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Message: [QUOTE="JeremyCuse, post: 3723081, member: 43"] A few thoughts. It appears you watched multiple full games for a bunch of attackmen which is commendable to say the least. It can be hard to get a full read on a player though simply based off a few games. Guys like Grimes and Hiltz are playing on teams with multiple high end D1 guys. They don't have to or need to be the primary ball carrier game in and game out. They may go a game or two as more off the ball threats and then go through a stretch where the offense runs through them and then back to off the ball again. Especially at a place like Culver or the MIAA some of those teams have multiple alpha type attackmen. Cook his Sr year at JD was the main threat and needed the ball in his stick almost every position, for Grimes and Hiltz that is not the case. Keep in mind that some of these guys in non hot beds even if they play attack are also playing defense maybe involved on the wings and in man up and down. At times a coach maybe having a different player initiate to try and keep a "star" attackmen fresher and to alleviate some of the burden. It can also be hard to judge without noting the circumstances behind each game and the game plan. For example you may have caught a game where the opposing team made it a point to key in on Hiltz or Grimes or McGuire and they were used more as a decoy role drawing the opposing teams top defender and attention. Perhaps they were dealing with a minor injury or facing a guy they just had a difficult match up with. Lastly I think you maybe drawing a conclusion from a short sample size. You noted that in the Hiltz game he was running out of the box and you didn't watch the whole game. I think you would have to review a large sample size or 4-5+ games to get a better feel. For example if you watched last years Army game looking for Scanlon you might think "wow he barely touched the ball and wasn't much of a factor", this would give you a different impression then what his actual roll was last year save for that one game. [/QUOTE]

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