Offense
I loved the attitude Moreno brings to this offense…he plays with emotion and passion it appears to be rubbing off on his teammates. Wallace on the crossing route trying to run over the safety, Miller running the hardest he has in his short career, the line driving their opponents back…it’s nice to see the team play like that.
Execution wise….this team is going to take a few games to get a rhythm down….as fast as guys are in practice and preseason, they are even more so in the games and the timing (especially in a new offense) is going to take some time. It did improve as the game went on and I only see it getting better as the season progresses.
Offensive line…After last season....
Defense
I love the trio of “who dat” players at LB stepped up and played a hell of a game. While they did nothing spectacular, they didn’t do anything necessarily boneheaded either and that is what you want out of your backups.
The D-line showed that if you get to Brady and hit him….he plays like ****. They beat on him all game. One thing should get mentioned was the interior guys….while they had no sacks…they got enough penetration to prevent Brady from stepping up into the pocket….much to the happiness of Wakes stat line.
Overall the group played hard and fast. Again, I will mention attitude and how it is infectious…you look at how Cortland came in to back up Wilson after the cheap shot…that what this team needs.
Coaching
Great game plan and halftime adjustment. While it would be easy to single a few coaches, but overall the group did what you want your staff to do…prepare the players and make good adjustments and that it what we saw.
Overall
This is a different team that looks to have bought into the “stronger together” motto….they are finally playing with passion and fire. One writer attributed it to having dogs on the team…good….that “dog” is starting to rub off on the rest of the guys…we wanted a culture change and we are finally getting it. We will get reports on individual performances throughout the week, but one thing was clear…this team played very well as a Team.
I loved the attitude Moreno brings to this offense…he plays with emotion and passion it appears to be rubbing off on his teammates. Wallace on the crossing route trying to run over the safety, Miller running the hardest he has in his short career, the line driving their opponents back…it’s nice to see the team play like that.
Execution wise….this team is going to take a few games to get a rhythm down….as fast as guys are in practice and preseason, they are even more so in the games and the timing (especially in a new offense) is going to take some time. It did improve as the game went on and I only see it getting better as the season progresses.
Offensive line…After last season....
Defense
I love the trio of “who dat” players at LB stepped up and played a hell of a game. While they did nothing spectacular, they didn’t do anything necessarily boneheaded either and that is what you want out of your backups.
The D-line showed that if you get to Brady and hit him….he plays like ****. They beat on him all game. One thing should get mentioned was the interior guys….while they had no sacks…they got enough penetration to prevent Brady from stepping up into the pocket….much to the happiness of Wakes stat line.
Overall the group played hard and fast. Again, I will mention attitude and how it is infectious…you look at how Cortland came in to back up Wilson after the cheap shot…that what this team needs.
Coaching
Great game plan and halftime adjustment. While it would be easy to single a few coaches, but overall the group did what you want your staff to do…prepare the players and make good adjustments and that it what we saw.
Overall
This is a different team that looks to have bought into the “stronger together” motto….they are finally playing with passion and fire. One writer attributed it to having dogs on the team…good….that “dog” is starting to rub off on the rest of the guys…we wanted a culture change and we are finally getting it. We will get reports on individual performances throughout the week, but one thing was clear…this team played very well as a Team.