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I agree 99.9 percent with everything said in this string. MY notes on ECS.. Barret Jones: + In preparing for ECS I realized that what I mistook for uncoordination (word?) was his style of blocking. ECS' line prefers to "wheel" defenders rather than blow them off the ball. There is certainly nothing wrong with this style of blocking; it is, in fact, the style I find hardest to defend, with the offensive lineman simply pushing the defensive lineman further in the direction he is slanting to begin with. I must note my surprise at Mr. Jones' athleticism after watching enough film to make my HEAD EXPLODE, looking for his stance tendencies (changes for pulling, pass protect, etc.), and not finding ANY. This takes an athlete, pure and simple. The only fault I put on him is that the outside step/inside rip move is ALWAYS open, a result of his pass protect style. The move is not as often used as a straight outside rush because of the implications of being pinned inside, unable to regroup and contain. ECS, however, does not have a speedster in Adam Currie (more to come in a moment), enabling the defensive ends or outside blitzers to take more chances. I found that he is a great sportsman, and, overall, I was surprised by his performance. Adam Currie: No Change Adam Currie is undoubtedly one of the state's best quarterbacks. He's got a rocket arm that can beam a laser to a short/medium yardage route, as well as a cannon that makes his a serious deep threat. Closer to the line of scrimmage, he has pretty good straight forward speed, but it's not a serious threat. He also does not protect the ball very well while running. He has great vision, although I don't think it is utilized enough. Maybe it is the lack of receivers (:-/ sorry guys), but he doesn't seem to check down to his 2nd and 3rd receivers; and if he does, rarely throws it. His greatest asset is his intellect. He doesn't make dumb throws (no picks before last night), works the sticks for first downs, and doesn't put himself in a position to make mistakes (bad plays breed more bad plays). He's a great quarterback, but doesn't appear to have the skill positions to enable him to have the same success this year. ECS Skill Positions: - The run game and receivers aren't the best I've seen from an ECS bunch. The receivers are undersized, and what appeared to be not great athletes. The tailback (38) is a hard, determined runner, symbolizing ECS as a team. He is undersized, but has plenty of fight. Not the most athletic player on the field, but one you can't look past. ECS Offensive Line: + The offensive line as a unit was a surprise. I, however, can only attest to their right side and both centers. First and foremost, they never quit. They are hard nosed guys that will keep scratching and clawing until the job is done or they have to get off the field. They hung with an extremely physical CBHS defense. Even after a brutal game, all but the right guard (51, yes I put your number and realized you to be the bruise on the ECS' sportsmanship) were congratulatory and hospitable, respecting the fact that what happens inside the box is not personal, but instead part of the game that ends when the buzzer in the 4th quarter sounds. I was impressed with the personality and surprised by the execution of this group. ECS is a team that I, as a Brother, love to hate (although, come Friday nights, I hate everybody). I know a lot of their players, grew up with Currie, and respect what Coach Heinz has done for, and with, the program. On several occasions fights almost broke out. They were outpourings of passion, not cheap or dirty play, in which each protects his own (not always a bad thing in my opinion, but don't listen to me /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ). I respect the players because, year after year, the respect and personality shown after the game, win or lose, is more than any other team I have played. They are a good bunch of guys.

/roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Why doesn't anyone give CBHS any credit? I would guess that CBHS defeating, to put it lightly, ECS won't change any opinions. Oh, and you didn't see Mitchell. Take 8 black (I apologize if that is viewed as politically incorrect by some readers, but I'm from Memphis. We've gotten past "black" being a dirty word) offensive linemen, each at least 6'4" and 300 pounds, add a little meat and height to most of them, and rotate them in and out. That's Mitchell's offensive line. Then take a 6'2" quarterback who runs, at most, a 4.55 and who can throw the ball at least 75 yards (I know it's hard to believe, but he did it on a 4th and 4), and put him behind that offensive line. That's Mitchell's quarterback. Add a 270 pound fullback and a 250 pound tailback. That's Mitchell's backfield. Finally, spread some dinky wide receivers wherever the heck you want, as long as their as far from the middle of the field as possible. THAT is Mitchell's offense. Good times, huh? I don't understand why they haven't won more games, to be honest. There is NO defense in the state that can stop that power set of their offense. The more incredible thing is that was their last resort because we shut out everything else they had; they hadn??™t had to do that all year. I apologize if I happen to sound indignant, but it's ridiculous! I can't help it; it was a painful loss. Oh, and they beat Melrose 13-7, so their defense ain't too shabby either.

