The big story heading into tomorrow's game is the pending decision to start Teddy Bridgewater over Will Stein. So you can pretty much count on OC Mike Sanford to deflate all that by stubbornly and repeatedly stuffing the ball up the middle all throughout the first half, in his sacrificial and quixotic journey to "establish the run."
Will it work? This week, yes. Marshall's defense is not quality enough to stop the likes of Dominique Brown and Jeremy Wright, the latter of whom must not fumble the ball or there will be some serious confidence issues in development. More importantly, the offensive line, which gained so much confidence and momentum from the Kentucky game, will use their new assertiveness to steamroll the Marshall defensive line, much to the delight of those fans paying specific attention each week to line play.
The improvement will be noticeable on this fine day at Papa John's. Nonetheless, Cards fans will be abuzz about Devante Parker. He will record his fourth touchdown reception on the season, and next week we will have to assess just how special a player we might have on our hands.
In the end, the offense led by Teddy will be a potent mixture of impressive offensive playmaking, dumb mistakes, and more penalties than we'd like to count. Though I will predict, boldly in my opinion, that ball control will not be a problem.
But as always, the defense will rise to the occasion and ensure that this one is never in serious late-game jeopardy, led by Dexter Heyman, who will record his usual 10 tackles/2 for loss but will also add his second sack. If Anthony Connor snags an early-game interception to set the tone, or Hakeem Smith forces a fumble later on, then I'm calling this one for the Cards, 24-6. Player of the Game: Dominique Brown.
Will it work? This week, yes. Marshall's defense is not quality enough to stop the likes of Dominique Brown and Jeremy Wright, the latter of whom must not fumble the ball or there will be some serious confidence issues in development. More importantly, the offensive line, which gained so much confidence and momentum from the Kentucky game, will use their new assertiveness to steamroll the Marshall defensive line, much to the delight of those fans paying specific attention each week to line play.
The improvement will be noticeable on this fine day at Papa John's. Nonetheless, Cards fans will be abuzz about Devante Parker. He will record his fourth touchdown reception on the season, and next week we will have to assess just how special a player we might have on our hands.
In the end, the offense led by Teddy will be a potent mixture of impressive offensive playmaking, dumb mistakes, and more penalties than we'd like to count. Though I will predict, boldly in my opinion, that ball control will not be a problem.
But as always, the defense will rise to the occasion and ensure that this one is never in serious late-game jeopardy, led by Dexter Heyman, who will record his usual 10 tackles/2 for loss but will also add his second sack. If Anthony Connor snags an early-game interception to set the tone, or Hakeem Smith forces a fumble later on, then I'm calling this one for the Cards, 24-6. Player of the Game: Dominique Brown.
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