marceagfan5
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Ok, I'm having football withdrawls since I have nothing to look forward to this week since the Eags are on a bye week, thus, this thread.
Offensively, I think the "O" is just starting to click. You could see Padron starting to feel more comfortable in the 4th quarter against the cougs, but they definitely have some room to improve. Our Offensive line has been much improved, what a difference a year makes. I have been surprised with how well our running game has been. Talley has done a great job and Forte is playing well. Once Bronson is healthy, it will be nice to have a beast run up the middle and then counter with our two quicker backs. We need the run game to at least be semi consistent this year so that the defense doesn't drop 7 or 8 into coverage all day and it has been the first 2 weeks. Brandon Kaufman has been the best player on the field in both weeks. He is a legitimate NFL receiver with his size and speed. Edwards hasn't started the year off as well as he did last year, but I think a lot of that is because right now Edwards is receiving a lot of double coverage and Kaufman isn't, I think that is due to Edwards having the monster year last year and Kaufman being out with injury. I expect that to change as the season progresses, I think Kauf will still have his big plays, but Edwards will see a lot more big plays as well. I hope Herd is ok, I heard the concussion is not too bad, but you never want to see that happen. Both Clark and Mitchell are great receivers if Herd does miss any playing time. Padron is going to be a Great Qb here. He has thrown a couple poor balls so far, but he has also made some great plays as well. He will just get better as the year goes on. I also think we will see a little bit more of Adams as a change of pace once we get in to conference play. He will also see a lot of minutes in some games that we are dominating (and we will be up big in some games later this year). All in all the offense still has room to prove, and considering we are one play away from being 2-0 against the FBS, thats pretty damn good.
I never thought I would say this, but our defense this year has outshined our offense. I can't say enough about our defense, they have been fantastic. Our D-Line gets a ton of pressure on the QB and has been able to stop the run. Pulu may not have the stats this year, but he is an absolute beast up front and nobody has been able to move him this year, he will absolutely dominate the big sky. Our LB's have made some big plays as well and have really contained both teams we have played. I can't say enough about our secondary, they dominated Idaho, and held Wazzu to very minimal yards compared to what they expect to put up every year. TJ Lee absolutely dominated an all american FBS receiver on Saturday, I wouldn't be surprised if TJ plays on Sundays, he is a stud. I could say great things about every player starting on the Defense, they have been fantastic, and it has been a night and day difference from last year. If the D continues to play they way they have, we will have a great shot to make a DEEP playoff run this year.
All in all we can't complain with a 1-1 record considering we have played 2 FBS teams. I hate having a bye week this early in the season, but with our schedule this year, it may be the best thing for us. We have a chance to heal up, the offense has an extra week to begin to gel, and we can focus 100% on starting the conference season out on the right foot. Weber is pretty solid this year, but we are going to be rested going down there, and they are coming off 2 body bag FBS games and they host Mcneese this week, we should be able to jump all over them. MSU is good this year, but I don't think they are great, we do play in Bozeman, but they are decimated with injuries on defense this year and their offensive line is very green, I think we should be able to go in and win in Bozeman just like they were able to beat us in Cheney last year. I think the game against the Griz on 9/29 could be for the Big Sky Championship. Honestly, I think we absolutely dominate that game. The Griz secondary has not been great this year and I think we will eat them alive. I respect the Griz, but I think that game isn't close in a couple weeks and I think it propels us to a BSC championship and a good seed in the playoffs.
I can't wait for the season to continue, I think we are going to see some GREAT things, just wish we had another game this week!
Offensively, I think the "O" is just starting to click. You could see Padron starting to feel more comfortable in the 4th quarter against the cougs, but they definitely have some room to improve. Our Offensive line has been much improved, what a difference a year makes. I have been surprised with how well our running game has been. Talley has done a great job and Forte is playing well. Once Bronson is healthy, it will be nice to have a beast run up the middle and then counter with our two quicker backs. We need the run game to at least be semi consistent this year so that the defense doesn't drop 7 or 8 into coverage all day and it has been the first 2 weeks. Brandon Kaufman has been the best player on the field in both weeks. He is a legitimate NFL receiver with his size and speed. Edwards hasn't started the year off as well as he did last year, but I think a lot of that is because right now Edwards is receiving a lot of double coverage and Kaufman isn't, I think that is due to Edwards having the monster year last year and Kaufman being out with injury. I expect that to change as the season progresses, I think Kauf will still have his big plays, but Edwards will see a lot more big plays as well. I hope Herd is ok, I heard the concussion is not too bad, but you never want to see that happen. Both Clark and Mitchell are great receivers if Herd does miss any playing time. Padron is going to be a Great Qb here. He has thrown a couple poor balls so far, but he has also made some great plays as well. He will just get better as the year goes on. I also think we will see a little bit more of Adams as a change of pace once we get in to conference play. He will also see a lot of minutes in some games that we are dominating (and we will be up big in some games later this year). All in all the offense still has room to prove, and considering we are one play away from being 2-0 against the FBS, thats pretty damn good.
I never thought I would say this, but our defense this year has outshined our offense. I can't say enough about our defense, they have been fantastic. Our D-Line gets a ton of pressure on the QB and has been able to stop the run. Pulu may not have the stats this year, but he is an absolute beast up front and nobody has been able to move him this year, he will absolutely dominate the big sky. Our LB's have made some big plays as well and have really contained both teams we have played. I can't say enough about our secondary, they dominated Idaho, and held Wazzu to very minimal yards compared to what they expect to put up every year. TJ Lee absolutely dominated an all american FBS receiver on Saturday, I wouldn't be surprised if TJ plays on Sundays, he is a stud. I could say great things about every player starting on the Defense, they have been fantastic, and it has been a night and day difference from last year. If the D continues to play they way they have, we will have a great shot to make a DEEP playoff run this year.
All in all we can't complain with a 1-1 record considering we have played 2 FBS teams. I hate having a bye week this early in the season, but with our schedule this year, it may be the best thing for us. We have a chance to heal up, the offense has an extra week to begin to gel, and we can focus 100% on starting the conference season out on the right foot. Weber is pretty solid this year, but we are going to be rested going down there, and they are coming off 2 body bag FBS games and they host Mcneese this week, we should be able to jump all over them. MSU is good this year, but I don't think they are great, we do play in Bozeman, but they are decimated with injuries on defense this year and their offensive line is very green, I think we should be able to go in and win in Bozeman just like they were able to beat us in Cheney last year. I think the game against the Griz on 9/29 could be for the Big Sky Championship. Honestly, I think we absolutely dominate that game. The Griz secondary has not been great this year and I think we will eat them alive. I respect the Griz, but I think that game isn't close in a couple weeks and I think it propels us to a BSC championship and a good seed in the playoffs.
I can't wait for the season to continue, I think we are going to see some GREAT things, just wish we had another game this week!
