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Preface: Forgive typos, omittings, and additional words. Done in a hurry this morning. Also, if anyone would be interested in doing a short defensive analysis, that might be helpful. I don’t know enough about football defenses to even pretend I could write something as basic as these little posts.
Good morning, VN! I got some marginal response last week from my thoughts on WVU, so I thought I’d give it another shot and see what happens.
1.) QB play is solid for a second outing
Seems like we have a comfortable QB situation. JG did everything he needed to do. He made one bad throw that could have been picked, but wasn’t. Otherwise, he was efficient. Chryst as well went 3/3, 70 yards, TD. I wished they would have let him throw it around some more, but we are going to be ok under center this season. Surprised we didn’t see Will “the Thrill” McBride or JT Shrout get some action, but looking back, it appears Pruitt meant that KC was going to play A LOT. And he did.
2.) Welcome to Rocky Top, Jordan Murphy!
You can’t beat a DB any worse than he did on his 50 yard TD reception. The future is bright for this guy. Palmer for the second week in a row was a downfield threat, but this time he and JG connected on a 51 yard pass that might have resulted in a TD were it not under thrown ever so slightly. TD or not, I am extremely encouraged by Palmer’s play and the chemistry he and Guarantano have developed. Callaway was himself: steady, caught pretty much everything. Brandon Johnson was invisible this week, though. Jennings played limited snaps as well. JG needs to get comfortable with all his wideouts next week. Needs to put up play station style numbers against UTEP to build some more confidence.
3.) Tight ends....
Where are they? DWA disappeared for a second straight week. I will give them some credit though. Lead blocking was improved a bit from last week. We need to run half the offense out of the I-formation next week and really get Pope, Wolf, and Bumphus comfortable seeking contact and meeting it violently. These guys are proving to be a major disappointment for me personally this season. Maybe I was just expecting something different, but man, they sure have been a letdown so far.
4.) RB by committee? Check.
Jeremy Banks is a dude. Madre London may be serviceable BUT HE REAL SLOW. Fant got some work on the last two drives (good for him). Jordan missed the hole a bunch again, still ended up being our leading rusher. He’s just angry. I love it. Can’t wait to see Ty Chandler back next week. We are fine here.
5.) OL before the rain delay
AN EMBARRASSMENT. Utterly destitute of any effort. Very disappointing.
6.) OL after the rain delay
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!!! They still weren’t great, but they started playing meaner. It appears our new five is going to be Smith - J Johnson - R Johnson - Carvin - Richmond. Hall, Tatum, Locklear, Calbert, and Niehaus all got run as well. Seems like even if they are all equally bad, we have a two-deep that has several in-game snaps under their belts now. THIS is how depth is built and maintained.
7.) Scheme/Play-calling improved?
Did Helton call a better game or was execution improved? Probably both. Did Pruitt have more input this week? Time will tell.
Conclusion: Let’s enjoy a big win like this and try to focus on the positives. They will be few and far between for a while.
Happy Lord’s Day and Go Big Orange!
Good morning, VN! I got some marginal response last week from my thoughts on WVU, so I thought I’d give it another shot and see what happens.
1.) QB play is solid for a second outing
Seems like we have a comfortable QB situation. JG did everything he needed to do. He made one bad throw that could have been picked, but wasn’t. Otherwise, he was efficient. Chryst as well went 3/3, 70 yards, TD. I wished they would have let him throw it around some more, but we are going to be ok under center this season. Surprised we didn’t see Will “the Thrill” McBride or JT Shrout get some action, but looking back, it appears Pruitt meant that KC was going to play A LOT. And he did.
2.) Welcome to Rocky Top, Jordan Murphy!
You can’t beat a DB any worse than he did on his 50 yard TD reception. The future is bright for this guy. Palmer for the second week in a row was a downfield threat, but this time he and JG connected on a 51 yard pass that might have resulted in a TD were it not under thrown ever so slightly. TD or not, I am extremely encouraged by Palmer’s play and the chemistry he and Guarantano have developed. Callaway was himself: steady, caught pretty much everything. Brandon Johnson was invisible this week, though. Jennings played limited snaps as well. JG needs to get comfortable with all his wideouts next week. Needs to put up play station style numbers against UTEP to build some more confidence.
3.) Tight ends....
Where are they? DWA disappeared for a second straight week. I will give them some credit though. Lead blocking was improved a bit from last week. We need to run half the offense out of the I-formation next week and really get Pope, Wolf, and Bumphus comfortable seeking contact and meeting it violently. These guys are proving to be a major disappointment for me personally this season. Maybe I was just expecting something different, but man, they sure have been a letdown so far.
4.) RB by committee? Check.
Jeremy Banks is a dude. Madre London may be serviceable BUT HE REAL SLOW. Fant got some work on the last two drives (good for him). Jordan missed the hole a bunch again, still ended up being our leading rusher. He’s just angry. I love it. Can’t wait to see Ty Chandler back next week. We are fine here.
5.) OL before the rain delay
AN EMBARRASSMENT. Utterly destitute of any effort. Very disappointing.
6.) OL after the rain delay
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!!! They still weren’t great, but they started playing meaner. It appears our new five is going to be Smith - J Johnson - R Johnson - Carvin - Richmond. Hall, Tatum, Locklear, Calbert, and Niehaus all got run as well. Seems like even if they are all equally bad, we have a two-deep that has several in-game snaps under their belts now. THIS is how depth is built and maintained.
7.) Scheme/Play-calling improved?
Did Helton call a better game or was execution improved? Probably both. Did Pruitt have more input this week? Time will tell.
Conclusion: Let’s enjoy a big win like this and try to focus on the positives. They will be few and far between for a while.
Happy Lord’s Day and Go Big Orange!
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