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Seriously, I kinda thought we should have sat Love after he reached 111 yards in 6 carries. And our first-string D was in there way too long IMHO.

Normally, I would agree, but this is our first game of the season, and represented an opportunity for the first team to get some additional practice and experience.  It was clear that Shaw was having our QB's throw (including Chryst), not because he was trying to run up the score, but because he was trying to see what they could do, and to gain experience and work through some things.  That's why we threw on fourth down even though we were averaging over 10 yards per carry at that point.  I imagine that later in the season, in that spot, we just give the ball to Scarlett, but for now, it was good to see what Chryst could do.

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Seriously, I kinda thought we should have sat Love after he reached 111 yards in 6 carries. And our first-string D was in there way too long IMHO.

Normally, I would agree, but this is our first game of the season, and represented an opportunity for the first team to get some additional practice and experience.  It was clear that Shaw was having our QB's throw (including Chryst), not because he was trying to run up the score, but because he was trying to see what they could do, and to gain experience and work through some things.  That's why we threw on fourth down even though we were averaging over 10 yards per carry at that point.  I imagine that later in the season, in that spot, we just give the ball to Scarlett, but for now, it was good to see what Chryst could do.

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