The entire game turned on six plays: 1. Interception (1) - all momentum on our side; driving; really bad read by Henne. Leads to FG. 2. Interception (2) - another scoring drive stalled. Leads to FG. We actually got away with the first two. But even with that, we should have been up 17-0 or 13-0 if we eliminate those two bad INT's in the first half. 3. 2nd half kickoff return. (TD) 4. Punt block. (TD) 5. Blocked FG. (TD) 6. INT (TD) 34 total points from these six plays. These are fundamental breakdowns that go on coaching for the most part but also call into question Chad Henne. Positively, there are times in the game where Henne gets the job done. He has a very good arm. And can be very accurate. The biggest problem he seems to have is mentally. Namely, decision making. Holding the ball too long; waiting too long to release it; then letting the defense read him.
Ricky was wide open for a 5-8 yd gain . No one was open, sometimes you just have to admit the defense won a play. Throw it away and live to fight another day. Cobbs was actually open early, but by the time Henne came off of Marshall/Hartline on his initial read, it was too late. I also noticed Henne didnt have his normal zip on the ball. Strange. #18 is a double agent. The hell is he running inside for, giving up contain? He should be bouncing nightclubs with Erik Walden by this time next week. Fields takes one step too many. Then again, he probably thought his protection guys wouldn't allow a free runner to come up the friggin MIDDLE. See #4. How does a DB come thru so cleanly? Marshall sits down because #25 is sitting in the middle. Henne reads something different and leads him. Game was over by that point anyway b/c Henning prefers running up the middle when down 20 as opposed to ya know, throwing the ball down field. The whole team sucked tonight. Offense, defense, ST should be sued for criminal negligence. I didn't see many coaching errors, aside from a dumb play call or two, but that goes on in every game & every team. What an embarrassment.
