Captain Kangaroo Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 In usual random order:* Very small crowd, but not disappointing. To be disappointed I would have had to expect more people. The crowd is pretty much what I expected, for a game:- Pitting a 4-5 team vs. Buffalo- On a Thursday night- @ 6pm, when most people don't even get home from work until thereaboutsThe Zips will never draw a "real" 15,000 with more schedules like this one. How much more fan-unfriendly can it be? Zips season tickets went from about 1,500 to over 4,000 this season.That amazing considering the pile of crap schedule we had as our primary selling point.* Evan Laube has been getting in on special teams action and making plays. For some odd reason, he stands out to me as a guy that will contribute in the future if given a chance. Seems like a solid football player.* Yes we had some dynamic, long TD's, but did anyone notice how often we had 2 WR's in the same spot. I counted three times where our WR's looked to be colliding, or way too close together. Twice we converted on the catches, but it was dicey.* People, we have a Chris Kasparek sighting! Good to see him getting back in the mix.* Poindexter looks to be a guy that's actually getting bigger as the season goes on? If he can get his drops under control, he looks to be an animal in the future.* When Buffalo's QB had a false-start in the first half, Groza flew over the line and creamed him. Heady move...a great time to take a free shot and send a message.* Walker did a great job subbing for Kennedy. For once, he actually got a decent amount of carries. Hope the extra breathers make Kennedy a bit fresher for this week's game.* We settle for a field goal at the end of the half...3rd and goal from the 1-inch line? Profoundly disappointing. You give that ball to Kennedy behind Alleman, and Kennedy scores 10 out of 10 times. You let McClain kick it, and he'll miss 5 out of 10 times.* Why is McClain kicking for us? He's a nice story, but it seems to me he's equally as inaccurate as Domonokos, but with a weaker leg.* Solid blocking by the OL all night. Running and passing plays. Kudos for Shepp filling in for Wills. He did an admirable job.* Speaking of that late first half FG...what kind of clown is Turner Gill for calling three consecutive time outs to end the half? And worse than that was his decision to take the Zips FG unit off the field and let the Zips have another crack at a third down TD play? One of his assistants should have beat him silly. That final 20 seconds of the first half turned into one of the most unwatchable 25 mintues of football I've ever witnessed. I can't blame those who stayed in the $1.00 beer garden rather than watching the game. * Our 3rd quarter playcalling was way too conservative. The guy in from of me was begging Buffalo to score just so JD could take the shackles off our offense. Thank God we played a strong 4th quarter.* Carlton Jackson made a nice toss to Lindsay. The CB cheated us out of some real excitement with his penalty...but it was a smart move on his part.* Saw the Zips team shop was selling those Zips logo face tatoos for $4.00 ea. What's the profit on that...like $3.99?* Games are won in the trenches, and for the first time in a while we dominated the offensive and defensive lines of scrimmage. I hope we get a repeat performance Thursday night. We'll need it, because OU will be a lot tought than Buffalo.* How the hell did this Buffalo team score 41 unanswered points vs K.e.n.t?* David Harvey rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Love reading other observations - thank you again Captain.* It was nice to see Kasparek & Poindexter involved in the action. BIG targets and underutilized (TE position) in my opinion.* Without binoculars the nose of the ball looked like it was touching the goal line on the drive late in the 1st half. One of the guys I was sitting with had binoculars and said it looked like it was an inch or two from the line. I have NO idea why we didn't let Kennedy and his helpers punch it in. If we don't get it, shame on us. Crappy decision to go for the FG.* I know it was asked elsewhere in one of the topics but can ANYONE explain why Turner Gill was going for 2 when Buffalo made it 31-16? * Glad to see Carlton Jackson get a chance to show us what he has to offer. BEAUTIFUL pass to Lindsay and pass interference was the very smart thing to do there. Miami stumble/fumble aside, Jackson looked pretty good on his feet when forced to move around a bit.* $4 for a pkg of 4 Zips face tattoos? I don't think so. Saw those in the Team Shop at the JAR and passed. Highway robbery and not a very good way to get the next generation Zip fan involved and excited. Duh!* Our "performance" at Can't and 41 straight by Buffalo against Can't are both head-scratchers. * Harvey seems to be the real deal. Speed/separation sure seem to make up for any lack of height. I wish we would have stuck with the passing game a little more than we did in the middle part of the game. Buffalo seemed to have trouble staying with us when we stretched the field. Oh well, all turned out OK I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 * I know it was asked elsewhere in one of the topics but can ANYONE explain why Turner Gill was going for 2 when Buffalo made it 31-16?Word on the street was the coach actually subtracted wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 * I know it was asked elsewhere in one of the topics but can ANYONE explain why Turner Gill was going for 2 when Buffalo made it 31-16?Word on the street was the coach actually subtracted wrong ... are his assistants afraid to speak up or did they subtract wrong too?! Brain farts happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballingirl Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 * I know it was asked elsewhere in one of the topics but can ANYONE explain why Turner Gill was going for 2 when Buffalo made it 31-16?Word on the street was the coach actually subtracted wrong ... are his assistants afraid to speak up or did they subtract wrong too?! Brain farts happen I was more confused on why they chose to decline the penalty that could've pushed us back from the goal line!And any idea why the ball at the goal line wasn't reviewed? Isn't that usually automatic by the refs when it is that close and there is any chance he was in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Nice post, Cap'n.Carlton's pass was glorious. That was an amazing ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 * Evan Laube has been getting in on special teams action and making plays. For some odd reason, he stands out to me as a guy that will contribute in the future if given a chance. Seems like a solid football player.Hmmm! Any relation to the Laube's whose farm at Boettler and S Arlington in Green is being turned into about a kazillion $$ worth of estates? The memory of my youth is pocked with images of hauling hay from their farm to our garden down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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