To that end, anyone else surprised to see Baxter on kickoff returns? That was a huge wtf moment for me and it was the first play of the game. If only I knew what was to follow...
Random things I'd like to see over the next 3 weeks:
We joked about not needing a FG kicker because we were only scoring TDs all Offseason, but can we get at least an idea of how good our transfer kicker is/ where his limitations are. We'll need to know later in the season.
Starting LG. I'm not buying that moving Neto to LT opened Flood and other coaches eyes to Stroh's progression. Stroh looked fine yesterday, but besides Baker's false starts, most OL problems I saw were on the left side.
More rotation in the RB room. Did Clark or Gibson even see the field yesterday? We need to keep Wisner and Baxter fresh for the season ahead.
Tre Moore. Where was he at? It seemed like we kept 5 DBs out there all game, even though there were plenty of plays where the offense had less than 3 receivers on the field.
Groupings of DT. Aside from the Tate TD, the defense overall played great yesterday. Still, I thought we would've put more pressure on Sayin than we did. Osu had a tough time running the ball, maybe figuring out the best combinations of tackles that will complement each other will help in pass rush.
No more designed QB runs. Like, seriously, what in the ever living fuck? When he was first hired, Sark said his running game is for the RBs, not the QB. I didn't mind the goal line call, if it had been in 12 personnel and not over the middle. But there seemed to have been plays that weren't just Arch scrambling.