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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am old enough to remember when kids played both ways.[/quote]

Even on a roster that size, there's still kids that play both ways.  Especially on JV.

My son's JV roster was around 60, but only about 25 saw the field on a regular basis.

And tbh, the kids that never saw the field seemed okay with it.  They were usually small.  Usually new to the sport.  And occasionally when they got out there, they looked completely lost and at times unsafe being out there.

It was probably 2/3 freshman and I expect half of that group won't return as sophomores.

Its just the way it works[/quote]

Thise kids wouldn't be out there if the team had real tryouts and cuts, like other teams do. 
So why isn't the coach holding tryouts with cuts? Football coaches aren't known for being softies. They're not holding tryouts and making cuts because there is a benefit to them. That benefit is fundraising.

Keeping a bunch of kids on a team that are never going to walk out on the field so they get their hopes up and get disappointed week after week just to soak them for funds is exactly the kind of weak ass garbage some coaches are known for.[/quote]

Yeah, maybe.  But I'd challenge your statement that kids are getting their hopes up.

They aren't.  There may be one or two that think they deserve more playing time, that are on the cusp of first team vs second team.  But those kids would have made the cut anyway.

all the other kids standing around know where they stand.  They aren't getting their hopes up.  They are just happy to be there.  They're not dumb.  They look at the starters, and see how much bigger, faster, stronger and more experienced they are.  They know.  There's no real disappointment[/quote]

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