Postgame analysis thread...

by HomeBruin on Sep 2, 2006 7:27 PM PDT

First off, I'm sure Nestor, McKloskey, and Ajax will handle the business tomorrow, but I wanted to open up a diary tonight, while the win is fresh in our minds.

The Good: Southpaw Jesus is the real deal. Great mobility, confidence in the pocket, and a rocket arm. A few throws were high, which you expect with an excited starter, but all in all, the guy looks like a first class stud. I couldn't be more thrilled.

The Bad: The playcalling still bothers me. The running game suffered because Karl and Svoboda failed to challenge downfield. The bootlegs are great, the intermediate routes are solid, but the running game can't develop without stretching the safties.

Defense...B-minus: We continue to fail wrapping up. As with many Bruin teams, it seems like we're on our heels, waiting for offensive players to fall into us, instead of attacking the ball. The defense looked better, but I'm still concerned. Bottom Line...We won. I'd love to read your thoughts on the game, but all in all, I'd give the Bruins a solid B+.

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My two cents...............

I think the running game suffered because the offensive line was getting no push at all, most times the safeties were there after the play had stalled. I'm still not sold on Chai at center.

The offensive line was excellent in pass protection and like you said "SPJ" looked awesome (over 300 yards). Wait till he gets more game experience. I think stretching the field comes into the game plan a little later down the road when he has some more game experience under his belt.

For a first game with several new defensive people, I thought we did alright and showed some promise. A few plays got away from us but not all of them like last year.

This next week is a key practice week to work out the problems, take it out on Rice and see how much we've improved.

For a first game I agree with the B+.

by artybruin on Sep 2, 2006 7:42 PM PDT 0 recs

My only concerns...

If you don't go downfield every once in a while, the safties and linebackers can sit down, and play within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage. You're never going to develop a great running game when the other team can sit down and wait for the run. Throw deep every once in a while.

Other than that, my beliefs are stated above. Overall, I'm a happy Bruin.

Go Bruins...F@#$% SC... UCLA Fight Fight Fight!

by HomeBruin on Sep 2, 2006 7:51 PM PDT 0 recs

Tackling

I think it's the best I've seen in it in the last few years. Every team is gonna miss a couple tackles. The key is not missing 15 or 20 a game like it seems they have in the past.

Of all of the offensive guys to suck, I'm glad it was Taylor, only because I'm pretty sure he'll be better the rest of the season. Just a little rusty.

by LA Seitz on Sep 2, 2006 7:53 PM PDT 0 recs

First game

Guys......we won by 21, our QB was phenominal, the Defense was pretty good and it is only the first game.....outside of Tennessee, who's team played perfectly today?

I am very happy with this, they can work on some things with Rice, keep everyone healthy and build confidence.

A great way to start a (hopefully)very successful season.

by ucla8 on Sep 2, 2006 8:53 PM PDT 0 recs

SPJ was just terrific. And not just for the spot on passing. He showed a lot of poise, moved well, and didn't take a sack as far as I can tell. He wasn't hurried, and just got it done. And don't tell me that they were just easy passes; Pat came in at the end to remind us what it's like to miss one of those. Also, I, for one, am not too concerned with the play calling just yet, I expect we'll see more down field plays installed over the next couple games.
The defense looked good. The tackling was much improved. Giving up just 112 on the ground is fine with me. Obviously, Al Verner played incredibily well. That said, Keyes and Horton shouldn't be our leading tacklers week in and out.
Bell looked like he was trying to run himself off the depth chart. The o-line wasn't doing him any favors, but that was some of the least dynamic running I've seen in a while. I suspect we will see more and more of Moline, who didn't produce much more, but looked better to me.
Marcedes who? Okay, let's not get crazy. But, Paulsen was impressive, and Moya made some nice plays. I feel like I can change my view of our TE's from "uncertain" to "solid".
How many points do you think we'd have if we just ran screen plays? Didn't stop one as far as I recall.

Overall, the Bruins were impressive. Good job guys.

GO BRUINS.

by Menelaus on Sep 3, 2006 8:11 AM PDT 0 recs