In Reply to: Holy cow! posted by blindness on October 04, 2025 at 23:47:18
disclaimer, I missed chunks of the game. But, this is my impression. 1) we managed to steal two possessions, on the onside kick and a tremendous forced turnover by Key Lawrence.
Other than that, we had their number in the first half, don't know why. But, in the second half, we occasionally managed, against the run of play, so to speak, to put three (or four) very good plays in a row together. We'd have a mini-run where we got penetration: 2 run stops, and enough pressure to make their QB uncover while we blanketed their receivers.
I feel like Coyle (I think that's his name) deserves a lot of credit. Somehow he managed to conjure up penetration from time to time on run plays, and prevent any (that I recall) explosive plays. He did a great job.
Spoiler: here's our 4th down stop with our backs very close to the wall, to clinch the game. Do we ever completely blow up an opponent's play like this? How did it happen, their OL on this play was as effective as a sand castle against a big wave. We blew up the fake guy and the guy with the ball.