<< Hugh, please consider that in AZ's *two* wins the defense gave up; 7 and 15 points respectively. That's an average of 11 points/game. In AZ's wins the offense averaged 29.5 points/game>>
I don't have the stats it front of me, but that sounds right. << In TW's *five* loses, the defense gave up; 20, 30, 27, 35, 35 which is an average of 29.4 points/game. In those losses, the offense averaged scoring 24.4 points/game. >> Again, I'll trust your math. << The *big difference* is the defense *not* the offense. They have just turned it up a couple of notches since that LSU shellacking and the results have shown up on the score board.. >> For months, I was saying that the defense was the problem, ya know. But other people said that it was the fact that the offense didn't move the ball in the 4th quarter, and gave it back to the opponent, and the defense just wore down. Those opinions won me over I guess. But deep down, I think it's neither. STAMINA is the key. For whatever reason, Watts is great for 45 minutes, but he gets tired in the 4th quarter. Zow seems to have been able to stay alert and on his "A" game for the entire 60 minutes for the games he's started and played the whole game. I'm not the only person who has noted this, either. As someone I know put it... Watts has looked EXHAUSTED at the end of a number of games this year. I didn't see a shot of Zow at the end of the game Thursday night, but I haven't heard any reports about him being exhausted. Granted, there's something to be said for a win giving you an extra sprint to your step, but maybe there's more to it than that. This is why I believe BOTH quarterbacks not only deserve to play - but should play. They have both shown that they are capable in Fran's offense, now. With both playing, there's less of a chance that one will wear out and make a costly mistake at the end of the game. It really doesn't matter who starts in that situation. To unsubscribe from this list just send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the single word "UNSUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) in the body or visit http://www.RollTideFan.net
