Limp Lizard
Full Member
Yes, it was nice we beat a pretty good team in Texas. I don't think it was worth storming the field if we beat a 2-loss team. If Texas was undefeated and ranked in the top 5, then, yeah. It was certainly encouraging considering how we looked against ISU and KSU.
The defense is simply looking like a second-half-of-the-season GP defense. I was never worried about the defense, he always turns it around. The defense is definitely what won the game.
The offense certainly helped by actually scoring some points. But:
The offense was basically the Max Duggan show. The escape in the end zone which looked like a sure-thing safety was the best play I have seen by a TCU QB since Boykin. Several of his completed passes were within a microsecond of being sacked. I am not sure any QB we have had in the last several years could have completed some of those passes.
What happened to the running game? The running game Saturday was basically Duggan. Our two good running backs averaged three yards per carry. What happened to the dominant OL we saw against Purdue? After that game I thought (and posted) "finally an OL that can run block"! Is everyone we play just selling out to stop the run? Or is the OL not nearly as good as we thought early in the year?
So I am still worried about the offense (due to the last few years), confident about the defense (due to the last 19 years). Duggan may be the best QB we have had if he stays healthy. But can the rest of the offense give him the support we need. Hopefully Reagor was not being too optimistic. One pretty good offensive game is all we have so far, along with the usual shut-down defense. I have my fingers crossed, every game is winnable (I am not on the Hurts/OU bandwagon like so many media people), and every game is loseable. If the offense shows up and scores touchdowns we will be OK.
We shall see.
The defense is simply looking like a second-half-of-the-season GP defense. I was never worried about the defense, he always turns it around. The defense is definitely what won the game.
The offense certainly helped by actually scoring some points. But:
The offense was basically the Max Duggan show. The escape in the end zone which looked like a sure-thing safety was the best play I have seen by a TCU QB since Boykin. Several of his completed passes were within a microsecond of being sacked. I am not sure any QB we have had in the last several years could have completed some of those passes.
What happened to the running game? The running game Saturday was basically Duggan. Our two good running backs averaged three yards per carry. What happened to the dominant OL we saw against Purdue? After that game I thought (and posted) "finally an OL that can run block"! Is everyone we play just selling out to stop the run? Or is the OL not nearly as good as we thought early in the year?
So I am still worried about the offense (due to the last few years), confident about the defense (due to the last 19 years). Duggan may be the best QB we have had if he stays healthy. But can the rest of the offense give him the support we need. Hopefully Reagor was not being too optimistic. One pretty good offensive game is all we have so far, along with the usual shut-down defense. I have my fingers crossed, every game is winnable (I am not on the Hurts/OU bandwagon like so many media people), and every game is loseable. If the offense shows up and scores touchdowns we will be OK.
We shall see.