Football is a strange sport. You get these kids who are the physical build for a specific role at the higher level, but because of one thing or another they end up playing ‘out of position’ and never get recognized for how good they are at a particular thing. My boys are getting shifted around all over the field. Both are true corners–D1 build corners standing at six feet plus with blazing speed and a narrow frame. They aren’t safeties and Linebackers, but that is what coach needs, so that is what they are doing. That is the oddness and the particularly destructive nature of football. There are 11 positions on each side of the ball, and for my senior who has 1 offer at CB already and needs a better one (it in’t a full scholarship) if he is going to play college ball. He does not have a lot of time, but injuries across the secondary means that he is unlikely to get any more tape beyond that one truly fantastic game. Somehow the coaches at both levels feel these boys are wasted at corner. Yet, without their play the team would’ve given up more points.
Life does not always hand you the conditions you seek. Often you fight through what you are given and make it into a situation in which you can at least survive until you learn how to thrive.