Offense: D
I said after the Tech game that Sanders' turnover problem wasn't going to be an easy fix. When things break down he will revert to instinct, and unfortunately his instinct is loose with the ball. He seldom progresses past the first read and either forces the ball in the the first option or takes off running when other options may be open. He consistently under-throws long balls. Let's face it, he's just not very good right now. That certainly doesn't mean that he won't be good eventually. He reminds more of Bobby Reid than Zac Robinson, except Reid had a much stronger arm. The offensive line is beat up right now and simply not producing. All our receivers are struggling to get open, which doesn't help Sanders. Hubbard and Brown did a lot to get past the line of scrimmage because either holes weren't there and they had to find running room, or they closed quickly and the backs were dragging tacklers for 4 yards. It certainly isn't the same line we saw in the first 3 games.
Defense: F
Was our plan not to cover the middle of the field? Was our plan to have running backs in open space once they got past the first level? What the freak were our safeties doing in either run support or pass support, were they even on the field? Is Bedford coaching the secondary again, because they scattered like cockroaches when the light comes on. I almost gave this a WTF instead of an F.
Special Teams: B
Blocked extra point, successful fake punt, decent coverage.
Coaching: D
It didn't appear that anything got fixed at halftime. It's possible that we simply couldn't fix the problems at halftime and that's why I gave it a D instead of an F.
Throwback helmets: A+
Those things were gorgeous. I drew that logo on everything I had in high school. I only wish the helmets had been burnt orange as they were in the 70s.
Crowd: F
Went silent after Baylor scored on their opening possession and never really recovered.
Overall a pretty poor performance.
The way I see the rest of the season... West Virginia is not very good and Kansas is improved but still bad. We *should* win both of those games. TCU is a possible win as well. We're going to lose next week at Iowa State and OU is going to score 60 on us. I think we finish 7-5.
I said after the Tech game that Sanders' turnover problem wasn't going to be an easy fix. When things break down he will revert to instinct, and unfortunately his instinct is loose with the ball. He seldom progresses past the first read and either forces the ball in the the first option or takes off running when other options may be open. He consistently under-throws long balls. Let's face it, he's just not very good right now. That certainly doesn't mean that he won't be good eventually. He reminds more of Bobby Reid than Zac Robinson, except Reid had a much stronger arm. The offensive line is beat up right now and simply not producing. All our receivers are struggling to get open, which doesn't help Sanders. Hubbard and Brown did a lot to get past the line of scrimmage because either holes weren't there and they had to find running room, or they closed quickly and the backs were dragging tacklers for 4 yards. It certainly isn't the same line we saw in the first 3 games.
Defense: F
Was our plan not to cover the middle of the field? Was our plan to have running backs in open space once they got past the first level? What the freak were our safeties doing in either run support or pass support, were they even on the field? Is Bedford coaching the secondary again, because they scattered like cockroaches when the light comes on. I almost gave this a WTF instead of an F.
Special Teams: B
Blocked extra point, successful fake punt, decent coverage.
Coaching: D
It didn't appear that anything got fixed at halftime. It's possible that we simply couldn't fix the problems at halftime and that's why I gave it a D instead of an F.
Throwback helmets: A+
Those things were gorgeous. I drew that logo on everything I had in high school. I only wish the helmets had been burnt orange as they were in the 70s.
Crowd: F
Went silent after Baylor scored on their opening possession and never really recovered.
Overall a pretty poor performance.
The way I see the rest of the season... West Virginia is not very good and Kansas is improved but still bad. We *should* win both of those games. TCU is a possible win as well. We're going to lose next week at Iowa State and OU is going to score 60 on us. I think we finish 7-5.
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