Word: crones
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...greatest weakness of the Harvard offense is the lack of a smart, consistent quarterback. Eric Crone is strong and fast, and he throws bullets, but he seems to spend most of his time pumping the ball and vainly looking for his receivers, who are usually wide open...
...regularly stricken with the early game overthrows, and he is one of the few quarterbacks ever to still be faking a pass after running five yards over the line of scrimmage. Crone gets hot occasionally (fortunately, he's hit his groove in the first half against Yale for the last two years), and he never really looks bad enough to permanently find a seat on the bench. But he rarely has the consistency to "put it all together" for four quarters, much less the whole season...
Jimmy Stoekel, a good short passer, lacks Crone's arm and speed, but he showed greater poise and steadiness in two of his three games last year. Dartmouth and Penn. In his last effort, against Princeton, he threw poorly, but his pass blocking was non-existent. Stoekel's talent limitations reduce the potential of Restic's system, but Crone appears incapable of realizing the system's potential with any regularity...
...backfield, captain Ted DeMars will again pair with Mark Wheeler, and Marc Mayberg will be the fullback. Restic still refuses to name his starting quarterback until the day of the game, but on the basis of performance in the first two games, it would seem that Eric Crone has the inside track on the starling berth...
What is the story then? Based on its most recent performance, the offense seems to have found consistency and the scoring touch. Crone directs the attack with authority, and his play selection has been good. Ted Demars and Mark Wheeler give Harvard a pair of halfbacks who complement each other as well as any in the league. The Crimson will score, but not at a 31-points-per-quarter rate, because Harvard has yet to face a first-rate defense. Columbia has a first rate defense, having shut out its first two opponents...