And, Cane, me and you just ain't gonna agree on what makes a good CB or defense...
Agreed.

but the better your CBs are the better your defense is....that's why they get the big bucks in the NFL in relation to other defensive positions.
Agreed x2.

There's not many you can put on an island 99% of the time and consistantly win that match up.
Agreed x3.

Same goes for HS...
Here's where I disagree, b/c HS WR's aren't that good either, especially in Virginia Region D/Division 1. You don't need an NFL corner to cover them. You need a kid that knows the fundamentals about how to cover a route and turn his head when the ball's coming. He may not "win" 100% of the time, but he'll be more effective than a kid who's only tool is to face-guard as the ball's coming. Remember--it's called pass defense and not receiver defense for a reason.

if all you have to devote to the WRs is 2 CBs and a Safety, and you succeed in defending the pass and get run support as well on the edges, you are going to win most all of your games.
...unless there's a game where a team sees they can effectively pass the football w/little to no trouble. What I'm saying is, against a team that comes out 3-4 wide like Burton did some of the night against Cwood--then you should have practiced pass D enough w/your CB's/S's that it's not a problem.

As you say, if all you have to devote to the WR's is 2 CB's and a Safety, and they trot out 4-wide against you...then what? Do you go zero coverage and hope you get to the QB first? Or do you have that planned for enough to be able to put 4 CB's who understand pass D past the point of simple face-guarding in the game and have at least one safety over the top? I think a good staff, good coordinator would make sure he has the latter, otherwise--prepare to be burnt like toast.

Alot of local teams just throw a player out there on the corners who is adequate at one or the other....
Which is a HUGE mistake, when said scenario that Cwood faced against Burton arises.

but that's not my idea of what you need out there.
Mine either. I think we're on the same page on a lot of this, I just don't think we agree that you can indeed teach a HS kid proper pass coverage skills beyond face-guarding which is illegal and can get you into penalty troubles.