Jefferson will win some games this year. We can't all beat up on Mineral Ridge in Week 1.
They moved the ball pretty well throughout the game. They had a couple drives stall inside JA's 20. My three main concerns coming away from this are...
1. The injury to Maillis.
2. The defense. They had the play stopped a number of times behind the line of scrimmage, and they let the ball carrier get away and pick up positive yards, or a first down. That's how JA got their TD. The play was dead in the backfield, the QB eluded 3 defenders and found roomm to run for the TD. The defense played well, but they need to finish plays. Girard will kill them if they can't tackle.
3. Penalties.
Bright spots...
1. No turnovers. Tommy made good decisions when he dropped back to pass. If the deep ball wasn't there, he didn't try to force it and he checked it down to a RB in the flat.
2. The power running game worked well, even with Maillis going down. Pollifrone stepped in at FB and the offense didn't miss a beat.
3. The defense pitched a shutout in the 2nd half. The linebackers did a solid job. The secondary was sharp too. The defensive line still needs to work out some kinks, but they did buckle down in the final 48 minutes.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/aug/27/struthers-rings-the-bell-in-win/?blitz
