(Philip) not only ran hard all night but he played well defensively, too. He really had some big hits for us tonight. |
Bradley had a couple of pancake blocks and Aaron did a much better job moving his feet and staying on his blocks. |
But they are more aggressive in the line and then they have Minton. |
Danville still looks good to me. They have a very quick, athletic team. They are similar to Henry Clay talent-wise. Maybe they don't have the size of Henry Clay, but they are doing good things with their offense. They are using a lot of misdirection to slow down your pursuit. They are getting the ball to their athletes in the open field and they have a lot of guys who make plays. They look like the same old Danville to me. |
Don't get me wrong, we still got a win. But I know, and I think the kids know, that we can play better than we played tonight. |
Grant is getting better every game and played very well in the first half. However, he still has to get better with his decision making. He made a couple mental mistakes (on interceptions) in the second half. |
Having a week off has been good for him. He went through all the drills last week, but we held him out of contact. We have to have him healthy to make a (state title) run. We can't have him play a week, rest a week and then play. He needs to be there for us to be the best team we can be. |
I challenged them all week in practice. Our defense played really well. They made tackles, and we hadn't been doing that. |
I thought our defense stepped up real big when they had to. They came up and made huge plays for us. |
I thought our offensive line did an outstanding job. They opened some nice holes and made adjustments we have not been making. They played smarter and Tyler hit the seams he needed. He also made some people miss in the open field and then he finished runs when he couldn't avoid contact. It was his best game running the ball and our best game blocking. |
It's kind of a committee thing for them now. If you don't keep the quarterback in the pocket, he will really hurt you running the football. We have to shut down the run completely to have a chance to win. If Danville gets their skilled guys in the open field, we are going to have a lot of problems. They don't have Turner, but they have done a great job at adapting their offense to the talent they have. |
Johnson is really a good, tough back. If you don't wrap him up, he just keeps going. |
Last week he couldn't practice at all. He's a little sore, but he'll be fine. |
Minton is really a good player. He attacks and runs to the ball really well. For a guy his size to run like that is amazing. He is the staple that holds their offensive and defensive lines together. We may have to double team him all the time, but even then it is hard to block him. |
Our passing game was better, but our running game suffered. We have to get them both working together. |