Ugly was pretty. Who knew?
The first half featured the Aztec offense wondering what game was played? Hockey? Softball? Tennis? Why is the ball weirdly shaped? We could not have looked and played with more incompetency. Bad is a compliment. Seemingly, false starts were the order of the day. We had, I don’t know, 14, 26, 37 false starts. Sure, I exaggerate, but my point of an absent offense is well taken. You are welcome.
The good news: We won. Fred Trevillion caught the first pass thrown to him. And did not have a single drop the entire game. New horizons for Fred. Chase Jasmin gained the most grueling 78 yards of his life. He left the game limping (not good news). His pinball bounce move in the fourth quarter set up Jordan Byrd’s 72 yard run. Without Chase reversing course, a different outcome emerges. Kobe Smith can catch punts. Luq Barcoo is good. Depth charts don’t mean much to Rocky. Darren Hall, Connor Mitchell and Damon Moore enjoyed many minutes on the field. Darren recorded a pick and Damon a sack. Zidane Thomas had two carries (his first carry was during our third offensive possession of the game. You think I don’t notice). He is the fifth running back on the almighty chart. Who needs starters?
God bless, John Barron. Without him, we are an average football team hanging our hat on fourth and whatever.
In addition to Darren Hall’s interception, I applaud Tariq Thompson and Ronley Lakalaka for good hands. Kyahva Tezino will provide nightmares for Brett Rypien the remainder of the season. Kyahva delivered many a body shiver. Brandon Heicklen was booming the ball. He averaged 44.9 yards on 8 punts. Well done.
I was surprised by Boise not attempting an onside kick after the missed extra point with 5:07 remaining. Thank you, Boise coaching staff.
As for the numbers, the Aztec defense held Boise to an average of 2.9 yards per play. Boise had 2 rushing yards at the end of the first quarter. At the half, they had a total of 72 yards of offense. The Broncos ballyhooed passing game stalled at 8.1 yards per catch and a slight 178 yards for the game. If I told you before kickoff that the Aztecs would have 9 first downs and 267 yards of total offense, you would have asked, “Did we lose by two or three touchdowns?”
Thank you, Rocky.
4-1/1-0.
Go, Aztecs.
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