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per Sid:
Some Gophers football fans will believe the players watched too much of Illinois’ 52-3 victory over Kent State and came in overconfident, and the result was a fortunate 10-7 victory Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
But that was not the case. It is becoming more evident that the defense will have to carry this team, which has no replacements on offense for running back David Cobb and tight end Maxx Williams, who are now both in the NFL. This pair carried the offense last year.
Jerry Kill refused to remark about the failures of his offensive line until after watching video. But the Gophers ran for only 104 yards on 44 carries and didn’t have open holes in critical situations.
In fairness to the line, only two of the seven who typically carry the load aren’t bothered by some type of injury.
“I know we didn’t play well up front,” Kill said. “We’ve had injuries and we three tight ends out. But at the end of the day, those are excuses. Whoever we put in there has to do a good job. We didn’t give our backs much opportunity to run, and you’ve got to run the ball.”
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-are-big-believers-in-receiver-johnson/328390591/
Go Gophers!!
Some Gophers football fans will believe the players watched too much of Illinois’ 52-3 victory over Kent State and came in overconfident, and the result was a fortunate 10-7 victory Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
But that was not the case. It is becoming more evident that the defense will have to carry this team, which has no replacements on offense for running back David Cobb and tight end Maxx Williams, who are now both in the NFL. This pair carried the offense last year.
Jerry Kill refused to remark about the failures of his offensive line until after watching video. But the Gophers ran for only 104 yards on 44 carries and didn’t have open holes in critical situations.
In fairness to the line, only two of the seven who typically carry the load aren’t bothered by some type of injury.
“I know we didn’t play well up front,” Kill said. “We’ve had injuries and we three tight ends out. But at the end of the day, those are excuses. Whoever we put in there has to do a good job. We didn’t give our backs much opportunity to run, and you’ve got to run the ball.”
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-are-big-believers-in-receiver-johnson/328390591/
Go Gophers!!
