1. Gabe Wallace - I was not pumped at messing with the OL after such a successful week 1, but the first play of the game, there is Wallace pushing Peterson forward for extra yardage. Zach was rarely touched. Seemed like the OL play as a whole was not overly impacted. Great first start Gabe!
2. Keric Wheatfall - Set the pace again with 6 receptions on 6 targets and 86 yards. He is a star. We are thriving on the backs of second year players hitting their stride.
3. Jamal Parker - Don't care, picking another defensive player - Jamal was probably the player of the game. Finished the play on his scoop and score and also came up with an interception. The offence played incredibly conservative for a lot of the game and the defensive performance, led by Jamal, is what sealed this game for us.
Tui Eli.
Holm made some nice plays. We have a top quality secondary.
Hogan is the Hogan's Hero. Creativity, brand new wrinkles, using the "trick play" (Eli) that was 100% absent for around 3 seasons.
He also had a very good mix of run and pass, with some mostly ineffective deep shots to open things up a bit for some decent runs and shorter pass attempts.
I know the stuffed-for-1-yard run isn't glamorous, but sticking with it is what is supposed to open things up, and it achieves the all-important clock-bleeding.
And the prevent O is ugly and boring, but it was successful, and running a boring prevent O is not necessarily a gimmee. I bet if BC was lighting it up with Rourke today, we would have been lighting it up too.
HH
OL for making holes for decent run game and good protection
UW
Parker
The Strev-stays-in package, which worked amazingly well (passing TD), minus the "hold" (called back).
Hogan not afraid to do a blast from the past, which no one could ever understand why Buck refused to use it.
Quote from: TecnoGenius on June 22, 2025, 10:11:25 AMThe Strev-stays-in package, which worked amazingly well (passing TD), minus the "hold" (called back).
Hogan not afraid to do a blast from the past, which no one could ever understand why Buck refused to use it.
And getting Strev in at the end of the game for a couple of reps!
Quote from: blue_or_die on June 22, 2025, 03:09:19 AMTui Eli.
Of course! Totally spaced on that one.
one first down in the 3rd quarter - a couple of good drives but let's be honest the defence contributed more to that win.
masoli had more yards passing than zach, by no means am i saying he is trash or washed but pump the brakes - one first down in a quarter is terrible, Hogan should be fine but he is still learning - that wasn't a masterpiece
Quote from: The Zipp on June 22, 2025, 03:10:59 PMone first down in the 3rd quarter - a couple of good drives but let's be honest the defence contributed more to that win.
masoli had more yards passing than zach, by no means am i saying he is trash or washed but pump the brakes - one first down in a quarter is terrible, Hogan should be fine but he is still learning - that wasn't a masterpiece
Offence did enough to win, really slowed down.
Yes D carried us. Our defense is on a run of brilliance that I doubt will be replicated in future decades. Offence will come around. D already there.