Comments on: Evans' 4 TD passes help Los Alamitos remain unbeaten http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/ High school sports talk by the staff of the Orange County Register Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:32:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: formerplayer http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5890 formerplayer Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:15:39 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5890 samfan, i played football at marina all four years and it was fairly recent. im going to let you in on a little secret. the talent gap between marina and los al, esperanza and edison is HUGE. compare the marina sideline to the sideline of one of those teams. i will bet money that los al/esperanza/edison has a lot more players, way bigger players and players that are just flat out faster and more experienced. hard work and effort can only take you so far. i didnt see this game so i cant comment on it and how the players might have played, but when both teams play hard the team with more talented players will win. heart and all that is great, but a guy who is 5'9 170 lbs isnt going to beat the guy who is 6'3 240 lbs unless the bigger and faster guy just isnt trying at all. i guarantee you that none of the elite sunset league teams ever suffer from a lack of effort and hard work. marinafan makes a good point, los al is a step up from any non conference teams marina plays. ive heard the players are working a lot harder in the offseason, something that didnt happen when i was there. dont put down 15 and 16 and 17 year old kids samfan. samfan, i played football at marina all four years and it was fairly recent. im going to let you in on a little secret. the talent gap between marina and los al, esperanza and edison is HUGE. compare the marina sideline to the sideline of one of those teams. i will bet money that los al/esperanza/edison has a lot more players, way bigger players and players that are just flat out faster and more experienced.

hard work and effort can only take you so far. i didnt see this game so i cant comment on it and how the players might have played, but when both teams play hard the team with more talented players will win. heart and all that is great, but a guy who is 5'9 170 lbs isnt going to beat the guy who is 6'3 240 lbs unless the bigger and faster guy just isnt trying at all. i guarantee you that none of the elite sunset league teams ever suffer from a lack of effort and hard work.

marinafan makes a good point, los al is a step up from any non conference teams marina plays. ive heard the players are working a lot harder in the offseason, something that didnt happen when i was there. dont put down 15 and 16 and 17 year old kids samfan.

]]> By: SamFan http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5855 SamFan Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:29:05 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5855 There's a difference between working hard only to fear a tough opponent without trying, and working hard and respecting a tough opponent and trying harder. It's not just the results of the game that lead me to say this, but the body language and lack of effort in each play that's plaguing not just the o-line, but the team and the program. As a recent former high school football player, I know that a lack of effort and the body language that was displayed would not be tolerated in a successful program. This is all about their mentality; I'm sure that these guys work just as hard as everybody else, but if they don't have the desire, if they're not taught to work hard and try harder when the opposition gets harder, then the other guys will just tear them apart. There's a difference between working hard only to fear a tough opponent without trying, and working hard and respecting a tough opponent and trying harder. It's not just the results of the game that lead me to say this, but the body language and lack of effort in each play that's plaguing not just the o-line, but the team and the program. As a recent former high school football player, I know that a lack of effort and the body language that was displayed would not be tolerated in a successful program. This is all about their mentality; I'm sure that these guys work just as hard as everybody else, but if they don't have the desire, if they're not taught to work hard and try harder when the opposition gets harder, then the other guys will just tear them apart.

]]> By: MarinaFan http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5828 MarinaFan Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:54:46 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5828 This is not the time or place for Marina "fans" to be putting down a hard working group of young men. All these players have worked hard the entire off season and are coming into league play. Marina is a young team, many of which played in their first Varsity Sunset League Game last night. Please parents lets be an example to our sons, the young men we love..... This is not the time or place for Marina "fans" to be putting down a hard working group of young men. All these players have worked hard the entire off season and are coming into league play. Marina is a young team, many of which played in their first Varsity Sunset League Game last night. Please parents lets be an example to our sons, the young men we love.....

]]> By: Anonymous http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5823 Anonymous Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:38:47 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5823 The offensive line doesn't play defense, buddy. The blame can't be shouldered on one position in a 42-7 game. The offensive line doesn't play defense, buddy. The blame can't be shouldered on one position in a 42-7 game.

]]> By: SamFan http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5812 SamFan Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:39:34 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5812 Too bad Marina's O-line forgot to show up, this might have been a good game if they remembered to get on the bus Thursday night. At least the all-star running back can block, and run, and tackle, but give him the ball and he gets crushed...no protection. Too bad Marina's O-line forgot to show up, this might have been a good game if they remembered to get on the bus Thursday night. At least the all-star running back can block, and run, and tackle, but give him the ball and he gets crushed...no protection.

]]> By: griffinsmom http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/16/evans-4-td-passes-help-los-alamitos-remain-unbeaten/8905/#comment-5805 griffinsmom Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:26:54 +0000 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=8905#comment-5805 He didn't rush because he was injured. Were you blind? He was limping the whole game. He didn't rush because he was injured. Were you blind? He was limping the whole game.

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