Three takeaways from Texas A&M football’s near miss against Bowling Green
Three takeaways from Texas A&M football squeezing out a win against Bowling Green
Well, it may have been a little close for comfort, but Texas A&M football has notched their third straight win. It’s truly been a desert over these last few years, as that is tied for the longest winning streak the Ags have had since MIke Elko departed College Station previously.
It wasn’t exactly pretty, though. The Aggies controlled the game for the most part, but fans were still left feeling unsatisfied after what ended up being a one-score victory over a MAC team.
That wasn’t just any MAC team, though, as we saw when they faced off against Penn State up in Happy Valley a couple of weeks ago. They’ve now taken two ranked teams to the brink on the road, and looked impressive doing it.
Of course, that’s not something that people will remember—only that this was closer than Aggie fans would have liked. But what can we take away going forward? Let’s take a look.
Three takeaways for Texas A&M football after BGSU escape: Reed has not yet supplanted Weigman
I’ll keep it short and sweet here: while I’m not ruling the possibility out for the future, it seems clear to me at this point that Marcel Reed doesn’t quite yet have what it takes to be the full-time QB1. Many of the offensive issues last night emerged from his inability to reliably push the ball downfield.
The Falcons repeatedly run blitzed, leading to an up-and-down ground game for the Aggie front. Reed would have ideally been able to find some holes underneath in the defense as a response, but his timing and anticipation are just not where they’re supposed to be yet.
His throws on the run were concerning as well. He repeatedly threw the ball at the feet of receivers, and often completely missed wide-open targets even when stationary.
Maybe it was just an off game, like Weigman had against Notre Dame. But it was nearly very costly for the Aggies, and I think it put the brakes on some of the Reed rhetoric we’ve seen floating around over the past week.