Oh come on top!! Dont encourage them anymore! I'm just letting everyone know that I dont care about the tragic season Kearney is having. I just enjoy a good story!
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Some will disagree but my favorite story of this regular season is 9-0 LINCOLN PREP. Should they advance to (East is better than they've been in awhile, too) and win their semi over the Excelsior-Lafayette winner you will see me celebrate ala 2015 when KC got the C4-5-6 titles!
Fumble on their own 10 when it was 7-0 after they made sensational stops to get the ball back. They mentally cashed in the game at that point. They quit. That's a bigger problem than Xs and Os or Jimmies and Joes.
I see no chance to hang in. They are mentally weak. When they got punched with their fumble at the end of the 2q, they quit. Literally didn't show up in the second half.
I don't have a dog in the fight but it seems no coincidence to me that Kearney's struggles began about the same time Liberty North started turning things around. I just don't think Kearney can be that devoid of talent suddenly. Unless there was a rash of injuries they shouldn't be less talented then at the start of the season.
If Kearney has all those hot moms the coaching search won't take long....
If Kearney has all those hot moms the coaching search won't take long....
neutral field
[2019] Excelsior Springs (MO) 31, [2019] Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) 28
Been in moth balls (literally) for a while, but this old boy from Texas moved up to a farm tween Excelsior and Mosby. Be glad to help out in ANy way that he can. Specially with hot moms.
Last edited:
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Excelsior vs. Lincoln could be an interesting game. Funny thing is how Excelsior and Lafayette ALWAYS seem destined to face off in this district's 4-5 game.
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Sadly this is pretty much spot on. HATE calling any team out for mailing it in but that is how it felt and why I knew I wouldn't be burned again for leaving this one early.
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
FINALLY someone (and it took one not from the area) hit on one of the major reasons this is all happening. Not putting names behind this but it is also SPOT ON.............
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Remember back in August when I thought they'd start 0-3..................welp.
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Not sure what has happened at Platte County. Tonka definitely has a shot, probably better than Kearney. As the weather remains very cold this next Friday night how the Dogs handle the Miller twins will determine if they can hang in. Offensively they MUST MUST have #11 back or they will get shut out again bank on it. As of today I think Smithville is a very solid favorite to repeat in this district then face Grandview or Grain Valley in the quarterfinal.
PC lives and dies with their QB. When he is on, they are as good as any Class 4 team on this side of the state. When he isnt, they are beatable.
WRONG! I dont think anyone disagrees that a story about hot moms is bad. Well, maybe the Mox would.
You folks who bleed Kearney purple have had them way over-rated the last two years. They aren't good. They weren't good last year or the year before. They had a great run of athletes end. Now they're average while Platte, Smithville, Grain Valley and a tough non-con have made their schedule tougher. They had a perfect storm of athletes and a cupcake regular season schedule for years. Now they have the opposite and you blame the coach.
They are giving up 18 points a game. Until they learn to play defense they won’t be able to beat any top tier team
I'm hearing you, except he cupcake schedule part? The last couple years,
K played in 2017: Class 5 state champs Staley. #6 in Class 5 Fort Osage. Class 5 Liberty North. 2018: THey beat Platte County handily, and lost to Smithville 17-14. Just wonder how that makes them "Over-rated?"
Restate then. Too high expectations. Grain Valley and Smithville added to their strength of schedule. They used to have a lot of confidence builders and a few good opponents to get up for in the regular season. Not many confidence builders left for them.
It's very common, they do not have the athletes right now that they have had in the past, they are also coached VERY differently than they were, which doesn't have to be a bad thing, it just is not the same. That being said, some of the coaching decisions that I witnessed in the 2 games I have seen were very questionable. The expectations in that town are off the charts. People think their kid is the next Benny Palmer, Tommy Saunders, Brock Christopher, Beau Brinkley, Cale Garrett etc. AND THEY ARE NOT!!!!!!
Last edited:
Grain Valley finished above .500 in the MRVC once this decade... hard to say there were a lot of confidence builders
The passing game has become non-existent for Kearney.
QB Rating
2014 106.0 Weidmaier
2015 129.1 Hink
2016 118.2 Pritzel
2017 110.4 Ah-mu
2018 115.1 Ah-mu
2019 57.3
Per game stats:
2014 Rushing 207 Passing 134
2015 240- 172
2016 186-172
2017 118-169
2018 170-157
2019 213-78 (Passing)
Their passing game is a problem. Best rushing O they have had in five years.
