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re: Our problem is that we have no identity as a team
Posted on 9/29/15 at 12:06 pm to tmc94
Posted on 9/29/15 at 12:06 pm to tmc94
since i'm on the topic
The playcalling vs Arky was outstanding. Kyle made one mistake all game and it was on the goalline when he made the wrong decision on the zone read (Carson would have walked in).
Our personnel and formation caused Arky problems all night. They lost Kirk multiple times. Their game plan was to shade to Reynolds fyi to try to take him away. They shaded to him in zone and doubled him in man. We made several small wrinkles to keep that from happening and the biggest drive of the game Reynolds got loose and the 2 point conversion they left him in one on one vs a corner that had no chance
We can't uptempo right now because we only have 1 back and he is 240 pounds and gets tired. We just don't trust the others to block which leaves them on the sideline. I think it also left Carson without a burst later in the game as the screen play that turned into the other FG was perfectly called and executed (as it was in the first quarter when Carson tripped over Cheek short of the marker).
Anyway, the whole premise of this thread - that we need an identity - misunderstands the air raid. The air raid is about getting mismatches in any way possible. That's it. An identity is the antithesis of that. The guys that run it are all very creative and use all kinds of different things based on their personnel. Holgo has run diamond and 5-wide in the same game multiple times. Leach was a damn assassin early in his career but late, now that he's "found an identity" his offense is much less effective.
The people who are the best at it are the ones that piss the fans off because they don't do whatever fans want. They are anti-establishment. It's what Sumlin wants and I can pull up quotes throughout 2012 from our fans that are just embarrassing now that the herd has decided KK is a great play caller.
The playcalling vs Arky was outstanding. Kyle made one mistake all game and it was on the goalline when he made the wrong decision on the zone read (Carson would have walked in).
Our personnel and formation caused Arky problems all night. They lost Kirk multiple times. Their game plan was to shade to Reynolds fyi to try to take him away. They shaded to him in zone and doubled him in man. We made several small wrinkles to keep that from happening and the biggest drive of the game Reynolds got loose and the 2 point conversion they left him in one on one vs a corner that had no chance
We can't uptempo right now because we only have 1 back and he is 240 pounds and gets tired. We just don't trust the others to block which leaves them on the sideline. I think it also left Carson without a burst later in the game as the screen play that turned into the other FG was perfectly called and executed (as it was in the first quarter when Carson tripped over Cheek short of the marker).
Anyway, the whole premise of this thread - that we need an identity - misunderstands the air raid. The air raid is about getting mismatches in any way possible. That's it. An identity is the antithesis of that. The guys that run it are all very creative and use all kinds of different things based on their personnel. Holgo has run diamond and 5-wide in the same game multiple times. Leach was a damn assassin early in his career but late, now that he's "found an identity" his offense is much less effective.
The people who are the best at it are the ones that piss the fans off because they don't do whatever fans want. They are anti-establishment. It's what Sumlin wants and I can pull up quotes throughout 2012 from our fans that are just embarrassing now that the herd has decided KK is a great play caller.
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Posted on 9/29/15 at 1:01 pm to tmc94
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The playcalling vs Arky was outstanding. Kyle made one mistake all game and it was on the goalline when he made the wrong decision on the zone read (Carson would have walked in).
FTR Spav just said in his press conference that Kyle was trying to hand it off but had a bad hold on the ball and didn't want to risk the fumble.
So there we go, spav called a lights out game plan, our players executed at a pretty high level.
Touchdowns are nice but a field goal compared to a potential fumble is a trade off you take 10/10. Think of how many times we've benefited from teams being sloppy on option handoffs in the redzone? Auburn last year comes to mind immediately.
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