The Current Status of MSU Football As I See It

[Irondawg]

agree but how good we become is based on how well we start to attack that zone. We were really patient and efficient Saturday in the first half, but it's a lot to ask college teams to put together multiple 15 plays drives multiple times a game when you are throwing it all the time.

There is so little opportunity for dynamic plays in what we're seeing so we have to find a way to thrash some of these zones for 7-10 yards a play vs. 4-5 yards a play so perhaps we can get some teams to think about getting out of the 8 man zone.

[ShotgunDawg]

agree but how good we become is based on how well we start to attack that zone. We were really patient and efficient Saturday in the first half, but it's a lot to ask college teams to put together multiple 15 plays drives multiple times a game when you are throwing it all the time.

There is so little opportunity for dynamic plays in what we're seeing so we have to find a way to thrash some of these zones for 7-10 yards a play vs. 4-5 yards a play so perhaps we can get some teams to think about getting out of the 8 man zone.

Once we have the right personnel at slot WR, those 4-6 yard passes will turn into more big plays. We lack the quickness at WR to make the LB or safety miss to get YAK yards. Once Leach gets his WRs in here, that'll change.

I completely agree with what you're saying right now. Austin Williams, Osiris, Gardner, etc lack the quickness & agility to make that first guy miss occasionally. Once we have WRs that can do that, it's going to be a problem

Right now the zone offense is throw a 4 yard pass, turn around, & get tackled by a LB or safety. Once we have the right WRs, it'll be: catch a 4 yard pass, turn around & juke 1 guy, then turn up field for another 10 yards. We don't have the juke button yet