James Mosley

This one has to go to Grant Lovelady, 170 yards rushing and played linebacker

Guys when you crawl back into your homes tonight and log back on to the computer you are going to be hard pressed to try and come up with words to describe the way the dogs came away with this victory. Old fashion Nederland football at its finest tonight...... Again, Nederland pulls this one out by 4 or less points....See ya at the game

Here is some nice reading about the spread from someone who is known to have had some success running it. When people hear "spread" they think of the passing game. The truth is the spread running game can be lethal. A few years ago I coached at a school that made a run to the Texas high school state championship game. We put the spread in not because we thought we would dominate in the passing game but because we knew the team would be a great running team. The spread has become the fastest growing offense at the high school level. I wonder how many truly understand all facets of the offense. When done properly it can be similar to a full court press in basketball and it will slowly wear the other team down. The running game is an integral part of becoming a complete offense. Coaches need to rep running as much or more than the passing game and few understand this. There are three basic schemes for the offense line to learn inside zone, outside zone, and the counter trey. On some level this may seem simple. Unfortunately all three concepts are tremendously different and often offense lines will struggle to be good at all three. In a typical doubles alignment there are four wide receivers and one running back. The running back usually is set away from playside. So for example if a team is running "2-Base" then the back will be aligned to the quarterback's left and will crossover and attack the 2 hole and is always looking for a cutback lane. The back should be thinking bend or bang and has to read on the run. Often the hole will develop backside and as result no player should think they can take a playoff. Many times a back may end up backside and if the inside receiver is not doing his job his guy will make a touchdown saving tackle! The foundation of the spread's running game is the zone read. As the back crosses over the quarterback's eyes are on the backside end. If the end closes the quarterback will pull the ball and run out the back door. If the end stays disciplined or slow plays then it is an automatic give. In this article I will focus on the responsibilities of the quarterback and runners and I will talk about line play in a later article. Again repetition is critical. Many quarterbacks will guess. They have to read on the run and react to what the defense is giving the offense. 2/3 base is the foundation running play for the spread offense. The quarterback counter trey works off of base and should be learned together with 2/3 base. Quarterback counter trey will look like 2/3 base but there is no read. If the play call was 4 QB counter trey, then the back would align to the right cross over and fake 3 base. The quarterback does not need to ride the ball to back, just let him cross. Backside guard and tackle will pull. The guard will kick the playside end and the tackle will seal on the linebacker. Playside linemen will down block. Let me say here that head up "4" techniques are difficult to counter because it's tough to execute a down block. One of the most common errors by the quarterback will be for him to try and run wide. This play is tight and will be from backside B gap to play side B gap. I promise this play will not work if the QB is not disciplined. He must trust his offense line and be patient. If 2/3 base have successful the QB counter will be successful too. Now 4/5 counter can be run by the back as well. The QB can read this like he does 2/3 base. Often when the backside defensive end sees backside linemen pulling he will close and the QB will have an opportunity to pull the ball. If a team wants to be successful in the spread running game they must become efficient at the counter. It is a miss direction play that keeps the backside honest. Often inside linebackers will cross key. Tendencies for most spread teams show that a majority of time if the back is away the running play is coming to you. One way to keep them honest is to mix up the running back's alignment. Align the back playside on counter some. This takes away the QB's read but break's the crossover tendency. But if your team runs counter well this will hurt them keying crossover tendencies. The third running scheme is outside zone. There are three outside zone running plays and they involve the wide receiver, running back, and quarterback. Outside zone keeps defensive ends honest. And just as inside zone and counter work together so can counter and outside zone. Some teams won't widen the end but will use an outside linebacker to split the difference between an inside receiver and the tackle. (This is where the bubble is important). Having success running outside zone will cause defensive ends to widen which makes them prime targets to be kicked by pulling guards when running counter. The most difficult type of outside zone play and the hardest to time is the jet sweep. The QB will start the inside receiver in motion and just before he arrives at the QB ball will be snapped and handed to him running full speed. Once this play is perfected it opens up many other possibilities in both running game and passing game. Offensive linemen will cut backside and stretch playside. It is easy for offensive line coaches to over coach this. Teach your linemen to work to the playside arm pit and stay engaged! It is a fast play and penetration is about the only thing that can cause problems. Playside receivers play a large role in the success of this play. If a team is running man coverage I would crack both playside receivers. As they attack the crack path they will block their men by running them out of the play. A cover 2 squat corner can difficult but the receiver must learn to occupy. Receivers need to learn the same concept as playside linemen, stay engaged. Let your back be a back! The final outside zones are 8/9 zone and 8/9 QB zone. Offensive line has the same responsibility as jet sweep. 8/9 zone the back will cross over the QB will zone read. 8/9 zone the back will cross over and the QB will attack the perimeter. I have talked about three schemes with many different looks out of one formation. That is the tremendous advantage of the spread. Good coaches will mix it up and stay away from tendencies. There are several pass plays that work off these run plays to keep defenses honest. A good offensive coach puts himself on the defensive side and asks the question, "What would give me problems then implements it." The beauty of the spread is that once you have run it a while you understand its simplicity. It's my belief in high school football a coach could run five or six running plays out of the spread and five or six pass plays and be successful. That is dependent on play calling but most importantly on execution. Limit the number of plays and formations so you rep the core plays and become proficient! Often you will find out adding plays and formations to fool the defense will likely just fool your offense!

