Gen7Dragon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 48 to 14 final. I was a bit surprised in this one. I expected a closer game. Just from listening I heard a lot of upperclassmen making plays for Shelbyville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Yeah... this ain't ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsn03 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Joaquin has problems scoring when they get inside the 20. Been happening all season, was the worst tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen7Dragon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 2 minutes ago, ramsn03 said: Joaquin has problems scoring when they get inside the 20. Been happening all season, was the worst tonight. Elysian Fields had the same problem against Shelbyville. They stayed in the red zone but didn't score a single time. Shelbyville is not even remotely good defensively but they have managed to make redzone stops the past two weeks. They must be doing something right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 4 hours ago, KirtFalcon said: The Bruhaha last year was worth the price of admission .... the instigator from Joe ran and hid after he did the dirty deed ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 28 minutes ago, Gen7Dragon said: Elysian Fields had the same problem against Shelbyville. They stayed in the red zone but didn't score a single time. Shelbyville is not even remotely good defensively but they have managed to make redzone stops the past two weeks. They must be doing something right? Defense is definitely not the Dragons’ strength. The Rams did themselves no favors with pre-snap penalties that turned 3rd and 2 into 3rd and 7. You’re only going to overcome so many of those, and that’s been our Achilles all year, at least offensively. Credit the Dragons for capitalizing on those opportunities to get stops. When you run an offense like ours, you have to stay on schedule to be successful, and between penalties and negative plays, it just isn’t happening. Defensively, we’re kind of a mess and Shelbyville exposed it big time. They play pitch and catch football extremely well. QB is very adept at keeping his eyes downfield and is not afraid to be creative in how he gets the football to his receivers. I don’t know what his numbers were, but I think he had 4-5 incompletions all night. Congrats and good luck the rest of the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 At some point everybody besides about the four or five guys on the team giving all they have is gonna have to decide they want to play football. Because this ain't it chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehard Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 35 minutes ago, Lambo said: At some point everybody besides about the four or five guys on the team giving all they have is gonna have to decide they want to play football. Because this ain't it chief. Yeah when ya actually witness a contest such as this tonight, it makes ya scratch your head and question all kinda of stuff….. Rams certainly still searching for an identity on both sides of the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepballfan Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Be up that way in a couple of weeks to watch The Dragons play. Bought me some land in Shelbyville and hope to move up there in the next few years. Coming back home. Both sides of my family are from Shelbyville. A few generations ago though, some still live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pine curtain Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 6 hours ago, KirtFalcon said: The Bruhaha last year was worth the price of admission .... the instigator from Joe ran and hid after he did the dirty deed ... did anything happen during the game this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen7Dragon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 2 hours ago, Lambo said: At some point everybody besides about the four or five guys on the team giving all they have is gonna have to decide they want to play football. Because this ain't it chief. Joaquin lost a lot to graduation! Two guys even went on to play college ball, and there are a lot of young players on the team as well. Also, y'all are a victim to what is going on everywhere which is the small towns dying out. I've (by chance) watched several local junior high teams this year, and it's bad! I mostly see a bunch of smallish, non aggressive kids that don't know how to play football. These same kids are inside playing video games or horsing around on Tiktok. Even in the financially disadvantaged communities that used to be alive with street basketball, sandlot baseball, or backyard football is no more. I've been watching this phenomenon progress for about 15 years or so. On top of that most of the really good athletic kids are transferring to bigger schools, or places where they have an opportunity to play on a good team. I can't blame those families at all! I believe in loyalty, but why would a family with a good football player waste away in a place where they have no chance for recognition? Baseball and basketball are a little different because of select ball and AAU, but even those organizations are getting watered down with politics and privleage. Deep in my heart I hope I'm wrong about all of this, but it's not looking good. In my opinion times aren't changing anymore. They have changed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen7Dragon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 3 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Defense is definitely not the Dragons’ strength. The Rams did themselves no favors with pre-snap penalties that turned 3rd and 2 into 3rd and 7. You’re only going to overcome so many of those, and that’s been our Achilles all year, at least offensively. Credit the Dragons for capitalizing on those opportunities to get stops. When you run an offense like ours, you have to stay on schedule to be successful, and between penalties and negative plays, it just isn’t happening. Defensively, we’re kind of a mess and Shelbyville exposed it big time. They play pitch and catch football extremely well. QB is very adept at keeping his eyes downfield and is not afraid to be creative in how he gets the football to his receivers. I don’t know what his numbers were, but I think he had 4-5 incompletions all night. Congrats and good luck the rest of the season. Good luck to the Rams as well. I still think 3rd and 4th place is up for grabs. I predict it will get