Word: crones
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard fans, though, even superb defense could not make up for the offensive weaknesses which muddled the Restic system beyond recognition. Eric Crone could not get untracked all afternoon at quarterback, and with his performance went the Crimson offense as a whole. His indecisiveness in key situations made it impossible to overcome the illegal procedure infractions that plagued Harvard...
Whether the Crimson's non-offense was due to Crone's lack of opportunity to move the Crimson attack--the optimistic view--or to a downright inability to move the club--the pessimistic one--Restic stuck with him down to the bitter...
Late in the quarter. Harvard put together its only sustained, penalty-less drive of the game, Crone found Demare deep on a third and long situation for a 56-yard gain, hit join Hagerty for 19 more, and ran himself to the one yard line to set up Wheeler's sweep for the touchdown...
...although he also ran for more forward yards than anyone else, his scrambling passes found the mark only six times in sixteen attempts. Three times, Crone passes ended up in the arms of Dartmouth defensive backs, and twice, his inability to decide whether to throw or not led to crippling illegal receiver penalties...
Harvard coach Joe Restic claims that Crone's receivers were well covered by Dartmouth's excellent defensive backfield, but with Restic's meandering, multi-receiver pass patterns, it's hard to tell...