When Nash Nance, Dustin Christian and Da'Rick Rogers take the field it's eerily reminiscent of the Cowboys in the '90s.

Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin wrecked opposing offenses much in the same way the Jackets have terrorized every team they've faced this year.

They attack you from every direction; land, air and even sea if they feel so inclined.

On offense, they're an unstoppable force because you simply can't afford to stop every way they're capable of coming at you.

Double and triple cover Rogers, then Christian will pop off a 40-yard run.

Put eight or nine men in the box to stop Christian, and just watch as Rogers and Nance light up the air. There's a reason the SEC has come calling for this duo.

Even if you find a way to stop Christian and Rogers, Nance can burn you with his feet. He's quick enough to run past you and strong enough to run through you.

Stopping this trio simply isn't possible.

Just ask some of the top defenses in the region. Dalton, Ridgeland and Armuchee combined to give up 115 points to Calhoun. They can attest to how good this offense is.

John Mullinax, after losing handily to Calhoun, went over after the game to congratulate the Jackets and flat-out told them they're the best team he's ever seen. He's not alone in that assessment.

There's a reason they're the top ranked AA team in the state. Averaging just over 40 points per game will do that.

The Jacket offense is a scary predicament to face on the opposing sideline. Playing ball control and reciting a few Hail Marys (the prayer, not the play call) seems to be the best option.

If a team can run the ball successfully on Calhoun and keep the ball out of the hands of the Nance-Christian-Rogers trio, then things could get interesting.

Avondale, a team with little hope of keeping the Jackets under 50 points coming into the game, was in a dogfight with 0.8 seconds left in the first half, trailing 14-7. Lowly Avondale had No. 1-ranked Calhoun on the ropes.

They discovered the recipe to beat the Jackets, but didn't quite have the ingredients to do it. Avondale stuck to their guns and ran the ball consistently the first two quarters, keeping the chains moving and more importantly, keeping the Calhoun offense off the field. The second they got in trouble was when they tried throwing the ball. The first obvious passing down in which Avondale threw the ball deep, Rogers stepped in front of the ball, intercepted the pass and went into the endzone for another seven points.

Yes, Rogers can even beat you on defense.

But if a team with a little more talent can follow Avondale's lead, the road to the Georgia Dome could be that much more difficult for Calhoun.

Hal Lamb knows how to win a shootout, but they've yet to prove they can win a 13-10 type dogfight.

Teams like Jefferson County and Thomasville are capable of providing that test.

For all of the success of the Calhoun offense, Nance is turnover prone. Interceptions and fumbles have been a problem they've kept under wraps for most of the year, but the playoffs tend to bring any blemishes to the light.

If a team can play patient defense and wait for the turnovers to come, the Jackets can be toppled.

Will they? Chances are, probably not.

Lamb has done a tremendous job forging a strong defense after a shaky start to the year, along with keeping the offense humming through 11 games.

But for all the success they've had so far, they've yet to run up against a team capable of getting them down in the mud for a real fight.

We don't know how the offense will respond when they're hit in the mouth.

When you score as many points as they have, defenses start coming after you. And it isn't pretty.

It's amazing Aikman can remember his name after all the concussions he took. Parts of Smith's knees are still floating around in his legs. Irvin ended his career by being carted off the field in a stretcher. But all three left the game with a slew of Super Bowl championships.

Especially in the playoffs, teams will be looking to inflict similar pain and knock Nance and company on the floor and out of the match.

The question is if they'll respond with a punch of their own, or retreat to their corner. Their chance at a ring depends on it.