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Is the new QB a Junior or a senior? I'm assuming junior, but he might even be a sophomore so heck I donno. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Also how did his arm strenght look? Did it look like he could really throw it a good ways?
Just checking up.. haven't seen anything of Gate City just yet and wasn't too familiar with them last year either, although I do remember that Tyler Parks was an excellent player.
I'll acknowledge Clintwood and JIB were more successful with their pass rush against PV last season than GC - but I do not agree that was the primary difference in the outcomes.
The Blue Devils may need to press PV's QB more but unless they are better able to handle the receivers down field this year, fans at Legion will again grow very tired of the basic pitch, catch, and score. Any QB will not hesitate to put the ball up - even in a crowd - when he knows his receivers will come down with it. I think a couple of interceptions will do more to stop the Vikings than a couple of sacks.
From what I am hearing GC feels that they can better cover the PV recevers and if the rumers of there improved line play are true then GC could take the air out of the ball and play an Appy type game vs PV
GC`s Defense consists of up in your receiver`s face press man coverage, which ties up 4 people in the spread, then take another one to cover the back out of the backfield, make that 5. That`s saying there`s no safety if there is that leaves 5 people to rush, which in result allows blockers to pick it up. If they choose to blitz an outside linebacker and cover it with the saftey then your just going to get beat deep. My point being GC can not play man to man up in the receiever`s face & blitz like the other teams did to PV. So it`s either one or the other, can`t do both and consistently be successful.
I think Counts has the right concept for GC this season.
For Gate City to stop the Vikings' receiving corp, the best thing for the Devils to do is keep them off the field - use a very deliberate & time consuming style of offense. Maybe Tyler Parks can carry thirty times, grind out a series of first downs, and limit the minutes of the Viking offense.
As always, when the Vikes and Devils play, it will be a great game. But my early prediction for the score is PV 31 and GC 14. Also, I'm making one other prediction of interest to LPD fans for this year - Kelly 21 over Pound 14.
Gate City better be getting ready for Richlands. Forget Powell Valley. They aren't important at this point in time. It's all about RICHLANDS.