One thing that I neglected to mention was that Naam Roosevelt was really not a factor out there Tuesday. He's a really good player and torched us last year, so his absence (2 catches) is a factor in the ultimate result. Hamlin only had three catches. Yes, I know that they had a run-rich play mix, but they only completed 13 passes and neither Hamlin nor Roosevelt had a big play, and when you win by one point, that matters.
Freddie Barnes now has 107 catches. With his first catch Tuesday he broke the single-season BG record (set in a season in which we played 14 games if I recall correctly) and then eventually broke the MAC record set by Dante Ridgeway of 105.
I can't seem to find a link, but if you get a chance, pick up the actual newspaper (gasp) copy of The Blade and read Donald Emmons' End Zone nugget, which is a pretty insightful look at what it meant to have PJ Mahone back in the Falcon lineup.
Finally, it did erase the sad memory of our last election night game, which was against Big Ben's RedHawks, and featured a severe beatdown and a clock malfunction late in the first half and was a pretty forgettable night.
There has been a real problem with play calling this year. When UB gets up by more than a field goal they then go into a shell, I don't want to take anything away from your D because they did make nice adjustments in the box but it was play calling (and not your defensive backs) that kept Hamlin and Roosevelt out o the game.
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