Letter From the Editor

Granted, I am not a coach – never have been, never will be. To make matters worse, I don’t even play one on TV. But then again, I don’t have to be a coach to fully understand what American Football Monthly brings to the coaching profession. Coaches have often been a misunderstood sort – always receiving a bit too much credit when things go well and way too much when things don’t. Coaches are usually those made of fire and stone. They are passionate, yet stoic ... unassuming, yet brilliant. And pressure seems to be their middle name. Some thrive in it, while others falter. So with all the negative circumstances that coaches sometimes find themselves in, whether it’s looking down the barrel of Byron Leftwich’s cannon-like arm at Marshall, fighting for the last playoff spot in District 13-4A or simply just fighting for their job - they all need that competitive edge that