Skins fall to Jets

The final score was not indicative of the game. The Skins were winning with like 5 minutes left and then it just unraveled. Here are my thoughts:

1. Defense was good until the end. We held them to like 266 yards of total offense. Sanchez really did nothing and we were able to contain the running game. They did enough during the game (until the end) for us to win. I also thought D. Hall had another good game.

2. Helu was good. He reminds me a little of Forte. He has deceptive speed and is not overly elusive but can make guys miss. He had some nice runs and a couple of very nice runs after screen passes. Unfortunately we got away from him later in the game.

3. Rexy wasn't very good. He had some nice throws but in the second quarter he just started misfiring. Looked like many of his throws were just going too high. He got back on track at points during the game but all in all just very inconsistent in his play.

4. Guano was okay. He made his kicks (a couple of longer ones) which were good but the "mis kick" on the kickoff after we took the lead was ridiculous. Either kick it deep or squib kick it. He did the worst possible scenario. He kicked it weakly (low and short) allowing the returner plenty of time to catch it on the run and get a return before the coverage team was able to converge. Guano did make the tackle but not before the guy got to midfield. That was a killer.

5. O coaching/playcalling was questionable. I don't like that Rexy had nearly 50 attempts particularly when Helu was effective. Not sure why we got away from the run game. A combination of passing on first and second downs combined with an inaccurate Rexy really stalled the offense.

In the end, I liked the fight in the team. Again, we have shown no signs of quitting and I do like the defensive effort. Sound like a broken record but if we can strengthen the offense in the offseason, we have a chance to be a very solid football team next year. There is no reason to not expect that to happen with 12 draft picks and a lot of cap money to spend.

HAIL SKINS!!!