11-14-2015, 10:49 PM
A week after Cal shot itself in the foot by trying too hard to pass, when the running game was going well, it's a little hard to be too disappointed with a running game that did reasonably well. For most of the game, we had a pretty balanced attack.
I do agree with you that Oregon was having real trouble covering Rector all game. And maybe if we throw a bit more, a bit earlier, that the lanes would have been a touch more open. But really, the offense netted us 500-plus yards, so overall, it did its job. The problem was the mistakes.... Some very untimely penalties, a failure to punch it in from first and goal at the 9 after the interception, and of course, the fumbled snaps. A cleaner game by the offense wins.
On the other hand, give the Oregon offense some credit. For three quarters of the game, they had our defense looking completely overmatched. We did adjust successfully, stopping them in the fourth quarter when we needed stops, but it was too little, too late.
BC
I do agree with you that Oregon was having real trouble covering Rector all game. And maybe if we throw a bit more, a bit earlier, that the lanes would have been a touch more open. But really, the offense netted us 500-plus yards, so overall, it did its job. The problem was the mistakes.... Some very untimely penalties, a failure to punch it in from first and goal at the 9 after the interception, and of course, the fumbled snaps. A cleaner game by the offense wins.
On the other hand, give the Oregon offense some credit. For three quarters of the game, they had our defense looking completely overmatched. We did adjust successfully, stopping them in the fourth quarter when we needed stops, but it was too little, too late.
BC