After reflecting on the game I am still under whelmed a bit considering the competition but after looking at the numbers I do feel somewhat better considering the youth that played.
The OL obviously needs Crosby back and the youth was evident at times but we still averaged 6.8 yards a carry and Prokup although not allotted a lot of time often was 21-30 for 271 with three TD's and no picks. We had 522 total yards which isn't anything to scoff about.
Defensively we only gave up 2.7 yards a carry which surprised me. We still had too many wrong angles and missed tackles and seemed to not be able to get off some blocks at times but I can live with 2.7 a carry. We gave up 303 yards passing but no T.D.'s and I still think we give up the 8-10 yards sideline pass too easily (play off W.R.)) so I hope that tightens up some as well as more of a consistent pass rush.
As the competition get's better obviously we need some serious improvement in spots and considering the youth on the OL and some new guys as well as a new scheme on "D" I expect to see it!
Just felt like reflecting that IMO there shouldn't be any jumping ship talk yet. The key is improvement and getting Crosby healthy on "O": and improvement on "D" with the youth and scheme.
My 2 cents worth anyways!!
The OL obviously needs Crosby back and the youth was evident at times but we still averaged 6.8 yards a carry and Prokup although not allotted a lot of time often was 21-30 for 271 with three TD's and no picks. We had 522 total yards which isn't anything to scoff about.
Defensively we only gave up 2.7 yards a carry which surprised me. We still had too many wrong angles and missed tackles and seemed to not be able to get off some blocks at times but I can live with 2.7 a carry. We gave up 303 yards passing but no T.D.'s and I still think we give up the 8-10 yards sideline pass too easily (play off W.R.)) so I hope that tightens up some as well as more of a consistent pass rush.
As the competition get's better obviously we need some serious improvement in spots and considering the youth on the OL and some new guys as well as a new scheme on "D" I expect to see it!
Just felt like reflecting that IMO there shouldn't be any jumping ship talk yet. The key is improvement and getting Crosby healthy on "O": and improvement on "D" with the youth and scheme.
My 2 cents worth anyways!!
