re: Official Texas Tech thread

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If we do not pummel tech, I will be genuinely concerned about this coaching staff for the first time.

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I can understand that. I'm not sold on Segrest yet. I still can't process that our FG kickers have a top end range of 42 yards and our DL recruiting, particularly DE's, hasn't been as good as when Steve Caldwell was here. (Jamario Bell is Lunney's catch).

I'm not sure where the difference in DB's is. I'm concerned about our inability to actually play bump and run, even against Nicholls St. they cushioned 5-6 yards off the LOS and couldn't react in time to the WR routes and cuts when WR were moving full speed the CB's were just starting to move. We can't keep trying to cover SEC WR's that way. Our LB's don't read and react well enough to play zone coverages and when they do they're still a step slow and don't make good tackles when they have a play on a ball carrier.

I don't know if Smith is demanding enough work from the WR's w/ the juggs machines, those dudes probably should have been catching a couple hundred balls a day during the summer. A football Juggs machine only costs $2,000-$2,500 and they're capable of spitting out up to 600 footballs/hour. One every 10 seconds seems to be a pace that could be kept if you had enough WR's and ball boys. It's obvious to me at least that we don't work on the hands nearly enough.


Our Linebackers still look lost and slow. Only new personnel will fix this.

I get frustrated that we don't have a lot of high percentage routes and throws in the offensive playbook. I mean some 1 step drop quick hitter passes in the flat or a bubble screen to a man in motion or kicked out to the H back to get a couple yards or maybe 5 would help the confidence. We seem to run play action and throw vertical with routes that are slow to develop, we can get guys open deep, but giving the QB enough time and picking up the delayed blitz is still a weak spot, so we keep the FB/TB in to block rather than have an underneath outlet in the cleared space.

Philosophy wise it feels that we're not using all the tools available to utilize the weapons we do have. I don't buy that the players aren't ready, install it, and run it. They'll get it, who knows how they'll execute though.


I've watched Tech's games this season, we should beat them if we manage the game well. If we get out coached by Kingsbury and his garbage staff, I'll be ready to start thinking about admitting that Long may have made a mistake.