WR - Our outside receivers had trouble separating deep but were solid moving the chains on out routes. Our inside receivers absolutely won this game for us on offense. Martinez proved he’s a legit talent, especially after the catch, and Price showed his speed.
RB - I thought Brooks was a warrior all night. Thompson must have stepped on the adhesive side of a Velcro strip on the way to the field. His cleats just kept getting stuck in the turf on his cuts.
QB - I’m still all in on Donovan Smith despite the brutal 4 possession stretch. The confidence he played with and plays he did make against constant pressure are what’s special here. The law of averages was bound to catch up with him given that kind of adversity. The amount of times he got us out of trouble and the dimes to Martinez/Price were big time finds. He does a great job of keeping his eyes down the field on scramble plays and he’s the type of dude that makes you hold your breath a bit because you just believe he’s going to get it done. Or, at least, me and Kosi Eldridge feel that way. I just loved the way he wiped that off and made enough plays at the end. If our tackles play like that every week, trust me in that he gives us the best chance to win due to his legs.
OL - That was brutal, but I thought they had a solid stretch in the 2nd quarter. To Rogers credit, Derek Parish is a dude.
Playcalling - It’s not easy to dial up calls when you’re losing the LOS as bad as we were. I’m always annoyed at OCs that stubbornly try to run an offense versus call good plays in those scenarios. It’s too late to fix with reps. Adjust, adapt. Kittley just continued to fight despite the deck being stacked against him. You almost never win games getting ripped that bad up front. But, Kittley gives us a chance to win some of them.
RB - I thought Brooks was a warrior all night. Thompson must have stepped on the adhesive side of a Velcro strip on the way to the field. His cleats just kept getting stuck in the turf on his cuts.
QB - I’m still all in on Donovan Smith despite the brutal 4 possession stretch. The confidence he played with and plays he did make against constant pressure are what’s special here. The law of averages was bound to catch up with him given that kind of adversity. The amount of times he got us out of trouble and the dimes to Martinez/Price were big time finds. He does a great job of keeping his eyes down the field on scramble plays and he’s the type of dude that makes you hold your breath a bit because you just believe he’s going to get it done. Or, at least, me and Kosi Eldridge feel that way. I just loved the way he wiped that off and made enough plays at the end. If our tackles play like that every week, trust me in that he gives us the best chance to win due to his legs.
OL - That was brutal, but I thought they had a solid stretch in the 2nd quarter. To Rogers credit, Derek Parish is a dude.
Playcalling - It’s not easy to dial up calls when you’re losing the LOS as bad as we were. I’m always annoyed at OCs that stubbornly try to run an offense versus call good plays in those scenarios. It’s too late to fix with reps. Adjust, adapt. Kittley just continued to fight despite the deck being stacked against him. You almost never win games getting ripped that bad up front. But, Kittley gives us a chance to win some of them.
