What does Ryle need to do to improve in 2012? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

They return QB Nathan Davis. Tanner Pulice and Ryan Hill will probably be their top running backs. Lex Sowards and Brad Weber are probably their best lineman. They didn't have a very big team last year any word how many players they have on this years roster?

Ryle is going to have a great year. They have a lot coming back; Davis and Pulice at the skill positions and probably one of the best returning o-lines with Weber, Sowards, Howes, and Morgan. The offense should be in high gear this fall! If the defense plays up to the normal tough Ryle style, they should be in for a great run.

Ryle is going to have a great year. They have a lot coming back; Davis and Pulice at the skill positions and probably one of the best returning o-lines with Weber, Sowards, Howes, and Morgan. The offense should be in high gear this fall! If the defense plays up to the normal tough Ryle style, they should be in for a great run.

 

Compare/contrast Pulice with Elliott. I'm not familiar with the young man.

Clyde, Pulice is a lot like Elliott in the fact that he is a nice straight ahead runner with good speed and power. Travis looked for contact and enjoyed running over the defense, where that is not Pulice game, but he is still strong enough not to be taken down by first contact. He doesn't have the mass that Travis has. Pulice is still a very good back and will have no problem eating up the yardage behind Ryle's line.

Word out of Union is that the offense is changing again. Who is now running that unit?

Word out of Union is that the offense is changing again. Who is now running that unit?

 

The same people that have been running it. Warner and Teegarden.

The same people that have been running it. Warner and Teegarden.

 

Teegarden cracks me up but I have to say he went out of his way to welcome me last time I covered Ryle.

I think you will see some different looks this at Ryle, offensively. You have Davis, Pulice, Hill, Salmen and Kennedy. All four of those backs are going to state in track and have speed. Who gets the ball? Davis with his speed and toughness? Pulice, who is as fast as Travis and a hard hitting runner? Hill, with his cut back speed and illusive quickness? And Nick Kennedy who is now healed from his should injury? and Nick Salmen with his speed and great hands. The offensive line is probably one of the better lines that Ryle has had in a while. They rival the line from two years ago and the '06 line. Dont forget the Dylan Plavant and Travis Pavy are healed up also. Many returning starters from last year and we have youth to replace the seniors that graduated. That youth has experience and got alot of playing time last year.

Comparing Pulice to Elliot come on! I don't think anybody can compare to Elliot lets be real! Pulice might be good but not that good. Pulice had 438 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns and played most the season. Elliot only played 2 and half games and had 346 yards and 7 touchdowns!

Is there any chance of Ryle diversifying their offense?

 

I honestly think there were some years they would have been serious threats for state if they had a better passing attack to go along with their solid running game.

your right UK, but the offense got spread around ALOT more when Travis went out too. Tanner did not start getting the ball until game 5. He was rarely in the backfield until after Travis went down. Nutter was the key back for a couple of games. By that time Nathan Davis had shown that he can run the ball, Tanner showed that he can run as well. The whole offense changed. It is very difficult to replace Travis. Word is that there is high energy and great chemistry with this group of players and the expectation is high as well. Several of the players that did not play last year for whatever reason, have decided to come back for their senior year.

Several of the players that did not play last year for whatever reason, have decided to come back for their senior year.

 

Interesting. Good to hear.