The score doesn't show how close that game really was and LT's athletes were by-and-large on par with ours. That kick return for a score that was called back was an indication of that.
The difference between the win yesterday and most every close, painful loss of the past 8-10 years is we finally look like a smart, hard-nosed team again that doesn't try to get cute in schemes or beat itself through stupidity. We won by 1) establishing the running game and using it to dominate the second half (and HH was a big factor in that) 2) No turnovers 3) Far fewer stupid penalties.
They were making the stupid personal foul penalties and we were not killing ourselves with turnovers. That's the difference between winning and losing games like this. We also have a good QB to run this offense in Heinrich Haarberg. I have zero doubt that if Sims would have started yesterday we would have lost that game, unless magically he improved in ball control and stopped staring down his receivers. It doesn't matter what physical attributes you have if you can't utilize them in a way that helps the team win.
I see no reason to return Sims to a starting role unless Haarberg starts to struggle. He's winning and playing smart and has the foot speed to go the distance. He's a serviceable passer and with more reps that should continue to improve.
The difference between the win yesterday and most every close, painful loss of the past 8-10 years is we finally look like a smart, hard-nosed team again that doesn't try to get cute in schemes or beat itself through stupidity. We won by 1) establishing the running game and using it to dominate the second half (and HH was a big factor in that) 2) No turnovers 3) Far fewer stupid penalties.
They were making the stupid personal foul penalties and we were not killing ourselves with turnovers. That's the difference between winning and losing games like this. We also have a good QB to run this offense in Heinrich Haarberg. I have zero doubt that if Sims would have started yesterday we would have lost that game, unless magically he improved in ball control and stopped staring down his receivers. It doesn't matter what physical attributes you have if you can't utilize them in a way that helps the team win.
I see no reason to return Sims to a starting role unless Haarberg starts to struggle. He's winning and playing smart and has the foot speed to go the distance. He's a serviceable passer and with more reps that should continue to improve.