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Originally Posted by
maroonmania
I was mad about number 8 most of the night. You are a defensive conservative coach and you go for 4th and goal from the 4 on the very first series?? That's got be less than about 30% chance to make that when its a near automatic 3. I kept thinking that extra 3 points was going to cost us the game and it almost did. I would not have liked it but could have understood that call from Leach but not Arnett when your gameplan is to run the ball and play defense.
Would have been nice to at least thrown it into the end zone when we went for it.
Still might not have worked but I would have at least felt better about the play call.
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Originally Posted by
maroonmania
I was mad about number 8 most of the night. You are a defensive conservative coach and you go for 4th and goal from the 4 on the very first series?? That's got be less than about 30% chance to make that when its a near automatic 3. I kept thinking that extra 3 points was going to cost us the game and it almost did. I would not have liked it but could have understood that call from Leach but not Arnett when your gameplan is to run the ball and play defense.
Agree that was a rookie mistake. Then the play call was poor too but the dump down throw is playing to Will's strength so maybe they thought that was the best call. I would have done a reverse to a speeding Tulo or Creed to wide side of field way before that. Or a Mike Wright bootleg to the wide side of field while overloading the weak side. Just dumb play call. Like we are not playing to our strengths.
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Originally Posted by
the_real_MSU_is_us
Many on here theorized that because Arnett saw Leach leave him alone, that Arnett would understand the value in leaving the OC alone. But telling the OC to only run is meddling of the highest order. Let the OC get 1st downs and put up points, don't demand he do it in a style you prefer for your D.
makes it pretty clear Arnett is still a DC, not a HC with that perspective.
Arnett played for and is a coaching disciple of Rocky Long. Long's theory was score once or twice, then run the ball to eat clock, and play stout D. His mantra was win 14-10.
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You can still be that conservative minded, but also understand that it can just as easily be 35-10 and make you opponent?s offense even more predictable as a result, which plays right into your defense?s plan
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Great to have you back Coach, and your input...! GO ?DOGS?!!!
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Would have been nice to at least thrown it into the end zone when we went for it.
Still might not have worked but I would have at least felt better about the play call.
To be fair, if 3 hadn't tried to juke the defender and just immediately squared his shoulders and gone downhill, I think he gets in anyway. But as soon as he tried to juke, he was dead. That said, why are we rolling out Will in that situation? If he's mobile, he could've run for the TD. Wright scores on that play. But Will can't.
It's the roller coaster of hope that this program keeps us on that makes it hell being a State fan. - CadaverDawg, 10/15/22
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