They were "out-stat'ed" 2 to 1 in every way and yet they had a chance to win on the road against a top 3 NFL team. The only reason they were in that game is due to Haley's excellent coaching job in preparing them. That was only the 2nd game we've played with Haley as OC - with the backup QB no less.
The takeaways and special teams plays were reminiscent of the Marty teams of the 90's where we were +gazillion in give/take ratio. Once this offense kicks in (and I'm confident it will with Haley), I think we'll see the best of Marty and Vermiel wrapped into one very good team.
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