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FOOTBALL GAME THREAD GAME DAY - Norfolk State
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(Somewhere Sammy is crying in his Frosted Flakes).
A very impressive performance all around. 2nd string was playing before halftime. I liked the pace of the offense
only concern I have is Oline. I do think they will gel and get better as season progresses though.
will be interesting to see how the defense does against real competition. But overall a solid outing. The dline is stacked.
Another thing which was great see was the team on the sidelines. They were a TEAM. No individuals off by themselves pouting or sulking. Everyone celebrating together. There has definitely been a culture shift over the last year.
A very impressive performance all around. 2nd string was playing before halftime. I liked the pace of the offense
only concern I have is Oline. I do think they will gel and get better as season progresses though.
will be interesting to see how the defense does against real competition. But overall a solid outing. The dline is stacked.
Another thing which was great see was the team on the sidelines. They were a TEAM. No individuals off by themselves pouting or sulking. Everyone celebrating together. There has definitely been a culture shift over the last year.
Thought play calling was very good. Safe passes to move the chains. Colombi doesn’t have a strong arm and I am good with that. The 10-15 yard plays work just as well and cut down on turnovers.
Backs ran very well.
OL will have to bust their ass against ND for us to have any chance at all.
Liked that Huff played a ton of kids
Backs ran very well.
OL will have to bust their ass against ND for us to have any chance at all.
Liked that Huff played a ton of kids
Also of note, not a bunch of dumb mistakes.
We played 5-6 different QBs. I like that as it keeps everyone engaged and something never did.
Maybe "Always the Herd" can moderate it.
The kicker had 45 yards in penalties by himself. But I suppose he can fix that rather easily. Other than that, one holding penalty that I can remember and an offside penalty that negated a blocked FG. Honestly, not too bad for game one.
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Cautiously optimistic there. He threw most of those completions right around the line of scrimmage. The INT in the endzone was tipped. The other incompletion he threw very, very, very late… Ahmed was running alone and the throw was so late, he actually wound up having to throw it over the only defender within 20 yards of Ahmed.
I thought he held onto the ball sometimes a beat longer than necessary before deciding to run. I think he may have had open WR’s that he missed on some of those plays, too.
That said, he was very accurate and got the ball to WR’s quickly. That’s what he’s here to do and he did that effectively. We’re all rooting for consistency and that was a good solid B performance. B’s in 12 straight games and we’re ok. No lower than B with some A’s sprinkled in and we’re in business.
Some final thoughts from yesterday...
Pros --
• Colombi looked like he was as advertised... A 6th year guy, mature, good decision maker (with one exception, and even that was a tipped ball).
• Running back by committee should be fine until Ali returns.
• Our tight end group doesn't necessarily have a star, but 3-4 guys that can all play and contribute.
• The defensive front seven looks very good (as they should with all returning players and improved depth)
• We made field goals and extra points without issue.
• We played a ton of guys. Pretty much everyone in uniform got in there at some point it looked like.
Cons --
• Offensive line play was up and down... Good in the run game, not great in pass protection. Colombi made it not seem as bad as it was by extending plays and being able to scramble.
• Can we not kick the MF'n ball out of bounds?... For the love of god why do we try to coffin corner every kickoff?
• WR is still a question mark after Gammage.
• It looks like we are still using the Cramsey playbook with Trickett calling plays. Bubble screens and outside runs work when the other team is less talented than us, I don't know if that is going to get in the end zone next week.
Overall, we did exactly what we should do against a FCS team at home in week one. I think our defense is good enough to keep us in the game at Notre Dame. Let's hope we can move the ball and score some points against a very good defense.
Pros --
• Colombi looked like he was as advertised... A 6th year guy, mature, good decision maker (with one exception, and even that was a tipped ball).
• Running back by committee should be fine until Ali returns.
• Our tight end group doesn't necessarily have a star, but 3-4 guys that can all play and contribute.
• The defensive front seven looks very good (as they should with all returning players and improved depth)
• We made field goals and extra points without issue.
• We played a ton of guys. Pretty much everyone in uniform got in there at some point it looked like.
Cons --
• Offensive line play was up and down... Good in the run game, not great in pass protection. Colombi made it not seem as bad as it was by extending plays and being able to scramble.
• Can we not kick the MF'n ball out of bounds?... For the love of god why do we try to coffin corner every kickoff?
• WR is still a question mark after Gammage.
• It looks like we are still using the Cramsey playbook with Trickett calling plays. Bubble screens and outside runs work when the other team is less talented than us, I don't know if that is going to get in the end zone next week.
Overall, we did exactly what we should do against a FCS team at home in week one. I think our defense is good enough to keep us in the game at Notre Dame. Let's hope we can move the ball and score some points against a very good defense.
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