Eddie Johnson balled out. This kid reminds me of a bigger Sean Spence at his age.
I hope Duke got all of the drops out of him. The long crossing route he dropped would have been a TD. Turns out it did not matter because of multiple penalties. Even so he is the most explosive player we have seen since Hester. KO return was sweet. This kid is the goods! The other thing that really stands out is that he finishes runs just as well as James.
Safety play just terrible. Highsmith was in no mans land on the 30 yard TD pass that McGee got burned on. There was no other receiver on that side, yet Highsmith was slow to react. VT let the TE get open on that 50 yard play that Bush had to run down. VT has no other responsibility on that play and somehow he lets the TE go by him. Really bad play and inexcusable for a Senior.
Hurns was going to have a big day. Too bad he got hurt so early.
Morris played decent. He should have stepped up in the pocket a couple of times and instead he panics and runs outside. Had he stepped up on the play right before the first field goal it looked like the WR was open and could have been a TD. He also missed Duke on a couple outlets that would have been nice gains. He also needs to make quicker decisions as a couple of those sacks were on him. Having said that it is a pleasure to see a QB put some zip on the ball and get it into tight spaces.
Darius Smith got blown off the ball several times. DL did a nice job staying in their gaps but for the most part but they were just not big enough to take on double teams. Another year for these young guns is needed to win the battle in the trenches. We really need an edge rusher. Cain and Green just don not cut it. Nothing more you can say. Without a consistent edge rusher the options on D are limited.
OL played ok. They need to get better.
I must have been asleep over the off season. When did a touch back get moved to the 25?
Scott redeemed himself after a shaky first game. He looks to be the goods.
I really thought Paul would be a player here. Hard to imagine he is not better than Cornelius and Ambrister.
Overall this was a classic game of a young team on the road getting manhandled by a veteran team. Too many mistakes, too many turnovers, and not strong enough in the trenches. What I did see is a bright future. We can finally say we have multiple play makers on both sides of the ball. As long as the team gets better over the course of the season I will be happy. That and if we can somehow beat ND. Another year of "Golden's" players in the U tough program will do wonders.
I hope Duke got all of the drops out of him. The long crossing route he dropped would have been a TD. Turns out it did not matter because of multiple penalties. Even so he is the most explosive player we have seen since Hester. KO return was sweet. This kid is the goods! The other thing that really stands out is that he finishes runs just as well as James.
Safety play just terrible. Highsmith was in no mans land on the 30 yard TD pass that McGee got burned on. There was no other receiver on that side, yet Highsmith was slow to react. VT let the TE get open on that 50 yard play that Bush had to run down. VT has no other responsibility on that play and somehow he lets the TE go by him. Really bad play and inexcusable for a Senior.
Hurns was going to have a big day. Too bad he got hurt so early.
Morris played decent. He should have stepped up in the pocket a couple of times and instead he panics and runs outside. Had he stepped up on the play right before the first field goal it looked like the WR was open and could have been a TD. He also missed Duke on a couple outlets that would have been nice gains. He also needs to make quicker decisions as a couple of those sacks were on him. Having said that it is a pleasure to see a QB put some zip on the ball and get it into tight spaces.
Darius Smith got blown off the ball several times. DL did a nice job staying in their gaps but for the most part but they were just not big enough to take on double teams. Another year for these young guns is needed to win the battle in the trenches. We really need an edge rusher. Cain and Green just don not cut it. Nothing more you can say. Without a consistent edge rusher the options on D are limited.
OL played ok. They need to get better.
I must have been asleep over the off season. When did a touch back get moved to the 25?
Scott redeemed himself after a shaky first game. He looks to be the goods.
I really thought Paul would be a player here. Hard to imagine he is not better than Cornelius and Ambrister.
Overall this was a classic game of a young team on the road getting manhandled by a veteran team. Too many mistakes, too many turnovers, and not strong enough in the trenches. What I did see is a bright future. We can finally say we have multiple play makers on both sides of the ball. As long as the team gets better over the course of the season I will be happy. That and if we can somehow beat ND. Another year of "Golden's" players in the U tough program will do wonders.
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