Looking at Harpeth on film, I have the following observations:
Offense:
* Runs the I-formation 80% of the time.
* Lots of pulling guard plays to get to the outside edge.
* #14 at fullback blocks really well.
* #14 at tailback runs very hard. He is 75% of their offense.
* Many deep passes are dropped. Short passes have a better reception rate.
* They do run some from the spread with 4 or 5 wide outs, but not very often.
* Lots of big plays called back for penalties.
Defense:
* #14 at Sam LB is a tackling machine. Real nose for the ball and is responsible for most of the tackles. Very fast.
* Whole defense swarms to the ball, especially when the offense is running the Read Option.
* Secondary is questionable on passing plays. Many blown coverages.
Special Teams:
* Kickoff team is giving short field to the receiving team consistently.
* Punter is average, but good downfield coverage.
* Extra points are consistent.
It is noticeable when Harpeth's #14 is not on offense and defense. If he gets injured or exhausted from going both ways, it will hurt Harpeth. I give our passing game the edge vs. Harpeth's secondary coverage. If we can put a block on #14, our running game will succeed. Looking forward to Friday night.....time to start playing consistent football from here on out.
Go Big Black!!