I’ll start with the good news.
The 6-7 team came up with their second win, a close victory over the Cowboys. Roll Seahawks… I’m pleased to say the coach’s kids were pivotal. One had a pick 6 and mine caught a tough short pass and took it to the house for 6. They look like the second most proficient of the three teams I coach.
The 8-9 team looks the best. They looked outstanding today in a 28*-24 loss that will always be an asterisk loss. See, the Bengals weren’t playing by the rules and the refs just let it go. I tried complaining at first, but the league is clear about not being allowed to argue with the refs. The Bengals scored three touchdowns on illegal double pass plays. Without those TDs, we crushed them. Our defense played solid throughout and our offense only suffered a few hiccups while moving the ball very well. The problem is still getting enough kids to touch the ball. I could’ve done what the Bengals did and gave the ball to the same couple of great athletes, but thats not the way we are supposed to play.
I don’t think my 10-12 team is quite sure how to play. In truth, I think my 10-12 defensive coach is getting upset about the lack of offense and, at this point, has to be pointing the finger at me. I deserve a lot of the blame for not getting the kids prepared and maybe still calling plays that are ineffective. The thing is, I’ve seen these plays work all the way up through adult league including 13-16 and when we execute them, the boys are slowly moving down the field. Slow is the problem. Slow and impatient. They’re moving too slowly out of the backfield and they’re too impatient with the short plays looking for the big bomb. We know that the bomb doesn’t work–not for us. We lost our second straight game 25-6. At least we scored an offensive TD this time.
What burns me is the 8-9 game. I recognize it is a loss on paper, but I can’t even call it that. This is still an undefeated team in my mind. We only really got beat by the refs. Next week is a new week and we are due for serious payback on whatever poor team is on the schedule.