Phil's OSU vs. Cincinnati Game Recap

Here are my thoughts on the disaster tonight:

QBs - Canfield - for the most part good choices. The main problem is that he is too SLOW. He had all the time in the world and was molasis in the backfield. His first pick was a crap read. His second was a good read (wide open corner route) just hit on the throw. The second half he was afraid to make mistakes instead of trying to make plays. He will still start and get the staps b/c Moevao was garbage.

Moevao - numbers looked ok, but should have had 4 picks. He stares the recievers down and throws bad balls usually into coverage. More mobile which just gives him more time to throw pick.

Bernard - the good - you have heart. You run hard every play. The holes were not there tonight. The bad - two hands!!! The cute one hand catches are rare and not the norm. You have to catch the ball to help the struggling offense/qb.

O-line - you looked tired and slow. Pass blocking was superb. Canfield and Moe had tons of time. BUT, you were embarrasing blocking for Bernard. 30 some odd yards are not going to cut it. It is your fault that he was shut down. Perry's absents was evident, but he is only one player. Maybe you should go with the "meat, leaves & berries" diet. Seemed to work for them.

Sammie - glad to see you back. Would have liked it better if you caught the first pass. I understand rust, that is your one and only drop. You're better than that. The dropped punt is on you, but you were bumped and the no call was crap.

Croom - the only bright light. Keep it up.

Young WRs - solid effort. Need improvement still. Keep up the good effort.

Defense - tough field position killed you. Run defense was solid. Pass rush was devastating. Other than the 4th quarter you owned their offense. Sacks are awesome, let's try for a few turnovers.

Serna - make the kick. Keep the momentum rolling. After a strong start punting you fell off the map. You need to get the ball off quicker and kick it higher, farther and straighter.

Powers - nice heart to come back from a nasty tackle. You will have a good year.

Mike - SHAVE. Beards are for winning streaks. You need the time to think about next week and the rest of the season.

Overall - dissappointing. The offense was pathetic and sad. I won't stand for this effort. This is embarassing on national TV. Being clowned by Flutie can NEVER happen again. The Defense was solid but can't play the whole game.

P