Here's the real problem..easy fix

#51
#51
DaddyChad said:
The real problem is the offensive line and there are no easy fixes for it.
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Aaaahhhhhhh, this is an interesting conundrum of a dilemma. Am going to duck after saying this, but when your O Line is not having a good day, you reevaluate your offensive play calling and help the team to avoid situations where the QB is hurried and or sacked. Sweeps, quick slants, screen passes, wide out tosses - any play where the QB does not have the ball longer than 3 seconds. Once you establish these passes and rushes , you will open up the secondary. But until then, it is Dink, Dink, Dink - vs Sack, Sack, Sack. Now, Duck!!

PS IMO, Nico is totally capable of throwing accurate short and quick passes all day long. Play calling really was at the root of our offensive woes. We adjusted in Fville, not Norman.
 
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#52
#52
Volador said:
Aaaahhhhhhh, this is an interesting conundrum of a dilemma. Am going to duck after saying this, but when your O Line is not having a good day, you reevaluate your offensive play calling and help the team to avoid situations where the QB is hurried and or sacked. Sweeps, quick slants, screen passes, wide out tosses - any play where the QB does not have the ball longer than 3 seconds. Once you establish these passes and rushes , you will open up the secondary. But until then, it is Dink, Dink, Dink - vs Sack, Sack, Sack. Now, Duck!!

PS IMO, Nico is totally capable of throwing accurate short and quick passes all day long. Play calling really was at the root of our offensive woes. We adjusted in Fville, not Norman.
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I mean you’re right we could’ve done something to help out with the play calling. Half back screen? I don’t see that going well with the athleticism of our Oline right now.
 
#53
#53
morristown vol said:
I think Heupel knows i'm right and is trying to protect him till he can move and look down field and make them pay...like Hooker did
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You realize we were not running the same route trees with Hooker as now right ? Go watch the film they didn't run the same style routes last year either. We do not have an NFL wr outside of Bru and he is limited. Thornton is a possibility. Also we are running routes that take way to long to develope for this OL currently. Slants, come backs, digs, crossing routes, and swinging the ball to a back out in the flat will help a lot. We will also move the chains and keep the blitzing to a minimum by doing this. We have players who can take a 5 yard play 55. Need more of it
 
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#55
DaddyChad said:
I mean you’re right we could’ve done something to help out with the play calling. Half back screen? I don’t see that going well with the athleticism of our Oline right now.
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We made the adjustment in Norman, and it worked. We didn't appear to make the adjustment in Fville. And yes, there are a thousand plays where you get rid of the ball in 2-3 seconds. Work around your weaknesses and play to your strengths
 
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#56
Volador said:
We made the adjustment in Norman, and it worked. We didn't appear to make the adjustment in Fville. And yes, there are a thousand plays where you get rid of the ball in 2-3 seconds. Work around your weaknesses and play to your strengths
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Thousands of plays that work with none of your Oline doing their job?
 
#57
#57
DaddyChad said:
Thousands of plays that work with none of your Oline doing their job?
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Yes. And we all know plenty of plays that minimize an offensive line's woes. Do you honestly think that we are the first team to have an OLine that is having difficulty in the trenches?? Go Vols
 
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#58
StuckInBamaVol said:
Didn’t disagree. They have film breakdown of him just not seeing open receivers on the move. He will get better at it.
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There is a difference between throwing on the run by design and throwing on the running for your life. Not many QB's on the planet ever are good at throwing on the running for their lives. You tend to be more worried about the for your life part than the throwing part in those situations.

All jokes aside. Throwing on a run is a stat that should be a fraction of one's total attempts. If you are throwing on the run enough that's it is a usable stat it means your OLINE sucks. Bootlegs and designed rollouts are not the same thing as there is a '300 pound meanie trying to kill me mommy'.
 
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pimo1 said:
There is a difference between throwing on the run by design and throwing on the running for your life. Not many QB's on the planet ever are good at throwing on the running for their lives. You tend to be more worried about the for your life part than the throwing part in those situations.

All jokes aside. Throwing on a run is a stat that should be a fraction of one's total attempts. If you are throwing on the run enough that's it is a usable stat it means your OLINE sucks. Bootlegs and designed rollouts are not the same thing as there is a '300 pound meanie trying to kill me mommy'.
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Point taken on last. I can agree with that. Guess my main point is, he’s just going to have to play to improve.
 
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Volador said:
Yes. And we all know plenty of plays that minimize an offensive line's woes. Do you honestly think that we are the first team to have an OLine that is having difficulty in the trenches?? Go Vols
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I mean obviously Oline doesn’t matter since it’s so easy to play call around it. 😂
 
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Volador said:
Yes. And we all know plenty of plays that minimize an offensive line's woes. Do you honestly think that we are the first team to have an OLine that is having difficulty in the trenches?? Go Vols
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Those plays (max protect and such) mean you have people that could be out running routes NOT..... If I have 2 TE's and a RB pass blocking it means I only have 3 WR's on routes with 5-6 guys covering them. It's called a Coverage Sack which is what the majority of Nicos sacks have been. Now you have me thinking because I have a feeling both his ints happened in max protect also if I remember correctly... time for some tape.
 
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#63
Remember, this was still just game 5 for him. He plays mature for a R Freshman, and he and his stats will continue to improve. The Oline certainly needs to shape up, and quit getting so many freaking penalties.
 
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#64
morristown vol said:
Nico"s not accurate when throwing on the run.Other teams saw Oklahoma and will blitz to move him around if he can't hit open receivers.
Something he can get better at going forward.
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Dodging defensive players while throwing passes does not improve accuracy, from our QBs. QBs of the teams we play? Yes, their accuracy tends to improve..
 
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#65
#65
I’m gonna have one request for CJH. In the off-season, find the best O-Line coach that money can buy. Then let him work
 
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#66
Yes QBs are generally less accurate on the run. However Nico has hit some insane passes on the run this year, he’s capable of it
 
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#67
Nico is like every other athlete in history. The more they play, the more the opponent knows about them. Iowa probably never expected Nico to run the ball as much or as effectively. Teams this season are not playing Nico to run cause they know Heupel is not wanting to risk injury. Nico is going to have to run it more in these next couple games to bring people back in the box to defend him. That is the difference between him and Hooker right now.
 
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