RE: Boston College Game Thoughts
We dont have an elite quarterback, so we play offense and call plays like a team without an elite quarterback, pretty simple really, we were so spoiled by harnish and lynch, people think they are normal, they are what we should see, they were not, they were exceptional, now we have been slowed down by average to below average quarterback play and development
The defense played a great game, hopefully the offense can do more to keep them off the field
The punter is really good, and having a good defense and a good punter can keep you in a lot of games
its going to be very frustrating to watch, because our expectations on offense are so high
ball protection is key, risk taking is very low, its how they want to win, how they believe they can win, so not very exciting for us as fans
We dont have a great quarterback on the roster but my biggest issue is the progression of what we have
Chandler Harnish as a sophomore, pretty solid, a lot of holes in his game though, Chandler Harnish as a junior, like a different kid showed up to play, thats how much better he got from one season to the next.
Graham doesnt seem to have taken that step forward, certainly willing to give some more games to him though, plays hard, does what he coaches ask of him, good leader for his team mates, great intangibles.
Offensive line last year, not very good, offensive line against BC, played a pretty solid game
Front 7 on defense last year, not great, front 7 on defense against BC, played one of the best games Ive seen by our front 7 in a long time
Good lines keep you in games, good kickers (yes hagan can do better) keep you in games
win ugly is what are going to be this year, probably win some games we shouldnt and lose some games we shouldnt
overall, I feel better about the team after the game then I did before it, going in I thought we were in worse shape on defense then we are.
Never been a huge Carey fan, thought he did great job with the team getting them revved up to play, they gave everything they had. I like to see leadership and players giving it everything, haven't always seen that from our team, so great to see it last Friday. I think we win at least 6 games and could surprise some people.
Go Huskies!
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