Flatonia Football Coaching Staff

Bulldogs Season Preview

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Freytag said defensive end is the most unsettled position on the defense. Gillum, Manzano, Rodriguez, Torres and Arnulfo Ramirez are all battling for time there.

Because of lack of true linebackers, Freytag said the Bulldog defense will be more of a 4-2-5 look than their traditional 4-3. Reese Ramirez and Cliffe will play linebacker.

“I call them the thumpers,” Freytag said. “I expect that with the defensive front we have, they aren’t going to get touched a lot, and they both will make a lot of tackles.”

The hydrid linebacker/additional safety role will be filled by Kenyon Guyton. Starting free safety will be Keyshaun Green, a player Freytag calls “the leader of our defense, the leader of our energy.”

Strong safety will be a combination of Zimmerman and Targac. The corner back spots will be a combination of Keegan Green, Jaidyn Guyton, Venegas and Perez. Manzano, who won the kicking role late in the season last year returns

Two new Flatonia coaches join the staff this year –former Bulldog standout athlete Julio Castellano and Brooke Williams, who was previously the defensive coordinator at Brazos.