This is starting to remind me of the scene in Tommy Boy when Richard tells Tommy (after a series of failed sales meetings), "Well, let's head off to our next huge embarrassing failure." This performance was mostly on the offense, and I was actually quite proud of the D. The D played way better than they did at Colorado.
Offense
- Rocco Becht stinks right now and I don't know what else to say. He's struggling in intermediate throws (10-20 yards), and he's not seeing check downs either
- The final 4th down throw to Chase Sowell was really low and near his knees. If that pass is anywhere near the torso or mid section Sowell runs out of bounds easy and keeps his feet. Chase Sowell in general has been a big letdown this season and his only big game was Arizona. Sowell had a couple drops today and it hurt the team.
- Case in point ISU was 2/12 on 3rd down late in the game. Cut out the multiple tight end sets it is clogging up the middle of the field and making us easy to defend. Where are the slant passes to our quick WRs, screens to RB or WR, we do nothing to make the defense cover more of the field laterally
- The throw to Ben Brahmer was a total hospital ball and completely terrible.
- Carson Brown should play more, one PI drawn and catches most balls. I'm wondering if Brett Eskildsen OR Carson Brown had 10 targets and Sowell had fewer would this outcome have been different.
- Dylan Lee had a huge block and a nice run, would like to see him play more especially if Hanson is dinged up.
- Ben Brahmer had a hold on an important 2nd down and an offensive pass interference. One TE probably shouldn't have two flags in the same game woof. Having said that I feel horrific about his injury whatever it was, hope he recovers ok.
- I put this game more on Rocco and less on Taylor Mauser. Rocco missed so many easy throws, did not check it down at all ever. On one 3rd and 5 he had Carson Hanson wide open for a 6 yard gain and he ran around and got sacked.
Defense
- Kooper Ebel is a really good, future NFL player to me. He was everywhere today and looked all Big 12. Marcus Neal is a good safety.
- Will McLaughlin had a massive forced fumble
- The front 6 has zero playmakers outside of the above.
- We are 9th in the big 12 in interceptions, and 2nd to last in sacks. The defense will not be winning / closing games with metrics like that.
- Our defense made a backup QB (on his 3rd program) look like Cam Newton at Auburn in the 1st half.
- Tatoroa McDonough and Izeguo at DE don't do anything particularly well, are neither good pass rushers nor huge difference makers at stopping run
- The defense played well enough for us to win today, and I'm going to put this loss squarely on the offense.
Special Teams
- Our special teams is always high liability, zero upside - and that was proven true again today. Aiden Flora is never allowed to return a punt.
Offense
- Rocco Becht stinks right now and I don't know what else to say. He's struggling in intermediate throws (10-20 yards), and he's not seeing check downs either
- The final 4th down throw to Chase Sowell was really low and near his knees. If that pass is anywhere near the torso or mid section Sowell runs out of bounds easy and keeps his feet. Chase Sowell in general has been a big letdown this season and his only big game was Arizona. Sowell had a couple drops today and it hurt the team.
- Case in point ISU was 2/12 on 3rd down late in the game. Cut out the multiple tight end sets it is clogging up the middle of the field and making us easy to defend. Where are the slant passes to our quick WRs, screens to RB or WR, we do nothing to make the defense cover more of the field laterally
- The throw to Ben Brahmer was a total hospital ball and completely terrible.
- Carson Brown should play more, one PI drawn and catches most balls. I'm wondering if Brett Eskildsen OR Carson Brown had 10 targets and Sowell had fewer would this outcome have been different.
- Dylan Lee had a huge block and a nice run, would like to see him play more especially if Hanson is dinged up.
- Ben Brahmer had a hold on an important 2nd down and an offensive pass interference. One TE probably shouldn't have two flags in the same game woof. Having said that I feel horrific about his injury whatever it was, hope he recovers ok.
- I put this game more on Rocco and less on Taylor Mauser. Rocco missed so many easy throws, did not check it down at all ever. On one 3rd and 5 he had Carson Hanson wide open for a 6 yard gain and he ran around and got sacked.
Defense
- Kooper Ebel is a really good, future NFL player to me. He was everywhere today and looked all Big 12. Marcus Neal is a good safety.
- Will McLaughlin had a massive forced fumble
- The front 6 has zero playmakers outside of the above.
- We are 9th in the big 12 in interceptions, and 2nd to last in sacks. The defense will not be winning / closing games with metrics like that.
- Our defense made a backup QB (on his 3rd program) look like Cam Newton at Auburn in the 1st half.
- Tatoroa McDonough and Izeguo at DE don't do anything particularly well, are neither good pass rushers nor huge difference makers at stopping run
- The defense played well enough for us to win today, and I'm going to put this loss squarely on the offense.
Special Teams
- Our special teams is always high liability, zero upside - and that was proven true again today. Aiden Flora is never allowed to return a punt.
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