Pack13 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 One on ones are great but line is going to have to hold. Honestly I’d load 8 in the box. Stop Young and you to the offense. I didn’t see enough outside speed to believe we can separate. TJ also has a tendency to prefer the deep ball versus dumping the ball to the flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 38 minutes ago, Pack13 said: One on ones are great but line is going to have to hold. Honestly I’d load 8 in the box. Stop Young and you to the offense. I didn’t see enough outside speed to believe we can separate. TJ also has a tendency to prefer the deep ball versus dumping the ball to the flats. Yeah but when they do hit the play it's gonna go for 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Pack05 said: I’m hearing good things about the pack defense! I hope they’re the real deal this year . They got a chance to be really good this season on defense. Especially when you have a SEC level NT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, PurpleNation said: Yeah but when they do hit the play it's gonna go for 6 Can we make the play consistently though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, PurpleNation said: Yeah but when they do hit the play it's gonna go for 6 I think we do have some speed at WR . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Pack05 said: I think we do have some speed at WR . You don't have to be a blazer to be a good WR. Although I agree we have WRs with good speed. How fast and smooth can a kid get in and out of his brakes. More importantly can he catch the ball. Can he make contested catches. Does he understand when and where to sit in the zone. Can he block? I think Lufkin is more then equipped at the WR position this year to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Pack05 said: Can we make the play consistently though ? Consistency is the key and I think we're going to find out. Me personally I don't think teams will be able to just play 8 in the box all game and just focus on Kedren. I think they will have to pick and choose when to load the box. Kedren faced stack boxes last year and still had success. Like you said they just need to find consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAttack Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Like what we are hearing and witnessing this Spring with the 2023 Panther group. Personally not worried about the talent and their ability to play at a high level. Possibly the 2017, maybe 2018 group were the last to pocess this type talent, made it to Rounds 4 and 2 respectively those years. If the leadership of this program are worth their salt, they should do better than those 2017-18 teams. IMO much of any extended success rest on their shoulders. Trying very hard to not over emphasis expectations for 2023 and 2024. However the hope is strong. Lots of kids looking goid out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 hours ago, PurpleNation said: Consistency is the key and I think we're going to find out. Me personally I don't think teams will be able to just play 8 in the box all game and just focus on Kedren. I think they will have to pick and choose when to load the box. Kedren faced stack boxes last year and still had success. Like you said they just need to find consistency. Against better competition , it will be hard to run the ball with 8 or 9 in the box . Some teams can’t stop a nose bleed regardless of what they do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Pack05 said: Against better competition , it will be hard to run the ball with 8 or 9 in the box . Some teams can’t stop a nose bleed regardless of what they do ! That's when we need to hit in our pass game but I agree Longview and Lancaster will stop the run and force Lufkin to throw the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack13 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 36 minutes ago, PurpleNation said: That's when we need to hit in our pass game but I agree Longview and Lancaster will stop the run and force Lufkin to throw the ball. If slots can take care of shallow safeties teams will have to make the hard call. I think Young can run against 11 in the box. So honestly I’d back the safeties off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Pack13 said: If slots can take care of shallow safeties teams will have to make the hard call. I think Young can run against 11 in the box. So honestly I’d back the safeties off. We have some good slot WRs that should get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, PurpleNation said: We have some good slot WRs that should get the job done. I believe Taylor is one from last year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 minute ago, Pack05 said: I believe Taylor is one from last year . Yeah that's the one that made Lancaster look silly on that reverse or jet toss. Now my kid has said Lil Hoop has been the toughest WR for the defense to deal with this spring so that's another small shifty weapon Lufkin will be able to deploy from the slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 If you really look at the schedule last season. McKinney North should had been a win. I'll be disappointed if Lufkin doesn't blow them out this year at Abe. How many turnovers did we have in that Forney game? Somewhere around 4 or 5. That's a game Lufkin could had won last season. Lancaster beat Forney 56-6. Then we all witnessed Lufkin nearly upset Lancaster to close out the year in a game they should had won. I know those teams are improved but so is Lufkin. That's the beauty of HS football a lot can change in a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 45 minutes ago, PurpleNation said: Yeah that's the one that made Lancaster look silly on that reverse or jet toss. Now my kid has said Lil Hoop has been the toughest WR for the defense to deal with this spring so that's another small shifty weapon Lufkin will be able to deploy from the slot. Yea Lil hoop is tough . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAttack Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Over in Lufkin, the high school practice field would be a little soggy to run drills, not to mention nearby lightning, but in the indoor practice facility it would be safe, warm and dry for the Lufkin Panthers football team, who are finishing up there last days of spring practice. Head Coach Todd Quick says so far he likes what he sees. https://www.ktre.com/2023/05/10/lufkin-football-finishing-up-spring-practice/ “Well it’s been good, I mean we still got some days left,” he said. “We’ll go all the way through next Monday, but we’re real pleased with the older guys. We feel like we know right now who the ones are going to be and we’re working the younger guys a lot right now.” And Lufkin Panther fans will soon be given a sneak peek at what the team is all about in a spring game coming up next Monday. “Yeah, we’re going to go Monday at six o’clock. We’ll go 3 quarters get everybody in and get it on,” he said. Following the spring game the team will be given a week off, and then Coach Quick says they will go right back to work. “We’re not gonna set em free very long,” the coach pointed out. “They will get a week off and then we’ll start the summer program and get them up here during the month of June and July and get ready to go.” The Lufkin Panthers showing signs that they are already ready to go as they continue to prepare for next season. Copyright 2023 KTRE. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Scrimmage today about the same time as last Wednesday. Weather permitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Former Lufkin Panther Robert Murphy has been elevated to Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Humble HS. I'm so proud and excited my classmate. He is going to mold young men into successful adults. It's more then a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAttack Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 53 minutes ago, PurpleNation said: Former Lufkin Panther Robert Murphy has been elevated to Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Humble HS. I'm so proud and excited my classmate. He is going to mold young men into successful adults. It's more then a game. That's great news. Congratulations to Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, PurpleNation said: Former Lufkin Panther Robert Murphy has been elevated to Athletic Director/Head Football Coach at Humble HS. I'm so proud and excited my classmate. He is going to mold young men into successful adults. It's more then a game. Big congrats l!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 No scrimmage today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAttack Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 2 hours ago, PurpleNation said: No scrimmage today Yea, I went by to check out, however the sky was dark and ominous. It started to rain, so I knew it was a no go today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNation Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 1 hour ago, PackAttack said: Yea, I went by to check out, however the sky was dark and ominous. It started to rain, so I knew it was a no go today. I believe they're gonna try again tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack05 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 hours ago, PurpleNation said: I believe they're gonna try again tomorrow Ok. Be great if we could get updates from anyone in attendance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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