Strengths / Weaknesses thus far
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S: Dak
S: defense is nasty
S: receivers are definitely better. Quality routes, separation, and catching the ball well
S: kick off coverage looks better
S: Robinson is a BEAST
W: O Line has struggled at times
W: red zone troubles
W: kicking looks like we expected
S: defense is nasty
S: receivers are definitely better. Quality routes, separation, and catching the ball well
S: kick off coverage looks better
S: Robinson is a BEAST
W: O Line has struggled at times
W: red zone troubles
W: kicking looks like we expected
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Ditto. The series after the INT was troubling. We went straight ahead four times and couldn't punch it in. I would add Mullen's continued puzzling decisions, like the hockey line shift on the third offensive possession.
The field goal.....oh man. I know the snap/hold had some issues, but we've just seen this soooo much in the last few years.
The field goal.....oh man. I know the snap/hold had some issues, but we've just seen this soooo much in the last few years.
D. Williams, Holloway, the O-Line, and the Long Snapper all are weaknesses.
Running Backs, Dak, Receivers, D-Line all seem to be strengths.
Running Backs, Dak, Receivers, D-Line all seem to be strengths.
Strength: DL - from my boy Preston Smith, to C Jones, and even Nelson Adams - it's downright nasty. Nelson Adams is going to hurt someone this year coming off the end like he was tonight.
Strength: WR, Lewis didn't have much impact tonight but we still looked great. Wilson, the Freds, and I believe even Morrow looked good.
Strength: RBs all looked good. J-Rob is stout.
Weakness: FG kicking. We shouldn't kick a FG outside of 35 yards. Just go for it or try to punt it inside the 10.
Weakness: Punt Return. I believe this will cost us more than FG kicking. Lewis and Holloway are both terrible. Surely we have someone on the roster that can fair catch a punt. We should forget about returns and just work on fair catches every time.
Weakness: interior OL. I'm no offensive line expert, but the first sting interior guys looked pretty bad.
Strength: WR, Lewis didn't have much impact tonight but we still looked great. Wilson, the Freds, and I believe even Morrow looked good.
Strength: RBs all looked good. J-Rob is stout.
Weakness: FG kicking. We shouldn't kick a FG outside of 35 yards. Just go for it or try to punt it inside the 10.
Weakness: Punt Return. I believe this will cost us more than FG kicking. Lewis and Holloway are both terrible. Surely we have someone on the roster that can fair catch a punt. We should forget about returns and just work on fair catches every time.
Weakness: interior OL. I'm no offensive line expert, but the first sting interior guys looked pretty bad.
Everybody has about covered it...
But I have to say, our punt return could be so much better. We've got players who could do it, and do it well. Just need to get them on the field.
But I have to say, our punt return could be so much better. We've got players who could do it, and do it well. Just need to get them on the field.
Damian Williams is fine, he's just had limited playing time. Remember the 2013 EB?
We really miss Gabe Jackson..as expected.
Griffin needs to hit the gaps quicker
I don't mind Holloway fielding punts against non conference teams. But we need to get him beyond the front seven of a defense. Nothing has worked.
The offense still lacks explosiveness. We currently have a lot of athlete/speed type guys verbally committed. We need to sign them and that should change. We need to work on our execution more.
We really miss Gabe Jackson..as expected.
Griffin needs to hit the gaps quicker
I don't mind Holloway fielding punts against non conference teams. But we need to get him beyond the front seven of a defense. Nothing has worked.
The offense still lacks explosiveness. We currently have a lot of athlete/speed type guys verbally committed. We need to sign them and that should change. We need to work on our execution more.
The Egg Bowl where he went 8-18 with no TDs and 1 INT along with 13 carries for 29 yds? I'm not going to knock a guy that's barely cut his teeth in SEC ball yet, but I remember being a little unsure about what some of y'all saw in him last year, and he didn't do much to clear things up last night.
He still has plenty of time, but if god forbid anything happened to Dak this year, we're going to have serious problems
He still has plenty of time, but if god forbid anything happened to Dak this year, we're going to have serious problems
I agree OL is our biggest issue. I'm afraid we're not going to have much of a good running game with this OL. Not sure about FG kicking yet. The snap was bad last night and threw the timing off.