Coming to a Field Near You

It's Ray Small. It's also no secret I'm a big fan of his so I avidly cheer recent news that he's been cleared to play this weekend. The Glenville product is, right now, more athlete than true wide receiver but he has talent and an unending reservoir of speed few others can match. He's not Teddy Ginn-fast mind you, at least not from goalline to goalline, but he does possess the ability to get in and out of breaks unlike most. Frankly, the quality is very Steve Smith-esque where he can run right by you on "go" route or turn a 5 yard hitch into a long TD. Special, that quality.

Now the task is to progress and move from unproven player into a known commodity. I don't expect this to happen right away since he'll be knocking off injury rust and associated barnacles. However, his return alone could and should open up other parts of the field and expand the formations we can use effectively.