A Big Scare

That's a man who loves football.

The Rock gave us all a scare after his left hand was stepped on in the 3rd quarter.  It was bleeding from a puncture and the training staff feared it was broken.  After a few minutes, he just said said "screw it - tape it up, I'm going back in."  Big heart on this kid.

His Best Game Yet

He got his good looks from his mother.  And, hopefully, his hairline.

The Rock lived in the Jags' backfield all night.  TFLs all over the place.  And he had his best night at tackle, too.  This team is going to be cresting at just the right time.

Cornhusker?

At least one sack (arguably two), some pressure and plenty of tackles.  That was Austin's night.  Bear got his honey.  Great game, buddy.  Enjoy your visit to Nebraska today, and the rest of the recruiting process.

Sacked.

Pressure.

Wait, what happened to his head?!?!?!

Oh good.  Still there.

Crushing tackle of the running back in the backfield...

... too bad the quarterback had the ball.

Staying in His Lane

I'm definitely not as smart as I think I am.  And I'm constantly reminded of this.  To wit: until tonight, I could not understand why they kept having Austin "the Bear" Bown crash into the B gap every single play.  I mean, the Bear gets his honey from the quarterback, and taking on two blockers every play doesn't usually allow him much honey.  But after seeing five sacks by the Ships defense in the first half, and watching how four of them were directly caused by Austin taking up two blockers, which left the blitzing LBer (Jared or Zach) completely free to eat meat, "I totally get it now" (phrase copyrighted by my sister Ed).  That's great teamwork, and a pretty good scheme.  Well played, Bongo Bongle.  Well played.

Not a block in the back.

Two blockers?  Check.  Forcing the quarterback backwards and out of the pocket?  Check.  Sack Attack Zach get the glory because of the pressure and he wasn't blocked?  Check.

Yep, there was a theme last night.  Good work, Austin.  How bout a high five?

I said "High Five."  That's just weird.