Last game we ran a big package. Two TEs and Thomas at WR. Seems to be a run first formation. Do you
think that's a tale other teams pick up on?
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I have a feeling, and that's all it is, just a feeling...that the offense
really comes alive this week. Might sound silly after a 66-7 win, but yeah..
We can't score under 31 in any of the remaining weeks until USC.
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Why is that?
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IMO that would prove the offense is coming together. Otherwise it's back to the up and down roller-
coaster of mediocre performance with a few great ones sprinkled in. That is what has led us to crap the bed in big games and starting over with an overhyped rent-a-qb the next year.
Additionally, the remaining schedule is super weak so if we have trouble scoring 31 on these teams, there is no chance in round 1 of the playoffs. We have to use these games as ways to prepare the O to learn the ability to score a will against very inferior opponents. This will lead to learning to find ways to score against tougher competition as opposed to stings of three and outs and the offense disappearing for large portions of bigger games.
If we can't do these things, I have difficulty saying that progress is happening. We need to get backup reps as well, which scoring a minimum of 31 per game should allow for. In some games, we will need 40+. The O needs to learn to be able to carry the team in a shootout. We don't have that ability, and haven't had that ability though it's a big part of today's game. That is a part of the progression needed to win a NC in today's game.
I mean what if we beat Louisville and GA Tech like 28-10ish and put up 50-60 on everyone else
wouldn't that be pretty solid considering the challenges we've faced with injuries and Riley missing spring, etc..?
Absolutely. Close enough. We just can't have the sleeper 17-6 or 24-17, 28-21 type stuff. Not with
this schedule. All the games left should be convincing, meaning the offense doesn't shoot itself in the foot and there is never that feeling that we're just letting the other team hang around.
Ok yeah I'm with you there..we're avg like 34ppg now and should raise that to about 40ppg b4 USC.
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It’s going to be a Gus malzahn offense
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You need Cam Newton for that
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What is the meat of what you mean by this? Gadets, motion & 4 yd passes, hoping for a busted play?
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Not necessarily looking for a busted play, but definitely a strong focus on running
With minimal passing and lots of motion and misdirection
Love your positivity. Clearly, I picked a big number myself.
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My "feeling" isn't as much about trying to be positive, but more about..
little things I'm seeing on the field that I can't quantify, but make me think/feel/project that the offense is close to clicking.
I think we telegraph plays with personnel packages. Always have.
Very rarely do we look have a formation that doesn’t suggest the play call.
Only certain guys do certain things.
My wife gets aggravated with me for calling plays before they happen. If I know what they are going to do, anyone that watches enough film knows far more than someone like me that never played football.
You mean like when they spread Love out wide and ran the ball?
Some team should hire you as a coach. You'd be better than Connor Stallions?
I do think it’s pretty predictable. It’s not 100% obviously.
It was very easy to know patterns and formations under Kelly and Rees.
I think part of the problem is it’s either a few running plays or some dink and dunk passes. The lack of any downfield passing is tough but makes it easy to it figure out. Maybe it’s not the play call but the fact that all our QBs almost never drive the ball down field.
Last week had more variety. Jet sweeps for instance. The hope is denbrock is better at this than Kelly and Rees. It kills us against better teams. We do the same things waiting for better execution it seems to me.