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Post by jCat on Sept 8, 2024 6:34:19 GMT -6
Quincy Casey (#8 for the Wolves) showed quickness at the quarterback spot that we haven't seen in a while. If he were a more accurate passer, he could be playing at the FBS level (but he's a senior on a team transitioning to D1, so I doubt that).
I think the Wolves' secondary was better than Tech's. They made very few mistakes, and few of our receivers ran open.
I'm glad we got a win, even if it was a bit of a grind. I'd like to see the Cats manage the clock more effectively: run the ball more, make fewer moonshot throws downfield, snap a little later in the play clock with an established lead, etc. This game could have been over 45-50 minutes sooner.
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Post by Outsider on Sept 8, 2024 14:32:30 GMT -6
Benn kinda waiting on this as I thought it through, but also been busy for a few hours on my poll voting. Cap and I went back and forth throughout the game. We agreed on some things and disagreed on others, as usual. Yes, we took a bit of a step back from last week. As good as UWG was (agreeing with Cap), we didn't do a good enough job of adjusting. Their defense was better than expected. Again, I am with Cap that their LBs and DBs did a very good job of covering our receivers, making it hard for McIvor and Bowie. I think Bowie still could have done better adjusting the passing routes. We did move away from the quick pass too much. Even with as well as UWG was covering those, I think we could have done better with quick cross routes. McIvor again went into inconsistent mode. He made several good plays, but his timing was off again, and he had trouble making good, quick decisions. A couple times he should have just run, including the fumble near the goal line. On, that fumble, he might have only gotten a yard, but tucking it and running, instead of holding it out and hoping to pass would have meant we still would have had the ball. It was part of lots of simple mistakes all night. When you look at the stats, we did very well offensively. Actually, the run game was pretty decent. We had a net total of 499 yards, but they were also laden with self-inflicted penalties, to the tune of 9 for 89 yards (unacceptable). Defensively, we held them to a low score, until their last TD (which we should have been able to snuff out, even with as mobile as that QB was). The point of the defense was that we allowed 344 yards of offense. That again is unacceptable for a team that is hoping to not just make the play-offs but win in the playoffs. We played soft defense most of the night, often giving them many easy passes. Other times, we just plain missed our coverage. When I hear Coach Patterson talk about you can't stop other teams from scoring or getting their yards in today's football, I say yes, you can, because I see both high caliber FBS and FCS teams do it. The UAC is one of the worst leagues in yards allowed and that was one area I am looking for improvement. So far, we aren't doing better at all. Other things, liked the dropped kicks, have no excuse. Now, we did do a few things here and there that were good as well. As sloppy as it was. It wasn't all doom and gloom. For the most part, our OL continued to block well. We did get pressure on their QB a few times, but if we do, we have to actually finish it. I agree that we were lucky that he wasn't any more accurate than he was. I also like our fight this year. This team is indeed different from last year. We don't get down and we don't give up. I like that. But if we are really going to take the next step, we will have to clean these things up and be able to adjust to teams better. I give UWG credit for being better than initially anticipated and kudos for them on executing a well-planned game. Still, we are going to face much tougher teams than them. For now, I am very happy for the win. It's time to put this one to bed and move on to UNC.
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Post by bucfan on Sept 8, 2024 14:58:21 GMT -6
I didn't think their QB was all that inaccurate. We got lucky that his receivers dropped LOTS of balls that were right in their hands. I'm glad we played them early. The more he plays, the better he is going to get.
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Post by wildcatter on Sept 8, 2024 15:19:19 GMT -6
I did see that last year Bowie and Valdosta St put up 58 points on West Georgia.
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Post by Outsider on Sept 8, 2024 15:29:48 GMT -6
I did see that last year Bowie and Valdosta St put up 58 points on West Georgia. Yes, but last year, UWG didn't have all the FBS transfers it has this year, and Taylor as the new HC.
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Post by bogeyman on Sept 8, 2024 16:13:27 GMT -6
I'm wondering how much it hurt our quick passing game to be missing Trey Cleveland. He led us with 8 catches vs TT. All were short to medium passes. Did Martinez have 11 or 7 catches? Seems he was everywhere. Also, wondering why Vaughn is not being used more. A great stat to me was tackles by our DL. Oke with 9, Wright (I know he is listed as an OLB) with 6 and Roach with 6. We really were tough against the run (except their QB on scrambles).
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Post by Cap'n on Sept 8, 2024 16:51:50 GMT -6
One of the reasons we were able to run for over 200 yards is that UWG's linebackers were sitting on the short and intermediate routes giving them 7 pass defenders. In fact, I think their 3 sacks were all coverage sacks. They rolled a safety on top of Blayne as well and covered him with a 6'3 cornerback. It is a testament to McIvor (and Bowie) that they still were able to complete 24 passes to 9 different receivers with no interceptions. I think they missed Cleveland a lot. But Martinez was great with over 180 yards running and receiving and the Wolves had no answer for big ole Isaiah Johnson in the 4th quarter.
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Post by bogeyman on Sept 8, 2024 16:59:55 GMT -6
Johnson is one of the hardest runners we've ever had. We need him to stay healthy.
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