As some of the older posters here know, I used to post a while ago. It has been awhile but I couldn't help to say what I am about to say. Someone has too. My son was in town last night and he wanted to see what Allegany looked like against a good team that beat Fort Hill. I dread going to Keyser and getting out was fun as usual. But, we went. Understand, either my wife or a couple of good friends hardly ever miss. So, I'm gonna say I might know a bit more than some that post here. We thought it would be a good game. Little did we know.
This is what I gathered last night before the game from some parents I know of players. The coaching staff changed the backfield and game plan on Thursday. It was told to me, that the kids were very upset about it, very. I also understand that a few coaches were upset. This is as dysfunctional as a staff that you are going to see. A couple coaches didn't even know Taylor was coming on board.This coaching staff is bad and I mean bad. I have read on her that some of you would like to blame the kids. OK, I can buy some of that. Let me say this, one of Allegany's best lineman (Smith)was out the MR game and also last night. I make no excuses for that. But a 230 pound guard would have helped. Also, when you play your 253 pound tackle at tight end and never throw him the ball, that is a problem also. I know it is hard to fathom after looking at the fourth quarter, but this is still a talented team. There are skill players who should be playing more. There are kids who stand on the sideline on offense, who should be line of scrimmage players. I don't want to take shots at kids, but you can't play a 190 pound guard beside a 210 pound tackle and be successful against a Keyser or Fort Hill.
Two Allegany backs who average over or close to 100 yards got 25? How does that work? Well, I just told you how. A great deal of successful coaching is to know where to put players and when to leave them alone. This crap at fullback for them has got to stop. Robinette would be a great tight end. An athletic kid. He is not a fullback. Why do you take your leading rusher (Eirich) from last year at that position and this year so far and stick him on the wing is beyond me. Milburn, King and Daughtery are good kids at wing. Wilhelm should be a tackle. They do not know how to utilize talent, at all.
Know this, with Wilhelm and DeWitt at tackles that is around 270 plus. Smith at one guard at 230. Dignan and Stankan both play well. Robinette at TE would be a pretty good line. Not at Allegany. You also have a good QB and receiver in Imes and Rhodes. This is something, that talking to one parent at halftime, can't get over. The talent is absolutely there. Oh, and there are some darn good back-ups also.
These posters on here that think they know this Allegany team after one game just might be wrong. I have followed this class closely because I have a couple close friends kids who play. I will leave their comments off the board which is R rated in posting. Some posters said that this would be a good Allegany team because they played FH tough last year. No, this is a good Allegany team because they have been and are. It is absolutely shameful this coaching staff. Allegany did have a couple opportunities to score in the first half. Absolute awful play calling don't help. When you have to continuely look at a play chart to know what play to run is bad. I mean real bad.
Also, not sure if I read Allegany didn't support their team last night? Well, from where we were sitting, the side looked packed to me.
Lastly, let me say players play and coaches coach. I still think this is a good Allegany football team. They have time to get it straightened out. The question is will they? Will the Allegany coaching staff look into a mirror and demand from themselves what they do from the kids? That is accountability. This staff hasn't done so in years. I wonder why some of them even still coach. A Keyser loss means nothing in the great scheme of things. They still have a great opportunity. The big question is......WILL THEY!!
This is what I gathered last night before the game from some parents I know of players. The coaching staff changed the backfield and game plan on Thursday. It was told to me, that the kids were very upset about it, very. I also understand that a few coaches were upset. This is as dysfunctional as a staff that you are going to see. A couple coaches didn't even know Taylor was coming on board.This coaching staff is bad and I mean bad. I have read on her that some of you would like to blame the kids. OK, I can buy some of that. Let me say this, one of Allegany's best lineman (Smith)was out the MR game and also last night. I make no excuses for that. But a 230 pound guard would have helped. Also, when you play your 253 pound tackle at tight end and never throw him the ball, that is a problem also. I know it is hard to fathom after looking at the fourth quarter, but this is still a talented team. There are skill players who should be playing more. There are kids who stand on the sideline on offense, who should be line of scrimmage players. I don't want to take shots at kids, but you can't play a 190 pound guard beside a 210 pound tackle and be successful against a Keyser or Fort Hill.
Two Allegany backs who average over or close to 100 yards got 25? How does that work? Well, I just told you how. A great deal of successful coaching is to know where to put players and when to leave them alone. This crap at fullback for them has got to stop. Robinette would be a great tight end. An athletic kid. He is not a fullback. Why do you take your leading rusher (Eirich) from last year at that position and this year so far and stick him on the wing is beyond me. Milburn, King and Daughtery are good kids at wing. Wilhelm should be a tackle. They do not know how to utilize talent, at all.
Know this, with Wilhelm and DeWitt at tackles that is around 270 plus. Smith at one guard at 230. Dignan and Stankan both play well. Robinette at TE would be a pretty good line. Not at Allegany. You also have a good QB and receiver in Imes and Rhodes. This is something, that talking to one parent at halftime, can't get over. The talent is absolutely there. Oh, and there are some darn good back-ups also.
These posters on here that think they know this Allegany team after one game just might be wrong. I have followed this class closely because I have a couple close friends kids who play. I will leave their comments off the board which is R rated in posting. Some posters said that this would be a good Allegany team because they played FH tough last year. No, this is a good Allegany team because they have been and are. It is absolutely shameful this coaching staff. Allegany did have a couple opportunities to score in the first half. Absolute awful play calling don't help. When you have to continuely look at a play chart to know what play to run is bad. I mean real bad.
Also, not sure if I read Allegany didn't support their team last night? Well, from where we were sitting, the side looked packed to me.
Lastly, let me say players play and coaches coach. I still think this is a good Allegany football team. They have time to get it straightened out. The question is will they? Will the Allegany coaching staff look into a mirror and demand from themselves what they do from the kids? That is accountability. This staff hasn't done so in years. I wonder why some of them even still coach. A Keyser loss means nothing in the great scheme of things. They still have a great opportunity. The big question is......WILL THEY!!
