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My observations from the other night...

After DVR'ing the game due to being on the east coast and NFL network showing it at midnight, I did have a few thoughts (as I'm sure you all have)

1. We need to get DJ Hayden back and hope that he can help the secondary. Although I do believe we have upgraded our corners from last year, we're still in trouble against teams with quarterbacks that can sling it. We'll also need to hope that Carrie and McGill can get up to speed...corner currently is still a weak spot for us.

2. We knew we were weak at TE...and we saw that.

3. As I'd been saying, McGloin looks better in games than he does in practice. He led the team down the field a couple of times. I think getting him 2nd team reps and even a few 1st team reps would be a good thing. I realize that everyone is big on Carr and he does have a lot of potential. But McGloin makes up for his lack of talent with good awareness and an ability to read defenses.

4. Some day, we will need to stop committing penalties. I think this is the most frustrating thing for me. To me, this is the surest indicator of the gap between the good teams, and us.

5. King is going to be a weapon for us, just as Lechler was.

6. I'm still not sold on Holmes. I'd like to see Jones and Streater be our top 2 with Holmes as the 3rd receiver.

7. Running game with MJD and DMac both looked good. If everyone can stay healthy, we *should* be able to run on a lot of teams.

I don't believe this outing defines the team yet. They need to improve, no doubt. But I'm very curious what the rest of the preseason will bring us.