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[1True-Fan]

While it is true ED had a TD called back due to holding, they scored two or three plays later on the same drive so I don't see how that any bearing on the game one way or another.

The game turned after ED went up 14-0 just before the half but on the ensuing kickoff, Goldsboro took it to the house to cut the lead to 14-7 at the half.

After seeing both ED and Goldsboro this season, I thought this game might be close. ED will have trouble with teams that can mix their offense and spread them out. ED does not have the athletes on defense they have had the last 2-3 seasons and as a result, will find it a big challenge to limit big plays especially in the passing game. ED is also limited on offense. I have not seen a running back with breakaway speed and the passing game is suspect at best. The special teams are also not as good as recent years. Not to say ED isn't good because they are, they just have a much smaller margin for error than the last few seasons. They are very fundamentally sound and are coached very well.

Goldsboro should have beaten JK. They fumbled twice inside the five yard line. Then after taking the lead with 2:00 left, attempted some sort of onside/squib kick that gave JK the ball around midfield. Their defensive line is huge and they tackle very well. On offense, they can mix it up and have playmakers. QB throws a good ball. One thing to keep an eye on for next week is the heath of #12 as it looked like he was injured towards the end of the game and didn't return. I think they will give Clinton a good game but a lot of that depends on #12 to

Fence nobody said the td that was called back had any bearing on the game. It's just that the offense did score an extra time. As I said before, ED was out of sync. They were not the same team that played AG and Swo. If Clinton is hitting on all cylinders their game wont be close against Gboro.

 

[By the Fence]

So if that ED TD didn't get called back, does the TD that did occur three or four plays later even happen at all? Not sure how that is an "extra" TD, but that's just me and my reasoning.

Maybe Goldsboro was the reason ED was out of sync? I think this game mirrored almost exactly the A-G game (28-20 win). AG spread the field and that causes ED problems just as the Jacksonville game showed. ED scored 22 points in the SWO game, all in the second half. ED scored 28 in the AG game and 20 last night. Don't forget that once SWO started throwing the ball, they had success and almost won. Goldsboro, Jacksonville and AG all had success throwing. Richlands couldn't throw it a lick, blowout ED win. Spring Creek is Spring Creek and result was a ED blowout. The defense last year could generate a consistent pass rush with the D-line, this year it is not happening so more pressure is applied to the DBs. The DBs ED has this year are undersized. If they play a team with little or no passing game, ED will have success. If they run up against someone that can mix it up and have success throwing, ED will have its hands full. The results this year back that up so far.

Again, taking nothing away from this years team but they are limited in some respects. Ive seen them play all but the Spring Creek game and my comments are just an opinion. I plan on seeing WRH and Midway this week. From what I hear, both teams can do both and I think JK throws it 75% of the time based on what I saw in their Goldsboro game. Clinton might be a better matchup based on what I have read on here since it seems they are predominately a running team.

I think Clinton beats Goldsboro by 10-14 and maybe more if the Bowden kid cant go.

 

[DC_Tiger]

ED is slow!

 

[DuplinCountyTiger]

Listening to the fellas broadcasting at Midway, sounds like Avent the QB of JK is like a little version of Johnny Manziel

He is definitely elusive. JK will need him to get a lot better in the next 2 weeks to have a chance at pulling a upset. We have our scrimmage with Spring Creek and then the 3 big ones. It will be tough and at best I think we go 2-1 in that stretch. Easily could go 0-3. Conference is wide open and it will be fun to see how this shakes down.