Went to check out 6A Dothan vs. 5A powerhouse, St. Paul Saints. First off, the 2 6A football teams here in Dothan, Northview and Dothan High....suck! I've seen both play and they've got big, physical looking kids. They suck! St. Paul brought 50-60 kids over. 90% white kids. Nothing at all imposing. Linemen on both sides were 220 to 260. Early on, I thought if this team is one of the better teams in 5A, it's not a very strong division. Wrong!
Talk about a well coached, fundamentally sound team. Plus, they have a beautifully conceived offense. Nice mix of run and play action and...listen up Auburn....they hit the tight end on numerous occasions for huge gains. Fun team to watch.
As for Ryan Johnson, the DE that's getting hard looks from tons of D1 schools, including Auburn. BTW, he'll be on the Planes tomorrow. He's 6'4" 255. He's someone you walk in the stadium and immediately go, "Okay, that's the guy." He unloads well. Damn fine looking specimen. In addition to that, he ain't worth a shit. Now let me clear...he wasn't worth a shit tonight. There were 4 of us, all AU fans watching him. No one was impressed. I saw him make 2 tackles. I saw him stop every time the play didn't come his way. I never saw him near the QB, and Dothan threw a lot.
Maybe he took the night off because they owned Dothan from the opening bell. I hope so. I think back to last year when my BIL's sorry ass country 5A team played Marlon Davidson and he said their little tackle stoned his ass. He's sort of turned out okay. I hope there's more to this kid than what I saw tonight. He may turn out to be a monster. Lord knows, he's got the build for it. But, I wasted money if I went to see this kid play tonight.
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