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[QUOTE="mgurtz79, post: 16877, member: 1006"]
A few things caught my mind.

1.) DROPED PASSES.  There were at least a few drives that stalled because of dropped passes which is incredibly frustrating.   Lemon & Graham particularly needs to stand next to the jugs machine for a while.  And in my opinion Graham's speed does not offset his inability to have the ball in his hands.  Maybe it is time to see what West, Flemming or Kobena can do.

2.) Run Defense looked like last year again.  Last year we would get teams into third and long and unleash the hounds.  They did a good job (Bromley and Googins are going to be really good) tonight but that leads me into the next one.

3.) They are not hitting home on the blitz and the corners just are not playing well.  The second USC touchdown to Woods was a perfect point.  Thomas and a linebacker get picked up and the receiver puts a little juke on and Lyn is no longer even close.  The touchdown Reddish gave up I will chalk up to inexperience  because he barely touched the receiver and the guy just ran past him.

4.) STUPID PENALTIES.  I think the refs were fine in their calls but there are way to many personal fouls on this team.  Look, late hits, chop blocks and protecting the QB are  clearly a point of emphasis the players need to smarten up.

5.) The Defense reminds me of Marrone's 1st year when it just did not seem to come together until the Rutgers game.  They might get it right every now and again but they are just a few seconds off.  Maybe the Freshman's timing will get better as the year as the season wears along, but I think next  year (in theory returning 9 starters) is when they will gell.
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