Did we "run" these plays though?

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CBJ kept mentioning he wants the QB to run more. Well, did they call any QB runs or does he expect the QB to make that decision from the Read-option?
 
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CBJ needs to put someone else in if he wants to run the QB. Worley wouldn't even keep the ball against WKY let alone Bama or Florida.
 
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From what I've seen, the QB hasn't been making any reads. And if he has, it's been the wrong one. The defense has been sold out on the hand off, with the DE crashing to stop the HB. The running lane for the QB has been wide open.
 
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This bothers me. I too heard CBJ say that the QB had the option to run but we all know that he didn't the past two games. There were times where the lane was wide open for at least 5-7 even at his speed but he would hand off to a clogged line. Hopefully, this is also the reason for the open QB search this week.
 
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Hard to run the read option with a quarterback who runs like he's suffering from hemorrhoids...
 
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I think that may be the reason for the QB posotion to be back open again. Worley has no interest in running and is just not that type of QB so he always hands it off, and Butch had gave him time to change out of onligation so to speak since he was the most seasoned QB on the team. But after three weeks CBJ has realized I think that in these SEC games Worley will not run as he didn't VS the ducks. So it's time to see who wants to play QB for real. Worley don't make alot of mistakes per say but he is afraid to do anything down field. He is not a play maker at all.
 
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volsfansince4387 said:
Worley didn't appear to want any part of that "option" of the game.
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Against a defense with that kind of recovery speed, I can understand why. It's a learning process though. He's got to understand that he only has to pull the ball out once or twice a game to make it work and it doesn't really even matter if he gains yardage when he does.
 
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Threat of a run would be nice.. Might give them a little more to think about.. With what we're doing we just need to get a extra blocker in the game..
 
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I understand you have to keep a defense honest, but Worley running isn't exactly going to strike fear in a defense.
 
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Serious question. Did anyone remember seeing one play action pass the whole game?
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GAVol said:
Against a defense with that kind of recovery speed, I can understand why. It's a learning process though. He's got to understand that he only has to pull the ball out once or twice a game to make it work and it doesn't really even matter if he gains yardage when he does.
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I'm not criticizing him on that aspect as he is not that kind of athlete. I wouldn't take that free hit either. :)
 
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I may be 100% wrong, but I have a hard time believing they think running Worley a lot is a good idea.

In other words, half this board can run at Worley speed. The only time he's looked good running is when Austin Peay was sniffing glue on the opposite side of the field.
 
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Orange And Garnet said:
I thought the long on to smith was play action
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May have been. I missed several plays and couldn't remember. I remember when we we're down three touchdowns that Oregon's corners were jumping all the short routes and that going I formation for the running game would open up play action passes. Didnt see any creativity out of our play calling.
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TheBigOne10 said:
Hard to run the read option with a quarterback who runs like he's suffering from hemorrhoids...
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IMO even if you are a super slow QB, you still have to keep the ball sometimes, if only to keep the defense honest. Worley had 1 run for 2 yards, and that was a QB dive up the middle on a short yardage play.
 
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I guess my other question is why did CBJ not actually call specific QB run plays? If Worley wasn't pulling when CBJ thought he should've? Don't blame a QB for not running when the coach could easily call a specific running play.
 
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99gator said:
I understand you have to keep a defense honest, but Worley running isn't exactly going to strike fear in a defense.
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But like Butch said, it's not about gaining 20 yds or being Johnny Manziel, he only expects to gain 3-4 yards and slide.

Even with Oregon's D, on 3-4 of those reads, he could have gotten 3-4 yards safely and slid. The announcers even pointed out that Oregon was completely sold on the HB run.

All it takes is 3-4 runs with minimal gain and a good fake, and the HB will break off for about 8-10 yds or more.

My biggest thing is, if the QB competition was so close all of fall practice and spring practice, why not give Peterman a shot to start a game? Worley didnt blow the coaches away with his play once he got the job and Peterman has been showing the effort. Butch even said he's the first one at practice everyday. He's also better on his feet than Worley.

Why isnt our starting QB and our starting receivers beating him to practice and working on their game? Lord knows they need it.
 
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I just want to know if we do indeed have a QB that can hold up running against SEC defenses? Let's face it, you had better be pretty special, physically to run against SEC defenses.
 
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Shortly after Peterman checked in, Bajakian called a read option play. Lo and behold, the DE didn't crash on the RB but held up and tagged the QB.
 
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