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-Ray Horton was the best player on the field all night and unblockable. Said he looked like a man amongst boys and looked super impressive.
- Taylor looked pretty good and comfortable at QB. Threw a couple TD passes and looked pretty fluid and sharp.
- Very light work load for Hatfield at FB..very light. When he got it he was vintage Austin Hatfield but it was clear Haywood didn't want to risk his health and was more concerned seeing everyone else getting the reps.
- Hall played well at DE and the Scott kid had a nice showing. Said Scott is strong as an oxe on defense but will have to improve at finding the ball carrier instead of trying to simply dominate his man.
- Catron looked really good, especially at HB. Runs angry and attacks the hole.


The Negatives:
- Timing, as expected, simply isn't there yet offensively.
- The HB's have to break some bad habits. Too much stopping their momentum especially outside and too many times not attacking the hole. The talent is definitely there but they have to improve for the offense to flow.
- CB's had issues. Got beat more than you want... Front 7 was stout... but the DB's have to get better. Hazard will help that process.


Summary:
Good but not great performance. Great potential.

Team has A LOT to improve on but the majority of it is the same ole same ole this time of the year for Belfry. Get your timing down, improve pass defense, improve tackling, and the backs have to get more aggressive.

Haywood was extremely liberal with subbing and tried different looks and different plays to see how guys would react. Belfry is going to be stout... but they have a lot of work left to get back to the level you need to play at to reach Bowling Green.

To add to what EKU has already said, our pass defense looked really good. The only big play coming off the screen for a td. Everything EKU has said seemed pretty much dead on. Catron and Joplin as the two halfbacks seems to be the way to go. Both run really well. Defensively, we will be a force to be reckoned with, Horton, Whitt, Carr on D line. They stuffed the line all night. Not much going for opposing offenses up the middle that I can see this season.