Disappointing, VERY disappointing. Last week, I liked the effort, didn't like the result. This week, I had to question both. Didn't like the intensity we showed in this game from the get go. Our heads were in the clouds and we got smacked, not unlike the Kent State game in 2012. Our opponent was one we should have run off the field, as we showed in the 3rd quarter, that we had the capacity to do. Instead, Eastern Michigan out-executed and out coached us, and earned a well deserved victory. We let them hang around, committed mistakes and mental errors, and ultimately ran out of time.
Our quarterback was outplayed, which was the biggest difference. His accuracy was off today and he had two interceptions, the second of which was especially terrible because the corner jumped the route. That said, he did do some good things. He had roughly a 30 yard completion to Damon Mitchell and a forty yard completion to Janarion Grant which I thought were beautiful throws.
He showed poise, in leading our offense from the 12 yard line to the Eastern Michigan 25 yard line in the last few minutes of the game, before a penalty set us back to the Eastern Michigan 40.
To me, he's Gary Nova with a worse arm. Capable of making plays but also capable of driving you crazy with his decision making and his sometimes erratic play. That said, I believe he gives us the best chance of winning.
Offensive line did not perform as well as last week, where I felt we did a good job of dominating the LOS at times. The last play of the game was poorly blocked, where we let a three man rush sack the quarterback. We did a great job blocking on Gus Edwards 23 yard run.
WR's really killed Bolins completion %, with their drops on catchable balls. Grant had at least a few and Jawuan Harris had one. Grant did end up as our #1 receiver with 91 receiving yards. Our best receiving option is #88 Jerome Washington, who has demonstrated great hands, and was open a lot, and missed too many times. I think he needs to be the #1 receiving option. They also need to find a way to get #14 Everett Wormley and #25 Raheem BlackShear in the game, as we need their speed and playmaking ability in the game.
Thought the RB's were solid, as both ran hard, and averaged close to 5 yards/carry. I feel like we're running the ball much better this year, thx to fullback Max Anthony. Gus Edwards had the carry of the game:
Thought the defense was solid, though I wish our pass rush was more effective. #96 Willington Previlon stepped in and did a great job, with 2 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a sack. #50 Julius Turner shared a surprising number of repititions with #51 Sebastian Joseph, who also played terrific and forced a fumble. LBers did a much better job of tackling this week and secondary was decent. They clearly picked on #11 Isiah Wharton and #22 Damon Hayes. Our corners gave up a lot of receiving yards, but they also had a number of pass breakups. Hayes is credited with 3 officially, which were terrific plays.
We held a MAC opponent to 16 points, but did not execute well enough offensively, to win. In 2013, they scored 10 points, but we had 192 rushing yards behind Paul James and scored 28 points. 13 points against a MAC opponent is unacceptable. We've got a gimme against Morgan State, but should use this opportunity to determine the optimal personnel mix to jumpstart this offense, which seems stuck in neutral. I'd like to see our freshman WRs and Blackshear get more of a shot. Lets just get this 'W', which we need in the worst way.
Our quarterback was outplayed, which was the biggest difference. His accuracy was off today and he had two interceptions, the second of which was especially terrible because the corner jumped the route. That said, he did do some good things. He had roughly a 30 yard completion to Damon Mitchell and a forty yard completion to Janarion Grant which I thought were beautiful throws.
He showed poise, in leading our offense from the 12 yard line to the Eastern Michigan 25 yard line in the last few minutes of the game, before a penalty set us back to the Eastern Michigan 40.
To me, he's Gary Nova with a worse arm. Capable of making plays but also capable of driving you crazy with his decision making and his sometimes erratic play. That said, I believe he gives us the best chance of winning.
Offensive line did not perform as well as last week, where I felt we did a good job of dominating the LOS at times. The last play of the game was poorly blocked, where we let a three man rush sack the quarterback. We did a great job blocking on Gus Edwards 23 yard run.
WR's really killed Bolins completion %, with their drops on catchable balls. Grant had at least a few and Jawuan Harris had one. Grant did end up as our #1 receiver with 91 receiving yards. Our best receiving option is #88 Jerome Washington, who has demonstrated great hands, and was open a lot, and missed too many times. I think he needs to be the #1 receiving option. They also need to find a way to get #14 Everett Wormley and #25 Raheem BlackShear in the game, as we need their speed and playmaking ability in the game.
Thought the RB's were solid, as both ran hard, and averaged close to 5 yards/carry. I feel like we're running the ball much better this year, thx to fullback Max Anthony. Gus Edwards had the carry of the game:
Thought the defense was solid, though I wish our pass rush was more effective. #96 Willington Previlon stepped in and did a great job, with 2 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a sack. #50 Julius Turner shared a surprising number of repititions with #51 Sebastian Joseph, who also played terrific and forced a fumble. LBers did a much better job of tackling this week and secondary was decent. They clearly picked on #11 Isiah Wharton and #22 Damon Hayes. Our corners gave up a lot of receiving yards, but they also had a number of pass breakups. Hayes is credited with 3 officially, which were terrific plays.
We held a MAC opponent to 16 points, but did not execute well enough offensively, to win. In 2013, they scored 10 points, but we had 192 rushing yards behind Paul James and scored 28 points. 13 points against a MAC opponent is unacceptable. We've got a gimme against Morgan State, but should use this opportunity to determine the optimal personnel mix to jumpstart this offense, which seems stuck in neutral. I'd like to see our freshman WRs and Blackshear get more of a shot. Lets just get this 'W', which we need in the worst way.
