Posts of the Week

ScalpEmIndians said:

If Hunter Ansel can increase his size and strength, I really like his enthusiasm and heart. He’s a spark plug and one of the rare players that shows any sort of positive emotion after most plays. I like the spark plug guy that can get others going emotionally.

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If 68 Bryson Matney can come back from injury for his senior year another OL candidate.

The prior thoughts and discussions of rushing records need to be forgotten. The last two seasons are history and was no prediction of what has happened so far this season. Individual rushing records don’t matter. Yards gained this season and how that contributes to a team win is all that matters. Forget about personal records. Run harder.

ScalpEmIndians said:

Unfortunately I don’t know if #30 is returning now this season. I know he was suiting up this past week with limited reps but Friday his knee was completely wrapped and he was on crutches in street clothes. Not sure if something else happened or if he ended up having a surgery or what. But that doesn’t bode well for his return anytime soon.

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Yep saw the same thing. We wish him a speedy recovery. Very good KO kicker last year and LB candidate this season. Will be a senior next year.

prepballfan said:

They will take these posts and move them directly to other boards in their own words such as I hear PN-G is having a large amount of in-fighting.I have seen this so many times. I’ll watch out when I am not working and help you. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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I receive comments on the pngindians website pages that have an option to leave comments. Those are not visible until approved, which those are not. The worst I’ve seen were from PA and Dallas. Racist/hate filled comments. That’s why the message board requires registration and approval. And if someone goes off the rails, that privelege is removed. Regardless of where they’re from. The PNG grad in CA who is banned for life is an example of objective moderation.

I think the team is going through an identity change. As any good coach will do. We have a top notch coaching staff. PN-G will improve each week. The time off will give them a good chance to see what did and did not work against top notch competition. The workouts through this by week will most likely be very tough and physical. As the whole package of offense comes together and the fundamentals become fine-tuned, I believe PN-G will be a tough team by districts end. You can see they are still working on the right packages, ie. 1968s post about all the O Line shuffle, QB's in and out, defenders moving around. I really believe it will all come together. When it does the whole book can be open and making it much harder to defend the offense. If they get the running game on track with the receivers they will become a hard team to defend.

The drive home from Brenham on Friday night was no fun, but the sun came up on Saturday morning and again this morning (Sunday). Now, the focus shifts to Santa Fe. What do we know about the Green and White Indians? Let's help our players and coaches put the Brenham game behind them and prepare for Santa Fe. Onward and upward.

GO PN-G INDIANS!!!

6-0. There are no Brenham quality opponents left in the regular season.

Tyson Henry will have his first 150+ yard game of the year next week. With more to come barring injury. I noticed him reach an epiphany this Friday. After running into a wall of humanity, or hesitating too long for the hole to open through most of the half and season, he began hitting the line of scrimmage at full speed, didn’t slow down, and headed for the daylight. And it worked for a couple of plays until he was pulled. He’s going to have to slice and dice his way through and past the LOS with every bit of quickness and speed he possesses going forward. The big, open lanes may not be there. His running style can adapt.

Non-district ball has done its job. PNG has found it problems against real competition, and it cost them nothing in the standings that count.

The Good -

1. PNG hung with a top team for a quarter plus and even lead 14-7. (remind you of another game?)
2. Ashworth's arm isn't the issue - when the pocket holds, he finds guys.

The Bad -

• Two second half picks that turned into points
• The run game had nowhere to go once Brenham adjusted (same as the FBC Game)

Thoughts on Main Issues -

• The OLine is still working out how to work together, and Tyson is having to change how he runs to compensate for different pocket timing. These guys are being moved around and asked to change counts and snaps at the same time.
• The Dline is the same way in working some things out, this causes the linebackers to have to decide if they need to cover a hole or keep aligned on the flat for a wide run or short pass, it is a hard adjustment/task when running in PNG's type of defensive scheme - It can really also tire you out really quick.

Everyone has opinions on the playcalling and who is in the wrong spot right now, and that's fair; but this is what non district is for, this is the exact sandbox that we need to test all of this out. Throwing on third deep? We need to get those reps in live games... Jackson takes time to warm up on those catches, getting it started early. Top TE moved out of spots in heavy sets? Need to see how some of these other TE's work in these spots so we can make different packages look different. District is where it counts. Play calling looking vanilla? Two-fold; 1. Need to work on the plays that are not yet known to be working. 2. Do not want to show full playbook to early. I expect the next 2-3 games to be where this all starts snapping together. Protection cleans up, the game finds its rhythm, and they stop beating themselves. That's when we will know what the team really is.

I expect more and more of the playbook to open up as district goes on, some as the games go on to give more options and some only as needed to keep some things in the pocket.

I am a little worried how long it will take to get built up and the fact it maybe the same thing starting next year. However, the schedule is pretty ideal for it this year moving forward. I expect to see some good games with more second half personal changes.

One other note worth mentioning. I see a PNG defense that is playing hard and winning a lot of plays. Despite being undersized against Brenham, they held their ground more often than not. The defensive line consists of all out warriors. While Dixon and company got their yards, they were also dropped for no gain or a loss on multiple plays. And the defensive secondary is stellar.

Sometimes teams are just physically overmatched either in size or speed. Brenham got their big plays last Friday. Brenham is going to do that all year. But to imply that the Indians defense is just soft is not the complete story. I commend the effort made and trust that the team will be stronger because of that game.

IndianFan said:

And even before the booster club came into existence, supportive fans here donated money for some early purchases. The long retired misting fans were the first purchase. Then the P-N-G flags that they run with on the field and sidelines. And some other things that were purchased with extra funds.

Now the official booster club can do things on an entirely different level. It’s amazing how much support PNG school and athletic programs have from the fans, parents, district, taxpayers and local businesses. In recent years the media program and now the podcasts have finally pushed this program to the highest of levels. Thanks to all involved.

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The boosters just bought new PNG flags this year! lol
The president said the boosters have donated over $400k in supplies and equipment in the last 8+yrs. Thats incredible!