My armchair QB opinion. :smile2::lol:
The Good-Hawk had a horrible day. But the line didn't give him much time to do anything. He had to make some plays out of nothing, when he was flushed pretty much every other play. He did manage to pull his head out of his ass to make some plays to put us in the situation to win the game at the end.
The Bad- Okay where do I start. This was just a ****ty day all around. Missed alot of wide open recievers. Or when he did see them he overthrew them. Didn't seem confident all day. Helfrich's playcalling wasn't getting us anywhere.
Grade D.
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RB's
The Good-Sumler continues to be a nonfactor in the offense. But he's not calling the plays. He only got the ball twice. I really didn't understand the playcalling all game. Stewart and Scott ran the ball well, when the line actually blocked. Scott’s run for 22 was pretty impressive. Give this guy a chance and he’s a legit threat for 6 every time he touches the ball. His vision is amazing. Rodney Stewart is doing well also.
The Bad- It’s crazy to me that we can’t run against EWU. They seemed to know exactly what we were going to do. But ultimately the blame has to go to Helfrich. They did make a decent adjustment at the half, but the line was getting dominated all friggin day. The playcalling was really bad today.
Grade D
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WR’s
The Good- Not much. Patrick Williams had a clutch catch deep. He finished with 4 catches for 54 yards. Scotty McKnight had a quiet 6 for 90. Josh Smith had his first TD catch with a great grab. Deehan also caught his first TD.
The Bad- Helfrich doesn’t seem to have any confidence throwing the ball downfield. They showed our passing game no respect. I think Zimmer commented that they were pretty much playing only 10yards from the line of scrimmage the whole day. They knew we weren’t going deep. So that allows them to do whatever they wanted to.
Grade C
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OL
The Good- No bad snaps today. Or at least I didn’t really notice any. Daniel Sanders had a good game.
The Bad- Everything. We got humiliated by a D2 school. Their Dline just annihilated us. I understand that MTM is a freshmen and Behrens is a RSFR. But they got dominated all game long. Same with Ryan Miller and Nate Solder. They got worked. The DE’s just used their speed to collapse the pocket. The Guards got bullrushed all game long. With your dline playing that good, you can have your LB’s and DB’s roam free to make plays. They were in Cody’s face in just about every play.
Grade F
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DL
The Good-They did get some good pressure on Nichols. I'd like to see them become more consistant. Herrod is starting to play really well. Big George and Nicholas did well to disrupt things in the middle. Still waiting for the DE's to step up. They did make the halftime adjustments to start hassling Nichols more. He really got rattled by the pressure late in the game. He was in a rocking chair during the first half. Big George is the man.
The Bad- Only one sack all game. Not the way i wanted to see the defense heading into the WVU game. Pressure, pressure, pressure. I was also very upset about the subs. Or at least how they sub kids in and out. EWU seemed to have the jump on us because we weren't ready. THis needs to be fixed.
Grade C
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LB's
The Good-Easlily the best unit for us all day. Mohler had a monster game. He was everywhere. They had him lining up His injury wasn't bad. Last i heard, it was a deep shoulder bruise. So he should be fine for the WVU game. Jeff Smart also had a great day. He just sniffs out the ball out there. He's a solid as they come. I really like how they use Brad Jones. He recorded the only sack of the game. He is a great athlete.
The Bad- I also don't like how they are substituting kids in and out.
Grade B
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CB's
The Good-They kept everything in front of them. The seem to be up and down during the game. But in their defense they did seem to shut things down in the second half. McKay is a huge liability out there with his constant arm tackling. Is he afraid of hitting someone? Cha'pelle Brown had a good game. He is a awesome open field tackler. He really came up big with the pick as well. Jalil had his moments. Unfortunately he'll be remembered for getting dragged 15 yards for a TD. That was really sad. We really need Jimmy Smith and Anthony Wright to heal up for the WVU game. Ryan Walters had another big game. He had a FF and 8 tackles.
The Bad- Jalil getting used by the EWU reciever for the first score. I don't think i'll ever forget that. Sure they are young, but we are about to see some better QB's than Billy Farris and Nichols. If we play like we did today then these guys will tear us apart.
Grade C
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ST's
The good- Josh Smith is a threat for 6 every time he touches the ball. I also liked seeing them put DScott back there. The blocking is pretty damn good as well. The kickoffs are really good as well.
The Bad- Hold onto the ball Josh. I hope the missed field goal was just a fluke deal. He should've made that easily.
Grade C (Feast or famine with this unit)
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Coaching
Helfrich- F
It seemed like he didn't make any adjustments. I don't buy the argument that we are holding back our playbook. When your down 21-3 vs a D2 school that goes out the window.
Collins-C
Not good during the first half, but i did see a significant improvement in the second. The Defense won the game for us.
Hawk- F
You better get a handle on this. If Helfrich continues down Shortbus lane, people will be calling for his head.
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Overall-F
No excuses. We shouldn't have been in this situation. Hopefully we can turn this negative into a positive. WVU will be pissed off coming into Boulder on the 18th.
