Yep, dropped balls, and route running. Hopefully those areas will improve - they need to in order to win the last 3. I also worry about the lack of a deep threat among the starters.

I'm one of Rey Maulauga's biggest fans, but his excessive practice hit on Turner was very costly.
With Smith and Jarrett gone, PT was to be the man and that injury set him back mentally and physically. Hopefully no more "friendly-fire" in practices.

I posted part of this on an earlier thread but I think it might get lost (because the thread was several days old) and this seems to be the most appropriate forum for this particular post:

An interesting dilemma: When Sanchez came in to spell Booty for three games, the receivers suddenly developed hands. Now that Booty is back in, they have the dropsies again. Could it be that Sanchez throws a more "catchable" ball that's easier for receivers to haul in? We've all heard about certain quarterbacks throwing more catchable balls than others. Even though the pass may look exactly the same through our eyes, it could be possible that Sanchez just throws a better ball. Think about how many potential JDB interceptions opposing defensive backs have dropped. Maybe his ball is just hard to corral. The other explanation could just be that Sanchez played against inferior teams and that it was easier for the receivers to get open, or that the receivers concentrated harder knowing that the backup was in, but I'm not so sure.
My personal feeling is that Sanchez really does throw a more catchable ball and the receivers have an easier time catching it because it lands in their hands more softly, but I wouldn't bet my life savings on that hypothesis. I'm interested to hear other explanations and thoughts on why JDB has more drops from his receivers than Sanchez does.

Speaking of Needing Improvement, Why no coverage of the secret basketball scrimmage between USC and CS Fullerton?

Well, here is what happened:
Titans win 80-76 in regulation (10min zone session added score was 102-97 titans..)
Fullerton top scorers
Josh Akgnon 28pts 25mins (11-19, 6-13 3pters)
Frank Robinson 20pts 17mins (9-15, 2-3 3pters)
Marcus Crenshaw 16pts 20mins (6-12, 3-7 3pters)

USC top scorers
Mayo 27pts 29mins (9-15, 2-4 3's, 7-8ft)
Davon Jefferson 16pts 21mins (7-13 2-4ft)
Angelo Johnson 17pts 43mins(6-12, 3-8 3's,2-3fts)

O.J. Mayo, Southern Cal's highly touted 6-5 freshman guard and likely 2008 NBA lottery pick, was as good as advertised. Just about every one of Cal State Fullerton's players ended up guarding him at some point.

Thanks for the basketball report, T&T.

Booty throws a rocket, and it looks as if Sanchez has more touch on his ball. The master of touch, at least at the college level, was Leinart.

Great call sureshot. Maybe we can get that Harper kid from Oregon to come here and play receiver since he was catching Sanchez' ball all day!