Offensive Line changes

[CB4]

We are not paying him to play LG.

Right now we are paying him to do his best impersonation of a turnstile.

 

[81usaf92]

Honestly when Proctor came back I thought to myself “this is a bad thing”. The rumors about his special treatment by noted insiders makes me wish we just tried someone else in that position because it ain’t gonna get better.

 

[Tide-one-on]

You would think these guys would be wanting to improve their stock for the NFL, if that is the dream. I hope my Chiefs move on down the line from these guys...

 

[OBMS]

Clearly, our OL is built for "run first" as demonstrated in the first drive.

The rest of the game confirmed that...

The entire complexion of the game turned on one missed block. That is not to say I'm throwing a kid under the bus; much the opposite. He was much like the defense's first drive, asked to do something almost impossible to do. First drive FSU plays 4-2-5 the entire drive. They jumped into an 8 man box once (on a 2nd and 3) and we ended up asking a true freshman tight end to single block a fifth year senior 300 lb defensive end who blew the play up for a 2 yard loss. We overcame that and scored. 2nd drive, FSU comes out in a straight up 3-4. Somebody saw it and Ty hits 3 straight down field throws (with clean pockets----3-4 with no true edge rushers) for almost fifty yards. On 2nd and 4 from the FSU 20 we get tricky and run a fake reverse screen against a 3-4 with 5 lined up at rb------surely nobody would think we might throw it to 5. The corner stayed home and we asked a 370 LT to engage a 190 lb corner and hold a block four counts while the rb is forced to turn his vision away from the line of scrimmage, find the ball, tuck it and prepare to run. Corner blew it up for a 4 yard loss and we completely lose composure. Motion penalty (bad call). QB sack when FSU goes nickel rabbits on 3rd and 19 and we ask Ty to hold for four counts before throwing. Poor coaching, poor design, poor talent evaluation (asking kids to do things they cannot do).



If Proctor had made that block the play would have made the first down, most likely have scored and who knows what happens but the poor design created a disaster for a mentally fragile football team with no on field leadership and no dog in 'em. At that point in the game we had run it 14 times for just over 58 yards and were 6/7 for 70 throwing it. The rest of the game we ran it 15 times for 29 yards, and threw it 16 of 35 for 188.

The defense is much the same.

FSU's first drive we seemingly get off the field on 3rd down but get hit with a d-holding call to bail them out. FSU immediately gets an offensive holding call setting up 1st and 20 at their 42. A five yard run nets 2nd and 15 from the 47. We are still 4-2-5 as we have been the entire game. A 4 yard out pattern makes it 3rd and 11. FSU subs to 5 wide and Wommack counters, for the first time this year with dime rabbits. We call time out and sub a lb (10 - Jefferson) for a db (7 - Jones) to spy the running QB. But it is obviously out of character for what they have practiced.

We cannot see 12 (Mincey) in this shot as he is on the near hash at the 33 yard line. At the snap 3 (safety on the far hash) rotates down and 12 rotates to the middle to play single high. 10 (near hash at the 41 yard line) floats to the middle to spy the QB


Regardless, the package on the field includes a true freshman at corner away from your own bench (you can't talk to him) and a true freshman safety who, because of the last second change in the dime formation you have been practicing, is now asked to play single safety high and be the deep pass off on both sides of the field. In an effort to not give it away, they showed a two high look, asked the freshman Playing his first play from scrimmage to sprint to the middle at the snap and then make his way back to the deep area he just voided to cover the deep route in the pattern. Needless to say he was late, the true freshman corner, playing his first play as a member of his new team was asked to cover one of the most dangerous and veteran wide receivers in the country in Squirrel White who makes a diving catch at your 8 yard line to convert and keep your defense on the field when it should have been punt time for the second time.

To make matters worse, Gus sees they are in dime rabbits, goes tempo so Wommack can't sub, calls an edge qb run, with nobody in the game to set the edge, and we make Lawson out to be the bad guy and say he's not giving effort because he can't chase down a 4.4 QB with nobody on the corner to slow him down. The obvious point is that there was no plan for giving up the deep throw and getting your dime package set to defend the qb run. From that point on this D was toast. ":No poise".

 

[rolltide7854]

Culture has to change before anything turns around.

There is no make his ass quit attitude on this team.

 

[Cruloc]

There is no make his ass quit attitude on this team.

Exactly. There's too much of how much can I make. And no coaches to try to handle that like the big boys are now.

Kirby, Day, Lanning....all have the same potential problem but you don't see a lack of effort or toughness in their programs