Quote:Thanks for the closing line LMD.

 

As to your analysis above, I would just have one question.

 

Why do you think, after playing so well up until that point, "They were just lazy getting set and instead of anyone having the smarts to call a TO, they let the play start with most of the guys rushing to get in position?"

 

If nothing else, the team thus far this year played with a lot of energy, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and especially today up until then.

 

If they weren't gassed...why lazy?

I can't speak for them but I'd imagine it probably had to do with it being 4th and 1 and the Eagles going into a hurry up offense. To argue that they were gassed on the first (or 2nd. I honestly can't remember) drive of the half would be setting the bar pretty low don't you think? You'd be saying the defense can't be trusted to play defense for one drive. They just had a 30 minute halftime. If they can't play for one or two series, why are they playing? I have more faith in them than to write them off and say they got too gassed after one or two series of defense to play at the level they showed in the first half.


I don't doubt by the end of the game they were gassed. The offense wasn't good enough. But I just don't think the 3 TD's came from them being gassed. They were all mental mistakes. One came right after halftime, one came from a guy who was on the field for maybe 10 plays up to that point. Blaming it on being gassed, I think, is selling those guys way too short.

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