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Krenzel did have a hot hand on the first scoring drive, BUT he was definitely not "on" yesterday. Maybe the TV provided a different view than I had. I was directly between the uprights of the goalpost about 20 feet from the field. A great view to see exactly what the QB would see.
CK was extremely tentative with his passes on the first two drives. The pass to Jenkins would have indeed gone for a TD, and it really was not close to him at all. He had Holmes streaking across the middle later on in the first half. Holmes had a good 3-4 step lead on the DB from the moment he cut across. Krenzel could have hit him a lot earlier for a huge gain, as there was no middle contain by the LB or S. CK waited too long then overthrew. With Holmes's elusiveness in the open field, it would've been a huge gain as well. There were a few others where CK took a sack instead of throwing to a receiver (usually the TE) who was open.
That is not to say that CK played badly by any stretch of the imagination. He just could not get a consistent rhythm, mainly due to the OL's "Roger Dorn" blocking scheme. It's a huge difference, just look at Navarre. Not one sack the entire game. This was our real problem throughout the day. No OL composure, combined with scUM's OL giving Navarre all day (and he still threw 3 passes that could've gone for picks in the first half alone... with adequate pressure he probably turns it over multiple times).
The bottom line is that without a legit running game, our passing game wouldn't go anywhere against that D. It's not CK's fault, it's not SM's fault. We were banged up before the game started and were overmatched. A few breaks go our way and this is a completely different ballgame.
Lydell and Mo Hall both showed a lot of heart given their physical condition. I don't understand why people rip on Mo Hall's kick returns so much. He's got two bum knees. What do people expect? IIRC, he averaged almost 24 yards per return last year.
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