Good:
- a ton of promise and potential in Gresch. Throws one of the best deep balls I've seen in a long time. Threw for 358 yards and 2 TDs. A freshman throwing for 358 is eye opening. And it would have been 400 and 3 TDs without a few key drops
- Tucker Schye played like his hair was on fire. So did Buss.
- McKinley played a pretty good game as he was tested a ton
- Purdy continues to play well with PATs and FGs
- Alijah Lee continues to be an impact player
- Sammy Akem scored his first TD. He is by far our best perimeter blocker as well. The kid never stops.
Bad:
- the yards after catch given up by our D was almost unbelievable. It was like a 5 yard swing route would automatically pick up an extra 20....every single time. Frustrating to see no adjustment.
- not stepping on their throat and letting them hang around
- too many drops by wide receivers
- too much cushion given to their receivers
Ugly:
- LT dropping that perfectly thrown TD pass. Kind of felt bad for the guy.
- not having a kicker who can kick it past the 10 yard line. This is D1 football. Inexcusable.
- kick return game was a mess. The return man was getting hit by 3-6 guys every time. WTF
- our defensive coordinator not making any adjustments when badly needed letting EWU march it up and down the field at will.
One observation - nothing was out of control until a series of plays over a 1 minute span. There was only like 2:00 left in the third quarter, and at that time EWU had only outscored the Griz 7-3 in the third quarter. The score was 27-13. In no time at all, EWU marches down and scores a TD. They then pick off Jessen's first throw and their first play from scrimmage is a TD on a ball thrown to their RB who made guys miss and ran it for 40 yards for the TD. Just like that, it was 27-27, literally in the matter of a minute or two. Everything was downhill after that. Tough to watch. I've lost a lot of confidence in our defense and our coaching staff.
- a ton of promise and potential in Gresch. Throws one of the best deep balls I've seen in a long time. Threw for 358 yards and 2 TDs. A freshman throwing for 358 is eye opening. And it would have been 400 and 3 TDs without a few key drops
- Tucker Schye played like his hair was on fire. So did Buss.
- McKinley played a pretty good game as he was tested a ton
- Purdy continues to play well with PATs and FGs
- Alijah Lee continues to be an impact player
- Sammy Akem scored his first TD. He is by far our best perimeter blocker as well. The kid never stops.
Bad:
- the yards after catch given up by our D was almost unbelievable. It was like a 5 yard swing route would automatically pick up an extra 20....every single time. Frustrating to see no adjustment.
- not stepping on their throat and letting them hang around
- too many drops by wide receivers
- too much cushion given to their receivers
Ugly:
- LT dropping that perfectly thrown TD pass. Kind of felt bad for the guy.
- not having a kicker who can kick it past the 10 yard line. This is D1 football. Inexcusable.
- kick return game was a mess. The return man was getting hit by 3-6 guys every time. WTF
- our defensive coordinator not making any adjustments when badly needed letting EWU march it up and down the field at will.
One observation - nothing was out of control until a series of plays over a 1 minute span. There was only like 2:00 left in the third quarter, and at that time EWU had only outscored the Griz 7-3 in the third quarter. The score was 27-13. In no time at all, EWU marches down and scores a TD. They then pick off Jessen's first throw and their first play from scrimmage is a TD on a ball thrown to their RB who made guys miss and ran it for 40 yards for the TD. Just like that, it was 27-27, literally in the matter of a minute or two. Everything was downhill after that. Tough to watch. I've lost a lot of confidence in our defense and our coaching staff.