Battle for first in Region 1-6A: Jeff County at Dobyns-Bennett

[WaCoJaCo]

15 minutes ago, rolltriberoll said:

Incorrect. They didn’t have them at linebacker or at corner or safety. Ask anyone. They even admitted as much. DB is slow. 
 

you like to reference D Watson, correct? His trademarks: Athletic corners that lived on an island and blitz pressure on the QB. 
 

I can’t speak for what happens at Greenville or Betsy. But, I can tell you how Maryville and Alcoa do it. I live in Knoxville, and I coached several of the kids that played at those schools. Heck, Betsy had a DB transfer playing QB one year. 

I was thinking more about the offensive side of the ball. Yes DB was thin at linebacker last year. But it's been years since DB had "good" defensive backs.  There is no way that they can keep coming up with good quarterbacks, receivers, running backs, etc. and can never come up with a defensive back that can cover a receiver. It can't be the athletes. It has to be coaching. You have to build your players starting in the little leagues. That's the way Maryville, Greeneville and Elizabethton does it. You can't wait until the kids get in high school to start teaching them. 

[blazer1set]

37 minutes ago, WaCoJaCo said:

.......... You can't wait until the kids get in high school to start teaching them. 

What??   Boone waits until they get to high school and look at... oh crap, I see your point..

[DBGRAD70]

On 10/7/2021 at 5:01 PM, WaCoJaCo said:

 They had them last year. But you won't have them every year unless you're building them. At DB they have to wait until a good group just shows up. At Maryville, Greeneville and Elizabethton they build them. umm, maybe that's why they all have multiple state championships. 

That is the best summary of THE DANG PROBLEM that I've read in this thread. Been going on for over 20 years. But newbie parents, students, and coaches don't have a clue about what the problem is. Waco, you've been chatting with a 16 year old. Don't waste your brain cells on him.