10-13-2016, 09:28 AM
I'm reserving final judgment until the team gets healthy again, but my opinions on the playcalling and state of the lines (mostly OL) are well-known and not too controversial.
Agreed on saving Costello's redshirt unless both Burns and Chryst get hurt--but will Costello even stay four years? No sense in pulverizing him behind that OL though.
There was a series in the WSU 2H that others have touched on. Threw on 1st-10 out of the power-I formation, then ran it on 2nd down out of the power-I, and then missed a third down throw out of the shotgun. Throwing out of power-I is amazing! And following it up with a run is likewise good. Forcing bad defensive choices from a position of strength is good. That's not quite the same as misdirection. But trying to do either from a position of mediocrity leads to blown up reverses, bad wildcat runs, and other such tackles for loss.
Someone mentioned the lack of creativity in the WR route trees/schemes. I agree. What happened to that wheel route combo that sprung McCaffrey for a TD? It's not like that's a good-for-only-one-use formation or play. And surely if we line up in that formation, the defense will shade over to cover the flat, so why not exploit that?
No one will be in town to host the alumni club game watch party this weekend, so I might have to make it no-host. There goes the bandwagon.
Agreed on saving Costello's redshirt unless both Burns and Chryst get hurt--but will Costello even stay four years? No sense in pulverizing him behind that OL though.
There was a series in the WSU 2H that others have touched on. Threw on 1st-10 out of the power-I formation, then ran it on 2nd down out of the power-I, and then missed a third down throw out of the shotgun. Throwing out of power-I is amazing! And following it up with a run is likewise good. Forcing bad defensive choices from a position of strength is good. That's not quite the same as misdirection. But trying to do either from a position of mediocrity leads to blown up reverses, bad wildcat runs, and other such tackles for loss.
Someone mentioned the lack of creativity in the WR route trees/schemes. I agree. What happened to that wheel route combo that sprung McCaffrey for a TD? It's not like that's a good-for-only-one-use formation or play. And surely if we line up in that formation, the defense will shade over to cover the flat, so why not exploit that?
No one will be in town to host the alumni club game watch party this weekend, so I might have to make it no-host. There goes the bandwagon.