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IrishIllustrated.com - Kelly: Playing hard isn't good enough anymore
Quarterback Dayne Crist did not suffer a concussion against Michigan in the first series of the game, but he did take a rather nasty blow to the face.
"He had swelling in the left side of his face when he hit (the ground)," said Kelly of Crist's 19-yard run, which occurred several plays prior to the opening touchdown. "He kind of hit the ground and a helmet hit him at the same time. He picked up some swelling after the game. It was more of a contusion that got him a little bit off-balance."
Although Crist was lucid and speaking logically to the doctors and trainers, his vision was blurred.
"It wasn't a concussed situation, but he wasn't cleared," Kelly said. "We took a look at him (Sunday) and he was really clear."
Once Crist was back to his old self, he took his game to another level.
"At the end of the day, the evaluation of it is he grew up in the second half," Kelly said. "He was poised in the pocket that he hadn't shown (up) to that point. He really matured in the second half of this football game."
Kelly's last statement is exactly what I was thinking during the game. Crist looked like a different QB in the second half. I think (with the performance of the back up QB's) Crist finally started to believe that he was "the guy" and that this is his team. Granted this is probably what led him to take a risk on the interception rather than just checking down to Allen. If this young man continues to grow this much each week (and stay healthy) we are going to win a lot of football games.
IrishIllustrated.com - Kelly: Playing hard isn't good enough anymore
Quarterback Dayne Crist did not suffer a concussion against Michigan in the first series of the game, but he did take a rather nasty blow to the face.
"He had swelling in the left side of his face when he hit (the ground)," said Kelly of Crist's 19-yard run, which occurred several plays prior to the opening touchdown. "He kind of hit the ground and a helmet hit him at the same time. He picked up some swelling after the game. It was more of a contusion that got him a little bit off-balance."
Although Crist was lucid and speaking logically to the doctors and trainers, his vision was blurred.
"It wasn't a concussed situation, but he wasn't cleared," Kelly said. "We took a look at him (Sunday) and he was really clear."
Once Crist was back to his old self, he took his game to another level.
"At the end of the day, the evaluation of it is he grew up in the second half," Kelly said. "He was poised in the pocket that he hadn't shown (up) to that point. He really matured in the second half of this football game."
Kelly's last statement is exactly what I was thinking during the game. Crist looked like a different QB in the second half. I think (with the performance of the back up QB's) Crist finally started to believe that he was "the guy" and that this is his team. Granted this is probably what led him to take a risk on the interception rather than just checking down to Allen. If this young man continues to grow this much each week (and stay healthy) we are going to win a lot of football games.
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