We will need the ability to attack downfield to WRs when the short stuff is taken away and running

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We will need the ability to attack downfield to WRs when the short stuff is taken away and running

Author: tky21 (2588 Posts - Joined: May 13, 2010)

Posted at 3:40 pm on Sep 26, 2022

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game is shut down. Probably be under some pressure too. If Pyne can't do that (and I'm not sure he can), then we are in trouble against good teams.

Good D's will shut down the run, keep Pyne in the pocket, collapse it around him, take away the short stuff and force him to try to make difficult throws downfield that require a hell of a lot of zip on the ball, timing and accuracy all the while in the pocket surrounded by people that tower over him. I like Drew Pyne. Drew Pyne is a winner. But I honestly don't think Pyne is good enough to do that. I'm not sure our WRs are good enough for when that happens either. And I'm not sure how you fix that.

"Put a Riddell on somebody and be the most physical team in the country until the whistle blows."

Replies to: "We will need the ability to attack downfield to WRs when the short stuff is taken away and running"

What we need to see moving forward... - Jetman424 - 9:51am 9/26/22 (24) [View All]
- We will need the ability to attack downfield to WRs when the short stuff is taken away and running - tky21 - 3:40pm 9/26/22
  - I don’t disagree but it is what is. Pyne is what we have and we need to hope he can make enough of - Frank L - 6:11pm 9/26/22
    - I agree completely. [NT] - tky21 - 10:02pm 9/26/22
  - Which is exactly where this team was last year. That was year 12 of the previous regime - kgirish - 4:59pm 9/26/22
- Build on this momentum, keep doing what works well - ndunabomber - 11:47am 9/26/22
- BYU will be a good test. Credit to Pyne, Rees, Estime, and the OL. But UNC’s D is awful. - Frank L - 11:45am 9/26/22
  - I will give Rees applause for Saturday's game plan. I thought we would have seen more of that earli - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:32pm 9/26/22
    - Agreed. Would have been nice to see that kind of game plan earlier. [NT] - tky21 - 2:54pm 9/26/22
    - Indeed. [NT] - Frank L - 2:08pm 9/26/22
    - To your point, I have yet to see the rub routes which typically gets a WR open. There was a play in - jray - 1:00pm 9/26/22
      - You mean the one's that are illegal 50% of the time? [NT] - ColeyO - 2:02pm 9/26/22
        "Rubbin' is racin'." [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:52pm 9/27/22
      - it would be great to see the wide view of the game. It's really been the same for years. I cannot - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:10pm 9/26/22
    - Will be interesting if turning point of the season turns out to be when Rees screamed at Pyne... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:35pm 9/26/22
      - F-bombs rock! [NT] - Irishize - 1:29pm 9/26/22
        They don't call them the F....ing Irish for nothing! - TakethetrainKnute - 1:31pm 9/26/22
- Similar/consistent offensive performances against better defenses [NT] - BillsND - 10:51am 9/26/22
- I see no reason why ND can't win out. The pieces are there. . [NT] - bobdrake - 10:44am 9/26/22
- You hit the nail on the head. On a go forward. Relative to what we saw - oldirish - 10:18am 9/26/22
  - Yep. Hoping for a trend not an outlier. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:18am 9/26/22
- This is what I would like to see... but it does not rise to the level of a need. - Curly1918 - 10:06am 9/26/22
  - Re: This is what I would like to see... but it does not rise to the level of a need. - Jetman424 - 11:33am 9/26/22
  - I stopped watching Faust and Ty. I expect Freeman to be in the playoffs next year. [NT] - bobdrake - 11:32am 9/26/22
    - Keep in mind that Carolina has a horrible defense. It should have been in the 60s to 14. - ELP - 12:59pm 9/26/22