The question is a valid one only because of the talent level involved. Maybe I am wrong there. Maybe if my kid was terrible the other parents would still have a problem with me feeding the kid the ball. Maybe it is all built up in my head. The fact is, my son touches the ball 1-3 times a game. He should touch it more, because he is pretty freaking epic. This is the opinion of others as well as my own. This is also the reason I keep him away from the ball. I am afraid feeding the kid will lead to parents getting upset.
I’m hovering around the ‘screw it’ point. I know that I need to get him the ball in order to at least establish a run threat. The idea there is that once he breaks one (takes about 1-2 carries) they’re gonna be looking for that hand off and creeping up to the line of scrimmage where a play-action can really make things happen for some of the players who don’t have as much talent. This isn’t really ego talking here. This is knowledge and reality at work. For example, last game I had my boy run twice. After the second run we were able to run rollouts to the opposite side of the field for the rest of the game. A failure of our receivers to catch notwithstanding, this could have really broke down the defense.
I enjoy play calling and scheming up offenses. I like the defensive side as well, because it removes the worry of thinking the parents will blame me for their kid not getting the ball as often as possible. That worry is the only thing holding me back from opening the playbook up right now.