re: Opinions on new Mandeville HC Hutch Gonzales?

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in spite of the Skippers losing 3 of their 4 best players,he will make Mandeville more competitive than they should be

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Not very impressed so far. He has Northlake Christian transfer Devon Tott starting at QB. They lost to U High (no disgrace) and could have beaten Live Oak at home. Should have beaten Hammond last night. That QB is 0-5 as a starter, which includes the failed 2-point gamble in OT against Fontainebleau.

Against Ponchy and Northshore he started Dereje Gaspard and they won both games with more of a run-first attack. This team should not be 2-5.

My biggest issue is that he’s asking Tott to do things that are not his strengths. Gonzales wants an “air raid” offense without an “air raid” QB, and that spells second-half trouble for an undersized defense.

I guess he gets the benefit of the doubt this year given what he had to work with on the team. One senior quit the team mid-season, and two others have had on-field temper tantrums that got them benched.