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alyoshamucci
Well we haven't played a decent first half yet, but we seem to get our junk together in the 2nd, and this was on the road with an up and coming team ... so ... yeah Im going ot be a bit lenient.
I skipped last week because it was an ugly game and nothing I was gonna say was more important then just watching Kupp's TD over and over.
See, I liked last week's game. Was wondering about your thoughts.....oh well
The Great
1) Winning games you're supposed to win. It seems like a small thing, but it's not. It's the stuff we did in 2003, where we made things happen for us on ugly days.
2) Defensive back play ... the complexity and subtleties of the coverages were really something.
3) Baker having to throw in 2.5 seconds or less to have any shot at a completion.
4) Woods lay out catch.
In so many ways, how Woods plays is how the team plays. Takes me back to when Holt use to be that component.
The Good
5) Robey Coleman was a great investment.
Very true. Two really solid performances.
6) JJ3 2 INTs in 3 games ... and poaching that last one to seal the deal was $.
7) Cut back runs.
8) Fowler.
Surprised, and pleasantly so
9) Not even having to think about Talib and Peters even though they were going against Beckham and Landry.
these kids did very well last week, too
10) Allen's ability to get to the next level is something special.
I did see #55 out on the edge.
11) Aaron and Clay getting home.
12) Knowing that Kupp will not just go down.
tactician, and athlete. how did ya'll like him correcting Cook on being too far off the line?
The Bad
13) Had some dropsies.
and not in just this match
14) Jared made some poor throws.
he also sizzled some, too
15) I want more Malcolm Brown. (But not in the passing game, ya know?)
16) Letting them have a chance at the end ... yeah it was a tipped ball, but there was a lot of traffic.
end game=Gurley, and that was where the ball should....Should have gone
17) Not scheming enough to Everett and when we hit him it's often late and he doesn't get a chance to run ... literally we could run sweeps to him.
Didn't they run an end around with Higbee in the first game?Absolutely. Let #81 take a crack. Hey, I did love the double reverse
The Ugly
18) First half woes. I'm not a fan. I'm not a fan of Jared not looking like he's having fun. Not a fan of miscommunications.
19) Jamil Demby. Get Edwards up to speed, please.
Honestly would like to see them try a few snaps with him soon anyhow. How about as tank heavy in short yardage at TE?
20) How many penalties were there?
College
21) Okay I have some pet teams this year ... I like UVA. They are putting a solid product on the field with Mendenhall there. I like Wake Forest (I think we do too given our UDFA list). I think both could challenge in the ACC. I like Houston (Dana Holgerson is there).
22) LSU is for real. Burrow the QB is money, and he has great WRs.
23) DT is again the most stacked position. If this trend continues, finding a 5 man O line that can compete with a 7 deep D line is going to get really difficult. I suspect we can get better value as deep as the 3rd round that we could last year. And there are numerous legit Nose techniques that can move. Just saw Fatu? On Utah have a crazy game. 6-4 335.
24) CB is tricky because many declare as juniors so first year starters are still emerging ... Bryce Hall however returned to school. I figure we have to take one at 32 this year. The top end guys are really worth it.
25) OT is good this year ... rough few years until this year.
26) I only watch close games ... I have a new system. So the odds of my seeing Wisconsin, Alabama, Clemson, any time soon is low. Ill focus on them more at the end of the year.
Think that's reasonable. btw, pretty good looking group of WRs at USC. Also, they've got a Palomalu kid, and #15 on D Both of these players looked the part
27) I'm watching for replacements for Everett in case he doesn't pan out.
Thoughts and comments welcome, as always.
