The last crow was just put on the train headed to region 2.Now, bring back some hardware to all of East Tennessee !!!!!!!

I guess we will have to consider it like Jethro showing up for the family Thanksgiving dinner today.That is,feed him all we can /hungry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":hungry:" border="0" alt="hungry.gif" /> and hope he's not smart enough to find his way back. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

I like Watson's energy and demeanor as the defensive coordinator.I don't know who would be an offensive coordinator on the staff if GC took a step back.Would coach be able to do that after so many years?Every coach has to question their own ability when things are not going smooth,I think Watson was even doing that the other night.It's important that our coaches keep their confidence up during the off season and get the team ready for the '08 season.We have a lot of good athletes coming back as well as some coming up. I look forward to seeing Jamie Crawford turn that big arm loose and run some option next year.Chris will know the offense much better next year.We will have some good skill people and big linemen.I hope we have learn something from not building depth this year.We have to be able to bring lots of players into the game and be fresh all over the field

I think Will could have blitzed from the outside on every down.Not much in the way of pass protection,if that's what you were reffering to . Without anybody blocking him on the outside blitz {WOW},look how good he done with blockers in front of him.I've seen him play linebacker and there is no question he would have made a ton of plays,plus made the other team pay a much heavier price on straight up defensive sets.

OK it's been a good five hours and the player that was moved to the offensive line and was not even on a depth chart at linebacker or defensive end to start this year off is your answer.After asking to play anywhere on the defense he became one of the most valuable players on our defense this year and could have been making plays at one of our weakest points on the field.You might not have seen a lot of big write ups or heard his name on the radio with great excitment,but "Will Bateman" is your answer.Will Bateman is a warior and a great kid from a great family.

Easy enough,here is what I'd do. Starting at center will be the kid that can snap the ball the best and block the best until the ref blows the whistle.We will find out who can do that during spring and fall practice.If the kid doesn't get it done during the first game or at any time,make a change and compete for that position the next week while building depth during the year.Starting at guard,tackle,end and so on,each position should be earned and depth built all year long.Don't just put 15 kids out there that may be your best athletes or not and run them into the ground.Ok,that was to easy and I have an example.One of the best Linebackers we had on the team never played A down at linebacker.Can anyone name him? I'll give the answer later on today if nobody knows the 100 plus players that well.

I wouldn't put any names in any position . We had some kids that were just to little and weak playing in spots and to slow in others.Forget the fact that some kids were penciled in before the last spring practice.Make them all earn each position this year.We got hamered by a more physical team last week.We kept playing hind and seek until somebody said,we will run straight over the little LB's after we get past the offensive tackles that are worn out.I preached getting some depth on the entire team.We had nearly 100 kids at the end of the year,tell me why we couldn't have rested some more of them on special teams.Number 30{Will Wagner,a senior} was the most upsetting to me. He was a kid with great speed and made plays every time he was in the game on offense or defense.Why couldn't he have rested some people and played every down on the special teams.I think when the coaches line the kids up in the spring time and a few of the ''penciled in kids'' get planted into the ground unless they are running around the back door,it should give a good ideal that we better learn some more names and build some more depth at every position on the field.

Waco,looking back on some earier post,someone said that we didn't even need a QB.Maybe next year the coaches will do as ''he'' wanted this year and just snap the ball to Chris.When you think about it,that will take the hardship out of having to make a pitch or keep it.Somebody may have solved the QB debate for the 2008 season.Wow,just put two tight ends in and some blocking backs .He may have solved the worry of having someone out wide to catch a pass as well.He said it,who needs a QB anyway,just snap it to Chris.It really doesn't sound like a bad ideal plowboy has.

Thanks to the seniors for a great year and good luck to all of you guys.Many people didn't think DB would even get to the playoffs or even have more wins than defeats. You guys have a ton of heart and gave the fans a super year!!! I hope the underclassmen have been taught something by you guys.Now,thoughts about next year?

I guess it's easy to see why the Oak Ridge kids wished DB all the luck and told them to kick these guys butts.It's allso easy to see why Farragut is so excited about their chances of going all the way.I don't have a clue about Farragut's pass championships and history,but this must be the best team they have ever had.Looking at the remaining four teams from our regions,this may very well be the most disliked bunch of them all.That's what happens when you have success.Dobyns Bennett is the most loved and hated school in upper east TN.This team from DB has had to earn everything they have got.Without the high ranking of teams past,the 2007 team has rolled into the second round and whatever happens tonight,they have ''Shut'' the people who were comparing them to last years team and those before them"UP".

I guess this thread was asimulated back into the original thread.Looks to be a pretty cold friday night,I call it football weather. Maybe the january spring practice will pay some dividends for Dobyns Bennett.

It's a board game called checkers.Come on man,put your skirt back up and talk FB

Our local sports writers are not given us much of a chance today.I hope we are ready to go, it looks like a cold game night