This could be the SFL title match or battle for a share of the title with playoff seeding implications.
Folsom is on a 40+ streak not losing to an SFL team, “the SFL streak” if you will.
I think we all know Folsom lost some bigs to graduation and seem to be a bit down from last year. Rocklin on the other hand is much improved over last year and seem to have that “2009” game face. Beating OR Friday puts them in the upper tier of the SFL, at least for now. They will be coming to Folsom with a lot of confidence and resolve to try to knock the Dawgs off their throne.
We know that good teams always find a way to win I.e. like Folsom did vs a very good OR team. Is Rocklin “good” enough to tame the Dawgs? We are going to find out soon.
Have not seen Rocklin play but I have seen Folsom play(vs the Green Machine) ant Folsom is pretty solid all around. One of the keys to beating Folsom is pressuring QB quickly and man coverage. Folsom will shred you if you play zone. If you look at film of the teams that have beaten Folsom these are the themes I see, QB pressure and Lester Hays(stick’em) like man coverage. Rocklin has the beef in the trenches but I don’t know if they have the DL/LB speed needed to affect Folsom pass game. Also I don’t know if Rocklin has the skill to man Badger, Ngata and Hutton. Maybe @ThunderRam can provide insight here.
Great to see someone else in SFL knocking on Folsom door. Going to be a great game!
Folsom is on a 40+ streak not losing to an SFL team, “the SFL streak” if you will.
I think we all know Folsom lost some bigs to graduation and seem to be a bit down from last year. Rocklin on the other hand is much improved over last year and seem to have that “2009” game face. Beating OR Friday puts them in the upper tier of the SFL, at least for now. They will be coming to Folsom with a lot of confidence and resolve to try to knock the Dawgs off their throne.
We know that good teams always find a way to win I.e. like Folsom did vs a very good OR team. Is Rocklin “good” enough to tame the Dawgs? We are going to find out soon.
Have not seen Rocklin play but I have seen Folsom play(vs the Green Machine) ant Folsom is pretty solid all around. One of the keys to beating Folsom is pressuring QB quickly and man coverage. Folsom will shred you if you play zone. If you look at film of the teams that have beaten Folsom these are the themes I see, QB pressure and Lester Hays(stick’em) like man coverage. Rocklin has the beef in the trenches but I don’t know if they have the DL/LB speed needed to affect Folsom pass game. Also I don’t know if Rocklin has the skill to man Badger, Ngata and Hutton. Maybe @ThunderRam can provide insight here.
Great to see someone else in SFL knocking on Folsom door. Going to be a great game!