Some positives

Knight Shift

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I liked our pass protection.

I thought Gavin looked comfortable.

WR's made a bunch of tough catches.

Defense was solid. Give credit to their OC for some really well designed plays.
Dremel had a good day.
Must have missed a couple of Jackson's catches- he had 3.
Washington coming along too.
Strong had another catch.

RU threw to the TEs!!! Langan 2 for 14 yds. Bowman dropped one.
 

sct1111

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We're a well coached team. I think our OLine is overachieving based on their talent level. Defense is good just got worn down after that pick 6.

Wimsatt is improving a lot. He has a great arm and is really starting to develop his running skills. I think the next two years he's going to turn into a very good QB. We have to give him weapons.
 

RU#1fan

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Overall good showing on the Defense ..minus some gaps on coverages in the 1st Qtr and Max getting burned a few times. Should be improvement as we play at Wisconsin.
Gavin progressed nicely today… encouraged for the next few games.
 

WhiteBus

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We're a well coached team. I think our OLine is overachieving based on their talent level. Defense is good just got worn down after that pick 6.

Wimsatt is improving a lot. He has a great arm and is really starting to develop his running skills. I think the next two years he's going to turn into a very good QB. We have to give him weapons.
I'll agree as running quarter back. Not there as a passer yet. Stats wise similar to other games in yards but the worst in 3rd/4th down conversion. Got to stay on the field.
 
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Jtung230

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Our WRs can actually catch the ball. Dremel had a good game.

Edit: after further review. Dremel did what he was supposed to on that 4th n 2.
 
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rob kight

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Based on watching Wisconsin and Purdue last night , I was not overly impressed with Wisconsin, so I move them to possible win along with MSU. We could , not will, be 4-0 over next 4 games.
It appears we do have a passing game and if we put that together with a good rushing game , we can get these wins.
Wagner game is perfect for working on some things to get ready for Wisconsin. Today we played better than the final score indicates, so that makes me optimistic over the next 4 weeks. I know take it one game at a time or chop in the moment, but I feel good going forward especially by Gavin’s progress each week, the receivers stepping up against a very good defense and the stars we have on defense.
Everyone, stay safe over this stormy weekend!
 

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Hey we can’t fault this guy who is playing very well, a kid who is an undersized mighty mite with heart and guts. The receivers have played better than anticipated. Wondering how Brantley would have made us pretty good at WR. F the NCAA…and the ref who called Pierce for holding. Amazing spread was 24 pts.
 

Jtung230

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He was supposed to pick the other cb, that was the play.
Yes, but he showed block early instead of runnng his run rout which tipped the play. I’ll watch it again later to confirm. Maybe that was taught but allowed the DB to zone up and jump the pass.
 
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sct1111

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Yes, but he showed block early instead of runnng his run rout which tipped the play. I’ll watch it again later to confirm. Maybe that was taught but allowed the DB to zone up and jump the pass.
Yeah the DB said in the interview that he saw it happening. He made a hell of a play.
 

Jtung230

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Yeah the DB said in the interview that he saw it happening. He made a hell of a play.
If the pass was behind the LOS, he may be taught to block. In that case, it’s not his fault. But if it was a rub, he needs to sell the rout better.

ETA: it was just a terrible play call
 

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Wagner game is perfect for working on some things to get ready for Wisconsin.
Totally agree but my fear is we don't work on the passing game. We already know we can run them into the ground if we want to. We need work on throwing it. I really hope they use the opportunity and don't just run the ball the entire game.
 

Jtung230

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Just rewatched it. Dremel did what he was coached. It wasn’t a rub rout. it was just a bad play call in that situation.
 

fg7321

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Or was Dremel interfered with before the ball got there ?
He was pushed from behind early. You can actually see that by watching the B1G final drive on TV today. They never showed that angle yesterday.
 

rureadyforsomefootball

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Another positive is GW. Kid is 19 years old. We all the development so far with the new OC. Very excited for the rest of the year and expect big thing next year.
100% correct and he never looked flustered and kept his eyes downfield trusting his OL, stepping up in the pocket waiting for plays to develop. That score doesn't even come close to how much better Rutgers looks and I truly believe this is a 7 win team.
 
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Knight Shift

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Our WRs can actually catch the ball. Dremel had a good game.

Edit: after further review. Dremel did what he was supposed to on that 4th n 2.
Can you clarify your original costly mistake comment, which you retracted? The ball was thrown to Jackson. Dremel was behind the play.
 

Jtung230

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Can you clarify your original costly mistake comment, which you retracted? The ball was thrown to Jackson. Dremel was behind the play.
I couldn’t tell if it was a rub rout or a screen. After rewatching the breakdown it was clear that it was a screen and Dremel’s assignment was to block Jackson’s defender. If it was a rub, he has to sell the rout and make his defender cover him.
 
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