Patriot League Pick 'Em - Week 3

[RichH2]

while that is possible, I am more convinced that we can hang with the midshipmen if the OL improves enough to give Mayes time to throw, big question for me is how long it takes for the D to adjust to the option, as Suits said, we have no scout O that can run the option remotely as well as Navy runs it

Odds are that Navy will eat up large chunks of time running. If we we can get some stops, we have a chance. Agree if OL can give Brad time we can score. We must open up the O. We are not Hawaii with the run and shoot or Memphis with speed burners. Even Navy's soft pass D can defend that vanilla O.

[Leopard Loyalist]

I will join the (mostly) unanimous selections.

Yale @ HOLY CROSS

GEORGETOWN @ Dartmouth

BUCKNELL @ Penn

LEHIGH @ Navy

Stony Brook @ FORDHAM

Monmouth @ LAFAYETTE

[DFW HOYA]

The Massey Ratings picks are not promising.

Yale vs Holy Cross (Yale, 81% likelihood of winning)
Monmouth vs Lafayette (Monmouth, 89%)
Bucknell vs Penn (Penn, 93%)
Stony Brook vs Fordham (Stony Brook, 94%)
Georgetown vs Dartmouth (Dartmouth, 97%)
Lehigh vs Navy (Navy, 100%)

[maninthehighcastle]

COLGATE @ Furman

Yale @ HOLY CROSS

GEORGETOWN @ Dartmouth

BUCKNELL @ Penn

LEHIGH @ Navy

Stony Brook @ FORDHAM

Monmouth @ LAFAYETTE

[ColgateTD]

https://gocolgateraiders.com/news/2018/9/12/colgate-furman-football-canceled.aspx

Sucks to lose a game, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

We didn't lose this game. It was cancelled.....yuk-yuk

[kdinva]

Yale 31 @ Holy Cross 17
Georgetown 24 @ Dartmouth 27
Bucknell 17 @ Penn 27
Lehigh 13 @ Navy 54
Stony Brook 27 @ Fordham 21
Monmouth 31 @ Lafayette 13

[hawkineer]

Odds are that Navy will eat up large chunks of time running. If we we can get some stops, we have a chance. Agree if OL can give Brad time we can score. We must open up the O. We are not Hawaii with the run and shoot or Memphis with speed burners. Even Navy's soft pass D can defend that vanilla O.

I am not convinced that this receiving corp cam get any separation even if Mayes is given time. Troy and Gatlin had a lot to do with Mayes effectiveness last year. This group got almost none last week.

[RichH2]

I am not convinced that this receiving corp cam get any separation even if Mayes is given time. Troy and Gatlin had a lot to do with Mayes effectiveness last year. This group got almost none last week.

True. Starters are all quick and athletic but not tall or with exceptional flat out speed. Nova D played 20 yds in relying on their Dline to pressure Mayes. Most of our pass O was short to medium shots in front of DBs. OC ran a vanilla O as he did vs SFU. No crossing patterns,flares or stop and goes. Not sure why. The few long passes were simple flies by outside receivers. Our guys are fast enough but not any faster than the Nova kids. No running attack made us one dimensional so regardless of what we called Nova usually could keep 7 back.

[carney2]

I thought they would lose but that their offense might break out a bit. It really is that bad?

Worse. At Delaware I believe that the longest offensive series lasted 5 plays.

[PAllen]

Looks like I'll be in Annapolis for this one. Got tickets for the family from a friend in section 26.