Blinkscout Game 2, Hawks at home ...
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For a TD-less game it was pretty exciting ... there were some good drives that we sustained but given the long field we started with it was too much to ask. Obviously we had a better idea of the gameplan and Case looked like he was settled in a bit. Thank goodness.
Also, this defense is going to make people pay. It's gonna hurt to play us.
The Great
1) The return of Robert Quinn. The guy has been battling back (pun intended) for 3 years now. It was great to see him bending the edge at full speed.
2) Coaching adjustments ... Wichmann at ORG and Hill at CB. At some point you have to say "yeah, this isn't working regardless of what we see in practice." Im glad they did it.
3) Case threw a deep ball!!! He actually threw about 5 really good passes, passes I didn't expect of him.
4) This may be the first time I have seen sheer violence create a game winning turnover .... I don't know if Michael remembers the hit, but it had to feel like being in an accident as a pedestrian when a car doing 90 T-bones a car doing 70, and you're in the middle Lord.
The Good
5) Troy Hill's first game ... against some excellent route runners, played a solid game. I expect his upside is still breaking through., but he was smooth and got his head turned around. On the deep ball, he played the inside shoulder, but somehow Lockett grabbed it blind over his outside shoulder, just an unreal catch ... either way he stayed with it and brought him down.
6) Ogletree and most of the defense playing behind the LOS.
7) Barron is quickly becoming my favorite player on the defense, maybe Im not confused about whose jersey to get ... he moves like a giant safety but is always in the action from the LB spot.
8) I saw Forrest in on the goalline drive.
9) Joyner played without penalties and didn't drop any balls, but was also a ruthless killer.
10) Kenny Britt ... playing like a trusted vet ... now we just need Spruce across from him.
11) The intermediate routes were open and the balls were well thrown.
12) Kendricks made a great catch, I don't care that he was out of bounds.
13) Greg didn't miss.
14) Cam Thomas had a couple nice rushes and stops.
The Bad
15) DROPS. Lord.
16) Keenum flat out missing badly like 4 times. Ugh.
17) Robinson's penalties.
18) Who is supposed to block Michael Bennett?
19) Mo is LATE on all the deep throws ... if I'm not mistaken he was caught by an eye fake when there was no other WR on the field.
The Ugly
20) Keenum taking the sack when we were in field goal range.
21) How furious Carroll got when the calls were a little rough on his squad ... I don't know what to tell him ... as a WR you do not extend your arm at the top of a route, and as a Defender you NEVER touch a QBs head. Makes me proud of our coach for all the garbage he endured in St. Louis, where we just got penalized for fun.
22) Quick being really uncomfortable in his body on the field, tightening up like Eddie Kennison when the ball came his way. I feel sorry for him. It's gonna be nice when Coop and Spruce are back.
It was a satisfying defensive effort and and punishment of a rival ... and there was just enough offense to give me some hope. Curious to see how we show this coming week. Thoughts and comments welcome.
Also, this defense is going to make people pay. It's gonna hurt to play us.
The Great
1) The return of Robert Quinn. The guy has been battling back (pun intended) for 3 years now. It was great to see him bending the edge at full speed.
2) Coaching adjustments ... Wichmann at ORG and Hill at CB. At some point you have to say "yeah, this isn't working regardless of what we see in practice." Im glad they did it.
3) Case threw a deep ball!!! He actually threw about 5 really good passes, passes I didn't expect of him.
4) This may be the first time I have seen sheer violence create a game winning turnover .... I don't know if Michael remembers the hit, but it had to feel like being in an accident as a pedestrian when a car doing 90 T-bones a car doing 70, and you're in the middle Lord.
The Good
5) Troy Hill's first game ... against some excellent route runners, played a solid game. I expect his upside is still breaking through., but he was smooth and got his head turned around. On the deep ball, he played the inside shoulder, but somehow Lockett grabbed it blind over his outside shoulder, just an unreal catch ... either way he stayed with it and brought him down.
6) Ogletree and most of the defense playing behind the LOS.
7) Barron is quickly becoming my favorite player on the defense, maybe Im not confused about whose jersey to get ... he moves like a giant safety but is always in the action from the LB spot.
8) I saw Forrest in on the goalline drive.
9) Joyner played without penalties and didn't drop any balls, but was also a ruthless killer.
10) Kenny Britt ... playing like a trusted vet ... now we just need Spruce across from him.
11) The intermediate routes were open and the balls were well thrown.
12) Kendricks made a great catch, I don't care that he was out of bounds.
13) Greg didn't miss.
14) Cam Thomas had a couple nice rushes and stops.
The Bad
15) DROPS. Lord.
16) Keenum flat out missing badly like 4 times. Ugh.
17) Robinson's penalties.
18) Who is supposed to block Michael Bennett?
19) Mo is LATE on all the deep throws ... if I'm not mistaken he was caught by an eye fake when there was no other WR on the field.
The Ugly
20) Keenum taking the sack when we were in field goal range.
21) How furious Carroll got when the calls were a little rough on his squad ... I don't know what to tell him ... as a WR you do not extend your arm at the top of a route, and as a Defender you NEVER touch a QBs head. Makes me proud of our coach for all the garbage he endured in St. Louis, where we just got penalized for fun.
22) Quick being really uncomfortable in his body on the field, tightening up like Eddie Kennison when the ball came his way. I feel sorry for him. It's gonna be nice when Coop and Spruce are back.
It was a satisfying defensive effort and and punishment of a rival ... and there was just enough offense to give me some hope. Curious to see how we show this coming week. Thoughts and comments welcome.
