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Very good blog post on Mason's game last Saturday....
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:00 pm
Analyzing Every Throw From QB Hutson Mason
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If you know me or know my background, I'm always going to take the viewpoint of the quarterback, because it is the position I coached and am closest to. As I watched the game, I never saw what some of you saw - which was bad quarterback play. So, I felt like I needed to take it upon myself to defend #14 from the nay-sayers and really illustrate the very, very solid quarterback play from QB1 of the Dawgs.
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Stats vs. Clemson:
Comp: 18 Att: 26 Comp %: 69.2% Yards: 131 yds YPA: 5.04 yds TD: 0 INT: 0 Sacks: 1 Rating: 111.6
On the surface, those stats are pretty underwhelming... however, it is what is hidden in the stats that is impressive. Below, I have gone through every single throw and marked the time (with a link to that throw), the play, the result, and my notes - just as if I was critiquing my own QB.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:11 pm to dallasga6
Good analysis on HM's throws. I agree with them. I was underwhelmed by him mostly due to the lack of big plays, but I think that was more to do with what I was used to with AM. I can't pin that on HM.
He did what he needed to do: he was a game manager and made the short throws that he needed to make.
Hopefully he'll get some help going forward, but I can't take anything away from him. He did his job.
He did what he needed to do: he was a game manager and made the short throws that he needed to make.
Hopefully he'll get some help going forward, but I can't take anything away from him. He did his job.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:44 pm to dallasga6
Great article. I didn't realize that HM had a 70% completion rate....
....and made NO attempts in the 4th qtr? And we still scored 21 pts?
I admit that when I read that I got choked up a little....its fricking beautiful.
....and made NO attempts in the 4th qtr? And we still scored 21 pts?
I admit that when I read that I got choked up a little....its fricking beautiful.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:44 pm to dallasga6
first of all, I think he played great for a first game. intelligent, calm, good decisions. The one that concerned me during the game was it looked like the receiver was wide open on the interference play in first quarter and mason delivered ball a little late to Davis.
4:08 play action which could be reason since perhaps when receiver was open Mason was still going through fake.
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4:08 play action which could be reason since perhaps when receiver was open Mason was still going through fake.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:55 pm to dallasga6
Here's what Bobo and Richt said,
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“I expect a big improvement this week because we’ve got to get better at throwing the ball downfield,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “A couple of times we had a couple of guys and we didn’t pull the trigger. That’s easy to see on Sunday or Monday when you’re going over the tape and looking at it from the film. It’s a little bit different when you’re standing in there and you’ve got guys breathing down your neck, but that’s part of playing the position, you’ve got to stand in there and cut it loose.”
Added coach Mark Richt on his radio show Monday night: “There’s no question that we’re going to have to throw the ball better than we did this last game to continue to have success throughout the season.”
The statements above may be coach speak, but I thought it was a pretty good assessment. This isn't the first time that Bobo and Richt have critiqued Mason's performance. They said essentially the same thing after last year's Tech game, that Mason was having trouble either seeing the open receiver, or pulling the trigger. Main difference between the Tech and Clemson games was that instead of holding the ball and taking a sack, Mason got rid of everything quickly to an underneath receiver.
I watched the Auburn Arkansas game on youtube for the first time last night. I never thought I'd say this, but Auburn may have two quarterbacks who are better than our starter (and presumably our backups) at standing in the pocket under pressure and delivering downfield. Both are beginning their second season at Auburn.
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“I expect a big improvement this week because we’ve got to get better at throwing the ball downfield,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “A couple of times we had a couple of guys and we didn’t pull the trigger. That’s easy to see on Sunday or Monday when you’re going over the tape and looking at it from the film. It’s a little bit different when you’re standing in there and you’ve got guys breathing down your neck, but that’s part of playing the position, you’ve got to stand in there and cut it loose.”
Added coach Mark Richt on his radio show Monday night: “There’s no question that we’re going to have to throw the ball better than we did this last game to continue to have success throughout the season.”
The statements above may be coach speak, but I thought it was a pretty good assessment. This isn't the first time that Bobo and Richt have critiqued Mason's performance. They said essentially the same thing after last year's Tech game, that Mason was having trouble either seeing the open receiver, or pulling the trigger. Main difference between the Tech and Clemson games was that instead of holding the ball and taking a sack, Mason got rid of everything quickly to an underneath receiver.
I watched the Auburn Arkansas game on youtube for the first time last night. I never thought I'd say this, but Auburn may have two quarterbacks who are better than our starter (and presumably our backups) at standing in the pocket under pressure and delivering downfield. Both are beginning their second season at Auburn.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 2:44 pm to dallasga6
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What really impressed me with Hutson was his decision making ability. He knew exactly where he wanted to go each time he had the football.
This is the only part of watching him at QB that bugs me. If a safety watches his eyes this could lead to picks.
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