Been to a lot of sallies games and #25 makes about every single tackle every play. Pacheco is also very good and at least one of them should be on this list.
I know it's the single wing, I just didn't want to confuse anyone with real football terms that obviously don't know real football. A lot of YOUTH football teams run it. And if I'm a WR why would I want to be apart of that offense? No colleges are lining up and running that mess so why would a HS do it?
Over the last three years, there have been a lot of players that would have been 'helpful' if they played on both sides of the ball. That is not the Smyrna system. It has it's pros and cons. If the coaches were inclined to abandon the O and D player system, they would do it. It has nothing to do with a joke. It's a coaching philosophy. Are college and pro coaches jokes because athletes play one way? Or is that mentality just reserved for high school and lower levels? Real question.
Will Knight is GONE!!! They can’t afford to have one-way players. This isn’t rocket science. It’s real easy to call a coaching decision a “philosophy” when you have arguably the best offensive player ever on your team.
Ok, if you think that the one-way system was based on the fact that Will gave the coaches confidence that they could pull it off, then you don't understand much. Perhaps the Smyrna coaching staff should reevaluate their raggedy system since YOU feel that it's time has come and gone. Any advantage to sharpening your skills on one position? Any advantage to a team to not have to divide a players time, energy, and focus on multiple positions? Of course, when I played, you always wanted the best athletes on the field at all times. I never came off. But how about fatigue leading to injury? How about getting more student-athletes into the game? How about more kids and their families invested into the game, school, and town? Like I said, there are pros and cons to their system. I hardly see how YOUR discomfort matters one way or the other. While we are on the subject, maybe you should look within, and reflect as to why you are so opposed to it. We can listen if you need to share.
I keep looking within and all that I can see is that the King has left the castle. Oh my, who did he leave in charge of the castle?
Will wasn't the entire team. Smyrna graduated 15 starters from last year. Will didn't stop other teams on defense. Will didn't block for himself. Let you tell it, he sold concessions, hawked 50-50 tickets, and was the drum major for the band. It sounds good as a sound bite to say that the only reason that Smyrna was successful was because of Will Knight, but even he himself would say how untrue that was.
Ummm, SO? That seems to be the issue with some of you Delaware football fans. Smyrna dared to have a good run when they weren't part of the established royalty, and some of you still can't get over it. If fact, some of you have been waiting for the relative demise of Smyrna so you can finally chirp about them. If you think that saying that the best running back in state history was a key factor in winning state championships, have at it. No one is going to argue with you. But there are plays by Henderson, Brown, Debo, Worm, Roberts, and countless other catches, tackles, blocks, and other little things that would have meant no championship in any one of those years. That is what a team is all about. It is simple (thus easy for simpletons to understand) to reduce it down to one player. The more astute (having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people) observer will see things more clearly. Hey, you go with your viewpoint if you must. It is what it is, as they say. Just saying, as they say. "as they say"... which they really don't say much, do they?
Absolute correct. They would never have defeated Sallie's or Middletown without him.
In the championship game last year he missed 2 offensive series because he got banged up. Result was two 3 and outs.
I have talked system as far as the teams will be good (not based on W & Ls) , but no nonsense about being ahead of anybody. Anyone familiar with the program knew that there would be a fall off after 2018 graduation so don't pin that on me. I'm wasn't the one talking basketball on grass and boosting them up a few years ago. I am one of their biggest supporters, and at times biggest critics. I call it like it is.
Who in the $%#&ing hell has said that Knight was not necessary, was dispensable, or didn't matter?? Is this thing on? Am I being punked? Are you guys really so incapable of reading what is written instead of reading what you want to respond to? There are several teams that they would have lost to without Knight over the past three years. All I said was that many guys on the team contribute to each win. Little things that might not make the stat sheets. Is this recent cold snap dulling perceptions? Are some of you lizards that need to sun themselves on rocks for their brains to work properly? WTH is going on? If this is the best comprehension I can expect.....
