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Friday, September 14, 2007
Stealing signs, scaling back and Fantasy FB lineups
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1.Do you want your coach to attempt to steal signs from the opposing team?
First of all, I believe stealing signs at the high school level is a part of the game. In my opinion, what you can see on the field with your own two eyes is fair game at any level.
Luckily in high school, I don’t think we have to worry about anyone pulling a Bill Belicheat. Most programs don’t have the manpower or equipment to try and capture opposing teams’ signals on tape.
Besides, the vast majority of high school coaches that I know have way too much class to ever even think about compromising the integrity of the game.
That said, do I want my coach sneaking a glance across the field to try to pick up a signal? Absolutely. In fact, I think it’s worth at least having one assistant keep tabs on the opposing coaches.
What do you guys think? How much time and energy do you want your team’s coaching staff to spend studying the opposing team’s signals?
2. With pre-region games mostly meaningless, do you want your coach to scale back the playbook, essentially saving his best plays for later games with more playoff implications?
I’m confident Steve Spurrier does it all the time. The South Carolina defense that showed up in Athens last weekend wasn’t the same unit that surrendered 252 rushing yards to Louisiana-Lafayette the previous week.
Holding back is the smartest thing to do, but you know pride gets in the way during some of these big games. And I’m glad it does.
How much do you want your coach to hold back before getting into region play?
Fantasy Football Week 3
Season Scoreboard
Kurt Aschermann 2, DP 0
Gwinnett 2, State 0
This Week’s Line-ups
DP’s Dandies
QB Devon Strickland, Central Gwinnett
RB Brandon Davis, Peachtree Ridge
RB Diante Drake, Central Gwinnett
WR Brice Butler, Norcross
DEF Wesleyan
The Kurt Dynasty
QB T.J. Smith, Berkmar
RB D.J. Adams, Norcross
RB Kenneth Miles, Brookwood
WR Isaiah Jupiter, Berkmar
WR Danny Sekerak, Central Gwinnett
DEF Buford
Reader’s Team: Gordo’s Gridiron Goliaths
QB Mikey Tamburo, North Gwinnett
RB Brandon Jacobs, Parkview
RB Tyler Jarry, North Gwinnett
WR Isaiah Jupiter, Berkmar
WR Cordero Dixon, North Gwinnett
DEF Parkview
Want to take on Kurt and DP?
Post your team— 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WR, 1 Defense—on the blog before noon Friday. Feel free to email your team to dpurdum@ajc.com or kaschermann@@ajc.com as well.
You can use any combination of players from across the state, while Kurt and DP will use only Gwinnett County players.
One reader-submitted team will be selected each week based on the creativity of their username. That selected team will be posted on Friday’s blog, along with Kurt and DP’s.
If that reader’s team outscores both Kurt and DP, they will receive a special prize from the closet of Kurt or DP.
Scoring System (Note: Due to limited stats, QBs/WRs do not receive points for rushing yards; RBs no points for receiving yards)
Passing
100-200 yards - 6
200-300 yards - 9
More than 300 - 15
Rushing/Receiving
50-99 yards - 6
100-150 - 9
151-199 - 12
More than 200 - 15
Rushing/Receiving/Passing TDs - 6
Defense: Every point the opposing team scores is subtracted from your total.
Results will be posted on Tuesday’s blog.
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