Post Script on Naugatuck - Woodland

Quite a game Friday night at veterans Field between Naugy and Woodland. 
For those who were able to listen, you heard  a football coaching "clinic" by Coach Charlie Bertero.

By mid 2nd quarter he spoke how each team needed to "decide what it wants to do, run the ball or pass the ball...". The answer became very evident....so much so that by mid third he wondered when Naugatuck was going to make up its collective mind as to what it wanted to do. He also correctly pointed out passing inside the 15 yard line when your running game brought you inside the red zone was an exercise flirting with disaster.

Here's a reminder of something I wrote after the first week of this season......"Things to think about.....who will have the best scouts out there, what coaching staff will best utilize their scouting material and develop effective game plans". Now see young Mr. DiBiase's quotes about his pick 6.

Next, in regards to the nature of the game and which is the better team. The game was  still up for grabs at 19-6.....simply because of the skill players Naugatuck has......you can argue back and forth about this point, but most coaches would agree that until the game passed the 5 minute mark remaining in the fourth, there was a chance of Naugatuck throwing some quick points up on the board.


While the Woodland defense good, it was not the squad that brought victory to the Hawks. Those who truly understand the game know it was Woodland's OFFENSE that won this game. Go back and look at the time of possession.... especially in the second half. NVLSTATMAN can correct me, but as we entered the fourth or perhaps just a short time into the fourth Naugatuck had run just 7 offensive plays ! Woodland's offense chewed and chewed clock, wearing down Naugatuck's defense and keeping that high powered offense off the field, which then leads to the impatience displayed in play calling.

Finally….in attendance at Friday’s game, two of the three coaches who brought Naugatuck football to prominence. Charlie Bertero and Craig Peters. As Charlie gave his coaching clinc to the WATR listeners, I was told Coach Peters was doing to the same to those who watched the game with him.