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Originally Posted by Coach
You can use that prevent defense excuse all you want, but it is what it is - Brodie can't control the situation he's given. Twice, Croyle has come in to relieve an "injured" Huard. Twice, Croyle has moved the team at will. Twice, the entire offense seemed to come alive with Croyle in the huddle.
Let's not forget that Croyle drove the team to a TD today. Once you're in the red zone, there is no more "prevent" - the defense has run out of field. He completed a long pass, on the run, at the sideline - which the "prevent" is designed to prevent. He scored a TD against 7 DBs. Writing off what he did today "because of prevent defense" is incredibly short-sighted.
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Not to mention Croyle looked at the left corner of the field before finding Parker in the right corner. You could see his head swivel. You never see that with Huard. And opposing D's will have to respect Croyle because of his arm strength and the safeties can not creep up like they do with Huard. That will allow the running lanes to open up. Lots of good things start happening with a competent QB.