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re: Tyler Bray - Cincinnati Highlights
Posted on 9/15/11 at 11:23 am to TouchdownTN
Posted on 9/15/11 at 11:23 am to TouchdownTN
after watching that highlight video, it actually made me more relieved after hearing about Bray's amazing performance against Cincinnati. for a number of reasons:
1. Bray was 34/41, at least 20 of those completions traveled less than 6-7 yards in the air. out of these completions at least 5 of those were screens or traveled a yard or less. it doesn't impress me that he can make 5 yard throws time after time with no pressure on him and wide open receivers.
2. Cincinnati failed to make any defensive adjustments against these short passes. not only this but they are far less athletic than the UF defense and don't have nearly the speed. these 5 yards or less designed throws won't work for a full game against SEC defenses.
3. Not surprisingly, it looked like all of his incompletions came off throws traveling more than 10 yards where the receivers were covered tighter. if you take away those automatic passes that skew his completion percentage, he's throwing the harder/longer throws around 65%, which is still good but not exceptionally good like his numbers make it seem
with that said i think Bray will be a great QB in the future but he's not going to beat our defense with those short passes all game. i'll note i remember 2 of his td throws being sharp medium to long passes on the money, so he can make those throws.
1. Bray was 34/41, at least 20 of those completions traveled less than 6-7 yards in the air. out of these completions at least 5 of those were screens or traveled a yard or less. it doesn't impress me that he can make 5 yard throws time after time with no pressure on him and wide open receivers.
2. Cincinnati failed to make any defensive adjustments against these short passes. not only this but they are far less athletic than the UF defense and don't have nearly the speed. these 5 yards or less designed throws won't work for a full game against SEC defenses.
3. Not surprisingly, it looked like all of his incompletions came off throws traveling more than 10 yards where the receivers were covered tighter. if you take away those automatic passes that skew his completion percentage, he's throwing the harder/longer throws around 65%, which is still good but not exceptionally good like his numbers make it seem
with that said i think Bray will be a great QB in the future but he's not going to beat our defense with those short passes all game. i'll note i remember 2 of his td throws being sharp medium to long passes on the money, so he can make those throws.
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Posted on 9/15/11 at 11:27 am to gatorsimz
Posted on 9/15/11 at 12:22 pm to gatorsimz
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after watching that highlight video, it actually made me more relieved after hearing about Bray's amazing performance against Cincinnati. for a number of reasons:
Maybe that's because they ran a soft zone all day. It was a solid game plan because Bray has mostly faced and destroyed man coverages. It's not a bad game plan, if you can get pressure and not allow Bray time to find the WR sitting in the open zone.
I expect Florida to run zones as well, but will try to get more pressure than Cincy could. Pressure on Bray and Tennessee's run D will be the keys to this game.
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