I need to be getting my script finished for tonight so I don't pull a Debord, but I can't get this off my mind. Thought a few of you guys might agree or disagree with me, but some may get some answers from this.
First, I very rarely question calls coaches make during games. I know those calls are backed up by film study and tendencies. I also know they are formulated through hours of spending with this team that none of the rest of us, even Brent, get. However, last night was not that way! We went in with the most vanilla plan to not show anything. Remember when Phil toyed with UCLA in the opener trying to work on our passing game when we could run the ball at ease? It bit us in the butt and we lost that night, and it almost happened again last night. We ran outside zone over, and over, and over, and continued to get 2 and 3 yards. We ran counter 1 or 2 times, which was a basic staple for us last season with Dobbs reading off of it. We never let him read a counter one time last night. Not to mention we didn't let our quicker back get enough carries when he was easily outproducing Hurd on outside zone plays.
Simple play action was the counter to this, but we couldn't protect for long enough. Then when the protection was decent, Dobbs refused to pull the trigger. I have no idea why he can't get comfortable and throw on time. It is truly as simple as some posters have said before, If Dobbs isn't allowed to run, he isn't a good Qb. It isn't even about his arm, he doesn't possess the football mind to look at coverage and throw on time where it needs to be. I have coached kids who were C students but could do this, and A students who could not. He simply falls in the 2nd group. Let him run! It's that simple.
Our offensive line got whipped. The lack of scrimmaging really hurt these guys I'm afraid. When the pieces move on the field it is harder on the O line than anything. They have to make adjustments in seconds and communicate it like 99% of the world couldn't understand. It is the hardest position besides QB and there are 5 of them. We looked like crap in pass pro. We ran sideways all night, which didn't help them or give them a chance to use their size advantage.
Overall the gameplan sucked. Our execution sucked. Our best players pressed, they thought they could make something out of nothing instead of just making the easy play (fair catch, throw ball away). Just overall very frustrating, but as soon as Dobbs is turned loose, we will be back to dangerous on O. GBO
First, I very rarely question calls coaches make during games. I know those calls are backed up by film study and tendencies. I also know they are formulated through hours of spending with this team that none of the rest of us, even Brent, get. However, last night was not that way! We went in with the most vanilla plan to not show anything. Remember when Phil toyed with UCLA in the opener trying to work on our passing game when we could run the ball at ease? It bit us in the butt and we lost that night, and it almost happened again last night. We ran outside zone over, and over, and over, and continued to get 2 and 3 yards. We ran counter 1 or 2 times, which was a basic staple for us last season with Dobbs reading off of it. We never let him read a counter one time last night. Not to mention we didn't let our quicker back get enough carries when he was easily outproducing Hurd on outside zone plays.
Simple play action was the counter to this, but we couldn't protect for long enough. Then when the protection was decent, Dobbs refused to pull the trigger. I have no idea why he can't get comfortable and throw on time. It is truly as simple as some posters have said before, If Dobbs isn't allowed to run, he isn't a good Qb. It isn't even about his arm, he doesn't possess the football mind to look at coverage and throw on time where it needs to be. I have coached kids who were C students but could do this, and A students who could not. He simply falls in the 2nd group. Let him run! It's that simple.
Our offensive line got whipped. The lack of scrimmaging really hurt these guys I'm afraid. When the pieces move on the field it is harder on the O line than anything. They have to make adjustments in seconds and communicate it like 99% of the world couldn't understand. It is the hardest position besides QB and there are 5 of them. We looked like crap in pass pro. We ran sideways all night, which didn't help them or give them a chance to use their size advantage.
Overall the gameplan sucked. Our execution sucked. Our best players pressed, they thought they could make something out of nothing instead of just making the easy play (fair catch, throw ball away). Just overall very frustrating, but as soon as Dobbs is turned loose, we will be back to dangerous on O. GBO
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