Battlehawks Week 2 ReKAWp

SHOW NOTES

Special Teams

  • The kicking is bad, but could be worse

  • Most attempts, tied with most misses

    • At least we’re not 0/3 like the Vipers


McCarron


  • The 32-year-old quarterback in the XFL might take a second to get locked in

    • 1st play: sack

    • 2nd drive: Overthrows Proehl on out-route. 3rd & 2.

    • Underthrew Ateman in EZ

    • 2nd Q:

      • 72 yd, 14 play drive 

  • Significantly fewer miss communications, but still a lot (presnap)

  • He had time to throw the ball

  • Passing: 22/36, 184 yards, 1 TD

    • 8/12, 112 yards, 1TD in 4th Q

      • 19/26, 256, 3TDs. Total 4th Q

    • 14/24, 72 yards. rest of game

      • 21/36, 108 yards. rest of game

    • 70% of passing yards and 47% of completions

      • There’s no way this is what they planned

  • Rushing: 5/41 yards, 1 TD

    • 2/23 yards

      • Big-time scrambles on the last drive (10 and 11 yds)

Wide Receivers

  • Hakeem Butler

    • 4/7, 61 yds, 1 TD (44yds)

    • Concentration drops

      • EZ

        • Poster

        • End of 3rd Q

    • 2 bad routes

      • 3rd and 9, ran an 8 yd route

    • Extra point incompletion


  • Marcell Ateman

    • 3/6, 23 yds

      • 2 drops

    • $ on out-routes

      • Finds a way to get past the sticks (twice)


  • Austin Proehl

    • 4/6, 37 yds

      • Both were overthrows

    • Clutch catch and T.O. at the end of the game

      • Especially with a shaky kicker

    • Shaken up immediately

      • Fix the returner issues


  • Darius Shepherd

    • 3/3, 12 yds

      • Screen for negative yards (good D)

    • Great effort on the Fumble Recovery at the end of 2nd Q

    • OPI


  • Gary Jennings 

    • 0/3

      • “Oh BROTHER, this guy STINKS”

        • Took eyes off the ball in a contested catch for a long gain

        • No-reason jump ball

        • 3rd and 11 after OPI in the 4th Q


Running Backs


  • No Brian Hill


  • Mateo Durant

    • Rushing 13/44 yds

      • Started off shaky

      • Got some power

    • Receiving 3/4, 21 yds

      • Overthrown

      • THEY GOT HIM IN SPACE AND IT WORKED


  • Kareem Walker

    • Rushing 7/27 yds

    • Receiving 2/2, 13 yds

    • HUGE block on the last drive

    • Still doesn’t know the whole playbook

    • Get out on Screens


Offensive Line


  • Played MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better

  • The Interior got great blocks

  • Tackles

    • Holy christ they’re bad

      • Bushell-Beatty

        • B-B

          • Baby Boy

      • Jones-Smith

    • 3 sacks 

      • all from the edge

      • Strip sack was their fault

    • First place McCarron goes to on sideline

      • Or Walker, but whatever


Offense as a Whole


  • Took advantage of what the defense gave them for the most part

  • CATCH YOUR PASSES

    • West coast offense relies on that

  • Shoot the tackles into the Sun


Defensive Line


  • Lacale London

    • 2 Forced fumbles

    • Pressure all day long


  • Kevin Atkins

    • 2 Fumble Recoveries

    • Pressure all day long


  • LaCale London + Kevin Atkins = KAKALE (works better saying it)


  • Carson Wells

    • Got two tackles, but missed a lot

      • Had trouble wrapping up


  • Did everything they could to force Dinuch out

    • At least 5 scrambles

    • That’s the plan


Linebackers


  • Had trouble making tackles in 1st half

  • Kept Jahcour Pearson to 4 catches 

    • 3 catches for 24 yards

  • Didn’t give DiNuch room in the middle

  • Blitzes were effective



Defensive Backs


  • Play well for the most part


  • Played very physically from the start


  • Share credit for Pearson production

    • Smashed him on the first drive

    • 54 yd TD

      • Linebacker had to cover

      • safety got lost in the middle of the field


  • Josh Gordon with 2 receptions

    • Extra Point

    • 34 yards in 4th Q

      • Safety Covered his zone deep

      • Gordon found the seam


  • Brandon Sebastian

    • 5 tackles

    • Good covering


  • Mike Hampton

    • Great weird coverage on J. Gordon

      • Flying Bear hug


  • Nate Meadors

    • 7 man rush

    • Covered Pearson

    • T.O.D.


  • Elijah Hamilton

    • Veasy Touchdown in 4Q

      • Got beat inside and tried to correct


Defense as a Whole


  • This was a good offense

    • 2 good receivers

    • Good running backs

      • Kept RBs to 13 carries for 65 yards

    • DiNuch

      • Good on his legs

        • Could be exposed

        • Designed runs for good yardage

      • Butts for hands

  • They force long drives

    • Make the offense make mistakes

    • Force QBs to get impatient

  • They can play deep into games

  • On the field for a long time (40 minutes)


Becht

  • First Time HC’s are gonna do first time HC things

    • Bad use of a 2nd half timeout

    • Bad Challenge

    • Go for 3


Ka KAW of the Week

  • KaKAle 

    • 2 forced Fumbles

    • 2 Fumble recoveries


Uh UH of the Week

  • The Hyphens

    • Going to get McCarron Killed