This Air Raid gameplan is bullshit.

[War Machine Dawg]

Wow, not reading your articles anymore

You realize I posted this during the game, not after, right? We went Air Raid on a team that gives up 270 rushing yards a game. It worked. Doesn't mean I like it. We had 18 rushes tonight. I'm subtracting the 3 in the victory formation. Our strength may be our QB & WRs, but 18 rush attempts against THAT run D? C'mon, mane. What really pisses me off about it is a) how inconsistent it makes our offense to throw so much and b) how long we leave the D on the field because the clock is constantly stopping. But you'll have to read tomorrow for the full explanation.

[Dawg61]

You realize I posted this during the game, not after, right? We went Air Raid on a team that gives up 270 rushing yards a game. It worked. Doesn't mean I like it. We had 18 rushes tonight. I'm subtracting the 3 in the victory formation. Our strength may be our QB & WRs, but 18 rush attempts against THAT run D? C'mon, mane. What really pisses me off about it is a) how inconsistent it makes our offense to throw so much and b) how long we leave the D on the field because the clock is constantly stopping. But you'll have to read tomorrow for the full explanation.

We passed it till they abandoned the run stopping defense. They never abandoned it so we never stopped passing. The goal was always pass to set up the run. They just never let us run. Oh well. They lost. We won. Only thing I'm pissed about was after Dak threw a 40 yard TD bomb to a wide open Myles we NEVER THREW IT DEEP AGAIN!! That shit was open all day long and Mullen's enflammed vag-na never once tried it again even after it was successful. I'm not actually mad though cause we did just beat Auburn and I'll take a win over Auburn however we get it any time we get it!!

[Tripp McNeely]

AJ Brown probably liked it

[War Machine Dawg]

We passed it till they abandoned the run stopping defense. They never abandoned it so we never stopped passing. The goal was always pass to set up the run. They just never let us run. Oh well. They lost. We won. Only thing I'm pissed about was after Dak threw a 40 yard TD bomb to a wide open Myles we NEVER THREW IT DEEP AGAIN!! That shit was open all day long and Mullen's enflammed vag-na never once tried it again even after it was successful. I'm not actually mad though cause we did just beat Auburn and I'll take a win over Auburn however we get it any time we get it!!

Amen. It's a great day to be a Bulldog!

[Aquadawg]

Not true!
Many people are talking about our running game being a big issue against Auburn. You are really missing a point. That being... Whenever we ran 5 wides Auburn had absolutely no answer what so ever. That being the case and people are concerned about the running game. Their defenses was very very conscious of Daks running ability when we line up 5wide that it was like having another player on the field. So in effect his running abilty was affecting their ability to defend or the threat of Dak running was in their head. We ate their lunch in the 5 wide offense and if we hang on to the ball a little better on the receiving end we win this game easily. Some might even say why the heck didn't we do it more.
Over all we had a pretty effective game plan to beat Aub at home and it worked...

[I seen it dawg]

u r a collosal piece of dog shit. phuck u and your bizzaro world genes page blog. i hope u go broke and have to give handjobs to truckers just to buy breakfast.

Lol this is outstanding

[Coach007]

Right now msu is #6 in the country in passing attempts. We are next to last #127 in the nation in rushing ATTEMPTS.

Last season, we rushed 45 attempts vs 33 passing

[tcdog70]

Some people are just stubborn and not smart when it comes to football, especially MSU football. People are complaining that we are throwing more than running. Well, if our QB and WR positions were the best positions on our team, that would make sense... oh wait, they are. So instead of people agreeing with Dan for playing to our strengths, they criticize him for not playing "typical MSU football." Our passing attack was on point tonight, but instead of people being happy that we one, they complain that our poor run game wasn't utilized (probably unsuccessfully) more. Style points don't matter. Uniforms don't matter. Stats don't matter. Wins matter, and at the end of the day, that is the only thing that matters.

Absolutely. Dan has seen what we are capable of . Our strength is our QB and wide outs. Most of our passes are just extended hand offs that put our player in space. The Strength of our OL is in pass protection not run blocking. I wouldn't care if we went 70-30 pass to run, who gives a shit if it works. Just Win Baby. If our TE doesn't get stripped we a primed to go up 21 to zip.

[Dawgtini]

Some folks on this thread definitely get it and are seeing the whole picture. You take what the opposition gives you and you exploit it. And we did just that. The run game is far easier to improve upon than developing pass protection and a passing game as the season progresses We won for the first time in Jordan Hare in 8 years. We won and we have still have a ton of room to improve, we are a work in progress and we will improve. We will win some games by running the ball this year when it is necessary to do so.
I have read these threads on different boards for several years now and seen the same folks who are now complaining about our heavy pass lean, complained to no end in the past that we do not open it up enough and try to run it up the middle too much. We ran it up the middle against Auburn at the right times and picked up some crucial first downs ( thank you Brandon Holloway ). We didn't necessarily score on those drives but we shortened the game, maintained field position and kept the ball away from Aubie when it seemed like they were on the verge of seizing the momentum. We won the game by means that were necessary and saved a lot of wear and tear on Dak in the process.
As the season progresses and D Lee, the A-Train and M Dear learn their playbook a little better and develop the non-running aspects of their skill set we will see a better running game and will become better balanced and become a monster offense. Also some of the more physically talented young O-line will get more and more playing time and will start opening some holes for the running game. I like how it is setting up.

This is the most realistic, beat reasoned post I have read on this thread so far. Well done.

[Dog316]

I can think of no other logical conclusion

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I can think of one. Our OLine has not jelled yet when it comes to running against SEC caliber defenses. Hopefully they will. You don't have to be a football coach to see that we have a problem with run blocking. When Dak can't run it, there is a problem. I just thankful we can pass. Without the forward pass there would be a lot of 4th and 7s. Great coaches are always smart enough to play to their strengths. Foolish coaches try to maintain a balance when they don't have the tools or both run and pass.

Got to love the folks who know more than Dan, otherwise you would just straight up tell them how arrogant they really are. That's it for me.

[Jack Lambert]

If we gotta go go all ha mummie on teams doesn't phase me whatsoever.

Amen Brother just win.