There seem to be more athletes than football players anymore.
Athletes give you the wow factor so some things will be forgiving if they dont know the ins and outs of the game. Football players have to rely on their field smarts, that all they have. Most kids don't understand the rules or situations of the game that there playing. Now I don't know if that's bad coaching or kids being kids. With limited time to practice there are some things we just expect kids to know.