* Noon games suck
* James Coley replaced the bubble screens with the forward flips to Stacy Coley on reverses. He's desperate to get some sideways finesse in there somehow.
* We had 18 rushes entering the 4th quarter. That's ridiculous. Lazy bad habit that does nothing positive down the road. When a coordinator gets comfortable with shotgun snaps and a 2/1 pass/run ratio early in the game his team loses all opportunity to develop a physical presence and mindset
* Linder was replaced at left guard in some series, while the other starters remained intact. Good move. Linder is the furthest behind.
* We're going to suffer against a pass heavy team as long as Calvin Heurtelou is out there. His pass rush is non existent. Identical every play, a standup arm wrestle. I was laughing all game while thinking of the interior pass rushers we had in our long heyday
* Late in the third quarter I was stunned when Heurtelou actually made a move and shook his man on the pass rush. Granted, he fell down once he broke clear and then shook his hand in disgust, but at least it was a rare sign of competence. Then I looked again. It wasn't Heurtelou. We had subbed Anthony Moten when I wasn't paying attention. It was #95, not #93. What a difference in basic athletic ability. However, I could quickly rationalize Moten's lack of playing time. He literally struggled to get off the field and was huffing and puffing after being out there all of two plays. Then he came back later.
* Our kick return units continue to be incredibly disappointing. Last season there were dangerous creases seemingly all year. Now it's congestion like any other team.
* Field goal kicker is gaining in confidence and his mechanics are no longer all over the map from kick to kick. Now I need to learn his name.
* The Dance for Your Dinner skit has run its course and needs to be eliminated. I realize it doesn't show up on TV but it wastes time for those of us actually in the stadium. Three young people, generally students, are asked to dance side by side in the east end zone during a third quarter TV timeout. Winner is selected by audience approval. On Saturday the three female contestants were so lethargic and pathetic that the crowd properly loudly booed every single one of them. The PA announcer sharply identified how awful they were and mocked them, saying the early start to the game apparently sapped all their energy. He refused to name any of them the winner, other than a not so subtle rip by saying it was a 3-way tie for 3rd place, forcing them to split the gift certificate. He should have voided the payout completely
* Noon games suck