Couple of quick notes:

 

1 - really enjoyed watching Coach Nevels coach on the Holmes sideline. Throughout, he was positive and trying to get his team to improve on each play. It was clearly not about the final score.

 

2 - I was intrigued by Coach Nevels' strategy to run the play clock down to 3 or 4 seconds on each play. I assume the idea was to limit the # of possessions in the game. Obviously incomplete passes cut into that strategy, but seems legitimate to me. Moreover, once the JV started the 2nd half, the game was played straight up with usual timing / pace.

 

Not sure if Coach Nevels will have enough time or student body commitment to turn things around, but he sure seems to be trying.

Couple of quick notes:

 

1 - really enjoyed watching Coach Nevels coach on the Holmes sideline. Throughout, he was positive and trying to get his team to improve on each play. It was clearly not about the final score.

 

2 - I was intrigued by Coach Nevels' strategy to run the play clock down to 3 or 4 seconds on each play. I assume the idea was to limit the # of possessions in the game. Obviously incomplete passes cut into that strategy, but seems legitimate to me. Moreover, once the JV started the 2nd half, the game was played straight up with usual timing / pace.

 

Not sure if Coach Nevels will have enough time or student body commitment to turn things around, but he sure seems to be trying.

 

I liked his play calling. The WRs dropped a ton of balls in the first half that they caught in the second. He had them in position to be one-on-one w/ DBs. He wasn't going to win the battle in the middle of the field w/ Suggs out.

I liked his play calling. The WRs dropped a ton of balls in the first half that they caught in the second. He had them in position to be one-on-one w/ DBs. He wasn't going to win the battle in the middle of the field w/ Suggs out.

 

To be honest, it really looked like the receivers wanted to be hit. They short armed a lot of those passes.

To be honest, it really looked like the receivers wanted to be hit. They short armed a lot of those passes.

 

Obviously I meant to say didn't want to be hit.