LeMoynCuse's Rapid Recap

[LeMoyneCuse]

So, wow Rhode Island is bad. The only thing as bad a Rhode Island was their uniform pants. They looked like sweats. Yikes.

Our defense was in the backfield on every snap and caused all kinds of problems. The picks, near picks, fumbles, and two first downs say it all.

The loss of Hunt is gutting and the loss of Phillips is alarming. It doesn't look good for Hunt- Mark Larson tweeted that Hunt "probably" wasn't in the building in the 2nd half. Phillips? No idea what happened to him, he looked great in the first half.

The offense looked tentative in the 1st quarter, but really put it together for the rest of the game. There was rhythm and the play calling mostly made sense. As my girlfriend pointed out- The players seemed to have a clue as to what they were doing. Everyone knew their job, and it showed. A big improvement from last year.

Dungey did an awesome job, considering the circumstances. He looked poised and made good decisions. The receivers ran into space and presented big targets. Dungey kept throwing low, completing passes but lacking YAC. The chains moved against scrimmage fodder in his first start, so I can deal with that. He made a couple of good throws and has a quick release. His TD pass on the screen to Phillips was a total What pass, but he settled down after that.

The run game was stellar, especially Fredericks. The guy is a stud. Powerful and great balance. There's a reason he got the majority of the snaps in the 1st half. He just seemed to make things happen in a way that Morris couldn't. MacFarlane missing was suspicious, but he was not missed today. And Jacob Hill looks like a player- could have gone all day against RI. Give him some time and he will be a contributor.

The O-Line looked good- I didn't notice Shanley at all.

I know I missed several, but here are the guys who lost their RS today from names I saw on the field:
Dungey, Fredericks, Conway, Guidice, Clark, Ealey, Hill, Strickland, Ellison, Perkins.

Also, Charles, Albrecht, Hill, and Shanley got run- A good day for the walk-ons. Cam McPherson also contributed, and he was just put on scholarship this year.

Overall, a good scrimmage that counts as a win. Bring on Wake.

 

[#FRANchise]

I know I missed several, but here are the guys who lost their RS today from names I saw on the field:
Dungey, Fredericks, Conway, Guidice, Clark, Ealey, Hill, Strickland, Ellison, Perkins.

Womack on kick offs and Whitner at safety.

 

[PhatOrange]

Morris is so stiff when he runs. Fredericks will be the starter in a week or two barring a good showing by McFarlene.

 

[Chip]

Morris is so stiff when he runs. Fredericks will be the starter in a week or two barring a good showing by McFarlene.

Morris didn't do himself any favors with the clip or the other illegal block (that was declined).

He just seems like he doesn't run as hard and has no moves in the open field. Agree that he loses PT as time goes on.

 

[anglerman]

Anyone else think Strickland should be getting some run at RB as well as hybrid?

 

[anomander]

Anyone else think Strickland should be getting some run at RB as well as hybrid?

Yep. I think Fredericks and Strickland are our 2 best RB's. I used to be a fan of Morris, but he just doesn't do it for me. Goes down to easy.

 

[TheCusian]

Morris didn't do himself any favors with the clip or the other illegal block (that was declined). He just seems like he doesn't run as hard and has no moves in the open field. Agree that he loses PT as time goes on.

Agreed. I don't if it's style - but he looks like he gets brought down too easily.

 

[djorange1989]

Agreed. I don't if it's style - but he looks like he gets brought down too easily.

He looks slow and he should not get much play going forwards. JF looks great as does DS.

 

[leftytg]

Yep. I think Fredericks and Strickland are our 2 best RB's. I used to be a fan of Morris, but he just doesn't do it for me. Goes down to easy.

Morris developed a case of alligator arms last year too. Hope that's cured.

 

[tipphill]

Anyone else think Strickland should be getting some run at RB as well as hybrid?

strickland was my pick for surprise player of the year. kid is ready to play

 

[SWC75]

A lot of criticism of Morris who averaged 5.9 yards per carry. I didn't think he was as good as Fredericks but he had a good game.