Congratulations, again, to the team on an incredibly hard fought victory. These kids have shown fantastic resolve, all year long. For those of you who want Weis gone: Winning these games is going to be the difference between getting verbals from Armando Allen and John Goodman types, and getting verbals from Reggie Bush and Percy Harvin types. And, can you imagine those caliber athletes, with the "don't quit" attitude that Weis has these guys buying into? Now, on to the rest.......
1. The offensive line is playing light years ahead of last year, but they are still not there yet. After starting the season with all day long to throw, Jimmy has seen significant pressure recently. The improvement in the line is evident, however, in the running game.
2. The 4th down call. Wow, I don't know what to think about this. When they first lined up to go for it, I was livid, thinking that you should take the 3 pts. But, upon further reflection; you do have a 240-ish pound tailback who should be able to punch it in. Even if he doesn't, you leave them a couple of feet from their own goal line. I'm not upset that he went for it, but I'm unhappy with the call. Putting Robert Hughes in the Wildcat tells the defense that there is about a .00000000000000001% chance of a pass. That let's them sell out completely against the run. Tremendously disappointed with Hughes, on the run, as well. He is 240-ish, and he let a 217 pound safety stone him, despite the fact that the safety was unable to square him up. That play, despite the fact that I don't agree with the call, should have worked for a touchdown.
3. Congratulations to Duval Kamara on a very productive day. Sure, he didn't bust any big plays, but it seemed like every ball he caught was a 8-10 yarder for a first down. Well done, Duval.
4. Our secondary is horrible. I don't even want to hear about the three picks. All three of those balls were poorly thrown balls. They were QB mistakes, not great plays by a DB. The second McCarthy INT, I have to give him credit. He stayed with the ball, as it bounced around in the air, and made the catch. But had the QB not grossly underthrown that ball, McCarthy doesn't even get a chance. If this doesn't get fixed, and soon, every good QB that we play is going to have a field day.
5. Game ball to Armando Allen. Despite the heroics of Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate, Armando Allen is the most improved player on this team. He still isn't a great back, but he has improved by leaps and bounds. I think maybe Weis ought to make all of the DBs "buddy up" with AA, so that maybe some of those obviously good habits will rub off.
