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Oculus Spirit [80538]
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One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 1:51 PM
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when we played cuse, they attacked our OL with lots of stunts and had an incredible success rate. Our OL was confused and they were able to pressure Cade and keep him uncomfortable.
Since that worked so well for them, every team that we have played since then has used that same blueprint. Even WF, who had never done it before our game with them, ran the same stunts, and had success against us.
What I don’t understand is that if it’s happening in every game, why have we not adjusted? We know every team is going to try it yet our OL players are still confused and don’t pick up the right defensive players.
I know we lost our key OL player to injury but there’s no excuse for not having something this basic fixed. Our OL coach ought to be hammering this into their heads in every practice and if players are still failing to make the correct reads then they ought to be running gassers until the light comes on.
This is so frustrating.
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 1:55 PM
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What does "adjust" mean??
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Oculus Spirit [80538]
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Knowing which man that they are supposed to pick up on
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:13 PM
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stunts and blitzes and then doing it.
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Re: Knowing which man that they are supposed to pick up on
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:21 PM
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I was trying to be a little sarcastic. Seems as though I just looked stupid lol
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Oculus Spirit [80538]
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Its hard to decipher in text sometimes. Lol***
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:28 PM
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 1:57 PM
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I also can't believe they haven't installed the tush push play. Almost every time I have seen that run it works.
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:13 PM
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The tush push play only works if the linemen move forward.
Go review some of our recent short yardage plays and get back to me on that one.
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:06 PM
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I believe the OL isnt mobile enough to pick up twists and stunts very well and this leads to many of the OL problems and lack of productivity. Also most of the runs that work well have some misdirection or a trap or seal block. The line does not create much of a push in short yardage. Yet we continue to try against loaded fronts in hops of a better results.
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:14 PM
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I'm not sure if Clemson's linemen are slow in space, but they are slow getting off the ball.
This is why our most successful run plays include the ones you references because they all involve some sort of delay or aspect of letting the defense go the wrong way first before we begin attacking.
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Oculus Spirit [80538]
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Ive wondered this too and it made me wonder how hands on
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:15 PM
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Joey Batson still is. I really like him but he’s had a lot of turnover on staff and I don’t know how much he is directly working with the players now.
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What's more saddening is that other teams make adjustments.
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:08 PM
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Not after a couple of failed drives, not after halftime, not after a bad year...We never adjust, unless it's to go to a 3 man front to give up a win.
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LOL
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:21 PM
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Re: One thing that Ive noticed is that
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:27 PM
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There was a play in the NC State game, I wish I knew what minute, where an NC State player ran from the blind side from what appeared to be a wide open pasture right by our 5 linemen who didn't even turn their heads because they had all already stood up and preceded to stop playing. It's like there was a whistle blown, but there wasn't, and this stray dude in Red just ran right by them as easily as you or I could on a green grass field without a body around in for 10 yards on either side. I think Cade got sacked.
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Re: it's at the 18:12 mark.
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Nov 1, 2023, 2:52 PM
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Yes, this was the play! Thanks for sharing.
Now, I'd reaalllly like to hear Dabo's explanation of how this play could happen, without him saying just a "missed a man" or "blown coverage". I want him to fully explain how this could happen when it doesn't even happen at the middle school level.
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Re: it's at the 18:12 mark.
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Nov 1, 2023, 3:21 PM
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Watching the play, the back ran to the right and there as an extra man rushing.
Either the back blew his assignment or CK was also supposed to run to the right or it was a quick throw to the back that didn't develop quickly enough or it was a really poorly called play based on the defense.
If CK was supposed to check out of this, obviously he has an issue reading defenses.
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