The Middle School coach is fine. His son is a 6'4-6'6 300+ pound tackle at Ensworth. Ensworth offered a football spot and he accepted. The only other kid to go there from Waverly went for Academics! he came back last year and was one of their starting cornerbacks and wide receivers. The problem at Waverly has absolutely nothing to do with the middle school coach, and I would argue it had nothing to do with Coach Graves. When your starting safeties and corners run 4.9 to 5.1 40 times (maybe slower), you're in trouble. When you're best quarterback option on the team is a freshman who has played the spot for one year, and has little to no mobility, you're in trouble. The linebackers were all 140-180 pounds except for one or two kids, and they are not fast either. When some of your best athletes in the school decide to play basketball only or basketball and baseball only, you're in trouble. Coach Graves was about as much of a players coach as there is so I know that is not why kids didn't play. He is a great guy, and does not deserve the crap he received the past year at Waverly. There are several factors going on, but overall lack of talent is the biggest issue, BY FAR.
As for the timetable fballtime, I'd say it will be a few weeks,but that is just my guess.