The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Penn football at Brown
It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Let's take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of Penn football's sloppy loss to Brown.
NOT ACTUALLY UGLY AT ALL: Max Kurucar
You know things are going wrong when the only player that receives praise is your punter. Pressed into duty far more often than he ever wanted, Kurucar did a stellar job of pinning the Bears deep all day. He averaged 42.7 yards per punt and pinned Brown inside of its own 20-yard line twice. It's hard to ask for much more from your special teams.
SUBSTANTIALLY UGLY: Penn's offensive line
Well, that was a disaster. With quarterback Billy Ragone out for the second week in a row and Ryan Becker starting, Penn's offensive front needed to do two things: Establish a power running game and give Becker a chance to establish an intermediate passing game. It did neither. Penn averaged 2.74 yards per carry on 31 attempts, and Becker was running for his life all day, getting sacked four times and getting hit or hurried on seemingly every play.
HERE'S THE REALLY UGLY PART: Pretty much everything else
There is no statistic that makes Penn look good in this game. Brown ran all over the Quakers all day, piling up 291 yards on the ground and 501 yards of total offense. The Quakers still haven't scored a point in Providence since 2009. Kyle Wilcox went down with an injury and his status is unclear, according to coach Al Bagnoli after the game. Even when Becker had time to throw, his passes were off the mark, with three ending up in the hands of the Bears. Princeton is far stronger than Brown. If the Quakers don't want to get their collective doors blown off on Homecoming, they have a LOT of work to do.
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