Why Hevesy and Gonzales is employed by an SEC school is one of life's biggest mysteries...
Why Hevesy and Gonzales is employed by an SEC school is one of life's biggest mysteries...
So now checking down to an open receiver is bad. *****. Shaking my head.
For those of you that recorded the game, go back and watch. Every MSU pass plays longer than 8 yards, the Georgia DB had a arm on or around the targeted receiver. In my book this is pass interference. This didn't cost us the game, but it sure din't help our cause.
Cdawg, Gun and Todd, excellent posts.
So your solution is to force it deep to a receiver that is covered with a QB that is still not very accurate at times? If you are passing the solution is ALWAYS to throw to an open man and not to one that isn't. That is fundamental football.
I see offense like this: If you are good enough to physically dominate your opponent you do it. If you aren't then you have to take what the defense gives you and hope that that's enough. When your opponent can physically dominate you, nothing much is going to work. That's unfortunately the situation we found ourselves in last night.
One coach attacked and played to win
One coach played it safe and just tried to not make mistakes
It's pretty simple
Hahahaha! So now "checkdown" is the new buzzword. Oh boy, I knew the meltdown would be epic...
Maybe it's time for Cohen and Keenum to have on of those secret talks with Mullen.
There, I believe I fify. I'm sorry, but at least two of those three passes to Gray would've been caught by Ross. And every pass we threw to someone last night other than check downs were blanketed, and we kept running the ball behind our block missing o-line. No misdirection, maybe one sweep and I think it was Hill on one play trying to run behind the o-lineman. Defender slipped the block and made the tackle.
We've got to figure a way to get Jenkins out from under center, we need him at guard or I'd take him at the other tackle. Our passing game will not improve in big games until we get some receivers. Taller, faster, bigger and can shake someone for a second or two. Oh and catch the ball.
Every big game we play looks exactly the same. Second half against Bama in 2014 is the exception. Dak just fell short of bringing us back to a win, but the first half was just like every other time we play an elite team.
So UGA has 59 4&5 stars while we have 15. I hate that excuse. While true, who's fault is it and who's using it as an excuse?
I think we're heading in the right direction as a program, just wish we were there now and I wish we wouldn't play UGA and BAMA scared. Just like someone said every time we played a great defense, Jackie threw it deep to Prentiss on our first play to soften up the D a little. I think they connected a couple times too. We have the QB to do it, and if Gray can get open he can catch it. Even if overthrown it sends the same message.
That pass to Gray on the sidelines where the defender just played pitter-patter with him till he knocked the ball away just pissed me off. A good pass, the defender played it well, but a bigger receiver would've had a body to shield the defender enough to catch it. We're gonna have to try to get it to one of our young guys more than once a game.
Just my .02....
Ga. hit us in the mouth and we immediately stuck our tail between our legs. That shows me a lack of mental toughness. And it starts at the top. How many games have we seen Mullen with that look in his eyes of "the other team is way more talented and we can't match up with them". It happens every year with Bama, and then usually a time or two in other games during the year. I saw it last night. And then he proceeds to call a conservative game and takes away our aggressiveness.
If things aren't going our way completely, we don't have the mental fortitude to withstand a fight. And it's not just us. I've seen it with "most" other teams as well. The difference in elite teams and good teams is the mental toughness it takes to overcome adversity. Particularly when the other team is more talented than you. If the other team is more talented and you aren't mentally tough, you get beat 31-3.