Excellent coaching. They made the proper adjustements during 1/2 time. Though as [MENTION=559]Mainejet[/MENTION] stated, it was an over all perfomance that everyone fine tuned themselves to play discipline football.
Lots of turnovers which Rex could never seem to produce.
the two minute drill was a thing of beauty. I forgot what it looked like...LOL
Granted, this was an ideal opponent for the first game with the new regime. Having said that, I saw some very positive things from the coaching staff:
1. In Bowles' post-game remarks, he kept emphasizing that many areas needed improvement. Parcells did this all the time. Don't let 'em get too full of themselves after a win.
2. Second half adjustments.
3. An absence of things that used to drive me nuts, such as dead ball penalties, wasted time-outs due to too many/too few men on the field, etc.
4. Offensive play calling that was very well balanced.
1. In Bowles' post-game remarks, he kept emphasizing that many areas needed improvement. Parcells did this all the time. Don't let 'em get too full of themselves after a win.
2. Second half adjustments.
3. An absence of things that used to drive me nuts, such as dead ball penalties, wasted time-outs due to too many/too few men on the field, etc.
4. Offensive play calling that was very well balanced.
Yes sir! Bowles seems to truly have the goods. The entire season will tell the true story but do far so good.
Not sure where to put this, so I'll say it here.
There seem to be a lot of comments about how Marshall's strip was "game changing" or we were "lucky McCown fumbled at the goal line". I won't argue those statements per-se, but if we're going to be a quality team I don't think either of those would have sealed our fate if they hadn't happened.
Great teams don't just minimize bad stretches, they also overcome them. Sometimes by having a "game changing play", and other times by just being the better team over the course of 60 minutes of football. While I enjoy the former as much as the next guy, it's the latter that I'm more excited to see on a consistent basis . . .
There seem to be a lot of comments about how Marshall's strip was "game changing" or we were "lucky McCown fumbled at the goal line". I won't argue those statements per-se, but if we're going to be a quality team I don't think either of those would have sealed our fate if they hadn't happened.
Great teams don't just minimize bad stretches, they also overcome them. Sometimes by having a "game changing play", and other times by just being the better team over the course of 60 minutes of football. While I enjoy the former as much as the next guy, it's the latter that I'm more excited to see on a consistent basis . . .