Is there something about zone vs gap assignment that is making this more difficult than it should be? Aren't screens and draws a way to counteract blitzing defenses like Pitt?
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We haven't had a short yardage running game for years. When you can't line up on 3rd and/or 4th and one and run successfully you have issues. We continuously use slow developing delayed handoff runs and get stuffed. This was true even when Nelson and McGlinchey were playing and now it's even worse now and almost lost us the Pitt game at crunch time. After Book's short slide. We got stuffed on 3rd and 4th and one. We have athletes that could jump over the line and get a yard ala Sam Bam Cunningham from USC in the old days. We seldom use the QB sneak even with Winbush at QB. Inability to run out the clock late in games will cost us a game sooner or later.
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