Week 3 thoughts...
This one was a total debacle in more than one way. We managed 152 total yards, allowed 433 and lost two players to injury.
Both Rondell Reese and Quentin Bush are more than likely done for the year. Reese tore his ACL and will not be back. Bush broke his fibula and there's a chance he may be back near the end of the season.
Gilbert Cassell was the first man up in replace of Bush and it was ugly. 4 of 19 and 2 Int. Oliver Robertson will get the start next week.
Washington St also lost their starting QB in this one, but their replacement, Phil Hebert fared much better and won player of the game.
Once again we did a nice job of shutting down the run game. Ian Tate finished with 4 TFL's and Troy Manning had 3 of his own.
The pass defense struggled again. Just our defensive backs allowed 14 completed passes against. Alonzo Barnes countered that with 3 pass breakups but the rest of the group managed just one.
The offense struggled in every department. Dixon Horner carried 10 times and was stuffed on 5 of those carries. Ben Cash was targeted 13 times but finished with just 2 catches. Sean Villars, Nolan Ramsey, Kerry Bradley and Lawrence Cooper combined to go 0 for 14 in run blocking opportunities.
On to McAllen with a couple of new starters...