Impressions from the stands
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:34 amI was at the game with my father, a football coach and an SEC record holder in football. He and I came away with a few impressions:
- JJ McDermitt was impressive. Granted, it's Memphis, but McDermitt has the size and ability to play. I disagree with those that say he doesn't have a very good arm - his throws were strong and for the most part well thrown, and wasn't bad on the deep outs, one of the most difficult routes to throw to. He made one very poor decision on the interception he threw, but for the most part made good decisions. My dad, a Vandy grad, thought that if Ole Miss had a QB this decent they may have beaten BYU and Vandy. Surprised we didn't see KP, but frankly, if that poor throw was any indication, JJ was getting some practice and I understand.
- Our WR's looked OK. They flat out beat a poor Memphis secondary time and again, but had a couple of drops. We watched their best guy get beat on the deep TD pass, and that's good for us.
- Line is the player people say he is. Fantastic fit for this offense, watched him run over and by people. A gift, and glad he scored like he did.
- Our lines played very well. Our O-line looks like a D-1 line, and I haven't alway been able to say that. JJ had time and Line had holes. The D-line flat out beat Memphis - their QB ran the whole game from them.
Overall, we looked the better team from the moment we walked onto the field and we played like it. We might have gone through the motions some, but in some ways that is a good sign. Great game overall.
- JJ McDermitt was impressive. Granted, it's Memphis, but McDermitt has the size and ability to play. I disagree with those that say he doesn't have a very good arm - his throws were strong and for the most part well thrown, and wasn't bad on the deep outs, one of the most difficult routes to throw to. He made one very poor decision on the interception he threw, but for the most part made good decisions. My dad, a Vandy grad, thought that if Ole Miss had a QB this decent they may have beaten BYU and Vandy. Surprised we didn't see KP, but frankly, if that poor throw was any indication, JJ was getting some practice and I understand.
- Our WR's looked OK. They flat out beat a poor Memphis secondary time and again, but had a couple of drops. We watched their best guy get beat on the deep TD pass, and that's good for us.
- Line is the player people say he is. Fantastic fit for this offense, watched him run over and by people. A gift, and glad he scored like he did.
- Our lines played very well. Our O-line looks like a D-1 line, and I haven't alway been able to say that. JJ had time and Line had holes. The D-line flat out beat Memphis - their QB ran the whole game from them.
Overall, we looked the better team from the moment we walked onto the field and we played like it. We might have gone through the motions some, but in some ways that is a good sign. Great game overall.
