(09-08-2024, 06:36 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: A frustrating afternoon. First half we looked fantastic. D was making big stops and looking fast and aggressive. O was getting good yards on the ground and making big plays deep. Trevors throw to Thomas was a beauty. So much to be impressed with.

2nd half....I don't know. The Etienne fumble was huge. Hurt us then we give up a huge TD next play. It seemed to knock us and wake up Miami. Don't know why Doug went for it on 4th down and the playcall was awful. I think we had 7 pass attempts in the 2nd half. It all just fell apart. Drops, mistakes, oline struggles, questionable playcalls and D tiring out. It was all our flaws coming out.

It's a hard game to judge. We had plenty of positives and plenty of negatives. Miami are a good team and we held them to 20 points on the road. Next week will be interesting to see where the team goes. There's a good team here but we hurt ourselves so many times and we can't overcome it right now.

I'm still positive and optimistic for this season but you want to see us correcting those negatives.

Sensible take. The offense just had a difficult time bouncing back from a little adversity. There's no doubt we have a strong foundation to build upon, but this offense is a little shaky when it comes to confidence. The defense is just fine, they were simply gassed at the end. 

While terribly disappointed today, I'm also hopeful. Swings in momentum happen. The offense, team and coaches, have some work to do.

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