Grading the cougars: D-

Sun., Nov. 2, 2008

Lopina helped the offense move down the field, but also threw two picks, though only one his fault.

Too often there was too much dancing before hitting the hole. And the fumbles were killers.

There were at least five drops including a deflection off Gibson’s hands that resulted in an interception.

The four sacks and the lack of a running game add up to failure here.

This group, especially in the middle, was almost invisible most of the game.

With such little resistance up front, Trent and company were asked to make too many plays.

For a team which never passes the ball, there were a lot of open receivers.

Decent kickoff returns were balanced by short punts and a muffed one.

There is only so much that can be done and it seems the group is trying just about everything.