flalax22 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:22 pm
HopFan16 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:25 pm
We've been over this before, but there really isn't much depth behind them. The guy with a legitimate gripe, of course, is Evan Zinn, whose lack of playing time at the offensive midfield at this point is so painfully illogical that it could be the plot of a Franz Kafka novel. Cattoni is hurt, Ernst is a walk-on, so you're really only talking about Zinn, Mabbett, Lily, and Degnon. Mabbett's goal today was against PSU's backups but at least he showed the ability to square up his matchup and put the ball in the back of the net which is something the other guys have struggled to do all year. I've already advocated for Degnon to get playing time. Shilling and Fox can't play midfield. Stagnitta must be a Tewaaraton-level player in practice to have become a mainstay on the 2nd line at the expense of Zinn and the others. I mean he must be Kyle Harrison when the cameras aren't on. That's the only explanation I can think of. That's everyone. That's all the offensive players. Maybe you give Kuhn is short-stick back and let him play offense? Only half kidding.
You don't think Fox or Shilling would have more than three goals at this point running first line minutes? That is almost laughable.
They can play midfield as much as Forry or any of the munchkins.
But yes my real point is Zinn and Mabbett and may be even Lily. All are bigger, faster and more skilled than what Benson puts out. I know you have said Mabbett isn't fast but I disagree. He's faster than Forry and other guys with tiny little legs who get a full run at 1st and 2nd line.
BTW a nice workman like game from Coulter. Only took them four years to figure out a guy that competes hard may be a benefit to have on the field.
I absolutely do not think either of them would have any more goals, no. You did see Shilling get stripped near the midline on an EMO attempt against Princeton, right? And while Fox obviously has the box background and can do some nice things in tight, he can’t play midfield. In fact they actually tried that already a bit in the past.
Re: Mabbett, I never said he wasn’t fast, that was someone else. Now that you mention it though, from what I’ve seen, he doesn’t seem very fast, but he also doesn’t seem too slow either—at least not much if any slower than most of the other middies save Concannon.
Still think this is missing the forest for the trees. The D gave up a 20 spot yesterday. Every game it’s 18, 16, 15, etc. The defense is broken. Swapping in a few freshman middies, as much as I’d love to see that, wouldn’t change things. (That’s not a reason that they shouldn’t, of course—as I’ve argued before if the team is going to stink regardless, why NOT get your youngins more PT?)