My big takeaway from today is something that makes me super excited for the future of this team.
This team is extremely well prepared, disciplined, and coached. This is so refreshing after the last several years.
Even though I've known since well before the season started that this was essentially a throwaway season, I'm so excited for the future, as long as the Pegula's give McDermott enough time. I was impressed what they've been able to do with such a lack of WR talent. Last week was tough, no doubt. But we're essentially one play away from being 3-0 right now (I know this doesn't matter in the W-L column) and it's because of the way this team is coached.
They were totally prepared and ready for the fake punt. It's almost like they knew it was coming. This is 100% coaching and preparedness.
The penalties are way down.
And we don't turn the ball over.
No matter the talent level, these things will keep us in a lot of games. I came into this season thinking 4-12, maybe 5-11. And I had accepted that, knowing that not having Sammy and Darby in the short term was going to be well worth it because we have 6 picks in the first three rounds next year and we may be able to finally get our QB.
After seeing the way these guys played today, I think 9-7 is a real possibility. I know injuries happen, etc. but Dareus wasn't on the field today and we held them to 16 points... the same team that put up over 40 on the 'girls last week.
I know tyrod isn't the guy that's gonna take us to the next level, but the guy just doesn't turn the ball over