08-23-2014, 05:05 AM
OK. - after re-watching the 1st quarter - here are my quick draw reactions to what happened:
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-- first drive - cyprien had a pick go off his hands - was a bullet pass that would be an impressive catch - but still catchable
Guy had a pick off his hands too - was not an easy grab either
Stafford got off easy on that drive
- Marks and Branch had nice pressure on one play early
- run stuffing just not there by our revamped D-line
- note; mike brown on punt return duty early - staff giving him extra options to makre the roster - they obviously like the kid
no big returns - but looked comfortable and caught the ball well
- Marquis Lee not given much of a chance early by Henne's odd timed and badly positioned throws / busted screen play
- Hurns first catch a conversion on 3rd and 6 - the kid is legit and ready for the big stage
- Henne's first pass to Shorts - a horrible pass
- Bowanko inserted early for McClendon and made a nice pass rush block - didn't stay in - quick sub - still interesting that it wasn't Brewster (came back before halftime)
- Bush TD run - Marks and Bryant were well blocked to the opposite side of run - Telvin Smith might have filled the gap had he stayed at home a split second longer - Cyprien the same - a little youthful anxiety may have cost us there
- Second offensive drive - 1st down - Gerhart run to the right - might have had more had he bounced outside - Jags had two TEs blocking but Gerharts cut inside only gained 4 - next play - same play- but he gets better blocking - makes same inside cut and gains 7 for a first down - obvious evaluation call by staff
- early poor running from jags wasn't just o-line's fault - Det LB core was playing well - Whitehead, Levy, Tulloch
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- D-rob made two great stops as a gunner on punt duty - 1st one after jags 2nd off. drive
-Branch's INT was a fairly impressive athletic play in that he was somewhat hesitant about his drop into coverage - but quickly read Staffords eyes and made a play on the ball. It could be viewed as an easy pick for him - but he did everything right.
- Gerhart's first down run stuffed by a good gap fill by Levy --- and some mediocre blocking in the middle
- following third down - Bradfield gives up pressure on Henne and he rushes and under throws to Lee who may have been within inches of a first down with a better throw
- Gratz first completion allowed to CJ - He misread the stop-route and thought he was going to turn outside.(fade) Gave up an 11 yard catch . not ugly - but not good.
- next play - Cyp fills a running lane gap and stops Bell for a minimal gain if that - nice play
-next play - Jags LBs stop the flats pass to the FB
-Then CJ gets a push on Gratz who loses footing and its a big first down - Gratz slipped - no biggie
- screen to Tate catches Jags off guard - looked like they were thinking screen to opposite side and were faked
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It wasn't pretty -- but it wasn't bad either. The D-line was underwhelming against the run, but the misses seemed fixable. A few reasons to be excited and a few to be concerned about.
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-- first drive - cyprien had a pick go off his hands - was a bullet pass that would be an impressive catch - but still catchable
Guy had a pick off his hands too - was not an easy grab either
Stafford got off easy on that drive
- Marks and Branch had nice pressure on one play early
- run stuffing just not there by our revamped D-line
- note; mike brown on punt return duty early - staff giving him extra options to makre the roster - they obviously like the kid
no big returns - but looked comfortable and caught the ball well
- Marquis Lee not given much of a chance early by Henne's odd timed and badly positioned throws / busted screen play
- Hurns first catch a conversion on 3rd and 6 - the kid is legit and ready for the big stage
- Henne's first pass to Shorts - a horrible pass
- Bowanko inserted early for McClendon and made a nice pass rush block - didn't stay in - quick sub - still interesting that it wasn't Brewster (came back before halftime)
- Bush TD run - Marks and Bryant were well blocked to the opposite side of run - Telvin Smith might have filled the gap had he stayed at home a split second longer - Cyprien the same - a little youthful anxiety may have cost us there
- Second offensive drive - 1st down - Gerhart run to the right - might have had more had he bounced outside - Jags had two TEs blocking but Gerharts cut inside only gained 4 - next play - same play- but he gets better blocking - makes same inside cut and gains 7 for a first down - obvious evaluation call by staff
- early poor running from jags wasn't just o-line's fault - Det LB core was playing well - Whitehead, Levy, Tulloch
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- D-rob made two great stops as a gunner on punt duty - 1st one after jags 2nd off. drive
-Branch's INT was a fairly impressive athletic play in that he was somewhat hesitant about his drop into coverage - but quickly read Staffords eyes and made a play on the ball. It could be viewed as an easy pick for him - but he did everything right.
- Gerhart's first down run stuffed by a good gap fill by Levy --- and some mediocre blocking in the middle
- following third down - Bradfield gives up pressure on Henne and he rushes and under throws to Lee who may have been within inches of a first down with a better throw
- Gratz first completion allowed to CJ - He misread the stop-route and thought he was going to turn outside.(fade) Gave up an 11 yard catch . not ugly - but not good.
- next play - Cyp fills a running lane gap and stops Bell for a minimal gain if that - nice play
-next play - Jags LBs stop the flats pass to the FB
-Then CJ gets a push on Gratz who loses footing and its a big first down - Gratz slipped - no biggie
- screen to Tate catches Jags off guard - looked like they were thinking screen to opposite side and were faked
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It wasn't pretty -- but it wasn't bad either. The D-line was underwhelming against the run, but the misses seemed fixable. A few reasons to be excited and a few to be concerned about.
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