luckyintheorder
Active member
Hmmm.
VA vs VA? Roberson is a stone cold replica of our All- American QB. His strengths are mobility, accuracy, decisiveness and FBS pedigree (he transferred from Indiana after two seasons). He does tend to stare down his receivers, doesn't see the whole field and will try to "squeeze" one in there. Liked that he took what UNI gave him in the middle of the field and will make a throw vs. pulling it down. Expect the Redbird coaches to leverage his running ability as they near the redzone.
Overall, thought the Redbirds where well coached, disciplined and matched up well with UNI. Eye test, they were big and physical, but where slower than Montana or Eastern at every position. Believe Eastern's offense is too fast and skilled for the redbird defense to stop Eag production on that side of the ball. Certainly factors around turnovers and penalties can impact the result. On offense, Redbirds are the mirror image of Eastern. The difference, their skill players don't have the wheels, our depth is better and we can throw more things at them then a typical MVC team.
Our defense will keep the LB's deeper off line of scrimmage enabling better pass drops to take away the middle, improve edge pursuit to the run, contain the QB, reduce big plays and create potential turnover situations for our ball hawking safeties. Eastern's depth will eventually tell the tale and the speed edge rusher's will make it harder for Roberson to make plays. Discipline is the key to the defensive scheme and athleticism makes the difference. Outside of Indiana St, the Redbirds faced mostly one dimensional offenses all season; that won't be the case in Cheney.
Expect the defense to continue creating turnovers and VA to show more focus and decisiveness after a strong game versus the Griz. Talk about a great warm up game. ;-)
Eags 55 -- Redbirds 35
VA vs VA? Roberson is a stone cold replica of our All- American QB. His strengths are mobility, accuracy, decisiveness and FBS pedigree (he transferred from Indiana after two seasons). He does tend to stare down his receivers, doesn't see the whole field and will try to "squeeze" one in there. Liked that he took what UNI gave him in the middle of the field and will make a throw vs. pulling it down. Expect the Redbird coaches to leverage his running ability as they near the redzone.
Overall, thought the Redbirds where well coached, disciplined and matched up well with UNI. Eye test, they were big and physical, but where slower than Montana or Eastern at every position. Believe Eastern's offense is too fast and skilled for the redbird defense to stop Eag production on that side of the ball. Certainly factors around turnovers and penalties can impact the result. On offense, Redbirds are the mirror image of Eastern. The difference, their skill players don't have the wheels, our depth is better and we can throw more things at them then a typical MVC team.
Our defense will keep the LB's deeper off line of scrimmage enabling better pass drops to take away the middle, improve edge pursuit to the run, contain the QB, reduce big plays and create potential turnover situations for our ball hawking safeties. Eastern's depth will eventually tell the tale and the speed edge rusher's will make it harder for Roberson to make plays. Discipline is the key to the defensive scheme and athleticism makes the difference. Outside of Indiana St, the Redbirds faced mostly one dimensional offenses all season; that won't be the case in Cheney.
Expect the defense to continue creating turnovers and VA to show more focus and decisiveness after a strong game versus the Griz. Talk about a great warm up game. ;-)
Eags 55 -- Redbirds 35