Barret Jones: + In preparing for ECS I realized that what I mistook for uncoordination (word?) was his style of blocking. ECS' line prefers to "wheel" defenders rather than blow them off the ball. There is certainly nothing wrong with this style of blocking; it is, in fact, the style I find hardest to defend, with the offensive lineman simply pushing the defensive lineman further in the direction he is slanting to begin with. I must note my surprise at Mr. Jones' athleticism after watching enough film to make my HEAD EXPLODE, looking for his stance tendencies (changes for pulling, pass protect, etc.), and not finding ANY. This takes an athlete, pure and simple. The only fault I put on him is that the outside step/inside rip move is ALWAYS open, a result of his pass protect style. The move is not as often used as a straight outside rush because of the implications of being pinned inside, unable to regroup and contain. ECS, however, does not have a speedster in Adam Currie (more to come in a moment), enabling the defensive ends or outside blitzers to take more chances. I found that he is a great sportsman, and, overall, I was surprised by his performance. Adam Currie: No Change Adam Currie is undoubtedly one of the state's best quarterbacks. He's got a rocket arm that can beam a laser to a short/medium yardage route, as well as a cannon that makes his a serious deep threat. Closer to the line of scrimmage, he has pretty good straight forward speed, but it's not a serious threat. He also does not protect the ball very well while running. He has great vision, although I don't think it is utilized enough. Maybe it is the lack of receivers (:-/ sorry guys), but he doesn't seem to check down to his 2nd and 3rd receivers; and if he does, rarely throws it. His greatest asset is his intellect. He doesn't make dumb throws (no picks before last night), works the sticks for first downs, and doesn't put himself in a position to make mistakes (bad plays breed more bad plays). He's a great quarterback, but doesn't appear to have the skill positions to enable him to have the same success this year. ECS Skill Positions: - The run game and receivers aren't the best I've seen from an ECS bunch. The receivers are undersized, and what appeared to be not great athletes. The tailback (38) is a hard, determined runner, symbolizing ECS as a team. He is undersized, but has plenty of fight. Not the most athletic player on the field, but one you can't look past. ECS Offensive Line: + The offensive line as a unit was a surprise. I, however, can only attest to their right side and both centers. First and foremost, they never quit. They are hard nosed guys that will keep scratching and clawing until the job is done or they have to get off the field. They hung with an extremely physical CBHS defense. Even after a brutal game, all but the right guard (51) were congratulatory and hospitable, respecting the fact that what happens inside the box is not personal, but instead part of the game that ends when the buzzer in the 4th quarter sounds. I was impressed with the personality and surprised by the execution of this group. ECS is a team that I, as a Brother, love to hate (although, come Friday nights, I hate everybody). I know a lot of their players, grew up with Currie, and respect what Coach Heinz has done for, and with, the program. On several occasions fights almost broke out. They were outpourings of passion, not cheap or dirty play, in which each protects his own (not always a bad thing in my opinion, but don't listen to me /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ). I respect the players because, year after year, the respect and personality shown after the game, win or lose, is more than any other team I have played. They are a good bunch of guys.

unfortunately, i had to work and was unable to get out to whitehaven for that scrimmage. i heard a little bit about it, but nothing more than what CBHSDUFF52 offered in a previous post. i havent heard anything specific. sorry to disappoint.

Barrett Jones will ABSOLUTELY NOT win the lineman award in OUR division. He won't be going up against teams that put their tallest guy at DE, even though he might be 180 pounds, and then save the real athletes for the linebacker positions. The DE he will facing will be true Defensive Ends, who know the position, and who have potential to play at the college level. He is big, but too uncoordinated to keep up with the guys that will be lining up against him from the traditional Super 7 teams. I wouldn't let the hype surrounding this guy blind you to the fact that he is NOT THAT GOOD; mediocre at BEST in the league in which his team will now be playing. Adam Currie is a great quarterback, yet slightly undersized. Last year he put up great numbers because, like any great quarterback, he had receivers that could catch up with his passes and make great plays. With only 3 returning skill players, he being one of them, don't look for the same numbers he had last year. Again, Adam is a great guy, but it doesn't look possible on paper; then again, neither have ECS's past several seasons.

The scrimmage involved Christian Brothers, Kingsbury, and Whitehaven. Neither Kingsbury nor Whitehaven impressed me with their offenses, other than Kingsbury's TE signed to Ole Miss. I believe Whitehaven has a relatively recruited receiver also. Each had good pass rushes and mediocre defensive backs. That's about all I can offer on the subject. Although I believe Eric Watson to be the best running back, Chris Jordan from BA must be considered too. Not sure of exact numbers, but he had, ballpark figures, 130 rushed for 500 yards before his season-ending injury. It will be interesting to see how his knee holds up this coming season.

Well, hey there Coach. Thanks for the ranking . It is surprising and odd to see myself on here for WRESTLING, but I can dig it. Looking forward to two particular matches tomorrow night! Maybe shoot me an '89 so that I don't have to get sweaty when we warm up for nothin? Ben Duffel Duff