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Unless Roper was on the same page as Mac on all this stuff. I don't know. I don't think Chev is a great play caller and I do think he was overmatched and exposed when he ran against the experienced pros coordinating USC & UW. But I do think that those games gave the leverage for MM & Roper to push the offense in a different direction that was not what Chev would like to be doing.
I’m afraid Andy Reid would look like an idot with that OL.
To me some of the problem with our passing routes. The receivers are focusing and preparing to be downfield blockers more than getting open and getting the ball 1st. That is why I said the one route (primary receiver) all the rest are setting up their block (preparing). Once that "route" is covered they are already engaged in blocking and now trying to break off the block to become a receiver again. Of course by then Montez is blown up. I agree with blocking for each other, but someone needs the ball 1st.
Bingo. I expect the same from Roper.
That strategy explains the picture perfectly.
Roper has the rep of bieng very conservative. He had some pretty solid offenses at UF and South Carolina, but they were not what you would call high flying. I think he plays the game much the way MikMac does. After all, MikMac brought him in. He is experienced but believes in sitting on a lead and playing the clock.
Sitting on a lead the last 6 games has gotten us nowhere. I hope he realizes that.
He got the hook at UF and USC basically for that reason, so I am going with probably not.
MM sure as hell didn't.
I was afraid of that. Maybe we can pray for an earthquake (no casualties) that ends the game right after we score the first points?
This is what happens when you design an offense around one player (even moreso when that player is a WR), and it's a gadget offense at that. @CarolinaBuff said it was a gadget offense during the Nebraska game. Bubble screens, jet sweeps, trick plays, wildcat, draws, and deep balls are about as high school as it gets. Predictable as it comes with zero identity. I have no idea how Chev (and ultimately Mac) ever thought this offensive design was going to be successful against a 9 game Pac 12 schedule, especially once the film was out.
I am an Egghead as well. I am thinking about getting a Traeger so I have the Holy Trinity of BBQ, (direct NG, BGE & Traeger). Send the OLine to me, I will feed them!
Sorta...I’d say due to an uptick in completion/failure of the OL, every time we tried to get vertical, it took too long, Montez was flushed out, and by then, the routes had broken down. I could be wrong. That’s just the way I see it from a WR/QB/RB coach perspective.
Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit.
Look into Yoder vs Traeger. They are built like an OL, not a WR.
This beats drafting Gas Gathering Agreements any day. Holy crap. Love the Yoders. It reminds me of when my buddies had to reinforce our home bench press in high school with spot-welded angle iron so we didn't wreck the frame throwing around weight. So, to make this relevant, Traeger is to the Leach Air Raid as Yoder is to a Holgerson/Wickline Air Raid attack.
Green Mountain Grills
This has driven me nuts this year. So many times I’ve seen athletic QBs extend the play by moving in and out of the pocket and then nailing an open receiver down the field.
Yup! Part is not having the RB or a TE as a safety valve. Part is when we try to pass vertically, it’s when we’re 3rd and 10+ so the 3 yard dump doesn’t do any good. Part is, we were blitzing a LB on every play so that left an eligible receiver open for opposing teams on just about every play
Sounds like as good a gameplan as any. Or rather, as we've had so far.
I can't begin to express how much I love your screen name.
