Someone please convince me that our OC and our offense isn't a complete dumpster fire.
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We would've also accepted:Tequilla said:@RoadDawg55 seems to be suffering from a severe case of confirmation bias to fit his narrative.
I'd challenge anybody else that was at the game to provide their viewpoints of the game. In many respects, I was actually very impressed with what Boise did that night ... there wasn't anything there for them all night.
From time to time there are games where regardless of what happens, one team is going to win that game. UW wasn't losing that night.
Meh. This is just classic confirmation bias. It's telling because we want it to be telling. But these exact comments are made by players every single time there's a regime change. Sometimes they're telling, sometimes they're not. Time will tell.
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I was pretty drunk, but I recall Boise moving the ball rather easily. Just never converted into points.Tequilla said:@RoadDawg55 seems to be suffering from a severe case of confirmation bias to fit his narrative.
I'd challenge anybody else that was at the game to provide their viewpoints of the game. In many respects, I was actually very impressed with what Boise did that night ... there wasn't anything there for them all night.
From time to time there are games where regardless of what happens, one team is going to win that game. UW wasn't losing that night. -
Yep ... lots of slow and steady ball movement during the game. 23 total 1st downs. 8 of 19 on 3rd down. 346 total yards. 1 turnover. 2 penalties for 19 yards.ThomasFremont said:
I was pretty drunk, but I recall Boise moving the ball rather easily. Just never converted into points.Tequilla said:@RoadDawg55 seems to be suffering from a severe case of confirmation bias to fit his narrative.
I'd challenge anybody else that was at the game to provide their viewpoints of the game. In many respects, I was actually very impressed with what Boise did that night ... there wasn't anything there for them all night.
From time to time there are games where regardless of what happens, one team is going to win that game. UW wasn't losing that night.
And who knows, perhaps my memory is jaded as well ... I was passed out drunk before the game before rallying for kickoff. -
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I thought Boise played really well against us. That was, in fact, the game that really made me respect Petersen (because I watched it so closely). That was simply a case of a team with way more talent on a night where they had all the momentum just dominate an inferior team.
The Broncos were well-coached, consistent, solid, everything... why we're talking about THAT ONE game like it matters so fucking much is beyond me. It's one fucking data point in Pete's career. Who gives a fucking shit?
We were insanely hyped up to open up our new stadium. We were only up like 10-6 at half. I mean, for fuck's sake. He beat us in Vegas the previous December? Why aren't we talking about THAT game?
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Fucking this.Dennis_DeYoung said:I thought Boise played really well against us. That was, in fact, the game that really made me respect Petersen (because I watched it so closely). That was simply a case of a team with way more talent on a night where they had all the momentum just dominate an inferior team.
He beat us in Vegas the previous December? Why aren't we talking about THAT game?
Jesus.
This is what had sold me on Petersen so much as well because it was painfully evident in person the talent gap that was on the field with the Jimmy's and the Joe's. -
Whenever I feel my hatred for Smith last year boil up I remember the deck he was dealt in talent and also how much talent left on offense from the previous year.
But then I remember some of the play calls and what not and it makes me depressed.
But then I remember some great play calls that were really well designed and it gives me hope.
But then I remember that I didn't understand our "tempo" for most of the year.
But then I remember that we played pretty well late.
But then I remember that we sucked at throwing the ball.
But then I remember who our QB was.
I could go on and on like this for awhile. For me, I just can't fully hate Smith yet for this reason.
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I remember watching the replay of that game and seeing Petersen's face a few times in the 2nd half. That game was like a freight train of emotion for UW, pretty much nothing was going to stop them from losing to BSU that night and Petersen's face showed that.
And all that said I was furious that we left that team in the game in the first half. -
"Continue running 60%-65%"Tequilla said:I'm cautiously optimistic about the offense ...
I will gladly trade for a strong armed QB with accuracy issues compared to a noodle armed QB with accuracy issues.
I do worry a bit about the OL and their ability to rumble. I'm hopeful that they will be able to run block enough to allow us to continue running the ball 60-65% of the time and a high enough percentage of our passes being off of play action and moving the pocket (which I think we can do more with Lindy than with Miles) to limit their weaknesses.
I expect more out of the RB position this year ... that position grouping as a whole should be improved and there should be plenty of carries to go around.
I'm also cautiously optimistic about Lenius and Pettis. Mickens is what he is. Would love to see more out of the TE position this year and in particular Daniels.
I don't think we'll have an offense that will be a world beater at all, but I do think that we'll have some improvements. What I'm targeting is as follows:
Average 4.5+ yards per carry (was at 4.3 last year)
Average 7.5+ yards per pass attempt (was at 7.0 last year)
About 15% of FBS ran that much last year. Utah and UW ran the ball nearly 57% (tops in pac12) but I don't think it's coincidence that those teams also had the two worst QBs in the entire conference. Doubt that was planned as an ideal but rather a mitigation against bad QBs in the game plan. Even recent Stanford teams haven't ran 60% of the time.
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Washington threw the ball 400 times last year ... ran it 607 times. Surely some of those runs were designed passes that either turned into sacks or QB keepers. Probably the difference between the 57% you are talking about and the 60% I'm citing.
But given the makeup of the UW offense and its relative strengths, that type of balance is probably what you should be expecting again in 2015.
