A few more Williams-Bates thoughts:
First, I'm guessing a 79 point turnaround in a single week has to be a NESCAC record. Kudos to the Ephs for bouncing back from a miserable performance at Trinity. Nothing I'm seeing is changing my opinion that Trinity is going to be unbeaten this season, Wesleyan is the only team with a chance but Trinity's D is clearly much stronger than Wesleyan's. The Maine teams seem really down this year. Williams' upside is certainly a lot higher that I would have projected after last week!
Second, Drew Weiler faced a bit more adversity in the second half as Bates did a much better job in coverage, but overall, looked fantastic both throwing and running the ball, what a first game. The one area he can work on, unsurprising for a young QB, is getting rid of the ball faster especially when no one is open down the field, he's gonna take some hard hits against better front sevens if he keeps waiting for the big downfield plays (plays his arm can absolutely cash in on). He seems most comfortable throwing over the middle to Jimmy Montesano, who had a big day with 5-84 plus another TD catch that was nullified by penalty, Weiler unlocked Montesano after a quiet start to the season, and he is a unique athlete at TE in NESCAC. Now that the team is featuring much more of a downfield passing attack, the Ephs will need a bit more from their wide receivers especially Falls who continues to be very quiet. Owen McHugh looked promising in his first game as a WR and should grow into that role.
The Ephs' defense certainly had its best game of the season, the secondary which has had some issues was really stellar today, completely shut Bates down. Again, the upcoming games feature tougher opponents, but that should build some confidence for that unit. Will Baker and Will Gale utterly dominated the line of scrimmage today and have been stellar all year - both should be on the mid-season long list of candidates for DPOY in NESCAC. Gale is a presence like Kermit Fisher was for Amherst at NT last year.
It looks like a long year ahead to Bates seeing what Williams did to them, after what Trinity did to Williams ...
First, I'm guessing a 79 point turnaround in a single week has to be a NESCAC record. Kudos to the Ephs for bouncing back from a miserable performance at Trinity. Nothing I'm seeing is changing my opinion that Trinity is going to be unbeaten this season, Wesleyan is the only team with a chance but Trinity's D is clearly much stronger than Wesleyan's. The Maine teams seem really down this year. Williams' upside is certainly a lot higher that I would have projected after last week!
Second, Drew Weiler faced a bit more adversity in the second half as Bates did a much better job in coverage, but overall, looked fantastic both throwing and running the ball, what a first game. The one area he can work on, unsurprising for a young QB, is getting rid of the ball faster especially when no one is open down the field, he's gonna take some hard hits against better front sevens if he keeps waiting for the big downfield plays (plays his arm can absolutely cash in on). He seems most comfortable throwing over the middle to Jimmy Montesano, who had a big day with 5-84 plus another TD catch that was nullified by penalty, Weiler unlocked Montesano after a quiet start to the season, and he is a unique athlete at TE in NESCAC. Now that the team is featuring much more of a downfield passing attack, the Ephs will need a bit more from their wide receivers especially Falls who continues to be very quiet. Owen McHugh looked promising in his first game as a WR and should grow into that role.
The Ephs' defense certainly had its best game of the season, the secondary which has had some issues was really stellar today, completely shut Bates down. Again, the upcoming games feature tougher opponents, but that should build some confidence for that unit. Will Baker and Will Gale utterly dominated the line of scrimmage today and have been stellar all year - both should be on the mid-season long list of candidates for DPOY in NESCAC. Gale is a presence like Kermit Fisher was for Amherst at NT last year.
It looks like a long year ahead to Bates seeing what Williams did to them, after what Trinity did to Williams ...