Boone is obviously struggling this year.

 

I was talking to a coach who said he felt Boone might have won a game or two this year with their old style of play. Instead, they implemented a new system and are winless.

 

1. In your opinion, would Boone have some Ws by utilizing the traditional "3 yards and a cloud" style?

 

2. Does a coach need to modify his system if he doesn't have the talent to run it even if it helps them one or two years down the road?

Not saying this in regard to the coach at Boone because I know little and less about the Rebels and their coach.

 

I would say a good coach does a combination of both, though.

This year for Boone is all about implementing platoon football and a style of play. The wins will come later.

This year for Boone is all about implementing platoon football and a style of play. The wins will come later.

 

 

I get that. I'm asking is that's the right approach. Do you owe it to THIS YEAR'S team to win as many games as you can even if it means going away from your "style?"

 

Can you tell a senior "We're putting in a system that will help us down the road?"

I think every team that can platoon, should platoon. Unfortunately, it has to start at some point, with some sacrifices, and this is the time of Boone County. Good call on their part.

Boone is obviously struggling this year.

 

I was talking to a coach who said he felt Boone might have won a game or two this year with their old style of play. Instead, they implemented a new system and are winless.

 

1. In your opinion, would Boone have some Ws by utilizing the traditional "3 yards and a cloud" style?

 

2. Does a coach need to modify his system if he doesn't have the talent to run it even if it helps them one or two years down the road?

I don't think they would of won 1 or 2 if they stuck to their old system. I think what hhurt them the most this year is losing Lamb before the season started and putting thheir best athlete as QB even though he isn't a QB. That was what has hurt them the most imo. They are also instituting the platoon system which should pay dividendds in about 3 years, first year is always hard.

 

The other thing that hurt them is the coach really didn't know who he had this year when he got here. It will take time to know who is in your system.

I get that. I'm asking is that's the right approach. Do you owe it to THIS YEAR'S team to win as many games as you can even if it means going away from your "style?"

 

Can you tell a senior "We're putting in a system that will help us down the road?"

It's a little less painful to a senior if they didn't think they could do much this year whether they had their old coach or a new one this year. If there wasn't a platoon system I don't think it would of made much of a difference this year.

I get that. I'm asking is that's the right approach. Do you owe it to THIS YEAR'S team to win as many games as you can even if it means going away from your "style?"

 

Can you tell a senior "We're putting in a system that will help us down the road?"

 

It is absolutely the right approach and if Boone would not have had so many injuries we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

I think every team that can platoon, should platoon. Unfortunately, it has to start at some point, with some sacrifices, and this is the time of Boone County. Good call on their part.

 

Did Highlands go through a tough time while implementing platooning?

Did Highlands go through a tough time while implementing platooning?

 

2008 Highlands was pretty much two platooning, but 2009 was the first year you saw full two platooning on the field for Highlands (most of the players practiced on both sides of the ball, but only played on one side of the ball during games. With the limited exception of Austin Collinsworth who played a little bit both ways at the beginning of the season). That was a darn good football team that was incredibly deep with talent everywhere. When Bardo was lost as a QB in the 5th game, Towles came in and did a decent job. He didn't have to do much, but what they asked him to do, he did well. When Collinsworth was lost for 5 games, Tyler Fennell came in and did an outstanding job as the main RB. When we had an olinemen or a dlinemen miss a game, we had so much depth that the next guy up came in and the team didn't miss a beat. Highlands had a really strong senior class supplemented by some really strong juniors. But Highlands was light years ahead of where Boone County is at this point when it comes to depth so it was much, much easier for Highlands to go to the two platoon system than it is for Boone, particularly when the injuries come into play. What the Boone coach is doing may be tough on the seniors, but if they give it their all, they will be able to sleep well at night knowing that they were part of the team that laid the foundation for what I think will be a lot of success at Boone in the future.

Excellent points lneck.