Week 3 thoughts....
This was the kind of performance I was looking for from Quentin Bush. He was dynamic with the ball in his hands and protected the ball better than last week. Most importantly, he was clutch. Every time we needed a play, he made it. That's demonstrated by the fact that we were 9-13 on 3rd down.
Patrick Cobb also was much more productive and Michael Hicks played well again.
Randy Bartee and Arnie Truitt were dominant inside (combined 10-17 on key run block opportunities). Howard Scott got the start at Center and played okay, didn't shine like last week.
The defense struggled. As predicted, the defensive line is a major weakness. They create very little pass rush and Brownsville ran for 200+.
On the flip side of our offense going 9-13 on 3rd downs, our defense allowed Brownsville to go 10-14...they converted 3rd and long time and again and it kept them in the game.
We created no turnovers as a defense. That shouldn't happen against one of the worst teams in the country.
CB Alonzo Barnes and LB Arnie Reinhardt were the two best players on defense. Barnes had the only two pass breakups on defense and Reinhardt had 11 tackles with one TFL.
Unfortunately we didn't come out of this one healthy. WR Mel McWilliams has a torn ligament in his thumb and will miss next week's game. That will give Rufus Johnson another shot at the starting job. Starting DT Vinny Houck has a dislocated shoulder and is OUT. Lastly, backup kicker Mitch Burton wasn't paying attention on the sideline and got rolled up on. He has a broken ankle and is OUT.
Overall a good road win but probably closer than it should have been. Defense needs to get better if we want to keep things rolling.