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Just now, Bigdog said:

No, I don’t think so

I think yes. 

33 minutes ago, BHFAN said:

FBM . Not going to be pretty 

Nope 

So who is our playoff opponent? 

Defense, defense, defense

Mind blown. Good job, Nederland! I’m stunned. 

The UIL absolutely should impose sanctions on the program. If it had been the first time, the program could argue they were ignorant of the kid's behavior and tendancies. But he did it last year and they knew about it. Having him still on the field is a joke. 

5 minutes ago, Hagar said:

Even a great QB can’t do it all.   Football is still a team sport.  Based on the “Points Against”, I don’t think Bost is the problem.   Even Roschon would have trouble winning when opponents are throwing up big points on you.   

Just an outsider’s opinion.

Roschon was clearly the most visible and profound difference when he was on the field for us (because even just one athlete like him can make all the difference), but it was also three years of the defense being pretty good. In 2018 the defense was probably the closest to having a good defense we’ve had in more than a decade. 

9 hours ago, BHFAN said:

I think PNG and NED need a date night. All this talk about how pretty they are in different outfits sounds like y’all need a night out away from the kids. Ya know where BIG NED can be BIG NED again❤️
 

back to the subject, some Indian is going to get their arse kicked FRIDAY😃

You just wish you had someone to hate you the way PNG and Nederland hate each other. It's a hateful hate story. 

1 hour ago, ECBucFan said:

It may sound counterintutitive, but I think PN-G missing the playoffs would be more beneficial in the long run than a first round "one and done" beatdown. It would clearly illustrate the need for change, instead of somehow thinking its really not that urgent to fix the issues. 

And for cryin' out loud, PLEASE bring back the Purple and White, hopefully with the zigzag trim. That generic grey and white on the field is just terrible. PN-G needs to become PN-G again.  

 

On that note, I want Nederland to sport the all gold look more often. There is something old school about it that looks awesome against the PNG purple. And the gray pants need to be burned. 

52 minutes ago, aki1994 said:

Or at least decide to never punt on offense. Might as well make it a no punt and onside kick every time type of team if you are never going to stop the other team from scoring. 

With this team that would be just as good. We would actually convert a few of those 4th downs. And we'd probably get at least one onside kick. 

11 minutes ago, PdaddyBball said:

I compared last years stats.

Gave up just under 22 points per game while averaging 26  on offense  

The Indians now are giving up close to 40 points per game while scoring an average of 33.

Everyone does have an off year here and there. Faircloth has only had one losing season at PNG which was the only year they didn’t make playoffs under him. Maybe it’s just another off year. 

Right - overall, PNG has been a strong team. I think part of the issue people are seeing this year is that this team has so many good pieces that being bad is a surprise. The 2012 team that didn't make the playoffs was bad from top to bottom (only beat Silsbee and Lumberton), with the exception of Jeremiah Rose (who was one of the all-time great receivers of PNG history) and several of the underclassmen. 

40 minutes ago, png9mon said:

PNG must move athletes around, go both ways if you need to & most importantly GET A DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR WHO WILL MAKE SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS!!!  Otherwise, keeping only stellar athletes on offense will not benefit you over an entire season.  This PNG team has to be able to occasionally stop other offenses from scoring!!!

I just want three punts in one game from the other team. Let's start there. 

I'm a major Faircloth fan, even when we lose to Nederland six years in a row. I think he is a very good coach, especially and obviously on the offensive side. I think he is a great offensive mind. I'll be sad when he eventually moves on from PNG. All that being said, the defense has been poor beginning in 2010 (and, honestly, as much as that 2010 defense struggled, it seems downright stellar compared to this year). We've had some good defensive moments, but overall we've been below what we could be. 

So PNG will still make the playoffs if Texas City loses to BH and PNG beats Santa Fe. For what it’s worth, a chance to play one more game is worth cheering for. I can’t imagine we’d be able to hang with whoever we meet in the first round. And at this point I’m not even confident we beat Santa Fe. 

29 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

I don’t doubt it. State law generally prohibits golf carts on the road but it is one of the only laws (maybe the only) that allows a city by ordinance, to override state law. 

That’s interesting 

4 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

I don’t think golf carts are legal in Groves. 

If they aren’t, there are a bunch of people who don’t know it. 

22 minutes ago, pdawg119 said:

Personally I prefer the Port Neches-Groves (NAME REDACTED)

I want “The PNG Golf Carts.” Because golf cart ownership and use at all hours by people of all ages is clearly the true culture of Port Neches and Groves’ communities. I’m not even joking. I would vote eagerly for that name. 

24 minutes ago, Pho Rizzle said:

I heard that png was going to change their name to "THE FOOTBALL TEAM" but decided against it since the name was misleading.

 

I shouldn’t laugh, but that’s cold

3 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Just watched some highlights, that TC RB is going off on Png. 

He and everyone else with legs 

Smh

Is this not on Texan live today? 

On 11/25/2020 at 11:48 AM, CCRed said:

Everybody is blaming the defense.  The PNG offense only scored 7 points until late in the game when we had twos in.  

Overall, there are way fewer problems with the offense. Looking at the team as a whole over multiple years, and not  just one game. 

8 hours ago, Davidp0403 said:

Yes you’re right.  After you said something I thought about it.   Wasn’t Derek that was the safety that year.   It was Chris,  the older brother.   Sadly passed away a few years ago.  Derek I think was a pretty good rb if I remember right

Derek was a running back and linebacker.

20 hours ago, AshlyKBMT said:

Crosby was ranked #10 to in the state to start the year and Barbers Hill #9. 

Good point - I totally forgot that. Glad they are living up to that expectation. 

11 minutes ago, outanup said:

I'll say this. IMO the Jimmy's and Joe's aren't there on the Defensive front for the Injuns. Add to that a green DC and well you know the rest. Just an observation. Faircloth has had lots of turnover through the yrs staff wise. Is it that he's tough to work with or his assistants are that sought after. Tough job as a DC when you only get the Jimmy's and Joe's the OC culls...

 

Right - - in all fairness to the new DC, I'm rooting for him, and hope he is able to pull it together next year. No one starts out as great as they will be. So hopefully they'll figure things out. It does seem all the size goes to the offensive line though. And someone needs to teach PNG how to open-field tackle. I even went back watched the video from PNG vs. Stephenville in the 1999 state championship and the open-field tackling with that (great) defense was abysmal (setting aside that Stephenville's QB was an athletic freak) in that game. A lot of feet planted and hand grabbing. We tackled the same against Crosby. I acknowledge that defense is harder than offense, and everyone from the pros down to peewee is struggling with containing modern offenses. But at a minimum I'd like to see clean, one-on-one open field tackles when a player has that opportunity.