When watching Raymond S. Kellis football this year there is one thing that becomes apparent very quickly, this team is physical on both sides of the ball! I mean you kind of have to be when your quarterback is also a starting safety! This team likes to maul, with both the hogs of the offensive line and the pressuring defensive line. Just think they have outscored opponents 151-7. That does not come easy.
Let’s start with the defense. The front seven of the Killis Cougars hit, hit often, and hit hard. I do not know if they are masochists, but they sure do like to lower the boom. Three games seven points let me say that again three games and a total of seven points! Good soccer teams cover seven in three games! That fact is ridiculous! It doesn’t matter if they were playing against an eight man team; big plays are bound to happen. They have play near perfect football for a full 144 minutes! That is insane! I cannot even do that on Madden! Just when teams start to focus on how to breakdown this fortress like defense, they get drilled by their down-hill secondary. This defense is fast, hard hitting, just overall mean! That sounds like the perfect recipe for an elite defense.
Don’t think that this offense is a slouch at all. They are no 2000 Ravens being carried by their defense. Averaging 50 points a game is nothing to shake a stick at. This veteran o-line likes to push their weight around as they play gut check, what I like to call “smash and bash,” offense. I thought they would be more of an aerial attack like they did last year, but no they are a balanced offense. That’s the scariest part! You cannot stack the box if you choose that fate, Adam O’Banion will unleash his version of an air-raid. They pass well, they run well, what can you do other than tighten your chinstrap and hold on for the ride?
One last thing that I must bring up… What was their opening play of the season? Oh, that’s right a kickoff taken back to the house! The Cougars sophomore boated raced everyone untouched to kickoff the season. I expect more of that from this talented team.
Tim Gilbert
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