Matt Parsons was brought in to provide healthy competition at the quarterback position and to serve as a competent replacement in the off chance that West Texas Roughnecks starter Micah Brown suffered an injury.
Little did Parsons know, he would be tabbed as the starter at the midway point of the season.
Brown was released and Devin Dominguez, a former Alabama State University quarterback, was signed as Parsons? backup last week, according to Roughneck head coach Brian Brents.
?We thought we needed a change,? Brents said. ?I definitely like the two guys we?ve got right now in Parsons and Devin Dominguez.?
The Roughnecks (2-6) have struggled to score on the offensive side of the ball, averaging 31 points per game. Brents said the number seems like a good amount until you compare it to the Lone Star Football League?s first-place team: The Houston Stallions (7-0) are averaging 56.9 points per game.
?We?re expected to score every possession and we haven?t done that,? Parsons said.
Brents said his offenses? inability to score can be attributed to multiple factors, such as fumbled center-to-quarterback exchanges and underthrown balls.
?We?re just trying to plug up each hole on the boat right now,? Brents said. ?Hopefully we?ll be able to fill all of those holes up and make sure we don?t have any other leaks before our next game.?
West Texas? next scheduled game is against the Rio Grande Valley Magic at 7:05 tonight at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. The Magic (5-2) are the second-place team in the LSFL standings and defeated the Roughnecks 53-29 in the team?s first meeting on April 21 at Ector County Coliseum.
Parsons said he understands that he is expected to lead a team that is hoping to qualify for the last spot in the LSFL playoffs. To position the last-place Roughnecks for that opportunity, Parsons would have to guide the squad to victories in its final four games. Even if the Roughnecks finish at 6-6, they won?t make the playoffs without some help from the teams above them in the standings.
?That?s the only thing on our mind,? Parsons said of a playoff run. ?The whole team wants to make the playoffs but in order to do that you have to win games. We haven?t been doing that lately. I feel like it has to start with me for a win.?
The 6-foot-6 signal caller started the last two games and came on in relief after Brown struggled in the first half of games earlier this season.
Roughnecks quarterbacks coach Tate Smith said he hopes Parsons? previous experience with Brents? offensive system ? Brents coached Parsons on the El Paso Generals in 2010 ? allows him to be successful down the stretch.
?When you?ve played in a system and come back to it, it?s always easy to pick up,? Smith said. ?It?s like riding a bike. You remember how to do it.?
Parsons said he has struggled to re-acclimate himself with the offense because he is familiarizing himself with a wide receiver corps that he has not played with.
?I still feel like I need more reps to solidify my decisions,? Parsons said. ?I feel I?ve been thinking too much and not trusting my reads and my receivers. That?s something that will come with reps and time.?
Brents said Parsons may not have much time to refine his craft with four games left in the season.
?We need this win,? Brents said. ?Our backs are against the wall and we?re fighting to get into the playoffs.?
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THE BASICS
>> Who: West Texas Roughnecks (2-6) at Rio Grande Valley Magic (5-2).
>> When: 7:05 tonight.
>> Where: State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.
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