By the way, I didn’t see a spring game thread, so I guess this is as good a place as any. I watched the replay with one eye. Looked like a lot of rain, so not the best indicator of things. I did see some good pitches and catches despite the wetness and despite what looked like good coverage.
Anyone have any good observations from the game? (anyone watch it?)
I bailed at the half but both your observations coincide with what I saw or think I saw. What was encouraging was the close, tight coverage on those routes that cost us 3 and out so often last year. Chris Ingram has some good coverage plays as did Nick McCloud. The LB’s appeared to be an up stat from last year. Without film to review it’s hard to be sure.
Ted Roof is a much different personality than Hux. He is very vocal in a positive way with the players and I think we are going to see a different performance in our DB scheme. He seemed to be having a blast. Put Hux up in the box and let Roof handle the sideline coaching. Of course they interact and it’s not one doing one thing and the other another.
Over all I’d say the defense as usual is ahead of the offense at this time of year. The competition for RB is going to be fierce. I was disappointed in Erin Collins performance but it’s hard to judge RB’s when they can’t cut on the wet field. A lot of slipping and falling.
Our defense will have a different look this year but honestly we may be better overall than last year. Having 4 future NFLers on the defensive line is great but that also dictates what you do to defend. You pretty much knew what you were going to get with last year’s line. This year I expect more blitz, loops and stunts than we say last year. Grant Gibson passed the eye test.
