I wish weight weren't such a point of emphasis and badge of honor for our defenders.
SoFla is
BY FAR the nation's #1 area for fast, super aggressive, maybe-not-the-brightest, almost always undersized defensive football player, while football intelligence and size/strength/length are the things we seem to value most. It is so facking frustrating.
Disagree with the part about football intelligence. South Florida kids may not have the most sophisticated coaches, but they are often savvy as **** from playing at such a high level since youth football. That's one of the reasons they always play early.
I can tell you from first hand experience, all but a couple programs have laughable coaching staffs. That includes BTW and Central. They're the most organized of the pieces of garbage. They lock down a few plays in their playbook, play base defense, and beat the crap out of people on pure talent. As a result, the kids down here have incredible instincts, but they have no assignment based skills when they make it to the next level.