Football: First half analysis and thoughts
Okay, so things need to change. Quickly.
First of all, and most obviously, the Tigers need to shut down the run. Anytime Princeton gets pocket penetration, Polhemus gets outside and picks up huge chunks of yardage. McLeod, obviously, is having his way, as he has 4 TDs on the day. If the D can't make a few stops here in the second-half, then the offense has no chance of getting the team back in this thing. I think that Terrell is in-synch, and he's having a pretty good day--they just needed some time to figure out the Bulldogs' D. The 2-minute offense and the quick passing plays are working very effectively, but there's not much you can do when your D is giving up huge plays every time the opposing offense gets the ball.
The real problem is, the Tigers never should have been in this position in the first place. Yale has us exactly where they want us. With a large first half lead, Yale can come out and punish our already tired D with more McLeod and Polhemus. Polhemus hasn't really beaten us with his hands so much as his feet, but he has made some key passes when he's had to. The Tigers need to create some havoc back there--generate a few turnovers or something. At the very least, the D needs to come up with stops on third down. So far, they haven't gotten any stops, except for the failed field goal attempt that opened up the game.
I'd look for the D to come out with an attitude adjustment and for the offense to come back out and keep on doing what it's been doing. All things considered, the Tigers could be in a far worse position than they are right now.
Let's see if Hughes can get this defense back to being agressive and dominant. It has been all year, and it really can't stop right now, or our dreams of an Ivy League championship will be smashed to pieces.
First of all, and most obviously, the Tigers need to shut down the run. Anytime Princeton gets pocket penetration, Polhemus gets outside and picks up huge chunks of yardage. McLeod, obviously, is having his way, as he has 4 TDs on the day. If the D can't make a few stops here in the second-half, then the offense has no chance of getting the team back in this thing. I think that Terrell is in-synch, and he's having a pretty good day--they just needed some time to figure out the Bulldogs' D. The 2-minute offense and the quick passing plays are working very effectively, but there's not much you can do when your D is giving up huge plays every time the opposing offense gets the ball.
The real problem is, the Tigers never should have been in this position in the first place. Yale has us exactly where they want us. With a large first half lead, Yale can come out and punish our already tired D with more McLeod and Polhemus. Polhemus hasn't really beaten us with his hands so much as his feet, but he has made some key passes when he's had to. The Tigers need to create some havoc back there--generate a few turnovers or something. At the very least, the D needs to come up with stops on third down. So far, they haven't gotten any stops, except for the failed field goal attempt that opened up the game.
I'd look for the D to come out with an attitude adjustment and for the offense to come back out and keep on doing what it's been doing. All things considered, the Tigers could be in a far worse position than they are right now.
Let's see if Hughes can get this defense back to being agressive and dominant. It has been all year, and it really can't stop right now, or our dreams of an Ivy League championship will be smashed to pieces.
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