Troy and Marshall games 2010
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:50 am
So a couple of days ago I watched most of the football game at Troy this past fall, and a while back I had the Marshall game on the background while studying. If you haven't seen either, check them out on ESPN3. From watching those, I thought a bit about what could have been for the 2010 season.
Against Troy, I saw a team that was a couple of slipped tackles from winning. The team ran the ball effectively, Geter had an all around great game, and even Pronty had a great run. The offensive line played all around well. Also, we lost the game primarily on a late turnover. Schilz threw the ball to Wiley and he just didn't bring it in cleanly. This was one of several drops in the game by all the receivers, but this one led to a pick by a DT. The game was tied at the time, and Troy marched down the field and scored. So close, so close.
Against Marshall, I saw a team that was mostly dominant on offense. Defense was for the most part OK, but the secondary came up with the game of their lives with all those picks and two pick sixes (shoulda been three). But Schilz went down against Marshall, and that play may have been the key play to the rest of the season.
The team that started out 1-2 and nearly 2-1 or even 3-0 never showed up again. Injuries destroyed the offensive line. When Schilz went down, he was never the same when he came back. It seemed as though he just didn't have the same quickness with his arm and certainly was not as mobile. The team that played those first three games didn't play any more because of all of those injuries.
So I guess what I'm saying is last year's team could have easily finished way, way better than they did. With how little depth there was, though, the season hinged on how many plays our starters were able to play. The team that played the first three games was nothing at all like the team that played down the stretch. Some players were unable to return, and some that were injured and did return just weren't the same. Again, watch those games on ESPN3 if you get a chance.
So what does it mean for next year? We have a TON of players that either started or played significant time coming back this next season. There's lots of experience coming back, especially at O line, QB, and DB. 2-10 could easily translate to a great winning season and a bowl game / championship. Think 2006 to 2007.
And if I can figure out how to embed ESPN3 replay games, I'll put the Marshall and Troy games here.
Against Troy, I saw a team that was a couple of slipped tackles from winning. The team ran the ball effectively, Geter had an all around great game, and even Pronty had a great run. The offensive line played all around well. Also, we lost the game primarily on a late turnover. Schilz threw the ball to Wiley and he just didn't bring it in cleanly. This was one of several drops in the game by all the receivers, but this one led to a pick by a DT. The game was tied at the time, and Troy marched down the field and scored. So close, so close.
Against Marshall, I saw a team that was mostly dominant on offense. Defense was for the most part OK, but the secondary came up with the game of their lives with all those picks and two pick sixes (shoulda been three). But Schilz went down against Marshall, and that play may have been the key play to the rest of the season.
The team that started out 1-2 and nearly 2-1 or even 3-0 never showed up again. Injuries destroyed the offensive line. When Schilz went down, he was never the same when he came back. It seemed as though he just didn't have the same quickness with his arm and certainly was not as mobile. The team that played those first three games didn't play any more because of all of those injuries.
So I guess what I'm saying is last year's team could have easily finished way, way better than they did. With how little depth there was, though, the season hinged on how many plays our starters were able to play. The team that played the first three games was nothing at all like the team that played down the stretch. Some players were unable to return, and some that were injured and did return just weren't the same. Again, watch those games on ESPN3 if you get a chance.
So what does it mean for next year? We have a TON of players that either started or played significant time coming back this next season. There's lots of experience coming back, especially at O line, QB, and DB. 2-10 could easily translate to a great winning season and a bowl game / championship. Think 2006 to 2007.
And if I can figure out how to embed ESPN3 replay games, I'll put the Marshall and Troy games here.
