Beat Miami

[jpfalcon09]

I would add that I didn't think McDonald played badly. His worst throw was (thankfully) dropped in the end zone by a Miami defender. The one that was picked in the end zone -- I'm not sure what happened there. It definitely had a little air under it and took too long to get there. I wasn't in the stadium, but I wonder if the wind just caught it a bit.

After the game, Loeffler expressed regret for calling that play in the first place. He said he should have gone to another play instead.

It seemed to me drops were a bigger problem. These throws weren't always perfect, but they were close enough to be caught by FBS wide receivers.

The 30-yard (15 + 15) penalty in the first quarter was astounding. I can't remember the last time I've seen something like that happen. It felt like more of the same from this team at the time. In retrospect, though, I think we had a couple of close calls go against us. (I didn't think the C.J. Lewis block was that bad, for example.) It was a relief to have fewer procedure, false start and offsides penalties than before.

The ball was late on the pick. Broden was open after he cut towards the sideline but the defender had time to close since Broden basically ran out of real-estate by the sideline since the throw was late.