At the beginning of the second half, my girlfriend asked me if I thought the Stamps were going to win. I said they'd lose in the last minute because of their inability or refusal to run the ball. Keep the ball on the ground, don't even worry about trying to get a first down, given the way Heibert was booting them. Absolutely bone-headed. Speaking of bone-headed, how many stupid penalties did that #3 guy (Terry Moore, I think?) get? He had about 20 yards in penalties on back-to-back drives in the second half, and also dropped what should have been a sure interception. And we sat our running back so that this guy could play? I really have serious doubts about this entire coaching staff.
Jones seems to do a better job reading the offense than Crandell, and he gets rid of the ball in a hurry, which is good. But the way he floats the ball up there with that side-arm, any time he throws into coverage it becomes a jump-ball--it's a good thing he was finding the wide-open guy most of the time. He actually reminds me of McManus a bit with the quick drop and fire. And like McManus, a low sack total, high interception total.
Heibert was the best player on the team tonight, as consistent as you could ask for, and nailing that long punt into the endzone just one play after getting roughed up (though the stupid, stupid punt coverage team almost ruined that one. How do these guys not know that the best play is to give the guy lots of room to catch the ball, and then make sure that he doesn't get out of the endzone? Again, I have to really question the level of preperation and coaching.)
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