I like to sleep on what all happened to help me digest what all I saw. And what I saw was a young qb that after the game he had last week seemed to have the reins pulled in on him. Coaches made an overwhelming effort this entire game to pound it. There were over 50 carries in this game when you include what Rudock did as well. He must have been told that if the pass isn't wide open to run it. And if it is wide open and you can run it to still run it. Felt bad for CJF he should have had that TD.
Not sure if it's because of the opponent that the game plan was what it was but Rudock wasn't allowed to grow with his receivers much in this game. I was happy to see more targets to TEs this game. I think there were 7 completions to them and a few more attempts. I wish the deep ball he threw to Hamilton would have been more on the money. Would have liked to see him go up for a ball.
In regards to the running game I don't think this Oline is what we were all hoping it would be. Maybe they will be as the year goes on but there should have been more chunk plays and clean 5 yard runs against this team. I am not a proponent of taking the redshirt off of Daniels in this case because if he's the 3rd rb now where does that put Canzeri, the only rb on this roster capable of making big plays at? It has him not being used much and rumored to want to transfer. I like the Weisman Bullock and Canzeri 3 headed monster. They all compliment each other well and your not going to have a game where all 3 of them are worked too much to where a 4th rb is needed. It looked to me like they played him because the coaches wanted to see what they have in Daniels and maybe they promised him prior to the season after seeing him in August that they would play him. He could be really really good. I hope he is. But what good is a really good player doing blowing his redshirt by having 5 touches in a really low on the radar game. There will be games going forward where he's used less then that if not at all unless Weisman gets nicked. A player 4th or lower on the depth chart shouldn't be having his red shirt burned unless it's a desperation move.
I feel bad for Powell. I don't think this coaching staff knows what to do with him. They need to throw that damn bubble screen play out of the playbook. I would like to ask you readers to find the last time that play worked for a big play or to get a big 1st down when it was 3rd and long. Cause the Brad Banks era is all that comes to mind for me there. This was a game Powell should have gotten lots of work but they ran a bunch of bodies out there all games long and it didn't allow Rudock any kind of chance to work with who should be the top guys on the depth chart. The staff must really be in love with Shumpert for some reason that we all don't know. He just can't catch the dang ball. He caught 2 balls out of what 4 or 5 that were on his hands? I think he needs KMM Hillyer Cotton and Powell to be the core group. That's a mix of possesion type guys with good hands in KMM and Cotton (who also has some speed) with Hillyer who's a bigger guy that I'm impressed with his run blocking. And Powells game breaking ability needs to be on the field more.
As far as the D goes I thought the Dline played well at plugging the run but no body seems to be able to just beat their guy and get to the passer. There were a couple of times where the qb escaped the pocked with pressure in his face but I think all would agree that's not where it should be.
It's tough to grade out on D much against a team like this. Hitchens had a great game. It was nice to see a pick off of quick pressure in the qbs face. More of that would be great. Is Lomax hurt or was King just given a chance to start this game? I didn't get to listen to radio. Witch ever one of them is on that island is going to get picked on alot this year. He got beat bad on that studder go route. That was about the only head shaking play I remember the D having. This game wasn't going to tell us much more about the D.
Overall I wish they didn't put the training wheels on Rudock. Would have rather seen them have confidence in him and not dummy down the playbook quite that much. He looked tenative to pull the trigger and not trust his receivers (maybe that's for good reason). That'll put a ton of pressure on the Oline this year to be roadgraters and we'll see if they are up to it as the year goes on.
Not sure if it's because of the opponent that the game plan was what it was but Rudock wasn't allowed to grow with his receivers much in this game. I was happy to see more targets to TEs this game. I think there were 7 completions to them and a few more attempts. I wish the deep ball he threw to Hamilton would have been more on the money. Would have liked to see him go up for a ball.
In regards to the running game I don't think this Oline is what we were all hoping it would be. Maybe they will be as the year goes on but there should have been more chunk plays and clean 5 yard runs against this team. I am not a proponent of taking the redshirt off of Daniels in this case because if he's the 3rd rb now where does that put Canzeri, the only rb on this roster capable of making big plays at? It has him not being used much and rumored to want to transfer. I like the Weisman Bullock and Canzeri 3 headed monster. They all compliment each other well and your not going to have a game where all 3 of them are worked too much to where a 4th rb is needed. It looked to me like they played him because the coaches wanted to see what they have in Daniels and maybe they promised him prior to the season after seeing him in August that they would play him. He could be really really good. I hope he is. But what good is a really good player doing blowing his redshirt by having 5 touches in a really low on the radar game. There will be games going forward where he's used less then that if not at all unless Weisman gets nicked. A player 4th or lower on the depth chart shouldn't be having his red shirt burned unless it's a desperation move.
I feel bad for Powell. I don't think this coaching staff knows what to do with him. They need to throw that damn bubble screen play out of the playbook. I would like to ask you readers to find the last time that play worked for a big play or to get a big 1st down when it was 3rd and long. Cause the Brad Banks era is all that comes to mind for me there. This was a game Powell should have gotten lots of work but they ran a bunch of bodies out there all games long and it didn't allow Rudock any kind of chance to work with who should be the top guys on the depth chart. The staff must really be in love with Shumpert for some reason that we all don't know. He just can't catch the dang ball. He caught 2 balls out of what 4 or 5 that were on his hands? I think he needs KMM Hillyer Cotton and Powell to be the core group. That's a mix of possesion type guys with good hands in KMM and Cotton (who also has some speed) with Hillyer who's a bigger guy that I'm impressed with his run blocking. And Powells game breaking ability needs to be on the field more.
As far as the D goes I thought the Dline played well at plugging the run but no body seems to be able to just beat their guy and get to the passer. There were a couple of times where the qb escaped the pocked with pressure in his face but I think all would agree that's not where it should be.
It's tough to grade out on D much against a team like this. Hitchens had a great game. It was nice to see a pick off of quick pressure in the qbs face. More of that would be great. Is Lomax hurt or was King just given a chance to start this game? I didn't get to listen to radio. Witch ever one of them is on that island is going to get picked on alot this year. He got beat bad on that studder go route. That was about the only head shaking play I remember the D having. This game wasn't going to tell us much more about the D.
Overall I wish they didn't put the training wheels on Rudock. Would have rather seen them have confidence in him and not dummy down the playbook quite that much. He looked tenative to pull the trigger and not trust his receivers (maybe that's for good reason). That'll put a ton of pressure on the Oline this year to be roadgraters and we'll see if they are up to it as the year goes on.