The passing game has become non-existent for Kearney.
QB Rating
2014 106.0 Weidmaier
2015 129.1 Hink
2016 118.2 Pritzel
2017 110.4 Ah-mu
2018 115.1 Ah-mu
2019 57.3
Per game stats:
2014 Rushing 207 Passing 134
2015 240- 172
2016 186-172
2017 118-169
2018 170-157
2019 213-78 (Passing)
Their passing game is a problem. Best rushing O they have had in five years.
Isn't the QB a Sophomore? Maybe he wasn't quite ready to take that role on. He was not good in either game I saw him play, they couldn't run it against Staley or Grandview much either.
Well, when you can't RUN or Pass. you have losses. Like Smithville, PC (they actually could run on them.) Staley of course, they couldn't run well.
I would argue that adding Grain Valley & Smithville watered down the schedule - aside from Staley (and this Staley team obviously isn't close to the '17 Staley edition), this was the weakest schedule I've seen in the last decade. 2017 had Liberty North, Fort Osage & Raytown (Gicento was amazing); Smithville was good last year, but neither Grain Valley nor Smithville are as strong as those C5 programs that were taken off the schedule.
I'm not sure what confidence builders you're referring to - non-cons in not-to-distant past have included the likes of both Liberty schools, Park Hill, Lee's Summit. Clearly this team wasn't up for Staley (although the score was close for 3 quarters) - outside of that program, the dogs really shouldn't be getting clocked by any school on this schedule.
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
O Line is the major issue there. Like many parts of this 2019 team they just don't look in sync. Too late to fix that............
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
It all begins up front. Been over that ad nauseum this season............they just never have looked in sync and the middle of the O Line is as porous as I've seen since, my Gosh, about 2000.
"Best rushing O they have had in five years" - yeah, that simply isn't close to being the case:
1 - using your stats, it would be FOUR years (240 > 213)
2 - Let's see YPC & rushing TDs
3 - a big reason the rushing yards are up is because they can't pass the ball (lack confidence), so they run it. In the Ray South game, they had a 1 (db) vs 2 rec situation - throw it to either receiver and it s/b 6, instead the qb pulled it down & ran (made a nice gain, but he should have had 6.) They had 1 passing yard in the RS game.
4. I like 32 - but is he better than Connery - no freaking way.
I agree that the passing game is a big problem - but the run game isn't that great. IMO, the biggest problem is the lack of adjustments (personnel or play calling.) If the qb isn't getting it done, get someone else in there (and the time for that decision was over a month ago.) Smithville used 5 down DL all night (or at least it seemed like it) - there was no answer for it. Kearney ran their 3 down DL all night & the Mitchell brothers just ran all over them - again no answer/adjustment.
Last edited:
The O-line has been fine for the rush though...per the stats. The passing game is bad. Just horrible. Is that on the O-line?
The passing game has become non-existent for Kearney.
QB Rating
2014 106.0 Weidmaier
2015 129.1 Hink
2016 118.2 Pritzel
2017 110.4 Ah-mu
2018 115.1 Ah-mu
2019 57.3
Per game stats:
2014 Rushing 207 Passing 134
2015 240- 172
2016 186-172
2017 118-169
2018 170-157
2019 213-78 (Passing)
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
I knew when Jones left a decline would happen just didn't think it would be nearly THIS steep and fast. Not sure what the heck they can do to get back to where they were just three years ago..............
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
A lot of that has to do with one major injury. Pre-season my feeling was KTown would go as #11 goes.............welp.
A
anon_utvqikut1knht
Guest
Now the big question is how do they adjust playing the exact same opponent at the same exact place just seven days later? I told everyone back in the summer watch out for these Miller twins especially #1 Isaac. What I saw vs. early in the season is Smithville has really upped their game and prepped well for what will likely be another deeep run in C4. Hate to say it but have a feeling this Friday will be deja vu all over again.
Okay...Yards per carry average. Rushing TDs will be down if you can't pass. Therefore, get in fewer situations for a TD. Obviously, PASSING is the PROBLEM here.
2019 5.8
2018 5.0
2017 3.6
2016 4.9
2015 6.3
2014 5.2
