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So, I'm going off of what I saw on TV here. Beyond that, I'm taking into account some homer-ism. This is what I saw. These are my opinions and I will not debate them. Argue and discuss among everyone.
OLine- Sufficiently more sturdy from a S&C standpoint. Both our tackles and both guards lost their footwork time after time, but when they all held it, they were money. Correctable mistakes. There were a few overpowerings on the tackles but I attribute those to positioning and coaching that will be ironed out.
QB - I don't know what the coaching staff saw. I disagree with having two QBs. A.) the team seemed more cohesive with Cochran as the QB and B) We interrupted drives with interjections of talent.
Both QBs erred on passes multiple times. We had so many air balls my nieces asked what the foul was for an air ball (she's 10). I believe it was nerves of 1st game and Casey getting hammered on a few plays let loose by the OLine. Kamal Abrams also lost a few key passes (most not his fault)
Defense:
Many in the game thread said our front 7 were getting manhandled. Many others noted how our secondary was doing fantastic. It's a combo of both to see where we are. Yes, our D front 7 is not where they should be. Our Backs may arguably be ahead.
But it comes down to this, a Denard Robinson scenario. This is both a personnel and a scheme problem - we either failed on coverage or failed on contain. To fault a player is to fault one man on most of those plays, because there were a lot of missed tackles, and I guarantee the staff will not let that continue.
Here's what I saw that was positive:
We were physical from the start.
We have running backs that either are special or will be special
We have a top flight WR in Davis and he should be a 1/2 rdr
Our Oline is significantly better, at a minimum by S&C, and beyond that Foley coaching technique
Our secondary is fast
Our linebackers are at 100 level, some at 200.... only upwards to 300 and beyond from here
I REALLY LIKE OUR OLINE PLAY vs last year.
We had a lot of pressure moments, and I think half of them were caused by the multiple QB look and continuity.
OLine- Sufficiently more sturdy from a S&C standpoint. Both our tackles and both guards lost their footwork time after time, but when they all held it, they were money. Correctable mistakes. There were a few overpowerings on the tackles but I attribute those to positioning and coaching that will be ironed out.
QB - I don't know what the coaching staff saw. I disagree with having two QBs. A.) the team seemed more cohesive with Cochran as the QB and B) We interrupted drives with interjections of talent.
Both QBs erred on passes multiple times. We had so many air balls my nieces asked what the foul was for an air ball (she's 10). I believe it was nerves of 1st game and Casey getting hammered on a few plays let loose by the OLine. Kamal Abrams also lost a few key passes (most not his fault)
Defense:
Many in the game thread said our front 7 were getting manhandled. Many others noted how our secondary was doing fantastic. It's a combo of both to see where we are. Yes, our D front 7 is not where they should be. Our Backs may arguably be ahead.
But it comes down to this, a Denard Robinson scenario. This is both a personnel and a scheme problem - we either failed on coverage or failed on contain. To fault a player is to fault one man on most of those plays, because there were a lot of missed tackles, and I guarantee the staff will not let that continue.
Here's what I saw that was positive:
We were physical from the start.
We have running backs that either are special or will be special
We have a top flight WR in Davis and he should be a 1/2 rdr
Our Oline is significantly better, at a minimum by S&C, and beyond that Foley coaching technique
Our secondary is fast
Our linebackers are at 100 level, some at 200.... only upwards to 300 and beyond from here
I REALLY LIKE OUR OLINE PLAY vs last year.
We had a lot of pressure moments, and I think half of them were caused by the multiple QB look and continuity.