First Game Math

Brantley = Good *His completion percentage was high, the deep throw to DT was on the money, he didn't throw any picks. Demps = Fast *With the way the O-line was blocking nobody could have done much when getting hit 5 yrds deep in the backfield . But I will say that not many could have broken that long run for a TD the way he did. Thompson = above average *He caught some short balls, dropped a long one. (For the record, I don't think he dropped it, but he should have gone up for it. I think that he thought he was more open than he was.) Hines = Potential star *He has soft hands, a strong body, good size, and speed. He caught everything he should have and was hard to match up against. Pouncey at Guard = Good Pouncey at Center = Badf *The math here just seems too easy. Black = Future first round pick *I'd heard it said but didn't really believe it until this game. I can't tell you how many times I said, "Look, it's Black again" during this game. Seemed like there were 3 of him as he was constantly around the ball. Powell+Easley+Floyd = Future stars *They actually played extremely well and I wouldn't have guessed they were in high school 3 months ago. Elam = Baller *I see now why he was so highly touted. Except for one play in which he delayed in his coverage and allowed a catch, he was in great position most of the night. Silberman = Surprise? *I did not expect to see Silberman in the lineup at all tonight, and his play surprised me. The first time I realized he was in the game was after a play in which the O-line looked solid in protection for the first time in a while. I said, "they finally blocked well on that play" and then I realized that Silberman was in. What I'm saying here, I guess, is that if you sub in a freshman who was a serious RS candidate and the O-line looks better, then you might find we have a special player on our hands. Burton = athlete *This isn't new information, but Trey Burton is a fantastic athlete. He didn't make a ton of plays, but he made a big one when it was needed with the game still in doubt, and that's big for a true freshman. The announcers called him Tebow Jr. or something like that and while I think that was a little much, I feel that we are going to be very glad he signed for the good guys very soon. 8 fumbles = Offensive struggles *It doesn't matter how good your team is, if you fumble 8 times you will have trouble offensively. Even the ones we didn't lose were drive killers, turning a reasonable 2nd and 5-6 into an unreasonable 3rd and 15 or more. 12-16 drives - 8 killed drives = 4 reasonable chances to score. If we get the line settled when the starters return, and clean up the turnovers, (both of which I'm sure will happen), I assure you we will look better. We might lose a game this year, we might lose two, but I assure you we won't look this bad again. One last equation: Unhappy Meyer + Poorly performing offense + Tough practice week + returning starters = Much better performance next week. I almost feel sorry for USF.