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I misread your assessment on DL and LB, my bad.
Main thing I disagree is the OL. It was putrid and they deserve to be called out big time. Johnson was terrible and seems far too slow, while Ivey was pretty bad too (troubling when he's supposed to be our best). Their poor play was 100% behind our struggles tonight.
My saying that the OL was "developing" wasn't meant as a ringing endorsement, though I must not have been as I should have been. We rushed for just over 100 yds I think, and Scarlett did stand out to me in that stat line. He had some holes to start his runs for the most part, they definitely weren't consistent and as Durty pointed out (and I recall alluding to it) pass pro wasn't great either. I even recall mentioning Johnson and Ivie specifically. They've got work to do. They are developing. Thanks for the affirmations and corrections. I'm learning I hope.
My saying that the OL was "developing" wasn't meant as a ringing endorsement, though I must not have been as clear as I should have been. We rushed for just over 100 yds I think, and Scarlett did stand out to me in that stat line. He had some holes to start his runs for the most part, they definitely weren't consistent and as Durty pointed out (and I recall alluding to it) pass pro wasn't great either. I even recall mentioning Johnson and Ivie specifically. They've got work to do. They are developing. Thanks for the affirmations and corrections. I'm learning I hope.
That's what Mac and Co. are paid to do. We'll soon see how well spent the money was. Thanks for your input.I hear you. I think we are all upset and I definitely jumped the gun on my response. Hope they get this fixed soon
I can't disagree and edited (albeit after you were responding) that their efforts were against UMass after all.I just cant give the O Line credit for a run game when we average 3.7 yards a carry against a defense that probably won't be a whole lot better than the one that was at the bottom of FBS last season. We should be averaging 7 yards a carry against teams like that.
Thanks ButchI guess we'll find out next week.
Until then, take a deep breath and calm down, we did win you know. Even a ugly, stinky win is better that losing.... ask any MState or LSU fan.
I LOL'd pretty loud on this one.Anzalone looked good and made some big plays, but we all held our breath when he was injured. Thank goodness it was just a cut, but I'm holding my breath he doesn't get MERSA as a result with his luck. A lot to look forward to if they stay healthy
Yep. And the rich keep getting richer.bama is an example of what an AD being willing to pull out the checkbook will get you. top coaches, top facilities, top recruiting classes, top on the field performances.
Yeah, I'm not even going to rewatch our game like I usually do.I DVR'd UF game and Bama game and watched them concurrently. Pretty discouraging going back and forth and seeing the remarkable difference.
If I could like this x1000, I wouldYeah, I'm not even going to rewatch our game like I usually do.
Just tired of the neverending "rebuild."
3 star lovers, pump on!
Thanks TN. Funny you used "meh" as a game descriptor. It was the first thing that came to my mind after it was over, just didn't add it to my ramblings. Like you, thought we did get away from the run and were unbalanced when compared to the number of pass plays, though that is the trend these days. Not expecting 50:50, but with Scarlett running as hard and effectively as I believe he did, I don't think 10 more carries by him, Kronkrite, and Thompson could have hurt.Good as always Cover.
I agree with the OL and the issues we continue to have there. So I am trying to find any marked improvement there. I will preface this as YES, we should have beaten these buys by 40+. So what did I see from this game? A new starting QB that threw for 256 yards and no pics. Yes he was rushed but he stood and took hits and unless I missed it, NO Sacks. The OL was blitzed for a majority of the game and yes there were some Ole' blocking. UMass played a lot of 4 down with two blitzing LB's most of the game. We had over 100 rushing yards. Felt we abandoned the run a bit, but the got back to it in late 4th Qtr. So from the outside the OL didn't look that great. But in the same token I can see some differences. The OL still has a lot of work to do. But with what Del Rio did get accomplished he had to have some help. Take it for what its worth, we got the W.
The biggest issue....the PF penalties. Alone with Davis' PF on the QB was huge on that scoring drive. That play doesn't happen...possibly a shut out. Gotta clean up the flags.
In all a "meh" kinda game. One of the weirdest opening weekends in CFB. You could be a corndog, cowbell, or kitty kat this am. We're 1-0 so enjoy it what bit of it you can.