trueblue82 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Ok gentlemen, (and you too Kirt), we may as well go ahead and discuss the upcoming season. For the record, here are the DCTF picks for the district: 1. Garrison2. Tenaha3. Joaquin4. Timpson5. Linden-Kildare6. Beckville7. Harleton Tenaha, Beckville, and Harleton are all under new head coaches. Joaquin brings back one of the overall best senior classes we’ve had in a long time. I think our biggest concern is probably depth. Our first 11 are as good as they get, but there’s a pretty steep drop off when we have to go to our bench. Additionally, we don’t have any size to speak of. Junior lineman Blake Cummings (6’4”, 260#) is as good as we’ve seen, but the rest of our linemen are small. Don’t get me wrong, guys like Seniors Jesus’ Bravo (5’10”, 160#) and Dre Walters (5’10” 175#) are athletic and strong as a bull and tailor made for the slot-t. They will definitely have their work cut out for them when Garrison visits Ram Stadium in week 1 of district play. Senior Connor Bragg will move to QB, meaning one of the best athletes in East Texas (2 time state long jump champ, 3 time sprint relay state qualifier) will have the football in his hands on every snap. On defense, senior DB Boogie Lane (politics kept him from being defensive District MVP last year) and LB Logan Harper will continue to lead the way. I see another great season for the Rams. A playoff run is dependent on keeping key players healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsn03 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I was wondering if would move Connor to QB, guess going to tweak the offense a little, giving him more runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Greezychef said: Such fail. How you leave out Ian Shahan in your synopsis? Ian is one of several kids that I included in the ones we can’t afford to lose to injury, along with Connor, Boogie, Logan, Bravo, Gunnar Nelson, and Blake. But don’t worry about my Rams. You know I’m not gonna give out all the secrets. When can we expect an in-depth analysis on your Tigers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 6 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Ok gentlemen, (and you too Kirt), we may as well go ahead and discuss the upcoming season. For the record, here are the DCTF picks for the district: 1. Garrison2. Tenaha3. Joaquin4. Timpson5. Linden-Kildare6. Beckville7. Harleton Did you break down and buy a DCTF magazine?! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 44 minutes ago, StingEmALTO said: Did you break down and buy a DCTF magazine?! 🤣 Nope. I know more than they ever will about the only team I care about. I’ll save the money and buy ammo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Greezychef said: Probably never. You boycotting them again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAPACK1 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 18 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Ian is one of several kids that I included in the ones we can’t afford to lose to injury, along with Connor, Boogie, Logan, Bravo, Gunnar Nelson, and Blake. But don’t worry about my Rams. You know I’m not gonna give out all the secrets. When can we expect an in-depth analysis on your Tigers? Yall have a new kid that will make an impact on defense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, ATLFalcons said: Yall have a new kid that will make an impact on defense! Yeah he will definitely help out that junior class. It’s loaded with athletes, but they’re all girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagegenius Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 I don’t know if losing the big boys will hurt more on offense or defense for Garrison. They could clog the box with those 4 hogs and make everything bounce to their athletes. When teams would play with 3 and 4 wrs they could afford to align to stop the lads knowing that the run game wasn’t a huge threat. Will be interesting to see how the defense responds without that luxury and possibly having to commit more to the box against those sets. I still think they’ll be plenty good. Tenaha handled the move up a lot better than many folks thought they would. Can they keep it up? Joaquin seems poised to make a run. Seems like these seniors have been playing for 5-6 years on varsity. Timpson did not look very good offensively without their stud RB Osby. Can they replace him? Do return some nice pieces, especially on the defensive side of the ball. That LB was one of the better I saw last year. No clue what LK has coming to replace what they graduated. The RB is good but will there be any help around him? Beckville I feel like was Senior laden last year. (Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong). And being under a new coach just feels like they are going to be in rebuild mode. Don’t see them being nearly as competitive as they were last year. Harleton struggled. Dont see that changing this next go round either. They’ll be looking for a realignment favor in Feb of 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknownguy Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 11:39 AM, Greezychef said: Probably never. Going to be very deep with athletes. Kids that can play any position on the field . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destry Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 9 hours ago, villagegenius said: I don’t know if losing the big boys will hurt more on offense or defense for Garrison. They could clog the box with those 4 hogs and make everything bounce to their athletes. When teams would play with 3 and 4 wrs they could afford to align to stop the lads knowing that the run game wasn’t a huge threat. Will be interesting to see how the defense responds without that luxury and possibly having to commit more to the box against those sets. I still think they’ll be plenty good. Tenaha handled the move up a lot better than many folks thought they would. Can they keep it up? Joaquin seems poised to make a run. Seems like these seniors have been playing for 5-6 years on varsity. Timpson did not look very good offensively without their stud RB Osby. Can they replace him? Do return some nice pieces, especially on the defensive side of the ball. That LB was one of the better I saw last year. No clue what LK has coming to replace what they graduated. The RB is good but will there be any help around him? Beckville I feel like was Senior laden last year. (Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong). And being under a new coach just feels like they are going to be in rebuild mode. Don’t see them being nearly as competitive as they were last year. Harleton struggled. Dont see that changing this next go round either. They’ll be looking for a realignment favor in Feb of 2020. From what i hear, Harleton has a new offense, defense, and discipline that was lacking. Will be better, whether it turns into wins we have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Destry said: From what i hear, Harleton has a new offense, defense, and discipline that was lacking. Will be better, whether it turns into wins we have to wait and see. What kind of offense are they going to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destry Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 16 hours ago, trueblue82 said: What kind of offense are they going to run? I heard the wing t with variations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfanforever Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 When will Joaquin have its first scrimmage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 10 hours ago, Ramfanforever said: When will Joaquin have its first scrimmage 8/16 at Elysian Fields, with EF and Grand Saline. 8/23 at home with Logansport and Waskom. Game 1 is 8/30 at home vs Deweyville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfanforever Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks for the info. I am so ready for football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWolfman Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 18 hours ago, trueblue82 said: 8/16 at Elysian Fields, with EF and Grand Saline. 8/23 at home with Logansport and Waskom. Game 1 is 8/30 at home vs Deweyville That one vs Deweyville will be game of the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 5 hours ago, SAWolfman said: That one vs Deweyville will be game of the week! If it’s remotely competitive, we’re in trouble in our district. But, Deweyville could be a playoff team in their district. You never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpleforever Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 9 hours ago, trueblue82 said: If it’s remotely competitive, we’re in trouble in our district. But, Deweyville could be a playoff team in their district. You never know! Some of them boys have been lifting during the summer and the before and after pics are quite impressive, whether this translates to the field or not is yet to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagegenius Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 11 hours ago, trueblue82 said: If it’s remotely competitive, we’re in trouble in our district. But, Deweyville could be a playoff team in their district. You never know! There are a lot of teams up this way would who be playoff teams in that district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWolfman Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, villagegenius said: There are a lot of teams up this way would who be playoff teams in that district. Just wouldnt win it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Purpleforever said: Some of them boys have been lifting during the summer and the before and after pics are quite impressive, whether this translates to the field or not is yet to be seen. Are you speaking about Joaquin or Deweyville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagegenius Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 5 hours ago, SAWolfman said: Just wouldnt win it 100% agree, until someone beats them they are the class or Region 3 and definitely district 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpleforever Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 10 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Are you speaking about Joaquin or Deweyville? Deweyville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, Purpleforever said: Deweyville That’s good. They don’t seem to have much natural athleticism, but a good coach can take kids with some want-to and build a football team out of them. Getting in the weight room and getting in shape is the first step in using that want-to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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