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TSIO Podcast Special: Arizona Drive #1 Play by Play

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  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,425
    post the mp3s and i will time stamp them with the youtube game replay

    or something
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Tequilla said:

    TSIO Play #6


    Standard GIF: http://i.imgur.com/AcZcG0U.gif
    Compare PSALM's aggressiveness here versus Play #2 of the drive (granted there's a slight difference here of the HB action being a dive versus a sweep).

    The read option here goes right at PSALM again but instead of aggressively attacking he freezes and really takes nobody. The safeties are way too deep on the play with respect to the arm that Dawkins has. PSALM makes a diving arm tackle that likely is broken if not for Victor shedding a block and burying the ball carrier.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Gladstone said:

    post the mp3s and i will time stamp them with the youtube game replay

    or something

    English please
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,938 Founders Club
    This is how actual football talk would kill this bored
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Tequilla said:

    TSIO Play #7


    Standard GIF: http://i.imgur.com/5m2BVsS.gif
    Read option to Mathis's side ... Mathis is a little slow reacting ... but compare his tackling technique to that of PSALM's ... Mathis is sure in his tackling ... RB would run through the comparable tackle of PSALM
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Tequilla said:

    TSIO Play #8


    Standard GIF: http://i.imgur.com/LFclkQg.gif
    Both Mathis and PSALM get too wide and allow running lanes to Dawkins who takes advantage of it ... watch PSALM's ability to disengage from a block ... this isn't nit picking an example of him not doing it ... this is far more par for the course than not.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Tequilla said:

    TSIO Play #9


    Standard GIF: http://i.imgur.com/ZEXLLK0.gif
    This is my favorite play of the drive and tells you exactly what Arizona thinks about PSALM ...

    PSALM immediately drops into coverage and as soon as Arizona recognizes that they will have a RB in space against PSALM Dawkins can't wait to get the ball out of his hands and into that situation. RB slips on the play allowing for PSALM to not get tested.

    Personally, I was very surprised that Arizona didn't go back to getting PSALM in positions where he may be in coverage and taking advantage of those situations again. IF Stanford is given comparable opportunities, you know David Shaw will take his chances getting either McCaffrey or Bryce Love in positions where they can be 1 on 1 versus PSALM.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,256
    Tequilla said:

    TSIO Play #10


    Standard GIF: http://i.imgur.com/5kUcyBm.gif
    Just to show that I'm fair and don't immediately assume everything PSALM does is bad, he does a good job here on a DB blitz to attack/occupy the RT allowing the blitzing DB to get in free and put pressure on Dawkins.

    That's enough with the PSALM credit because he apparently didn't realize that just because you take on the RT there doesn't mean your work for the play is over. Instead, PSALM basically lolly gags through the rest of the play instead of working hard to go from there.

    Also, important to note again how sure of a tackle that Mathis makes here ... I'm beginning to see a theme here as to why teams may regularly attack PSALM