The Bad Guy
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Outside of the knuckle headed penalties I was very pleased with the defense and its aggressiveness. I could not stand the prior regimen and his commitment of not going after the QB.
Wow. This team is …….
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hometown frog
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I loved how the defense looked last night. Lots of pressure at the line and the LB and nickel would shoot gaps and blitz quite a bit and get home. The CBs looked like they played the ball really well when it was in the air. That’s been a pain for us for decades it seems. Now the question is that improvement a result of our ability or the limitations of Stanford…
On offense I’m not sure. Hoov looked a TON better than I think I was expecting. BUT anytime Stanford got pressure he would lose his feet and the ball would sail. (The one near InT he threw it almost looked like he threw to a completely wrong play call compared to the routes the 3 receivers were in.). The lack of running game last night was concerning and think that bites us this year at some point. Receivers were outstanding and fun to watch.
Got the win and I’m coming away happier than I thought I would before the game started. Glad to have football back
On offense I’m not sure. Hoov looked a TON better than I think I was expecting. BUT anytime Stanford got pressure he would lose his feet and the ball would sail. (The one near InT he threw it almost looked like he threw to a completely wrong play call compared to the routes the 3 receivers were in.). The lack of running game last night was concerning and think that bites us this year at some point. Receivers were outstanding and fun to watch.
Got the win and I’m coming away happier than I thought I would before the game started. Glad to have football back
disagree with the above poster who said Hoover could not be great. I think he could be. Most of his passes were on target, and he is quick. Hand off fumble in the red zone hurt him. Am pretty optimistic. Penalties at first game level better not persist, though.
ShreveFrog
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Like Hoov a lot. I only saw one miss really to Curtis at the goal line. That was big. But we’re good at QB. Hoover does NOT suck!
The Bad Guy
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Any update on Major everhart and Hejny injuries?
Mean Purple
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We looked strong on both sides of the ball. Too many dumb penalties and some bad play calls. But we have a good team. Just gotta fix the dumb stuff. Bad thing is that is offseason work. Good thing is we survived a Friday night game in Palo Alto. That place is haunted to good squads on a Friday.
TemCatFrog71
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Absolutely freakin' agree!!!!! It was fun to see a "Garyesk" aggressive defensive. Defensive Tackle intercepting a deflected pass ..... are you kidding Me!!!
It's hard to believe I haven't seen this mentioned before. Mitchell is a 315+ Pound DL. These guys do not have the ability to catch a deflect like that and MATRICULATE the ball 6-7 yards further.
QuilterFrawg
CDR USN (Ret)
I tried to find a clip of this. The way he jumped around and waved his arms - he looked like a (big) little kid!
Frogs1983
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I saw at least 4-5 drops from WR's where the ball hit them right in the hands. 2 from Savion and 2 from Richardon I recall.
A big key will be how our OL handles the blitz. SMU & many others are going to blitz our ass off, especially if our running game is inconsistent. That was our Achilles heel last year.
Hoover & our WRs can make plays, but I am curious to see how we can handle aggressive defenses going forward.
namollec
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I could be wrong but I thought it gave a chance for Hoover to survey the Cardinal D, see their reactions, look for their tendencies and get back into the game with confidence. As I remember, Hoover bolted onto the field after those two Hejny plays.
ShadowFrog
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Did SF chase the cardinal Tree with a chain-saw?
ShadowFrog
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Sangria Wine
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This team is what every reasonable person expected they would be. Average. They might lean slightly above if they play great and get breaks. They might lean below average if they underperform and/or have key injuries. They likely are what they are.
Prince of Purpoole II
Reigning Smartarse
I predicted 6-6 but that was heavily predicated on Hoover being the wild card. I’m not ready to modify my prediction yet bc of the sample size but I saw a much better QB vs Stanford. That coupled with what appears to be defensive improvement has me feeling much more optimism. OL remains an open question
We shall see
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