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Drew Brees' interceptions have got to stop. Every team has been trying (with much success) to bat his passes. Too many of them have been batted up and into picks by defensive linemen. Has any QB ever thrown so many pics to linemen? Not just pics but PIC-6's. I think Drew's beginning to get a rep for doing dumb things with the ball when under heavy pressure too. Several of his pics have just been Aaron Brooks-like boneheaded decisions. Your team is winning, it's first down in your own territory and you try to flip the ball while going down rather than take that sack? I know he puts a lot of presuure on himself but he should put better judgement on himself too. What is it now 11 straight games with a pick?
The film is out and teams are gonna come straight at Drew waiting for him to do it again. That needs to end beginning in Tampa.
Next is penalties. This one goes all the way around but when touchdowns are negated they become worse; when getting off the feild on 3rd down is negated and we give up another set of downs on defense it's giving away games. Will Smith has got to get his temper under control. I know the ref missed the call on the false start but what is getting a personal foul for UC gonna do to help us? There were several times on both sides of the ball where some extra stuff was going on but eventually the last man swinging or shoving gets the personal foul. Will's been that guy a few times.
Dropped balls by ?? You saw it. I will be Quiet and not mention anyone here because it's been a bit of everywhere. But the ones where you least expect them are troubling. The most consistent man must become just that again.
Ball security in general has been sub-par.
Finally. Will we ever get a good punt return? Worse, the tendency to cough it up by Bush is just scary. I'm about ready to advocate omitting the punt return from the gameplan; just let it bounce. We'd get just about the same return yardage but at least we'd retain possession.
I would have brought up the running game and it's purpose in the gameplan but that actually trended towards the better last game. But I still hope to see that to continue to trend upwards.
The film is out and teams are gonna come straight at Drew waiting for him to do it again. That needs to end beginning in Tampa.
Next is penalties. This one goes all the way around but when touchdowns are negated they become worse; when getting off the feild on 3rd down is negated and we give up another set of downs on defense it's giving away games. Will Smith has got to get his temper under control. I know the ref missed the call on the false start but what is getting a personal foul for UC gonna do to help us? There were several times on both sides of the ball where some extra stuff was going on but eventually the last man swinging or shoving gets the personal foul. Will's been that guy a few times.
Dropped balls by ?? You saw it. I will be Quiet and not mention anyone here because it's been a bit of everywhere. But the ones where you least expect them are troubling. The most consistent man must become just that again.
Ball security in general has been sub-par.
Finally. Will we ever get a good punt return? Worse, the tendency to cough it up by Bush is just scary. I'm about ready to advocate omitting the punt return from the gameplan; just let it bounce. We'd get just about the same return yardage but at least we'd retain possession.
I would have brought up the running game and it's purpose in the gameplan but that actually trended towards the better last game. But I still hope to see that to continue to trend upwards.
