Recap: Sunday Football - Winnetka 10-16-16

Team Mike v. Team Al

Team Al:
Al, Cooper, Tim, Steve, H, Sam, Pilot Dave, Chris, Davey

Team Mike:
Mike, Kile, Frank, Pat, Alan, Dylan, Brian, Scotty

Team Mike started by throwing three interceptions on the first three drives. The third INT was returned for a TD by Al.

Touchdown Plays:
Team Al:
Touchdown #1
Touchdown #2: (our defense in man coverage) Tim ran a square out against me, and the pass was just beyond my fingertips. (the out to my right, the offense's left side)
Touchdown #3: INT ret for TD
Touchdown #4:
Touchdown #5: Despite defense highlighting the need to lockdown Steve and H, H catches a touchdown on a comeback route to the right of the end zone (the defense's left side)
Touchdown #6:

Team Mike:
Touchdown #1: at the goal line, we lined up Mike, Kile, Pat and Alan in the four interior receiver slots. I fired the ball low to Kile who caught it in his knees.
Touchdown #2: within 10 yards, Mike on the outside right, ran a whip route with Tim in man coverage. I sidearmed the ball low and away and Mike caught it diving to his left.

Missed opportunities:
Team Mike: fourth and goal inside the ten yard line, Dylan was running a fade/corner route to the left.  If coverage was sitting in the back left corner, the throw was to be on the inside. The defense lined up Al by himself on that side, so the matchup was decidedly in our favor. But my pass to Dylan was too soft, and Al was able to catch up to it to knock it down.

Strategy:
Oddly, we appeared to have the personal to win the individual match-ups on Offense and Defense, but we were continually beat in man or zone coverage on defense.

On Offense, the field was so wide, with Kile lined up on the outside left (where the field was widest) that he was basically removed from the play because the throw from QB to the sideline was so far, it was too dangerous to throw. We attempted a few too many deep shots in lieu of taking the easy 10-12 yard throws that presented themselves all the time. Two or three drives stalled out at fourth and goal from 10-15 yards away.