With all the down time, extra practice and eligible super (5th year) seniors, I expected the overall quality on the football field to be improved. I expected minimal penalties, heightened effort, and marked improvement in quarterback play. Instead I'm seeing more penalties than usual, questionable effort (especially during crunch time), inaccurate passes and a lot of dropped balls, and this is at every level.
I saw a D1 game with 3 or 4 false start penalties on consecutive plays, each penalty by a different player. I saw one of the greatest ever QB's lay an egg. I saw a highly ranked team that when last seen could rush for 175 yards a quarter, barely manage that for a game game, and lose to an unranked team.
To be fair no coach (other than Nick Saban) could be certain of what they would be getting and it will probably be years before we understand the full affects of this pandemic on individual's psyche. I had a Covid scare and I was like trying to put my affairs in order (being fat and late 50's I didn't expect to survive it), that was a trip - and it wasn't even Covid! I have however lost close friends and even their passing hasn't really sunk in yet, so who am I to say that the players should have all been dialed in from game one.
I am really thankful for football, so I'm not complaining, but honestly, I did expect better.
I saw a D1 game with 3 or 4 false start penalties on consecutive plays, each penalty by a different player. I saw one of the greatest ever QB's lay an egg. I saw a highly ranked team that when last seen could rush for 175 yards a quarter, barely manage that for a game game, and lose to an unranked team.
To be fair no coach (other than Nick Saban) could be certain of what they would be getting and it will probably be years before we understand the full affects of this pandemic on individual's psyche. I had a Covid scare and I was like trying to put my affairs in order (being fat and late 50's I didn't expect to survive it), that was a trip - and it wasn't even Covid! I have however lost close friends and even their passing hasn't really sunk in yet, so who am I to say that the players should have all been dialed in from game one.
I am really thankful for football, so I'm not complaining, but honestly, I did expect better.
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