TBtheGBwiththeTD
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So I have had a full night's sleep and some time to settle down and process what I saw. Here is what stood out to me:
- The Biggest thing that stood out is when we handcuff Josh Dobbs and don't let him play free, anyone with a pulse can beat us. The game plan was clearly to not use his athleticism or attack much downfield. The game plan was so vanilla.
- Building on point one, Debord didn't adjust from the vanilla game plan of run right run left and assume we win up front. We were not only not winning up front, but we were losing. Jalen Hurd had no room to work and it bogged the offense down all night.
- App State controlled the game and pace and we allowed them too. Our game plan played into theirs. They wanted to run clock. Instead of keeping them off balance, like we did the first drive, we ran simple off tackle stuff and ran clock ourselves. We helped them shorten the game and we should have payed the price.
- The BIGGEST red flag to me is the OL. They drastically out sized their opponent and they simply couldn't control the LOS. If the OL does it's job in either regard we win easily. They will have to be much much better in a hurry for us to reach our goals.
- Moving on to a few positives. I think the WR's, especially Williams and Malone, showed some promise. They were left out of much of the game plan, which was not their fault. I thought that when called upon they showed they can make plays and be better than what we've had the last two years.
- I think the defense is the real deal. We didn't show too much and that offense is experienced and very tricky to deal with. We completely controlled them, especially in the second half and OT.
- In particular I thought Barnett and Sutton did their thing, even though App State tried to make it impossible for Barnett to affect the game. Abernathy and Mcdowell were both pleasant surprises. I feel better about LB depth now and I think Abernathy showed why he was named starter.
- The only issue I saw that wasn't very fixable was the OL. I think they can and will be better, but this isn't a group that played overly well last year either. I know Debord and Dobbs were bad last night and that's being friendly, but they will be better.Dobbs has proven he can make big game plays and I trust Debord to wake up from this and get more aggressive.
- All in All we won and the season is still alive. All of our goals are still within reach. App State impressed me. That offense was very multiple and complex. It was a tough offense to prepare for and I thought we responded well. All my real issues are on offense and there needs to be real and vast improvements made.
- Side Note: Alvin Kamara getting 9 touches in a competetive game is never ok. I don't care about "the flow of the game." Get your best players the ball.
- The Biggest thing that stood out is when we handcuff Josh Dobbs and don't let him play free, anyone with a pulse can beat us. The game plan was clearly to not use his athleticism or attack much downfield. The game plan was so vanilla.
- Building on point one, Debord didn't adjust from the vanilla game plan of run right run left and assume we win up front. We were not only not winning up front, but we were losing. Jalen Hurd had no room to work and it bogged the offense down all night.
- App State controlled the game and pace and we allowed them too. Our game plan played into theirs. They wanted to run clock. Instead of keeping them off balance, like we did the first drive, we ran simple off tackle stuff and ran clock ourselves. We helped them shorten the game and we should have payed the price.
- The BIGGEST red flag to me is the OL. They drastically out sized their opponent and they simply couldn't control the LOS. If the OL does it's job in either regard we win easily. They will have to be much much better in a hurry for us to reach our goals.
- Moving on to a few positives. I think the WR's, especially Williams and Malone, showed some promise. They were left out of much of the game plan, which was not their fault. I thought that when called upon they showed they can make plays and be better than what we've had the last two years.
- I think the defense is the real deal. We didn't show too much and that offense is experienced and very tricky to deal with. We completely controlled them, especially in the second half and OT.
- In particular I thought Barnett and Sutton did their thing, even though App State tried to make it impossible for Barnett to affect the game. Abernathy and Mcdowell were both pleasant surprises. I feel better about LB depth now and I think Abernathy showed why he was named starter.
- The only issue I saw that wasn't very fixable was the OL. I think they can and will be better, but this isn't a group that played overly well last year either. I know Debord and Dobbs were bad last night and that's being friendly, but they will be better.Dobbs has proven he can make big game plays and I trust Debord to wake up from this and get more aggressive.
- All in All we won and the season is still alive. All of our goals are still within reach. App State impressed me. That offense was very multiple and complex. It was a tough offense to prepare for and I thought we responded well. All my real issues are on offense and there needs to be real and vast improvements made.
- Side Note: Alvin Kamara getting 9 touches in a competetive game is never ok. I don't care about "the flow of the game." Get your best players the ball.
