First off, thank you Mr. Plautz, I appreciate it. I will say that I didn't see the game being that explosive from a points perspective, but it was a great game to broadcast on the radio with a ton of big plays and the atmosphere down in Norfolk was electric. While my pick was correct from a team and point differential point of view, my 16-14 prediction pailed in comparison to the 31-28 final.
The offense made some major strides against the Monarchs, rolling up a season-high 430 yards of total offense and 259 on the ground. Dave Sinisi was very impressive with a workhorse-like 41 carries and the offensive line paved the way for almost five yards a carry. While we're still awaiting word on the severity of the injury sustained by QB Andrew Mandeville, Kyle Frazier stepped up and helped lead the team to a big road W. Frazier grew up a ton that night and showed MU fans poise and the ability to make plays downfield in the passing game. I was most impressed with his composure in a hostile environment.
Special congrats to Kenny Amsel for picking off his sixth career pass, moving him into a ninth-place tie all-time with Dave Lewis, Steve Covello and Joe Sentipal.
The Hawks are now 2-2 on the season heading in to their bye week. Wagner at home awaits the Hawks on October 10, until then they will heal up some bumps and bruises and gear up for the remainder of league play.
How do you rate the team's performance so far this season?
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I haven't seen all the games buf I think Monmouth seems to be getting a little better week by week led by Sinisi getting his power wheels going and the o-line getting tougher. IMO pass defense needs to tighten up a bit although key interceptions through year have been big game changers. Need to also cut down on penalties. Passing game has had very high efficieny but I'd like to see a little more air game- not sure I like the rotating QBs but it seems to be working and with Mandeville injured Frazier needs to step up. I'd like to see them continue to improve into the Albany game. GO HAWKS!
I do agree that Sinisi and the O-line seem to have found a nice rhythm together, and we should look for big games out of the running game, led by David, going forward. The pass defense has give up yards (201.5 pass. ypg), but the big plays have negated the amount of yards given up. Offensively, I look for Kyle Frazier to continue to play relaxed this week. It is a shame what happened to Andrew Mandeville, a good kid and a very good QB. I wish him the speediest of recoveries from his knee injury. Penalties have proven to be the biggest area of concern for me. While the Albany game (Homecoming on Oct. 24) is the big game, every NEC contest is a tough one and the league is more balanced than ever before. Wagner will be a tough opponent Saturday no doubt.
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