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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Miami-W. Michigan report card
REPORT CARD
Miami at Western Michigan
Pass offense: B
A strong showing overall following a shaky start (Miami had 15 total yards of offense on 14 plays in the first half). It was a gutsy performance by Daniel Raudabaugh, whose early passes were terribly inconsistent, but who then came on to pass for 288 yards and two touchdowns. Zac Dysert also was impressive, passing for 74 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter. A big part of it were the receivers. Armand Robinson, Eugene Harris and Dustin Woods combined for 20 catches for 283 yards. And Miami surpassed its longest play of the year three times, first on a 23-yard pass from Raudabaugh to Robinson in the second quarter, then on a 42-yard touchdown pass from Raudabaugh to Harris in the third quarter, then on a 50-yard pass from Dysert to Harris in the fourth quarter.
Run offense: D
Still a big problem. Miami’s first running play turned into seven points for the Broncos on Thomas Merriweather’s fumble, and Merriweather finished with nine carries for just 14 yards. Part of the reason was WMU’s Austin Pritchard, the Lebanon High School grad who led the Broncos with seven tackles and forced a fumble. JoTrue freshman Roman Lawson was very impressive, though, in mop-up duty.
Pass defense: C-minus
A real mixed bag. Tim Hiller did throw four touchdown passes, but three of them were for 10 yards or fewer. He was hardly lighting it up. Miami finally put some pressure on the quarterback with sacks by D.J. Svabik, Matt Kajmowicz, Jerrell Wedge and Anthony Shoemaker. And Brandon Stephens came up with his second interception of the year.
Run defense: B-minus
Miami limited Western Michigan to 3.4 yards per carry, which is pretty good. Jordan Gafford seemed to be everywhere, finishing with 13 total tackles and forcing a fumble. Wedge continues to be impressive, recording 11 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss.
Special teams: D
Miami had an extra-point kick blocked and didn’t gain much on kickoff or punt returns. Chris DiCesare had some good punts, including a 51-yarder that was a beauty. But the RedHawks got stung with their lack of coverage on kicks. Jordan White returned a punt 40 yards and Brandon West gad a 43-yard kickoff return.
Intangibles: D
The RedHawks did a good job of hanging in there after falling behind 35-0 and outscoring the Broncos 26-13 over the final quarter and a half. But those five turnovers were killers
