Quote:Marshall also blew up a punt returner in the 2nd half too.

 

Great play by Marshall.

 

Overall, a really nice game. Some second half struggles, but the team pulled through when it needed to. Today was the type of game I'd hoped to see from the team. Some flashes of what these young players can develop into with some more consistency. Lee and ARob both flashed after tough off-seasons, Hurns didn't have a negative play, Bortles was ON today after his rough outing last week, Yeldon looks like with a line that can open running holes he can be a feature back (I love watching him run. I was nervous about taking an Alabama back because of how much better that team was than most other college teams, but he looks like the real deal so far.) Odrick was HUGE after being fairly invisible last week, Poz continues to be huge for this team after so many people wanted to cut him last year, Telvin doesn't flash as much as last season but I think it's because I'm so used to his speed allowing him to make plays other linebackers wouldn't be able to, O-Line was fantastic at pass-protection especially considering the D-Line they were going against. Heck, even Josh Evans had a tackle behind the line of scrimmage.

 

I was nervous after last week, though not ready to throw the towel in on this team and/or Gus + Dave. Hopefully today will be the turning point in the Dave and Gus era where we can look back on it as the day the pieces came together, and we'll see less and less performances like at Carolina. Onward and upward.

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