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Message: [QUOTE="Jake, post: 24832, member: 86"] Very happy with the win. I was worried coming into this game about getting the Toledo offense off the field. After that first drive, I thought we were in for a long day (though I was very happy to hold them to three). They called a great game. I thought one of the keys to the game was their decision to rotate QB's in the first half when they could have stepped on our throat. #2 is #2 for a reason. Severe drop off from their starter - I would be livid if I were a toledo fan. If their starter plays the entire game, I think we lose. Paige is a player. Great vision in the open field. Not blazing fast, but he's fast enough. I thought our tackling sucked, especially in the first half. I attribute a lot of it to having a ton of second unit guys out there. I hate to single out any player, expecially since he's a walkon, but Amene showed why he is a walkon. He whiffed a couple of times on plays that have to be made. Diet tab is a severe drop off in speed compared to Spruill. Not sure who tyhe LB was who blew the wheel route, I think it was Vaughn. But it the second straight week that we've been torched by this play. Got to have better discipline on assignments. Our DB's really struggled to get off the blocks on the bubble screens. Thomas blew one of them up out of man coverage when he split the blockers...and Lyn made a TERRIFIC play attacking the blocker and making the tackle (too bad he got hurt doing it). Other than that, we struggled to stop it. I'd love to hear what Nassib had to say about the play were he missed Chew for six. Perfect play call on first down, perfect execution, except Ryan didn't throw the ball and it looked like he was staring right at Chew? I lost my when he ran the ball. Overall, not Nassib's best game. Still very good, especially in the first half. I thought he really struggled in the second half up until the final couple of possessions. Becket Wales played today. I know that because at one point I wanted him dead for jumping early on a critical redzone possession and nearly costing us 15 yards in OT with what was very close to an unneccessary roughness play. Otherwise, I didn't notice him in the game. And a final note on the play calling. Probable the first time this year that I had issues with anythign Hackett called. Thought we really forced the run game at times. Ryan can carry us, I thought Ryan should have been given more opportunities to do so today. Oh, one other thing. Chew's throw, although lemon wasn't open and he probabley should have just run it...his throw was freaking perfect. Impressed. [/QUOTE]

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