That's almost the same amount that voted for our bond....Maybe we should hire the CARE campaign manager to run our voting poll....

O.K. O.K. I give, we kick a 67 yard field goal to win by one.....now I'm sticking with my last prediction..... Nederland by one

I got a feeling this game could end up just like a lot of MCM games in the past, decided at the end.... Nederlands defense, believe it or not, is what I'm basing my gut feeling on. Even with the 5 or 6 starters out I still feel Nederland can match PNG's offense....

This is Roy D. Mercer, just how big a boy r ya? How bout I come over there and whip your, Well you know the rest...... Nederland by 4 points........ ;D James..............I Like You..........................................You make me laugh. Now wait a minute, four points is not that funny..... O.K. two points.... Nederland defense gets a safety to win MCM......

Tell me about Big Boy. How big is he? Is he fast? What's his name, etc? What was the score between PNMS and Central? Man, I am full of questions today! This is Roy D. Mercer, just how big a boy r ya? How bout I come over there and whip your, Well you know the rest...... Nederland by 4 points........ ;D

Parking around the stadium is a problem but leaving should be O.K. By the time the PNG crowd clears out in the 3rd quarter, getting out of stadium should be easy. By the time we congrat the players on the field after the game the crowd should even be less. Better get a quick look at the scoreboard once the game is over, they have a habit of turning it off quick after a loss. ;D On a more serious note, good luck to both teams and I hope it turns out to be another typical MCM game, Nederland winning of course.... ;D had to throw that in there.

Nederland 13 PNG 10 Mistakes and penalties keep this one close.... ;)

Vidor wins by 6 low scoring grind it out game.

I thought Hood came in when Dean got hurt... Ahhh... Yet another example that I forgot about. Dean came in vs. Vidor when Delage got hurt and you are right that Hood came in once Dean got hurt the next season. This has been a common theme in Nederland. Didn't Barbay come in for Sullivan in a playoff game?

I have the first official update, Coach Hooks was seen reaching for his wallet... ;) Just kiddin, this is gonna be a great first game....Dogs by 4

I vote for good ole fashion mud bowl too.....Just don't rain on me while I'm watching it ;D

Special Team play is the difference is this game, Nederland takes it - 17 WOS 13

I believe you will have one soph starting at middle linebacker, that has not happened since Darin Smith. Hopefully he will play like Smith. Defense is the key to Nederland this year, offense will score and we have the best special team around.

My fav four in districts: Nederland Central Lumberton Vidor

I would say Vidor has a very strong chance to contend this year. I strongly believe they will definitely make the playoffs.

I understand Fitzpatrick will be heading to North Texas to play football. If he truly does have an attitude it will be dropped real quick. Good luck dogs, three more teams to beat....

smitty you ever buy a new car? ??? That's what I thought! ;D

I heard they recovered the stolen sign. It was found being used as a classroom divider at the High School. See, CARE is already helping reduce our needs in the classrooms. Thanks

I told you 20,000 less than last year. Am I right about that smitty? O,K, so you don't know the answer and you are looking for accurate information, correct? All you need to know right here at your finger tips, and you didn't have to ask your buddies with CARE for the info. [Hidden Content] That 155,00 was a bad attempt at a joke so I deleted it, so is the 20,000 number. It went over your head. Anyway all the information you need is included in this package.

I told you 20,000 less than last year. Am I right about that smitty? O,K, so you don't know the answer and you are looking for accurate information, correct? All you need to know right here at your finger tips, and you didn't have to ask your buddies with CARE for the info. [Hidden Content]

I told you 20,000 less than last year. Am I right about that smitty? O,K, so you don't know the answer and you are looking for accurate information, correct?

Smitty I know the budget for the athletic department, so what is your point? And yes, I feel confident 3200 got it wrong. And yes, although it was a small percentage of the bond, the football facility upgrades cost us votes, everyone knew that going into the vote. Poor campaign on our part, great campaign on CARE's part. New board members will soon find out and join sides with us pro-bonders. Give it time.