Tuesday, April 24, 2007

What gave you the most heart burn last fall? The correct answer: the last two minutes of every football game. I would have also accepted: our improved-but-shaky defense, the hits McGee took, and McGee's inability to move through a passing progression. I am sure the coaching staff would agree with the last one, otherwise they would not have been so impressed with a "21-yard swing pass to running back Mike Goodson" in the Maroon & White game. On that play, the defense had all four deep routes covered and Mike was the last guy for McGee to check off. Last season McGee would have seen that coverage and decided his best move was to run over a linebacker. After emphasising the vertical passing game this spring, look for McGee to do more of the same this year. The biggest surprise last season was first year defensive coordinator Gary Darnell. In his second season he has worked to install more of his defense. I just hope he doesn't make things too complicated for these guys, some of them already think "it's kind of hard to keep up." That might not be a good thing.

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