themunn":1qy861p4 said:
lukerguy":1qy861p4 said:
I liked Penny as a sprinkle home run hitter after Davis bludgeoned them but didn't anyone else notice them exclusively using Penny in the 2nd half?
The offense was far less efficient without Davis's 4-5 yard carries. I think Pete tried to "ride the hot hand" rather than sticking with his philosophy of being more physical than the other team.
Less efficient? Didn't we punt 3x in the 2nd quarter vs 0 times in the second half?
Penny still played in the 2nd quarter. I'm not saying Davis should play all the time, but I'm saying Penny and the Hawks are better when they sprinkle in both, preferably starting with Davis, and then when he wears them down they add penny (similar to what has made NO effective with Ingram and Kamara).
In the first quarter Davis led the carries and Penny came in for his big HR runs. By the 2nd half the hawks scored two touchdowns one on a drive that was extended because of a gift penalty on Fowler, and the other was a TD where Davis was featured exclusively in garbage time.
SO yeah, I felt like most of the 3rd and 4th quarter Penny was featured and would have led to 3 points save for a penalty extending drive.