Zone splits

I know that Coach McNally, OL Coach for the Buffalo Bills and Larry Zierlein, OL Coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers teach 1.5 foot splits, unless there is a man in the gap or a man on their inside shoulder. Their rule regarding a gapped defender is, "If there is a man in the gap, there is no gap!" In addition, "If there is a man in an i (2i, 4i), the gap must die! The rule indicates that the split must go foot to foot to eliminate this scenario. This is common for any team that runs inside/outside zone.

Newguy, are you a Pennsylvania guy? Let me know. I am an ESU graduate.

Thank you Coach Mountjoy and Coach Cella

I will have to research this more and try and find out why they were so tight.

It was interesting to watch because with the sort splits they just seemed to maul the other team they were playing.

Coach Cella

I live in the Binghamton area in New York. I played at Alfred State and Mansfield University, but ended up graduating from SUNY Binghamton. I have great respect for your program down there at Lackawanna. They always put together a very physical team that is absolutely huge and well coached.

I am at Harpursville High School. This is my second year there and first as the DC we had a tough year and ended up going 3-6 we lost 2 games in overtime and 2 by a touchdown or less. We play in the same league as Terry Raymond's Deposit team they were very good this year probably the second best team in NY State class D football but they ran in to a buzz called the Walton Warriors in our section final. Who I think will win the state championship friday. Kelsey Green is an amazing coach and even better person. I hope his Forks team wins the state championship as well. Terry is also a great guy that always puts out physical football teams. Rumor around this area is that both Kelsey and Terry will retire from coaching this year leaving two opening in and around the binghamton area. I don't know Dick Russ but looking at his records at ME and Forks he must have been a great coach.

About Alfred State I know we used to have to play over at Wellsville which was always a mess. Alfred State is getting a New turf field and pressbox. I was out there a couple of weeks ago and it looked great. Coach Caba told me about the game and said he never seen anything like it. I am sure your kids played great.

As far as Mansfield goes and there football Program it is what it is. I didn't get a long with the Head Coach, he was a good guy who thought things needed to be done his way. I will leave it at that. The schools admin. tried to run a football program on a baseball budget and that won't work when you have to play teams lile ESU, WCU, and Bloom. The PSAC as whole screws it self by limiting scholarships the so called "IUP" rule I think they only give 18. If they gave the 36 that D2 allots they could be as good as the D2 conferences like the GLIAC. PA high school football is great and if they could keep PA kids in state it would help the conference as a whole.

By the way coach my name is Ray Dayton

Tyler tried out with the Bears' in 2006, then played for Barcelona in NFL Europe, then tried out with the Bears this year and got cut. He works for a sheriff's office somewhere. Tyler is very close with our head coach, Mark Duda.

I thought about going up to the state games in New York at the dome, but the weather is going to be too bad. Kelsey is done after this year and is actually CONSIDERING serving as an assistant to Dave Chicknosky. How about that? He doesn't want to be the HC anymore and wants to be an assistant and is completely serious. I was with him in June. I know where Harpursville is. Out of college, I was offered a job at Laurens High School, but did not accept it due to the fact that I would have had too many preps.

Mick told us about Alfred State's new facility. We'll be there in two years. I liked Hornell... we were exceptionally fast on the astroturf. The night before we played Alfred our receivers coach, video coordinator, and I went to a local bar in Hornell and we had a blast!

I met five assistant coaches from Cortland at the Bills' Training Camp this summer... great guys! They are really trying to do something there. They lost to Brockport early on (my friend Ben is the DL coach at Brockport), but they are getting there! They beat Montclair and Rowan, who are two teams that we scrimmaged.

Ray, Email me at CellaFBall@aol.com. There's something I want to give you.

Coach Cella

That would be something if after all those years as an assistant Chick becomes the head guy down there with Kelsey as the assistant. Forks is sorta of a defensive dynasty and nobody around here runs the 5-2 like they do at the Forks. Your friend that is the DL coach at brockport wouldn't happen to be Ben Bullock from Endwell??? I think he stopped by to talk to some of our kids or is stopping by some time.

I didn't play ball at Cortland due to some compliance issues but I know some of there assistants and they are good guys. Cortland is one of the most Ideall settings in my opinion to coach at you have tons of admin. support (well at least what I have seen). Great Facilities I mean there stadium could rival most 1aa's in the northeast. They have an outstanding PE and Teacher Ed program, and they have a good Criminology program both of these are majors that Athletes like( teacher or cop). They are Centrally located in state or New York and Can pull kids from Buffalo to Long Island. I know they are usually a playoff team but I am sure its only time before they make some noise at the National Level.

Hornell is a good time. People are layed back and its a great high school sports town. They also have alot of shall we say establishments.