Crazy part is without the turnovers, could have been a running clock. Didn't see this result coming but might make week 11 and 12 etc more interesting.
I wasn't very impressed with X offense. Have they been this vanilla all year? Lowest point total for X this year
Actually-- THAT
is the crazy part-- even if Ig had scored another TD (instead of turning it over inside the 5-yard line), Ig would have had 35 points-- and then taking two TDs (off of short fields) away from X, you have (carrying things to extremes) a 35-7 Ig win-- STILL, no running clock-- not sure how you figured that one.
As for X's offense-- the play-calling was a total head-scratcher-- there were times (one important example being the mid-field sequence just before half) when X should have just lined up and given Kellom the ball twice (with 3rd and 3)-- instead, X tried a bunch of silly plays, gave the ball back to Ig, and allowed a game-tying TD before the half. There were the stupid "Wildcat" formations inside the 5-yard line (which fortunately did not end up costing X a TD)-- and the direct snap to the TE on a crucial short yardage situation (which DID end up costing X a possession); X's lack of running Kellom enough, and not getting the ball downfield enough to X's best WR and the TEs cost it dearly. In sum, it was NOT one of Coverdale's finest days... Not sure how much the loss of the starting OT hurt X's running game-- maybe that's why they got away from the run.
That said, Ig has an excellent defense, when they come to play with a high energy level-- as they CLEARLY did for this game. I've been saying that the Ig defense that played against Ed would make this a close game-- and it DID... what I did NOT count on was the Ig QB being able to throw it downfield so successfully-- Ig scored more than I anticipated-- but those scores were not flukes-- X's defensive secondary was exposed (and not for the first time this year-- in fact, it's pretty much the same story any time the opposing team has an accurate vertical passing game-- when Elder throws it downfield well, X struggles to hold Elder in check). If Lakota West had a decent passing QB, X would REALLY have something to worry about. We'll have to see if the Moeller QB that played against Ed can cause X that much difficulty, in a potential playoff matchup. Certainly, the Ed QB would be a danger man for X's defense, as would Springfield's QB, as would Medina's QB... much less worried by Pick Central's Stone Age offense. As for Marysville, New Albany, and Upper Arlington-- who knows?-- X can let Pick Central and Springfield sort those out.
But right now, any X concerns about those teams are all premature-- X has a LOT to work on-- starting with defensive secondary coverage and OL play. I still like X's chances in the playoffs-- but things look a lot less clear-cut than they did ~3 weeks ago.
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