Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 14, 2010

Now hold still and let me trim that unibrow with my razor sharp incisors.

A 190 lb. lineman? I’ve figured out Gil Thorp’s playbook:

Single Wing

Double Wing

Sutherland Single Wing

Notre Dame Box

T Formation and all of its permutations except for the Split T

When Milford gets some bigger, stronger linemen, maybe Gil can discover the I formation and get into the playoffs.

Hey Marty, this is High School Football. There are some teams with 190 lb tackles who have won State Championships.

I agree that you want a big powerful Offensive Line, but get real.

Look at most High School football teams if you have one or two Blue Chippers you have a good team if you fill in the other positions with competent Players, ie. can get in front of the others teams competent Players.

You are going to win 80% of your games.

Perfect timing. Pedro the Poolboy has gone to the fields to bring in the Fall Harvest just as Gil arrives home for the 2nd shift. Does the Thorp’s terrier dog remember who Coach is? Come to think of it, the dog like the kids is missing.

ONLY 190 lbs.

What, is every HS full of obese ‘roid shooters now?

I played defensive end in HS @ 169 lbs. Course I was big for my age. We had leather helmets

All this football talk make Gil Horny!

What’s a circle saw?

Today Gil is teaching teens that sex is a stress reducer. Mimi’s insatiable, yum yum.

breadpudding said, about 6 hours ago

Hey Marty, this is High School Football. There are some teams with 190 lb tackles who have won State Championships. I agree that you want a big powerful Offensive Line, but get real

Which is okay if they’re quick and have enough strength to delay DBs, OLBs, and DEs for a second or two on a pass rush. Gil has a 190-lb center. His only instructions must be:

1) Hike ball 2) Get flattened by defensive tackles

And I am being realistic. High school offensive linemen (in some regions) are bigger and stronger than in Gil’s day, and there are enough of them for most schools to field a line that doesn’t need to rely on extra blockers just to protect the QB from blitzes or create lanes for the backfield. Then again, the original creator did base Milford off of a school in Connecticut, and the Northeast doesn’t have much talent in that position.

How does Marty Moon know tha the center weighs 190 lbs? Has Marty taken Jeff Karolis up to his crapshack for the Moon physical?

bdiem, a circle saw:

http://plannedmaintenanceinc.com/images/circle-saw.jpg

Thanks willofark, I always called that a circular saw.