We might as well get the discussion rolling with Shepherd going to SRU this weekend.
These two teams have plenty of similar stats. They both feature explosive offenses with two top caliber quarterbacks. At this point in his career, you have to give the edge to Roland Rivers for his mobility and decision making which has led to significantly less interceptions. In addition, SRU just doesn't turn the ball over much with only 12 turnovers on the year as opposed to the 24 Shepherd comes into the week with. Where Shepherd has the slight edge is offensive line and top running back. Don't get me wrong, SRU has a very good offensive line and Charles Snorweah at running back is also quite good but a little bit underutilized due to the passing game and Rivers escapability.
Defense is the weaker side of the ball for both teams due mainly to the fact of how dominant their offenses are. SRU overall gives up less yards than Shepherd. Shepherd gets more pressure on opposing quarterbacks and force more turnovers. Once again, Rivers escapability negates some pressure, and he doesn't make many mistakes.
Special teams kicking game favors Shepherd, but with such a high powered offense SRU is usually kicking extra points versus trying for FG's. Punting and kickoffs also favor Shepherd.
Big factor this week may be the weather. Saturday's weather looks like high winds may be in play which could hamper the passing game somewhat. This may temper the over bets on points this week.
As usual, Shepherd will need to minimize the mistakes when going against such a formidable foe. Shepherd will need to have prolonged drives to keep Rivers and Co. off the field as well. If they can do that, history has shown they can hang with SRU.
These two teams have plenty of similar stats. They both feature explosive offenses with two top caliber quarterbacks. At this point in his career, you have to give the edge to Roland Rivers for his mobility and decision making which has led to significantly less interceptions. In addition, SRU just doesn't turn the ball over much with only 12 turnovers on the year as opposed to the 24 Shepherd comes into the week with. Where Shepherd has the slight edge is offensive line and top running back. Don't get me wrong, SRU has a very good offensive line and Charles Snorweah at running back is also quite good but a little bit underutilized due to the passing game and Rivers escapability.
Defense is the weaker side of the ball for both teams due mainly to the fact of how dominant their offenses are. SRU overall gives up less yards than Shepherd. Shepherd gets more pressure on opposing quarterbacks and force more turnovers. Once again, Rivers escapability negates some pressure, and he doesn't make many mistakes.
Special teams kicking game favors Shepherd, but with such a high powered offense SRU is usually kicking extra points versus trying for FG's. Punting and kickoffs also favor Shepherd.
Big factor this week may be the weather. Saturday's weather looks like high winds may be in play which could hamper the passing game somewhat. This may temper the over bets on points this week.
As usual, Shepherd will need to minimize the mistakes when going against such a formidable foe. Shepherd will need to have prolonged drives to keep Rivers and Co. off the field as well. If they can do that, history has shown they can hang with SRU.
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