Pretty good article by the Missoulian rookie

[mthoopsfan]

1. "The Vandals seem to be at their best when redshirt freshman quarterback Gevani McCoy is forced to create. While he only has 113 rushing yards, he’s great at rolling out of the pocket and completing throws on the run.

Over the Vandals' last two games, McCoy has five touchdown throws and 482 yards with no interceptions. During that span, he’s completed 85 percent of his passes and made head-turning plays with defensive linemen on his tail."

2. "When the Griz get the ball, they are going to need to make the most of it. The Vandals play a clock-killing style, controlling the ball and limiting their opponents’ opportunities. So far this season, they have averaged 37 minutes and seven seconds per game with the ball in their hands, giving the opposition just 22 minutes and 46 seconds to operate."

3. "They’ve been able to rip off an average of six yards per play this year, easily marching downfield. Stuffing up a few runs might take them out of their element and lead to more punts."

4. "The Vandals have been able to maintain momentum because they’ve dominated the turnover battle. They have just two turnovers, both coming in Week 1 versus FBS Washington State. They haven’t turned it over since."

5. "Kicker Ricardo Chavez leads the country in field goal percentage going a perfect 14-of-14.

Meanwhile, their punt-return team has been lethal, too. Wide receiver Jermaine Jackson is one of 24 players to have returned a punt for a touchdown this year, and averages 18.2 yards per return."

https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/five-keys-to-the-game-no-3-montana-grizzlies-host-upstart-idaho-vandals/article_8d755f80-4bec-11ed-9846-73faedebf11e.html

 

[hm.grwn.grizfan]

Watched two replays of their games and it’s apparent that we’re going to have our hands full for sure. Number one priority is stop the run and make them throw the ball, which isnt their bread and butter. If we can stop the run we’ll win the game. They’ll still get some plays but they won’t be able to sustain drives passing only.

 

[AZGrizFan]

I’ll say it again: If we are concerned about beating Idaho AT HOME, we might as well write off the Sac, Weber and MSU ROAD games right now.

 

[3-7-77]

No shit.

 

[bobcatfan123]

I’ll say it again: If we are concerned about beating Idaho AT HOME, we might as well write off the Sac, Weber and MSU ROAD games right now.

Are you writing off Sac, Weber, and MSU at this point?

 

[Zirg]

1. "The Vandals seem to be at their best when redshirt freshman quarterback Gevani McCoy is forced to create. While he only has 113 rushing yards, he’s great at rolling out of the pocket and completing throws on the run.

Over the Vandals' last two games, McCoy has five touchdown throws and 482 yards with no interceptions. During that span, he’s completed 85 percent of his passes and made head-turning plays with defensive linemen on his tail."

2. "When the Griz get the ball, they are going to need to make the most of it. The Vandals play a clock-killing style, controlling the ball and limiting their opponents’ opportunities. So far this season, they have averaged 37 minutes and seven seconds per game with the ball in their hands, giving the opposition just 22 minutes and 46 seconds to operate."

3. "They’ve been able to rip off an average of six yards per play this year, easily marching downfield. Stuffing up a few runs might take them out of their element and lead to more punts."

4. "The Vandals have been able to maintain momentum because they’ve dominated the turnover battle. They have just two turnovers, both coming in Week 1 versus FBS Washington State. They haven’t turned it over since."

5. "Kicker Ricardo Chavez leads the country in field goal percentage going a perfect 14-of-14.

Meanwhile, their punt-return team has been lethal, too. Wide receiver Jermaine Jackson is one of 24 players to have returned a punt for a touchdown this year, and averages 18.2 yards per return."

https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/five-keys-to-the-game-no-3-montana-grizzlies-host-upstart-idaho-vandals/article_8d755f80-4bec-11ed-9846-73faedebf11e.html

Chavez might be their best weapon. He finally missed a FG, but I would trust him. He's legit! Strong leg! McCoy's Ok. I wasn;t super impressed with him. Their Wr Patten was their best player today. I'd take him, and his brother (who tackled Rohrback for the Safety).