Game Thoughts - Miami at Houston
Halftime and a little after:
Berlin has yet to impress me. On the last drive of the half for Miami, Berlin made a nice pass for about 15 yards to get a first down. However, he failed to follow it up. He tried to force two passes on the next two plays to WR Ryan Moore. The play after that, he fails to avoid the rush and gets sacked and fumbles the ball. The turnover led to a Houston touchdown, the first of the year given up by the offense. As I tried to log on, Miami had the ball again. But, Berlin struggled again. After a 15 yard run (Why did Houston squib kick the second half kick off?), Miami had a short run on 1st down. On the next play Berlin failed to avoid the rush again and was sacked. His 3rd down pass was another force up the middle and again a bad choice.
Houston is playing a great fast game and holding the Miami offense down. However, the Miami defense has already scored once on a fumble and another time on a blocked punt. Houston just has to be smart with the ball if they want to keep a 31-10 game closer.
6:42 left in the 3rd:
Ouch, tough drop in the end zone by the WR on a great pass from the Houston quarterback Kolb. Nice pass. Too bad Houston had to settle for a field goal.
3:00 left in the 3rd:
Berlin makes a great pass to Ryan Moore. A defensive lineman was bearing down on him unblocked and Berlin hung in and kept his feet still to deliver a gun of a pass into Moore's arms. Nice play. Maybe there is hope for this guy yet.
7:00 left in the 4th:
Another poor series by Berlin. I don't understand this guy. Miami will not be #1 in the MRI for long if they keep playing this way, especially against teams like Houston. Maybe the ACC isn't theirs just yet.
3:51 left in the 4th:
Miami's first string in still in the game, which means that Berlin is still struggling to run the offense. They just scored again, but the only way they are gaining any yards is on the ground. If someone could shut down their rushing game and really test Berlin and the receivers, they will have a great chance to beat Miami. Berlin didn't impress me this game. He needs more work.
3:20 left in the 4th:
That was a great hard tackle by Miami's WR Darnell Jenkins on the kickoff. I feel bad for the Houston return man.
Game Ends:
I am pretty sure that will drop the Cane's from the top spot. After just putting in that they were playing Houston, they dropped to 3rd. With the anemic offense, they will drop even further. Now you see why I don't post the results for a few weeks. They still were able to come through and win, but Houston isn't really the litmus test for the Miami team. Good luck for them in the weeks ahead. Good night all.