very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) ..... Edited September 23 by KirtFalcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, pine curtain said: did anything happen during the game this year? I wasn't there, but looks like the fire breathing dragons roasted some sheep ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, KirtFalcon said: I wasn't there, but looks like the fire breathing dragons roasted some sheep ..... Like that one scene on Game of thrones. Edited September 23 by Lambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepballfan Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 8 hours ago, Gen7Dragon said: Joaquin lost a lot to graduation! Two guys even went on to play college ball, and there are a lot of young players on the team as well. Also, y'all are a victim to what is going on everywhere which is the small towns dying out. I've (by chance) watched several local junior high teams this year, and it's bad! I mostly see a bunch of smallish, non aggressive kids that don't know how to play football. These same kids are inside playing video games or horsing around on Tiktok. Even in the financially disadvantaged communities that used to be alive with street basketball, sandlot baseball, or backyard football is no more. I've been watching this phenomenon progress for about 15 years or so. On top of that most of the really good athletic kids are transferring to bigger schools, or places where they have an opportunity to play on a good team. I can't blame those families at all! I believe in loyalty, but why would a family with a good football player waste away in a place where they have no chance for recognition? Baseball and basketball are a little different because of select ball and AAU, but even those organizations are getting watered down with politics and privleage. Deep in my heart I hope I'm wrong about all of this, but it's not looking good. In my opinion times aren't changing anymore. They have changed. First in bold. That is a coaching issue. Second in Bold you are right on. Overall great posts. My Team had one of the worst defense in our history. We hired a new staff with one of the best DCs ever at our school. We went from the worst defense who could not tackle and were not aggressive to playing for the State Championship in one single season. The new defense never misses a tackle, is always in the right place, and are very ferocious when it comes to tackles. Last night we defeated the @2 ranked team in 5A DII with a shutout of their high powered offense. I offer this to you to say there is hope. It can happen. I love Shelbyville. I live 3 hours away. Shelbyville and Joaquin has both had my family members play in those school. Infact I have family members playing on Joaquin this season. I hope to move to Shelbyville were my grandfathers family is from, and my grandmothers family is from. I have already purchased my land there, just waiting on electricity to start the building process to move up there and complete the circle of life going back to my ancestral home. My grandfather was born in Choice and my Grandmother in Possum Trot(SP)? Good luck to both schools they are both near and dear to my heart. I go to at least one Shelbyville game each season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 It's definitely not a coaching issue. I promise you that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pine curtain Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 20 hours ago, Lambo said: It's definitely not a coaching issue. I promise you that. so it is the players then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, pine curtain said: so it is the players then? Players are young for the most part. We were very senior heavy last year and it showed. A physically mature offensive line was able to impose their will on a lot of opponents and some 3 year starters in the backfield took full advantage of it. This team has four seniors on it, and a lot of the juniors that are starting are doing so for the first time. On top of that, every opponent on the schedule is a better football team than they were a year ago. It’s just football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 3 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Players are young for the most part. We were very senior heavy last year and it showed. A physically mature offensive line was able to impose their will on a lot of opponents and some 3 year starters in the backfield took full advantage of it. This team has four seniors on it, and a lot of the juniors that are starting are doing so for the first time. On top of that, every opponent on the schedule is a better football team than they were a year ago. It’s just football. Garrison is pretty young too, several freshmen and sophomores playing significant time especially at the skilled positions .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehard Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 10 minutes ago, KirtFalcon said: Garrison is pretty young too, several freshmen and sophomores playing significant time especially at the skilled positions .... No they are not….. young guys getting playing time in blowouts doesn’t count as meaningful playing time. Dawg studs are mostly seniors sprinkled in with some juniors as well. And any team that makes a deep run will be senior/junior led….. as it should be. Those aged kids are just naturally more mature and experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 2 minutes ago, Diehard said: No they are not….. young guys getting playing time in blowouts doesn’t count as meaningful playing time. Dawg studs are mostly seniors sprinkled in with some juniors as well. And any team that makes a deep run will be senior/junior led….. as it should be. Those aged kids are just naturally more mature and experienced. Actually, a few are starters .... we have an 8th grader that plays RB / DB that's as good as anyone on the varsity offensive or defensive backfield ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 minute ago, KirtFalcon said: Actually, a few are starters .... we have an 8th grader that plays RB / DB that's as good as anyone on the varsity offensive or defensive backfield ...... 19 year old 8th graders don’t count. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomer Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) 4 hours ago, trueblue82 said: 19 year old 8th graders don’t count. We do count. I know cause I was one. Edited September 25 by Doomer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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