Nice to win, this was a trap game that based on previous years Stamps teams, I actually picked to lose. Nice to see them prove me wrong.
I know it seems unfair that the team doesn't get much respect at 5-1 but they haven't actually been all that great. The defense has been unbelievable but special teams have been average at best. Deon Murphy is a heck of a KO returner but not great on punts.
And the offense has yet to really fire. It's hard to believe Burris leads the league in TD tosses but has offset that with some poor decision making and unwillingness to tuck it away and run for first downs when he's had the chance, forcing bad throws into coverage instead. Reynolds hasn't dominated either though he has split more with Cornish.
The Stamps haven't really looked dominant at any point this year other than the 4th quarter of the Rider game. They have yet to put 60 complete minutes together on all sides of the ball. They are finding a way to win close games which is great but they haven't blown teams out.
However I would like to give props to Dave Dickenson for the play calling. The offense hasn't been great, but especially on a night like tonight they've done enough to win games because the plays have been mixed beautifully and they are taking what defenses give them instead of forcing their agenda like George Cortez used to. What you are seeing as a result is not great stats from Burris and the O but they are getting the job done. And I believe as the season goes on it'll get better. Rambo continues to come back to form and hopefully they'll start going to him more. One thing that will help the Stamps as the season goes on is that they are spreading the ball around so well instead of locking onto Copeland like last year.
Since my post has probably been unreadable to this point, I'll stop now. Bring on the Esks! Might be a closer game than people think.
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