Preseason Game #1 Observations

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(08-14-2017, 10:47 AM)Wyche Wrote: I'll just copy and paste mine from an earlier thread:

My takeaways.....


The o line has a ways to go...but they sure looked improved.  I'm breathing a little easier now.

Hill looked good last night....I think the improvement up front helps that...but he also ran with purpose and decisively.  Mixon looked good....so if Hill can maintain...plus Gio....this run game can be scary good.

Saw more H back....love it.

Lawson is indeed a handful.

Willis looked good too.  In fact....this d line only has one problem...who do you cut? Damn....that Smith kid didn't look too bad either.

Driskel is a baller. Dude played at LaTech....home of the run and gun.  If we pass on a 2nd rounder for #5....we truly are stupid.  Driskel looks to be just as serviceable with most likely a better arm.  Plus....the run aspect of his game. Color me impressed as a backup.

Cut Peerman....keep Tra Carson. Enough said.

Offense looked like it had more identity and direction even though it was just preseason. All three units looked pretty good....minus some bad blocking here and there with the 3rds...as to be expected.

We still can't cover the middle of the field. It was there all night. Holes in pass coverage there....and lots of space for the run game there. We gotta clean that up.

Billings gets good push.

Overall...a good effort....and a shit ton better than what we saw from this squad against Tampa a few years ago. Looks like the focus is here day 1.

I agree with most of this. I saw Lawson was rated high and they know 100% more than me, but I saw the LT stuff Lawson (right in my area where I was seated), not once, but twice throwing him to the ground. His strength on those plays was not impressive, but it was their 1st string LT.

The  jury is still out on our OL, but Hopkins looked good, Boling looked good, Bodine looked good (sorry haters of Bodine) and Fisher looked good as well. Ced missed a few blocks, but overall he looked better (I know he sucked in 2016) showing improvement with power (no one powered him backwards into the QB like a year ago) and his run blocking was strong at the point of attack, but did whiff on one run block too.