Post by DECKS on Sept 5, 2011 15:59:19 GMT -5
My take on the game.
Offense
Offensive Line - They did a good job of pass blocking but VUL clogged the middle for most of the game which made running the ball more difficult than expected. Gave up 4 sacks but at least 2 of them were Kindles fault for holding the ball to long. Grade B+
Quarterback - Kindle gave a masteful performance throwing the long ball and was on the money all day. He has to learn not to hold the ball to long and fumbled once and made a bad pitch to T Coles. Still this was the best QB performance we've seen in a loooong time in Aggie Stadium. Grade A-
Running Backs - Overall I think this was our most disappointing group as they put the ball on the ground 4 times, two by Mayhew. They did do a nice job of pass blocking. Grade F
Wide Receivers Ran great routes and did a great job running after the catch. Still they dropped to many passes. Grade C
DEFENSE[/b]
Defensive Line - Almost a flawless performance against a huge VUL offensive line. They were quick and exploded off the ball. The tackles were very solid against the run. A few time they lost containment on the qb but still a very solid performance Grade A
Linebackers - Another solid performance. Great in helping to stop the run and excellent pass coverage on short routes. Overall they wrapped up pretty good. Grade A
Defensive Backs - Only gave up one touchdown but it could have been worse if VUL had a decent passing game. T. Webb was badly fooled on a long pass that the VUL QB overthrew. The corners are going to be our achilles heel. Grade C-
Special Teams - Punting was ok but was overshadowed by VUL's punter who was spectacular. Run backs were good but we fumbled one return. Kickoff coverage was pretty good. Grade C
Coaching - After a slow first qtr Broadway and Pizzo went long ball on em which was a good adjustment. With 7 fumbles extra attention will have to be spent on ball security. If we fumble this many times vs. App State they will score 80 pts on us. Also had 8 penalties. Good job of getting the plays in on time. Grade C
Overall Team Performance - It was great to get a win but against better competition the results would have been a lot closer. There's a lot of work to be done but I did see improvement over last season. Still a win is a win. Overall performance = Grade C
Offense
Offensive Line - They did a good job of pass blocking but VUL clogged the middle for most of the game which made running the ball more difficult than expected. Gave up 4 sacks but at least 2 of them were Kindles fault for holding the ball to long. Grade B+
Quarterback - Kindle gave a masteful performance throwing the long ball and was on the money all day. He has to learn not to hold the ball to long and fumbled once and made a bad pitch to T Coles. Still this was the best QB performance we've seen in a loooong time in Aggie Stadium. Grade A-
Running Backs - Overall I think this was our most disappointing group as they put the ball on the ground 4 times, two by Mayhew. They did do a nice job of pass blocking. Grade F
Wide Receivers Ran great routes and did a great job running after the catch. Still they dropped to many passes. Grade C
DEFENSE[/b]
Defensive Line - Almost a flawless performance against a huge VUL offensive line. They were quick and exploded off the ball. The tackles were very solid against the run. A few time they lost containment on the qb but still a very solid performance Grade A
Linebackers - Another solid performance. Great in helping to stop the run and excellent pass coverage on short routes. Overall they wrapped up pretty good. Grade A
Defensive Backs - Only gave up one touchdown but it could have been worse if VUL had a decent passing game. T. Webb was badly fooled on a long pass that the VUL QB overthrew. The corners are going to be our achilles heel. Grade C-
Special Teams - Punting was ok but was overshadowed by VUL's punter who was spectacular. Run backs were good but we fumbled one return. Kickoff coverage was pretty good. Grade C
Coaching - After a slow first qtr Broadway and Pizzo went long ball on em which was a good adjustment. With 7 fumbles extra attention will have to be spent on ball security. If we fumble this many times vs. App State they will score 80 pts on us. Also had 8 penalties. Good job of getting the plays in on time. Grade C
Overall Team Performance - It was great to get a win but against better competition the results would have been a lot closer. There's a lot of work to be done but I did see improvement over last season. Still a win is a win. Overall performance = Grade C