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Post by airraider on Aug 3, 2008 15:09:43 GMT -6
While watching this my eyes kind of watered up a bit.. but at the same time.. I just couldnt get the thought of how dangerous this was out of my mind..
But.. either way.. you have to love that kid..
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Post by Yash on Aug 3, 2008 15:36:47 GMT -6
I guess at youth football this is ok, but at some point you have to tell the kid that its just not safe to be doing this. Its a feel good story but you can't let the kid keep going on thinking that he could play a higher level football.
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Post by airraider on Aug 3, 2008 16:01:47 GMT -6
I guess at youth football this is ok, but at some point you have to tell the kid that its just not safe to be doing this. Its a feel good story but you can't let the kid keep going on thinking that he could play a higher level football. Very true.. the most important part is he cannot protect himself.. if anyone else is near a pile and someone comes flying over at your knees you can react and protect yourself... this kid would just be taken out.. or, if someone wanted to be a jerk.. they could just peel back and lay this kid out.. his only warning would be his coach.. and I am not sure I like the aspect of the HC having to keep his eye on this kid anytime he is out there and not actually watching other aspects of the game.. I am thinking he just got in due to this special that was done.. but I still feel like he was put in danger. We have a school not far from here that is a school for the deaf. They play other schools that have deaf athletes.. But, deaf is much more safe in the game of football than blindness. |
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Post by towtheline on Aug 3, 2008 16:03:01 GMT -6
I guess at youth football this is ok, but at some point you have to tell the kid that its just not safe to be doing this. Its a feel good story but you can't let the kid keep going on thinking that he could play a higher level football. You're right someone needs to tell him at some point But putting myself in that position, I don't know if I would be capable of telling him that. |
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Post by k on Aug 3, 2008 16:37:49 GMT -6
We have a school not far from here that is a school for the deaf. They play other schools that have deaf athletes.. But, deaf is much more safe in the game of football than blindness. Heck: |
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2008 17:18:33 GMT -6
The coach is really a special guy...how many guys would really put that much effort into helping that kid get on the field? Most guys would try and make the kid a manager or something like that. I give the guy a lot of credit. I also think that it is great how the other kids help and support the blind kid. A story like this is what coaching and playing football should be all about.
I would play the kid on the defensive line, though. I think defense might be a little more conducive to his disability. You could line that kid up at nose tackle and have him slant or you could play him at a defensive tackle and have him keep the guards of the linebackers. Just have one of the linebackers make sure he was lined up correctly.
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Post by coachd5085 on Aug 3, 2008 17:32:54 GMT -6
19delta...the problem with that, is that on Defense,
1. he is a target that can not protect himself.
2. He can't see the snap
As an offensive lineman, he knows the snap count, and, the chances are somewhat slim that he will be a target.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2008 18:09:06 GMT -6
19delta...the problem with that, is that on Defense, 1. he is a target that can not protect himself. 2. He can't see the snap As an offensive lineman, he knows the snap count, and, the chances are somewhat slim that he will be a target. Yeah...I figured that the coach could use that radio to tell him the ball was snapped. As far as being a target, yeah, that would be an issue. But, if he played nose tackle, he probably wouldn't be getting trapped much. I just don't see how he can really contribute as an offensive lineman. Heck, the one play they showed, he was 20 yards away from everyone else and had no idea what was going on. I know that this is a "feel good" kind of story and not really the point, but I think the kid could at least "get into the game" more as a nose tackle. But, I see your point. |
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Post by coachkeng on Aug 3, 2008 20:03:11 GMT -6
I think he could play center/snapper -
- once they're on the LOS and set, snappers don't need to see the ball, just feel it
- no worries about knowing when the ball is snapped
- snap the ball and cut block an A gap
- the guards could tell him where the most dangerous defender is
QB would probably need to be under center, although many shotgun snappers don't have to see their target to get off a good snap.
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Post by kboyd on Aug 4, 2008 0:02:21 GMT -6
Our starting center in 2005 was legally blind, I believe as a result of welder's flash. He still had some sight, but it was quite limited. He did a great job for us and we were provincial 9-man champions that year. Another team in our league, Dauphin, had a legally blind center as well and they were the team that we beat for the championships.
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Post by knighter on Aug 4, 2008 16:21:45 GMT -6
I echo kboyd. Had a legally blind center who was pretty damn good for me at Galva-Holstein. Only time I worried about him at all is if we threw an INT and he tried to go make a tackle. He could could make the shotgun snap easily as well. Great kid, good football player for sure.
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