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Run Milroe Like A RB
Posted on 9/18/23 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 9/18/23 at 11:37 pm
Milroe is the guy. We all know his shortcomings, but he probably gives us the best chance to win this weekend. It is what it is.
The question now is how to use him.
- We need to throw deep - a lot. Milroe's deep ball is a thing of beauty. We need to go to it at least once or twice per drive. Best case is a TD, good chance of PI as well. Worst case is an INT way down the field. Low risk high reward. Ive often wondered why teams dont do this more often tbh. It's so easy to get a PI or a holding call or win a jump ball, or maybe hit the guy for a TD.
This will help to back the defense off because Milroe can hurt you deep. We just need to go to it more often.
- We need to run the frick out of Milroe. Milroe needs more carries than any one of our RBs. Milroe IS a freaking running back. He's not a fragile dude. Run the frick out of him. Run him 20-30 times per game. He should have 100+ yards rushing in every game if we're using him correctly. Milroe is a RB, and we should use him like one.
The question now is how to use him.
- We need to throw deep - a lot. Milroe's deep ball is a thing of beauty. We need to go to it at least once or twice per drive. Best case is a TD, good chance of PI as well. Worst case is an INT way down the field. Low risk high reward. Ive often wondered why teams dont do this more often tbh. It's so easy to get a PI or a holding call or win a jump ball, or maybe hit the guy for a TD.
This will help to back the defense off because Milroe can hurt you deep. We just need to go to it more often.
- We need to run the frick out of Milroe. Milroe needs more carries than any one of our RBs. Milroe IS a freaking running back. He's not a fragile dude. Run the frick out of him. Run him 20-30 times per game. He should have 100+ yards rushing in every game if we're using him correctly. Milroe is a RB, and we should use him like one.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 10:07 am
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Posted on 9/18/23 at 11:48 pm to CrimsonBuddha
shite, I say play him on defense too. Maybe he would pick something up.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 11:57 pm to Garfield
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shite, I say play him on defense too. Maybe he would pick something up.
I mean one thing I can say about the guy is he's a freaking athletic specimen. He could probably play LB, RB, and QB all in the same game.
My main point of this post is that we need to run him as if that's his job. He's not fragile. He doesn't need to run out of bounds. He needs to lower his shoulder. He needs to hit holes and drive for extra yardage. Lets take the training wheels off and unleash this freaking animal on the SEC. If he runs for 30 times a game, teams won't wanna face Milroe - trust me on that.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 1:22 am to CrimsonBuddha
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- We need to throw deep - a lot. Milroe's deep ball is a thing of beauty. We need to go to it at least once or twice per drive. Best case is a TD, good chance of PI as well. Worst case is an INT way down the field. Low risk high reward. Ive often wondered why teams dont do this more often tbh. It's so easy to get a PI or a holding call or win a jump ball, or maybe hit the guy for a TD.
Got my complaints against the qb room but how can that happen when the line can't protect any qb? They have to protect him long enough to get a deep pass off.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 1:51 am to Richard Dangler
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how can that happen when the line can't protect any qb? They have to protect him long enough to get a deep pass off.
This is so overblown. Milroe had plenty of clean pockets against Texas. A good QB should have the ball out in under 2.5 seconds on most plays. Our line is not that bad - these QBs are hanging onto the ball.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 8:12 am to CrimsonBuddha
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This is so overblown. Milroe had plenty of clean pockets against Texas. A good QB should have the ball out in under 2.5 seconds on most plays. Our line is not that bad - these QBs are hanging onto the ball.
There are some plays where each quarterback has held it too long, but the line really is terrible. I rewatched the USF game. They actually did alright protecting Buchner, but once Simpson came in they were losing badly on quite literally every single snap. Many of his sacks he had barely completed his drop. The line looked completely gassed by the mid second quarter despite the long weather delay.
This post was edited on 9/19/23 at 8:13 am
Posted on 9/19/23 at 8:14 am to CrimsonBuddha
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Our line is not that bad
..what?
Posted on 9/19/23 at 8:44 am to CrimsonBuddha
Fumbles instead of interceptions?
Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:26 am to CrimsonBuddha
Please stop starting threads.
Posted on 9/19/23 at 11:52 am to CrimsonBuddha
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how to use him
White helmets, a live elephant mascot named Albatros, and the wishbone = NC
Posted on 9/19/23 at 10:44 pm to CrimsonBuddha
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Our line is not that bad - these QBs are hanging onto the ball.
These drugs are getting too potent these days.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 9:13 am to qman91
Going from QB to RB isn't something that happens very often. QB to WR happens a lot (and in reverse in the case of Ryan Tannehill), but off the top of my head I can't think of anyone who has gone from QB to RB except Blake Sims, sort of.
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 9:15 am
Posted on 9/20/23 at 9:38 am to JIB
Michael Bush, and Jerick McKinnon are the only 2 I can think of. Chazz Surratt played QB at UNC before switching to LBer.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 10:12 am to JIB
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Going from QB to RB isn't something that happens very often.
Thread title wasn't accurate.
I'm talking about keeping Milroe at QB, but running him a lot during the game like a running back.
Jalen Milroe basically is a running back playing QB. He's not a fragile guy. We don't need to develop him as an NFL QB. Just fricking run him 30+ times per game. Let him get 5 ypc. Who cares? He's probably the most effective runner on our team.
There's no point in playing Milroe if he only runs the ball 10 times a game
He's a running QB, and we need to use him as one.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 11:10 am to CrimsonBuddha
Milroe is averaging 11 carries a game in the two games he's played. So 22 carries in 2 games. 5 of those are sacks, so 17 carries in 2 games. How many of those were designed runs?
Running QBS need more than 8 rushing attempts a game. If you look at great running QBs they averaged double that. Look at Lamar Jackson, Pat White, Brad Smith, Vince Young, and the like ran the ball way more than what Milroe has done so far.
Honestly, let's just go all in. Trust the defense to help with any mistakes he makes.
Running QBS need more than 8 rushing attempts a game. If you look at great running QBs they averaged double that. Look at Lamar Jackson, Pat White, Brad Smith, Vince Young, and the like ran the ball way more than what Milroe has done so far.
Honestly, let's just go all in. Trust the defense to help with any mistakes he makes.
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:12 pm to JIB
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Running QBS need more than 8 rushing attempts a game. If you look at great running QBs they averaged double that. Look at Lamar Jackson, Pat White, Brad Smith, Vince Young, and the like ran the ball way more than what Milroe has done so far.
Exactly my point, and considering Milroe is truly built like a RB and is so limited in passing, he needs to be getting more carries than those guys.
It's ridiculous that we're not giving him many designed runs.
I understand the traditional philosophy is we try to get the QBs ready for the NFL by telling them to stay in the pocket and not take off.
With Milroe, we need to forget that. He's not an NFL QB. We need to just run the hell out of him. Use him like he's Derrick Henry and let him rush for 200+ yards per game. I mean why the frick not?
This post was edited on 9/20/23 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 9/20/23 at 12:45 pm to CrimsonBuddha
Milroe's issue is not physical, it's mental. He's not limited in what passes he can make, but in his timing of those throws and in seeing where defenders are. He's not Tua back there, but he's sure as hell not Buchner.
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