Just rewatched the game & some key standouts.
On Offense:
- Herndon played a great game, had 8rec 65yds & 1TD, was a 1st down machine.
- Already noted Berrios, but 5rec 105yds & 1TD, that move he made to turn around the Defense was phenomenal, I haven't seen the kid move like that since he's been here. Hope he continues to emerge this season, he's really a chain mover.
- Harley had a nice 3rec 34yds, besides the one drop, had that crisp 18yd out on the 3rd & 18, that was clutch throw by Rosier & very nice catch by Harley, good job keeping his feet inbounds.
- Irvin Jr 2rec 28yds, kid can be a weapon in the middle of the field & Redzone if we go 2TE's. Off play action, he'll rarely be covered & you can tell he's natural at route running, very good hands, just needs to sure up his blocking.
- Homer had a great game running the ball & receiving with 8carries 32yds rushing 2TD's & 3rec 46yds.
Defense:
- Toledo had 35:31 TOP, 23 1st downs (16 of which were passing), 13-23 on 3rd downs & ran 85 plays (50 passes).
On the positive side, the rushed the ball 35 times but only gained 85yds, our Run Defense was pretty good.
- JJack had 7tcks
- Malek Young had 7tcks 1.5TFL & 1PD, was easily our best CB & needs to be starting at all times.
- Quan had 5tcks
- Charles Perry had 4tcks
- Rome Finley had 4tcks & I liked what I saw from him bs Bethune, and felt the same vs Tol.
- Mike Pinckney had 4tcks
- Trent Harris had 3tckd 2sacks 2TFL's & might've been the best DL of the game, really showed up in big moments
- Chad Thomas had 3tcks 1sack 1TFL & a FF, some of yall were critical of him after the game, be maybe need to rewatch he actually played very well. Helped bring pressure on Woodside.
- McIntosh had 2tcks 1sack 1TFL and was extremely stout in the interior, made several non stat plays.
- Jon Garvin had 2tcks 1TFL & had sack called back due to a face mask, that kid is going to special. Crazy crazy wingspan!
He's gonna eat Blackmon alive!
- Anthony Moten stepped up had a nice TFL, but made several plays, very good depth DT. Both him & Bethel looked good.
- For all the sh*t people give Pete & D$ when they're wrong, we need to give them credit for being right about Bandy.
Had 3tcks 1TFL & 1PD, is a **** good CB, can play Nickel Slot or outside boundary, despite his size plays like he's 6'2, the kid is a straight beast. He & Young are very good CB's, we just need Delaney, MJack or Dean to show up and help these guys.
Overall, really loved what I saw from Rosier, Walton, Homer & the rest of the Offense. In my post game recap I was a bit critical of playcalling, but after watching again I think I overreacted.
Once Ahmmon gets back, this Offense can be deadly, especially with Berrios workings the slot, Harley, Cager & Ahmmon on the outside, we got nothing but matchup nightmares all over the field. I hope as we start ACC play we utilize JT4 & Deejay more, they need to be unleashed.
With the Defense, the secondary is fixable just need some continuity back there, need to stop subbing out every other play.