The offense
QB'sThe Good-Hawk had a horrible day. But the line didn't give him much time to do anything. He had to make some plays out of nothing, when he was flushed pretty much every other play. He did manage to pull his head out of his ass to make some plays to put us in the situation to win the game at the end.
The Bad- Okay where do I start. This was just a ****ty day all around. Missed alot of wide open recievers. Or when he did see them he overthrew them. Didn't seem confident all day. Helfrich's playcalling wasn't getting us anywhere.
Grade D.
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RB's
The Good-Sumler continues to be a nonfactor in the offense. But he's not calling the plays. He only got the ball twice. I really didn't understand the playcalling all game. Stewart and Scott ran the ball well, when the line actually blocked. Scott’s run for 22 was pretty impressive. Give this guy a chance and he’s a legit threat for 6 every time he touches the ball. His vision is amazing. Rodney Stewart is doing well also.
The Bad- It’s crazy to me that we can’t run against EWU. They seemed to know exactly what we were going to do. But ultimately the blame has to go to Helfrich. They did make a decent adjustment at the half, but the line was getting dominated all friggin day. The playcalling was really bad today.
Grade D
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WR’s
The Good- Not much. Patrick Williams had a clutch catch deep. He finished with 4 catches for 54 yards. Scotty McKnight had a quiet 6 for 90. Josh Smith had his first TD catch with a great grab. Deehan also caught his first TD.
The Bad- Helfrich doesn’t seem to have any confidence throwing the ball downfield. They showed our passing game no respect. I think Zimmer commented that they were pretty much playing only 10yards from the line of scrimmage the whole day. They knew we weren’t going deep. So that allows them to do whatever they wanted to.
Grade C
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OL
The Good- No bad snaps today. Or at least I didn’t really notice any. Daniel Sanders had a good game.
The Bad- Everything. We got humiliated by a D2 school. Their Dline just annihilated us. I understand that MTM is a freshmen and Behrens is a RSFR. But they got dominated all game long. Same with Ryan Miller and Nate Solder. They got worked. The DE’s just used their speed to collapse the pocket. The Guards got bullrushed all game long. With your dline playing that good, you can have your LB’s and DB’s roam free to make plays. They were in Cody’s face in just about every play.
Grade F
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The Defense
DL
The Good-They did get some good pressure on Nichols. I'd like to see them become more consistant. Herrod is starting to play really well. Big George and Nicholas did well to disrupt things in the middle. Still waiting for the DE's to step up. They did make the halftime adjustments to start hassling Nichols more. He really got rattled by the pressure late in the game. He was in a rocking chair during the first half. Big George is the man.
The Bad- Only one sack all game. Not the way i wanted to see the defense heading into the WVU game. Pressure, pressure, pressure. I was also very upset about the subs. Or at least how they sub kids in and out. EWU seemed to have the jump on us because we weren't ready. THis needs to be fixed.
Grade C
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LB's
The Good-Easlily the best unit for us all day. Mohler had a monster game. He was everywhere. They had him lining up His injury wasn't bad. Last i heard, it was a deep shoulder bruise. So he should be fine for the WVU game. Jeff Smart also had a great day. He just sniffs out the ball out there. He's a solid as they come. I really like how they use Brad Jones. He recorded the only sack of the game. He is a great athlete.
The Bad- I also don't like how they are substituting kids in and out.
Grade B
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CB's
The Good-They kept everything in front of them. The seem to be up and down during the game. But in their defense they did seem to shut things down in the second half. McKay is a huge liability out there with his constant arm tackling. Is he afraid of hitting someone? Cha'pelle Brown had a good game. He is a awesome open field tackler. He really came up big with the pick as well. Jalil had his moments. Unfortunately he'll be remembered for getting dragged 15 yards for a TD. That was really sad. We really need Jimmy Smith and Anthony Wright to heal up for the WVU game. Ryan Walters had another big game. He had a FF and 8 tackles.
The Bad- Jalil getting used by the EWU reciever for the first score. I don't think i'll ever forget that. Sure they are young, but we are about to see some better QB's than Billy Farris and Nichols. If we play like we did today then these guys will tear us apart.
Grade C
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ST's
The good- Josh Smith is a threat for 6 every time he touches the ball. I also liked seeing them put DScott back there. The blocking is pretty damn good as well. The kickoffs are really good as well.
The Bad- Hold onto the ball Josh. I hope the missed field goal was just a fluke deal. He should've made that easily.
Grade C (Feast or famine with this unit)
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Coaching
Helfrich- F
It seemed like he didn't make any adjustments. I don't buy the argument that we are holding back our playbook. When your down 21-3 vs a D2 school that goes out the window.
Collins-C
Not good during the first half, but i did see a significant improvement in the second. The Defense won the game for us.
Hawk- F
You better get a handle on this. If Helfrich continues down Shortbus lane, people will be calling for his head.
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Overall-F
No excuses. We shouldn't have been in this situation. Hopefully we can turn this negative into a positive. WVU will be pissed off coming into Boulder on the 18th.
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