To help alleviate the loss of Erik Rask in the offensive backfield, Freeman said his staff may alter some things.
Senior Tom Folks, who stepped in Friday, is now the primary name at tailback, where the depth chart was already lean since one-time starter Will Brown, a senior, recently left the team.
Freeman lamented seven dropped passes against Laguna Hills (5-1, 1-0), but credited the Hawks' defensive effort.
Brinkley said with junior tailback Ben Frazier sidelined with an ankle problem, he will look to a host of untested options, rather than relying on senior fullback Charles Vickery to handle the rushing load.
Vickery has filled in admirably the last two weeks for Frazier, but Brinkley believes the physical demands of being the featured ballcarrier would take away from Vickery's effectiveness on defense at noseguard.
Brinkley said he will look at senior Ben Buttolph, junior Woody Yokoyama and sophomore Michael Helfrich as a possible starter at tailback this week, should Frazier not be sufficiently recovered.
Brinkley said uncertainty in the kicking game (the Tars are 11 for 15 this season on conversion kicks, and their two field goals are from 24 and 27 yards) as well as a suspect performance in practice, helped him eschew thoughts of attempting a 34-yard field goal instead of going for it on fourth down before halftime.
"We tried some field goals from the 10-yard line the day before and we made less than 50%," Brinkley said.
The Sailors (4-3, 1-1) meet Edison (5-2, 1-1) Friday at 7 at Huntington Beach High.
