Yeah, I've been part of the problem too, but dang the GLIAC section has been pretty "football" quiet. So did most leave? How'd your team do? I'm not the best at this but I'll throw out a few items from GV's win over Edinboro:
Keep in mind, the Fighting Scots may not be the toughest opponent, but it's all we got for now.
As expected, the D looked solid, and then some. Many were quick to the ball and the line appeared to be a huge strength. LB's also looked pretty darn good. There were a few weak coverages, but for an opening game, hard to be that critical. And I'm pretty sure that fake punt was either the top or second longest gainer, so what's not to love?
The O had it's moments. Some good, some, well, not so good. The pick six looked pretty bad. Here's hoping that Cole learned a lesson. The other pic was a ball that came off a WR's hands on a high pass, so still a bit of blame on the QB. There were a few missed open WR's but nice to see the TE's catch some balls. One even for a TD. Boro blitzes a ton, so that likely didn't help the offensive flow much, especially with a mostly new Oline. They did appear to improve as the game moved along. As for the ground game, well I need an expert on this one. Buck ripped em good... especially with broken tackles. Not sure if it was bad tackling or strong running. Jack and Bryce were solid. Still, hard to get on the Lakers much when they put up over 500 yards. They do need to eliminate those turnovers and unforced penalties though. Delta should be a better test.
Special teams played OK. KO's were usually deep and well covered. I think punts were pretty solid.. not great, not bad. No field goals were attempted, but I'm guessing that even though all the PAT were good, the staff is, let's just say, hopeful with placekicking. Returns were pretty vanilla, but GV didn't muff or turn it over.
The season looks like it had a pretty good start. No injuries, a win, and likely some lessons learned. Delta seemed physical last year. It was a testy win, so it'll be interesting with what develops this Saturday. If you're in the area, come on out. Weather looks great and Lubbers will be buzzing!
GO Lakers!!
Keep in mind, the Fighting Scots may not be the toughest opponent, but it's all we got for now.
As expected, the D looked solid, and then some. Many were quick to the ball and the line appeared to be a huge strength. LB's also looked pretty darn good. There were a few weak coverages, but for an opening game, hard to be that critical. And I'm pretty sure that fake punt was either the top or second longest gainer, so what's not to love?
The O had it's moments. Some good, some, well, not so good. The pick six looked pretty bad. Here's hoping that Cole learned a lesson. The other pic was a ball that came off a WR's hands on a high pass, so still a bit of blame on the QB. There were a few missed open WR's but nice to see the TE's catch some balls. One even for a TD. Boro blitzes a ton, so that likely didn't help the offensive flow much, especially with a mostly new Oline. They did appear to improve as the game moved along. As for the ground game, well I need an expert on this one. Buck ripped em good... especially with broken tackles. Not sure if it was bad tackling or strong running. Jack and Bryce were solid. Still, hard to get on the Lakers much when they put up over 500 yards. They do need to eliminate those turnovers and unforced penalties though. Delta should be a better test.
Special teams played OK. KO's were usually deep and well covered. I think punts were pretty solid.. not great, not bad. No field goals were attempted, but I'm guessing that even though all the PAT were good, the staff is, let's just say, hopeful with placekicking. Returns were pretty vanilla, but GV didn't muff or turn it over.
The season looks like it had a pretty good start. No injuries, a win, and likely some lessons learned. Delta seemed physical last year. It was a testy win, so it'll be interesting with what develops this Saturday. If you're in the area, come on out. Weather looks great and Lubbers will be buzzing!
GO Lakers!!
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