1) Cain is not quite back to old form. He doesn't turn the ball over and he's been good in pass protection. He's a capable receiver and doesn't create negative plays, but he's not hitting the holes hard yet.
2) OL is better at pass blocking right now and it seems that was the primary focus between the end of last year and now.
3) I'm no expert at grading OL run blocking, but it seems that we are looking for options on the interior. I didn't notice Wilson making mistakes as much as Whigan did week 1 yet they still give Effner quite a few snaps tonight.
Did Holmes get in tonight? Somebody mentioned it in the game thread, but I didn't notice. If so, where did he play? It's good that our staff is still trying to improve the situation.
4) Lee looks like the type of RB who would move the sticks. He's caught the Miles Sanders fumbling though and it's very apparent that Yurcich and Seider are not going to give reps to someone who is a threat to fumble. His playing time is going to be week to week and graded every snap.
5) Lovett seems capable of filling a role in our back field. Does ball security promote him to #2 next week? Can he add the home run threat dimension?
6) the zone read style hand offs might be lacking in the rushing production department, but the PA off it has been tremendous. SC not keeping let's the defense focus on our RBs, but when our QB is burning them off it, that's an excellent trade off.
Overall analysis:
-improving our running game to above average would make our offense nearly indefensible outside of a select few teams.
-Ball protection and setting our play makers up with motion is reminiscent of what Bama was doing under Sark. We just don't have pass protectors who can downhill run block just yet.
-We've created multiple play makers at WR and TE. We have at minimum 6 players the staff trusts and that list is growing weekly.
Let's get out of the Villanova game healthy. Let's create more depth. And let's get ready to take it to Indiana and begin our quest for winning the East.