Well I finally watched the TV broadcast. My 3-year old grandson was not as ready for a game as I thought. So I had to miss most of quarter 4. I wanted to see something positive before I commented. Honestly did not make much difference. We simply have too much work to do & I fear we lack the talent. We were simply equaled (or outplayed) from the start until 4:38 into quarter 4. That is what I would expect from the xDSU's or UNI, not Duquesne.
- We do have more depth. But do we have the talent level?
- That QB for Duquesne watched every receiver that he threw to from the time he took the snap to the time "They caught the the ball". How does this happen against a good prep defense, let alone a DI football team like YSU? We will never be able to play man-to-man. That one defender we have one the outside (I did not jot his number down) was getting beat play after play.
-Special teams were very seasoned & played reasonably-well. Kicking, receiving and coverage.
- Crenshaw is not cutting it. I do not see anyone behind him. The line is still weak, but the mechanics are not there. In his defense, this is not the same Crenshaw as last year. Maybe they are forcing him to run less and it is throwing his rhythm off? Do we want him running?
-Where's the beef? We need some size taking hand-off's. I love McLaughlin, but we need about 3 inches and 30lbs that can give us 20-35 carries if needed.
Without those turnovers, we lose this game.
In short ... big plays on both sides of the ball will not win games. Besides those INT's all came from linebackers.