I think we need to get Jirehl Brock more touches.
UNLV Game Thoughts
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Can someone explain to me why the hell we STILL seem to struggle so freaking badly with presnap penalties?
You aren’t getting it. Dominating but up 14-0 against a bad team is not dominating. Scoreboard matters. When playing ball control, pissing away two out of 4 possessions means the opponent is still in it. It reduces the margin for error. That’s how you end up 14-0 despite being much better. Our frequent “random” execution errors are why our version of ball control isn’t good. We don’t win the margins, we win the culture.
And we are good as pissing. Those small “randon” mistakes are what we do. Against UNLV they ended promising drives. Against UNI and Iowa they killed drives before we could get going.
The same execution lapses why we couldn’t convert clear talent advantages into more than a 14-0 lead with a few minutes left in the half is why we wouldn’t have been doing well against a better team. It wasn’t much different quality play as the first two games in the first half, just a more forgiving opponent. Putting ourselves behind the down and distance and/or making mistakes wasn’t as prohibitive. Bad play sequence easier to overcome.
Although it was nice to see the play calling not quite as poor, but that generally becomes a little more nuanced as the season goes.
If Manning utilizes his talent on offense and gets them to execute like Heacock the defense, it’s a 10 win team. We are already one win behind due to that not happening imo
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Those penalties killed us up through the CCG though too
CW had an update on this today on the Patreon. Another reason to sign up.
ASU had a similar score into the 3rd. And I’m guessing they didn’t have a turnover on downs at the goal line and a fumble in the red zone. And they’re supposed to have a good offense.
Same with focusing on just moving the chains (long unneeded passes), ball security, etc.
I'm a little worried about the secondary vs. big plays too.
Saturday may be in that 'season defining' type of deal.
I am way more worried about a chunk of our OL being super leaky than I am any part of our defense.
I don’t think this is worth complaining about. Those were a couple of fluke plays that ended two drives. Otherwise we moved the ball at will. Not saying the offense is great, but the hand wringing over this game is uncalled for.
If the goal is to be in the CCG then every Saturday from here on out fits that bill.
True but I'd say it may be a strong indication of whether this team is a repeat of 2019, a decent team that struggles when challenged, or last season, a team that pulled together and put together some very good football toward the end.
Right now I'd guess somewhere in between. Those one or two possession games aren't going anywhere and all B12 teams being better will be interesting.
Yeah that's definitely a heavier consideration.
They still got blown up a bit last week. UNLV was just that bad in other areas.
I watched the game with my brother and we both agree that Silas is going to be good. Reminded us of those small K State rbs we always run into that seem to break every tackle and turn into a bowling ball. I love how this staff just seems to reload with running backs each season.
With how many guys were supposed to be good this year the OL is a bit disappointing. Obviously want to give them time to gel but when does the staff tinker with the lineup a bit?
Somebody else needs to get some time instead of Downing. He seems to be struggling.
What's he like catching the ball?
I can see some double backfield sets going well with him sneaking out.
