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Went back and watched the the replay of the 4th quarter of the Western Illinois game. Been meaning to do that...finally got time.
A few thoughts...
1. Dunne was fantastic in the last drive. Made several clutch throws under heavy pressure. The 4th down conversion to Daurice...he got smoked as he made that throw.
2. On the 4th and 15 conversion for Western, I thought we did not blitz on that play and was pretty frustrated we didn't. Upon review, we blitzed AJ from the left but the RB made a great pick up and we left the other side of the field open for the QB to scramble and find a man. That said, I'm 60% sure the WR stepped out of bounds a second before he set his feet to make the catch.
3. On Western's TD, they called Rickey Neal for off-sides. I really think Western's left tackle #55 rocked back on that play. But we never get a call at home...so flag on UNI.
4. Playing young guys in the secondary is risky. On that final TD pass for Western, the safety had the opportunity to come over and break up that pass. In fact, it was a few short feet away. He froze. Hmmmmm.....not good.
5. Farley was sitting on 3 time outs. When the clock is stopped with 16 and 11 seconds left in the game, why don't you call a TO and help your defense get a breather and get organized. You don't need 3 time outs to mount a last chance hail mary if WIU scores. I could see saving one...but do you need 3? C'mon coach.
A few thoughts...
1. Dunne was fantastic in the last drive. Made several clutch throws under heavy pressure. The 4th down conversion to Daurice...he got smoked as he made that throw.
2. On the 4th and 15 conversion for Western, I thought we did not blitz on that play and was pretty frustrated we didn't. Upon review, we blitzed AJ from the left but the RB made a great pick up and we left the other side of the field open for the QB to scramble and find a man. That said, I'm 60% sure the WR stepped out of bounds a second before he set his feet to make the catch.
3. On Western's TD, they called Rickey Neal for off-sides. I really think Western's left tackle #55 rocked back on that play. But we never get a call at home...so flag on UNI.
4. Playing young guys in the secondary is risky. On that final TD pass for Western, the safety had the opportunity to come over and break up that pass. In fact, it was a few short feet away. He froze. Hmmmmm.....not good.
5. Farley was sitting on 3 time outs. When the clock is stopped with 16 and 11 seconds left in the game, why don't you call a TO and help your defense get a breather and get organized. You don't need 3 time outs to mount a last chance hail mary if WIU scores. I could see saving one...but do you need 3? C'mon coach.
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