This is what has confused me about HC for years, how they play their talent. Last year you had Walker, who was an exceptional athlete but a below average passer. On the sidelines you have Arlinghaus who would be brought in to change things up. Why? Why not put Walker in space, maybe put him in the WildCat, and use him and Ronaker together out of the backfield? Now you have a QB who can throw and two of the better backs in 2A. Before that, Stone and Armstrong's senior year. They very rarely saw the field at the same time? Why? They were both dynamite. In the playoffs against NewCath, they were down at the half and went to Stone as their QB. He had a much stronger arm than the starting QB, and they even ran the option a couple of times w/ him and Armstrong. Funny thing happened and they made a comeback that fell short. I don't get how their coaches use their players.

 

I agree, especially with your point about Stone and Armstrong. Both of them were very talented. If it were not for things like not playing them together and other talent that was not utilized in the right positions, HC could have possibly fared better than they have over the past couple of seasons.

This is what has confused me about HC for years, how they play their talent. Last year you had Walker, who was an exceptional athlete but a below average passer. On the sidelines you have Arlinghaus who would be brought in to change things up. Why? Why not put Walker in space, maybe put him in the WildCat, and use him and Ronaker together out of the backfield? Now you have a QB who can throw and two of the better backs in 2A. Before that, Stone and Armstrong's senior year. They very rarely saw the field at the same time? Why? They were both dynamite. In the playoffs against NewCath, they were down at the half and went to Stone as their QB. He had a much stronger arm than the starting QB, and they even ran the option a couple of times w/ him and Armstrong. Funny thing happened and they made a comeback that fell short. I don't get how their coaches use their players.

 

M. Walker was an interesting talent. They tried him at WR, but it just didn't seem to click for him at that position. At QB, he could create and improvise (mostly through his running). He had the ability to take over games. For instance, he had one of the most amazing runs I've ever seen at any level late in the DeSales game when he scrambled and literally hurdled a defender to get extra yards (the refs for some reason didn't have the courage to throw a flag)! Unfortunately, Markel threw an INT on the next play and the season was over. Yes, there was a lot of talent on that HC team last year. IMO, in tough situations, I think the other players expected Markel to bail them out. This year's team doesn't have the one "big star", but they do have several leaders on offense and defense who can make big plays.