Saturday, September 23, 2006

No more posts tonight.

In the hopes of keeping this a family-friendly blog, I am going to refrain from any more posts after that last "drive".

I will say that Bell makes me want to puke.

Rush Defense?

51 yards on 4 attempts now on this drive. We have got to get some stops and get off the field. This is when our lack of depth on the defensive line.

Touchdown Army. You've got to be kidding me. I now know how the Aggies felt last week. And I apologize to them for kidding them about their defense. This is pathetic.

I also feel like throwing up for saying this defense was anywhere near Top 15 caliber. I'll settle at Top 50.

By the way, we're up to 10 penalties for 92 yards. But don't worry, there's plenty of time left, I'm sure we can break 100 yards before the game is over.

Offense, You are Killing Me!

KILLING ME!!

How many 3 and outs have we had? Well, to answer your question, we are going 3/3 on our drives so far this quarter (3rd quarter). 3 drives, 3 3-and-outs.

How many 3 and outs have Army had? 1 in the third quarter.


Thankfully the defense just forced a turnover so maybe since the offense gets the ball at the 27 we can get a score.

Shawn Bell

Let's see, it's 2nd and 1 and I'll take a 13 yard sack.

Let's see, it's 3rd and 24, I'll throw the ball to the flat for no gain.

Hey Genius, at least take a chance down the field!

Somebody put someone on the field that's not wearing a pink skirt.

PENALTIES!!

We already have 6 penalties for 65 yards. This is stupid.

Fire John Morris

Can the guy get any more excited about the other team scoring? Compare how he sounded on the Baylor score with how he just sounded on the punt return for a touchdown.

I hate the guy's game-calling. He's probably among the worst I've ever heard. My ears bleed with every broadcast.

Oh, and special teams!? Lancaster, I don't care if you are a great recruiter, I don't care if you are married to Morriss' daughter, get your stuff together on here. You're special teams units are pathetic.

It's Halftime

Well, same old, same old...

Offense -
Started off great, with a long drive for a touchdown. But then it seems every drive after that scales it back a bit. We get a field goal (great kick, Ryan!), but then we just keep stalling.

Bell had a good half stat-wise and looks ready to get over the 300 yard mark, along with a great completion rate with 14-18 passing (77.7%). He has the lone touchdown, but despite the 11 yards per completion, it seems that Bell has scaled back his risk-taking in the second half. He did a great job of going down the field in the first quarter, getting multiple gains of more than 15 yards, which is really what opens up this offense. But I didn't hear as much of that in the second quarter.

Hays did a good job of calling running plays, too. It has had varying degrees of success play-to-play, but I think it's a big reason the passing attack is looking a little more explosive. Whitaker has 6 carries for 26 yards (4.33 yards per carry), and Mosley has 4 carries for 9 yards (2.25 ypc).

I hope we see the offense come out in the third quarter and really start going down the field some more and open things up. We gotta score 21 more points in the second quarter to make me look like a genius.

Defense -
What's going on, guys!? Giving up long drives, allowing Army inside our 30 yard line? This is not the defense that held TCU to 2.6 yards per carry or Washington State to less than 60 yards rushing. And Pevoto is completing 66% of his passes, after completing less than 50% of his passes against A&M.

I know that we're missing some defensive linemen, but against this undersized line, we should be getting much more pressure and doing a much better job of shutting down their offense. We've only allowed 136 yards in the first half and 3 points, but we are giving them way too much time on the field. We need to force some 3 and outs to increase the number of chances the offense has and to get the defense some more rest.

CJ, I'm calling on you to intercept a pass. You better get at least one against this guy.

Special Teams -
Ya'll are showing a different kind of "special" than I was hoping to see. Giving up lots of yards, shanking a punt, etc. We have way better athletes than these guys, and we should be able to dominate them on special teams, but it doesn't sound like we are playing with the same level of desire.


Keys to the Second Half:

1. DON'T GIVE UP THE EARLY 3RD QUARTER SCORE!
2. Show some consistency on offense, getting the ball down the field and gaining yards on the ground.
3. Force at least one turnover.
4. Improve the 3rd down conversion rate. (2/6 in the first half, but we also allowed a 4th down conversion)