Well, we still do the same old stupid shite

It feels like we were trending gradually towards a more professional approach until the last two weeks. We don’t have the talent for the sloppy made up on the fly shite that we saw yesterday.

Briles needs to consistently execute or gtfo. You can’t dominate the line of scrimmage and not score for 6 straight drives. That’s on him.

I’m seeing the pieces for a very good offense and he’s not closing the deal. Hazelwood, Landers, Sanders, Green, Dubinion, Jefferson, Hornsby, Knox etc are bona fide above average SEC players and our offensive line is mauling. As someone who watched Arkansas field talentless offenses for a decade I don’t say that lightly. The excuses are gone.

ArHog makes a good point though. That first TD for A&M should have been an INT if either DB plays the ball.

So the DBs are responsible for 7 of the 23 points they had and that cost us the game?

Our offense gave them more points than that

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Why are we not going to Knox in the passing game more?

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We don’t really have a passing game. There are only a handful of non service academies that throw the ball as infrequently as we do.

We take the top off now and again but as far as moving the chains goes, that’s all done on the ground. Hazelwood is the player that is criminally underutilized IMO.

Kj made a bad read on that play. He had trips left only 2 defenders. Easy score with no reason to run it.

Does that account for called pass plays that turn into scrambles?

I’m just starting to struggle with Briles offensive identity. I don’t think he’s a moron or a bad coach I just don’t know that I believe that the premise is a particularly good one. A dominant running game doesn’t have as many drive killing zero yard rushing attempts as ours does.

Running the ball 8 times for 5,3,7,5,4,8,2,6 is more efficient than running the ball for 19,-1,3,1,7,0,11 although your average yards per play would say they’re equivalent. In the second scenario you’re looking at multiple punts and in the first scenario you rarely have a stressful third down.

If you put your defense in the prone position KB puts his in with rapid fire uneven possessions you have to be genuinely potent when you have the football.

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KJ hasn’t been given the opportunity to become a great passing qb.

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I love KJ but he isn't a great passer and I doubt he ever will be. His best throws are on go routes and he is good on screen, shovel and swing passes. He can't hit anything over the middle to save his life. Especially slants. He has been VERY lucky not to have several ints on his middle throws.

Most of the time when he has success on throws over the middle is when the play has broken down and everyone is in scramble mode. That is usually when he is at his best. His running ability makes his passing seem a lot better than it is.

In KJs defense, while he isn’t good over the middle, he does have very good touch on his long ball. Which makes the lack of a vertical threat frustrating