My initial thoughts after Trinity's 26-14 win over TLU:
First off, good job Trinity on getting your payback. A nice gritty win to start off the new campaign.
Outside of the INT (which I didn't actually get to see because of the poor streaming quality), I was very impressed with Franklin at QB. Early on I thought he was very decisive and looked very good navigating the pocket. He seemed to cool off in the second half but he looks like a gamer who can elevate Trinity's offense with his legs and being able to extend plays.
Huerta is legit. Enough said.
The pass protection looked suspect at times. To be more specific, it felt the edge protection was very weak. I think this was a big contribution as to why the offense cooled off in the second half. It seemed Franklin had to run it every time he dropped back.
Defensively, the run game was good. I would like to see more physicality and better tackling but overall the front 7 looked good.
The secondary left a lot to be desired. It just seemed like they lacked situational awareness at times and playmaking ability. Give credit to TLU though, that QB is good at throwing on the run and their receiving core was able to make some plays. Fortunately, majority of what I saw in the secondary is fixable. I'm interested to see how this unit performs throughout the season.
Shoutout special teams, I think this was the difference tonight. That snapping error by TLU that led to a safety was essentially a 9 point swing. Also the blocked field goal by Trinity was huge in keeping the momentum on their side late in the game. Shoutout Rhodes on that 47-yd field goal as well.
Go Tigers!
First off, good job Trinity on getting your payback. A nice gritty win to start off the new campaign.
Outside of the INT (which I didn't actually get to see because of the poor streaming quality), I was very impressed with Franklin at QB. Early on I thought he was very decisive and looked very good navigating the pocket. He seemed to cool off in the second half but he looks like a gamer who can elevate Trinity's offense with his legs and being able to extend plays.
Huerta is legit. Enough said.
The pass protection looked suspect at times. To be more specific, it felt the edge protection was very weak. I think this was a big contribution as to why the offense cooled off in the second half. It seemed Franklin had to run it every time he dropped back.
Defensively, the run game was good. I would like to see more physicality and better tackling but overall the front 7 looked good.
The secondary left a lot to be desired. It just seemed like they lacked situational awareness at times and playmaking ability. Give credit to TLU though, that QB is good at throwing on the run and their receiving core was able to make some plays. Fortunately, majority of what I saw in the secondary is fixable. I'm interested to see how this unit performs throughout the season.
Shoutout special teams, I think this was the difference tonight. That snapping error by TLU that led to a safety was essentially a 9 point swing. Also the blocked field goal by Trinity was huge in keeping the momentum on their side late in the game. Shoutout Rhodes on that 47-yd field goal as well.
Go Tigers!