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Looked quick and caught the ball with his hands.<\/li>\n<li>We actually have 2 TEs who can play.\u00a0 Both looked ok and will become more and more involved throughout the season.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s really nice to have Van Noy back.\u00a0 Always plays hard and is a leader.\u00a0 Makes everyone better.<\/li>\n<li>One thing I noticed is that Mac immediately identified the open man on a blitz and consistently threw behind the blitzer.\u00a0 Quick release and didn\u2019t allow the rush to get there.<\/li>\n<li>The Carleton Knights defeated the University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars 50-13 on Saturday.\u00a0 Knights Junior QB Johnny Singleton went 30 for 40 for 365 yards and 2 TDs.\u00a0 12 different players caught a pass in a dominating effort.\u00a0 Ben played all of the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter at field cornerback recording a tackle and a pass breakup in the end zone.\u00a0 Next week the boys take on Crown College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The 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were still getting gashed by simple plays.\u00a0 Need to work on tackling which, considering you don\u2019t really do it anymore in camp, is understandable but it mostly comes down to discipline.<\/li>\n<li>Stephenson needs some work.\u00a0 The fumble could have been the end of his day but is completely botched blitz pickup certainly was.\u00a0 Not quite ready for primetime.\u00a0 Hell, even Bolden got a carry.<\/li>\n<li>I thought Bentley had a below-average game.\u00a0 Seemed tentative at times and didn\u2019t really show any type of speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Ugly<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Green Bay got absolutely shellacked and didn\u2019t look good.\u00a0 I guess A-a-ron should have not thrown a hissy fit in the off season.<\/li>\n<li>Did anyone watch the end of the MNF game?\u00a0 Oakland ties the game with 3 minutes left then Baltimore hits a go ahead FG with 40 seconds left.\u00a0 LV gets the ball, completes 2 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