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I re-watched the game...painful as it was.
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Well, I watched large portions of it.
Anyway, it's startling how much jonathan smith got out-coached in that game. The offense was so unimaginative and showed a complete unwillingness to adapt.
usc kept a safety back to protect against John Ross catching deep passes. Plus Jake was under constant pressure from usc's superior DL AND creative blitzing.
So where were the crisp short passes (5-7 yards) that would've allowed Jake to get rid of the ball quickly and force usc to adjust their defense? Allowing our WRs and TEs to find the open space and sit for 5 yard gains was the obvious answer, but there was none of it. Moreover, there were no routes for the RBs to come out of the backfield, covered by a LB, and sit in the middle 5 yards past the line of scrimmage. No quick button hooks, out patterns, or dragging across the middle. Nothing.
Instead we saw these long fade patters that allowed adoree jackson and their safety plenty of time to blanket our WR.
Babushka should NOT have his contract extended. This was a complete failure to adapt and effectively game plan.
And fuck Pete for his constant emphasis on "explosive plays." Sometimes you take what the defense gives you, and whatever will keep your QB upright.
Anyway, it's startling how much jonathan smith got out-coached in that game. The offense was so unimaginative and showed a complete unwillingness to adapt.
usc kept a safety back to protect against John Ross catching deep passes. Plus Jake was under constant pressure from usc's superior DL AND creative blitzing.
So where were the crisp short passes (5-7 yards) that would've allowed Jake to get rid of the ball quickly and force usc to adjust their defense? Allowing our WRs and TEs to find the open space and sit for 5 yard gains was the obvious answer, but there was none of it. Moreover, there were no routes for the RBs to come out of the backfield, covered by a LB, and sit in the middle 5 yards past the line of scrimmage. No quick button hooks, out patterns, or dragging across the middle. Nothing.
Instead we saw these long fade patters that allowed adoree jackson and their safety plenty of time to blanket our WR.
Babushka should NOT have his contract extended. This was a complete failure to adapt and effectively game plan.
And fuck Pete for his constant emphasis on "explosive plays." Sometimes you take what the defense gives you, and whatever will keep your QB upright.
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Even in the close games, it wasn't hard. Coleman had 185 yards against Arizona. Utah couldn't stop the run all game.
They folded against USC because it wasn't easy. The running game isn't getting 6 yards per carry? Let's chuck it deep every other play.
The only possible defense of Smith/Petersen is that Browning chose to go deep as often as he did.
You know, create an element of surprise.
Aside from that, this poast is simply zipper destroying.
1st down Gaskin gets four yards for 2nd and 6. Then a shit pass play resulting in a hold.
Fuller gets 14 yards back on 2nd & 16 with a pass over the middle. It's 3rd & 2. Then john Smith dials up dreck only john knows how.
John got licked straight up. It's in Pete!
Also, anyone notice Dissly! What a grab. That route was there all night.
Roady should be a special guest this week, although you could just cut and paste from play one of many from last year's shows, and it would apply just the same.
These fucktards (both Pete and Smiff) are calling plays like the only way we could ever get a 15+ yard play is on a trick play or a go route against 1 on 1 coverage.
Wear them out, make it hurt, break their will.
Instead, we? got cute and lost.
Real in-depth beat writers we have around here.
Being "stubborn" (still fucking hate that comment) with the run game often leads to be big chunk plays from forcing the defense to be physical and bring it on almost every down.
The run game can and has been explosive all season.