North Carolina Football Association (NCFA)

Winston-Salem:
Statistically Winston-Salem was the worst team in the league sporting the worst passing offense and defense, and the second worst running game.  But they managed to improve in the second half of the season winning three of their last six with two of the three losses coming against Burlington.  

Last year was a good draft for the Twins where they landed running back Brandon Brown with their first pick.  He went on to be their leading rusher, 259yds on 109 carries, and shows real promise.  But coach Larry Hefner has not been so lucky with his pick for quarterback.  Impressed with James Martin a few years back in NCFA2, Hefner snatched him up and last year turned him lose to be the season long starter.  To say he struggled is an understatement and he'll need to show great improvement this season or Hefner will have to rethink his choice.  

Of course it is not all Martin's fault.  He has a weak offensive line and a sorry group of receivers to work with, so look for Hefner to try and build up that line and those receivers with picks in the draft.  He'll be looking at guys like Matthew
Bates and Joseph Irizarry for their first pick.  He'll also be taking a close look at standouts in NCFA2 looking for any help he can get.  Last year he picked up Garfield Soft who ended up being their number two wide out and Martin's favorite target in red zone and 3rd down situations.    

The defense seems functional though they could use some impact players.  But the Twins will have to be focusing on their struggling offense and making whatever changes they can to give James Martin another shot at proving his worth.     

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