HUGE win for the hawks today. But boy was it ugly...and pretty much handed to us by a ton of bad turnovers at inopportune times by Wisky and their Ruddock-esqe qb. So while it's great to be thrilled with being 5-0, there are definitely some things that need to be cleaned up if we are going to have a shot at beating someone like Northwestern:
1. RB play - fantastic! Canzeri is a legit Big 10 running back who can catch out of the backfield. It's been a long time since we had this. We still aren't getting our backups with potential reps. Daniels just isn't getting it done. He's had 3 yrs of running up the middle for gains of 2, much like Weismann. It's time to start using Wadley and Mitchell and getting them some much needed experience.
2. OL Play - really really bad. I don't know how many times I saw our right tackle (Ike) just destroyed by his man, who would walk right in and take a crack at our star QB. The one guy who can ill afford to get dinged up. We are used to having awesome tackles. This year, our tackles are not Big 10 caliber and they need to improve asap.
3. QB Play - fantastic! CJ's completion percentage was pretty awful, but having an ability to scramble for an extra 5 yards on a broken play is the diff between a win and a loss. He also threw the ball deep, which we never had since Stanzi.
4. WR Play - very poor. Not Big 10 caliber players. While there weren't many drops, those guys are slow, unathletic, and don't run crisp routes. We were really missing Tevan today. Where is our 4 star WR recruit from in state, Scheel? I thought he was a stud. Has he even seen the field this season?
5. Defense - love those guys. While they aren't the most highly touted guys, our DL is near the top of the Big 10, and our CB is an all american. This year, we virtually ever hear about the LBs, and that's a breath of fresh air compared with last year, as our LBs were an eye sore to watch. Ott is fun to watch, and King is going to be starting in the NFL. We will look back at this D 5 years from now and realize how much talent we had and miss it.
1. RB play - fantastic! Canzeri is a legit Big 10 running back who can catch out of the backfield. It's been a long time since we had this. We still aren't getting our backups with potential reps. Daniels just isn't getting it done. He's had 3 yrs of running up the middle for gains of 2, much like Weismann. It's time to start using Wadley and Mitchell and getting them some much needed experience.
2. OL Play - really really bad. I don't know how many times I saw our right tackle (Ike) just destroyed by his man, who would walk right in and take a crack at our star QB. The one guy who can ill afford to get dinged up. We are used to having awesome tackles. This year, our tackles are not Big 10 caliber and they need to improve asap.
3. QB Play - fantastic! CJ's completion percentage was pretty awful, but having an ability to scramble for an extra 5 yards on a broken play is the diff between a win and a loss. He also threw the ball deep, which we never had since Stanzi.
4. WR Play - very poor. Not Big 10 caliber players. While there weren't many drops, those guys are slow, unathletic, and don't run crisp routes. We were really missing Tevan today. Where is our 4 star WR recruit from in state, Scheel? I thought he was a stud. Has he even seen the field this season?
5. Defense - love those guys. While they aren't the most highly touted guys, our DL is near the top of the Big 10, and our CB is an all american. This year, we virtually ever hear about the LBs, and that's a breath of fresh air compared with last year, as our LBs were an eye sore to watch. Ott is fun to watch, and King is going to be starting in the NFL. We will look back at this D 5 years from now and realize how much talent we had and miss it.
