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Yes they did, finally got some good pitching Hopefully that will continue Glad to see Verlander back. Will have a great chance if they start hitting with RISP. We will see how they perform on this road trip vs the Yankees and Orioles. Hopefully like they did against Cleveland

I hope you are right, however I think they will be the 6th seed after the Cleveland, New York, and Baltimore series. Hopefully from there, they will pick it up and have a chance to win their division. Bielak’s last 2 starts have been disappointing, Maton’s last 3 appearances have been poor, and I don’t know if Martinez, and Montero have been any good at all this season

Are you sure they are playing good enough to make the playoffs as of right now, because their pitching staff is doing some big time struggling

I do not bet, however don’t be surprised if they don’t make it the way they are playing now

PAM will be good this year but will probably only go 3 rounds deep. I give BH the edge simply on a better coaching staff

Astros are playing 1 good game followed by 2 bad games as of today. They are getting any timely hits and the pitching staff is struggling They keep pitching Bielak, Maton, Montero,and Gonzales. These pitchers can’t get the job done. They need to trade for a decent pitcher The way they are playing right now leads me to believe that they won’t make the playoffs this year unless they can turn it around in August and September

Houston Lamar is the only one you mentioned that is always talented and is 6A. The others you mentioned are so so Rhey played like a Kashmere, Wheatley, Furr, Scarborough

Nederland’s problem this year is that the returning starters are juniors and only a handful of talented players. Offensively they are struggling at the receiver, RB, and QB positions and an iffy OL. Defensively, the secondary is really weak and special teams must improve tremendously That is IMO why they are picked 6 out of 8 in district Everyone should remember that last season they played the majority of their games like an HISD school

Dayton is probably going to come in 4th. I see FBM, PNG, and TC before Dayton

Yes I agree that they have a tough non district schedule, however FBM, PNG, TC, and Dayton will all have better teams than WOS and overrated Silsbee

Oop’s my mistake Dayton clobbered them last year also, so no win there either for the Dogs

FBM, PNG, TC, and Dayton will all be better than Silsbee IMO

I said they have a chance to beat Dayton and Silsbee is in a lower classification and IMO will not make it to state Remember that TC and SF destroyed the Dogs last year The top 3 teams in district will be FBM, PNG, and TC

Texas City and Santa Fe have as many starters coming back as Nederland and both destroyed the Bulldogs last season, so I don’t see the Dogs winning those games, they may have a chance against Dayton. They do not have the athletes that Marshall has and PNG has a better coaching staff. They should beat Willowridge and GP. If they don’t beat WOS and Silsbee they could well be 2-8 again IMO all district teams except Willowridge and GP are better than WOS and Silsbee

A nice topic by Greg Tepper, However I just don’t see the talent level at Nederland being good enough to win this year, maybe next year when you have a decent senior class and hopefully some talented juniors, with a few sophomores in the mix

As expected, Dave Campbell’s magazine has the Bulldogs finishing 6 of 8 in the district Looking at all teams in the district and their returning starters and top prospects listed, unfortunately it appears to be another dismal season for the Bulldogs

Haven’t gotten Dave Campbell’s magazine what is the district picks for 5A D2 PNG ‘s district? Anyone seen it my quest is FBM, PNG, TC, Dayton, SF, Nederland, GP, Willowridge

I think the juniors will be much improved from last season, however there is only a handful of talented juniors. The senior class is few and not very talented, so we will have to see how many sophomores are good enough to play at the varsity level for the Bulldogs to improve from a dismal last season. I think they will be better, but will they be good enough to go 5-5

PAM will be good. They have a lot of talent, but as usual they are overrated Will possibly make it to 3rd round and be done

Cornel and Eddie Dyer are 2 outstanding coaches and good men

Certainly glad to see a chip on their shoulders After all, they were about as bad as you can get last season I hear not many seniors and don’t know how many SOPHS will be ready for varsity level football Junior class is where we have a handful of talented players We already know that there will be at least 5 losses; Dayton, FBM, PAM, PNG, and TC The games against WOS, Silsbee, and SF will determine whether they finish 2-8 to possibly 5-5. will either be 2-5 or 3-4 in district

They elected to keep the coaching staff intact, so look for the same results as the past two seasons

Glad that he went to a camp and hope he has improved tremendously My concern is did the Bulldogs find a QB coach that can improve the QB’s on the roster

Yes, they certainly needed to start early. You must remember to win, you have to have a combination of talent and good coaching. As of today, the Bulldogs are lacking in these 2 categories Yes I believe they will be improved, but how much? They have major concerns at LB’er and secondary on defense. The offense has to develop a QB, find some receivers, and the OL must improve a bunch. The special teams may have been the weakest of the 3 last season The senior class is pretty weak, however there are a handful of juniors that should be much improved. I don’t know how many sophomores will be capable of varsity level competition The non district results will tell us whether they wind up 2-8 are 5-5

Anahuac, East Chambers, and Orangefield all have good coaching staffs, I am picking OF because Smalley seems to find a way to do it