SMF_fan
11-man fan
I don't post here very often but I feel that following last Friday night's game against Rankin the Ft Davis Indians might be needing a little pep talk.
You've got a good looking team Fort Davis with a good coach and a solid program. And from my viewpoint you've got a good shot at beating Water Valley next week, no matter what the polls say (sorry Granger). Your passing game looks like it could match up really well against the Wildcats. They don't have a lot of speed but what they do have is SIZE and plenty of it, and they feel like that's pretty much what got them here and they don't need much else. But it looks to me that with your passing game, you just might be able to overcome that size difference. If you stay with your blocks in the backfield and give your spreadback time to throw he's got the arm to pick 'em clean and you've got the receivers that can catch 'em too. But you've got to give him time to find the open man.
Despite the final score, I thought you played Rankin one heck of a ballgame. I wasn't sure for a while there whether or not our boys were going to be able to stop you. And it took some big adjustments by the Red Devil coaching staff to finally figure it out. I don't think WV will be able to make those same adjustments that we did and I don't think they will be able to keep you out of the endzone.
But it does appear to me that you have one major Achilles heel and that's "confidence in your ability to stop your opponent". You seem to be a little quick to give up on defense. I didn't get to see it but I hear that you gave Throckmorton fits for a big part of that game. I also heard that, that once you got behind, you just sorta turned off the switch and called it a night, which appeared to be what you did against Rankin as well. You can't get down on yourselves and expect to go anywhere in the playoffs, no matter how much talent you have, not against the teams you're about to face. And you're far too good of a football team to just go one game. You've got to find a way to stay focused. Keep talking to each other and don't let anybody hang their head.
There's no doubt that you've got a tough road ahead of you but just remember to take it one game at a time, one quarter at a time and one play at a time. Do your job the way your coach taught you and Never . . . NEVER . . . give up.
Confidence and heart can take you a long ways in this game. But without it, you haven't got a chance.
It's time to take it to the next level Indians!!!
Hope we meet up again on down the road.
A Rankin Red Devil Fan
You've got a good looking team Fort Davis with a good coach and a solid program. And from my viewpoint you've got a good shot at beating Water Valley next week, no matter what the polls say (sorry Granger). Your passing game looks like it could match up really well against the Wildcats. They don't have a lot of speed but what they do have is SIZE and plenty of it, and they feel like that's pretty much what got them here and they don't need much else. But it looks to me that with your passing game, you just might be able to overcome that size difference. If you stay with your blocks in the backfield and give your spreadback time to throw he's got the arm to pick 'em clean and you've got the receivers that can catch 'em too. But you've got to give him time to find the open man.
Despite the final score, I thought you played Rankin one heck of a ballgame. I wasn't sure for a while there whether or not our boys were going to be able to stop you. And it took some big adjustments by the Red Devil coaching staff to finally figure it out. I don't think WV will be able to make those same adjustments that we did and I don't think they will be able to keep you out of the endzone.
But it does appear to me that you have one major Achilles heel and that's "confidence in your ability to stop your opponent". You seem to be a little quick to give up on defense. I didn't get to see it but I hear that you gave Throckmorton fits for a big part of that game. I also heard that, that once you got behind, you just sorta turned off the switch and called it a night, which appeared to be what you did against Rankin as well. You can't get down on yourselves and expect to go anywhere in the playoffs, no matter how much talent you have, not against the teams you're about to face. And you're far too good of a football team to just go one game. You've got to find a way to stay focused. Keep talking to each other and don't let anybody hang their head.
There's no doubt that you've got a tough road ahead of you but just remember to take it one game at a time, one quarter at a time and one play at a time. Do your job the way your coach taught you and Never . . . NEVER . . . give up.
Confidence and heart can take you a long ways in this game. But without it, you haven't got a chance.
It's time to take it to the next level Indians!!!
Hope we meet up again on down the road.
A Rankin Red Devil Fan
