evilpoke
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- I don't think it's any coincidence that the offensive line has its best game and the team scores 38 points. The crazy part is, that was while allowing 5 sacks, a couple of blow up plays on basic runs and absolutely no answer when the Aztecs decided to blitz. We can complain about the playcalling all we want, but if there's no room to run, the offense is not going to do anything.
The coaches are going after some junior college o-linemen, and there's 6 true freshmen o-linemen. I wouldn't be surprised to see some changes next year.
- I'm looking forward to seeing this defensive line NEXT season, when we the tackles have an extra year and 15 pounds more on their frames.
Here's the weight from the roster (they may be heavier now):
Ben Durbin - 256
Patrick Mertens - 269
Mike Purcell - 269
Tyler Strong - 275 (but hes a true freshman)
THATS NOT OK FOR A D-I TEAM
256 is a defensive end weight.
Was Hillman injured? I was pleasantly surprised by how well the team bottled him up.
Keep in mind I am NOT bashing the young d-tackles. They've been put in a very difficult situation - going up against guys 30-50 pounds heavier than them with not a lot of D-I experience.
- I don't remember the last time we had a good pash rush. Early 2000s? The defensive backs got blitzed - that's for sure, but you can't give a decent quarterback 5-6 seconds back there. Our guys got close a lot of times, I wish we had someone on the team who could just pin their ears back on obvious passing plays and you KNOW he's going to disrupt the play.
- We play a bend but not break defense - we wait for the other team to make a mistake, and we lock up tight near the goalline. That's fine if it works, but I really would have liked to have seen more blitzes yesterday - just in general. The funny thing is, on those rare occasions they do decide to blitz, it usually winds up being successful for us.
- Two suggestions for the offense:
1. Get a screen play in there. It's obvious the o-line has problem protecting, so why not get the ball the hell out of there? (Imagine Robert Herron out in space making defensive backs look silly)
2. Put in some roll-out plays. Austin is better in open space, and he always seems to make plays running near the sideline.
I think the Pokes beat UNM and UNLV the next two weeks, with the Border War at the end.
The coaches have this team in the right direction. There's only 11 seniors, and most of the playmakers are freshmen and sophomores. Get the defensive and offensive line shored up, and these close defeats turn to wins.
Go Cowboys.
The coaches are going after some junior college o-linemen, and there's 6 true freshmen o-linemen. I wouldn't be surprised to see some changes next year.
- I'm looking forward to seeing this defensive line NEXT season, when we the tackles have an extra year and 15 pounds more on their frames.
Here's the weight from the roster (they may be heavier now):
Ben Durbin - 256
Patrick Mertens - 269
Mike Purcell - 269
Tyler Strong - 275 (but hes a true freshman)
THATS NOT OK FOR A D-I TEAM
256 is a defensive end weight.
Was Hillman injured? I was pleasantly surprised by how well the team bottled him up.
Keep in mind I am NOT bashing the young d-tackles. They've been put in a very difficult situation - going up against guys 30-50 pounds heavier than them with not a lot of D-I experience.
- I don't remember the last time we had a good pash rush. Early 2000s? The defensive backs got blitzed - that's for sure, but you can't give a decent quarterback 5-6 seconds back there. Our guys got close a lot of times, I wish we had someone on the team who could just pin their ears back on obvious passing plays and you KNOW he's going to disrupt the play.
- We play a bend but not break defense - we wait for the other team to make a mistake, and we lock up tight near the goalline. That's fine if it works, but I really would have liked to have seen more blitzes yesterday - just in general. The funny thing is, on those rare occasions they do decide to blitz, it usually winds up being successful for us.
- Two suggestions for the offense:
1. Get a screen play in there. It's obvious the o-line has problem protecting, so why not get the ball the hell out of there? (Imagine Robert Herron out in space making defensive backs look silly)
2. Put in some roll-out plays. Austin is better in open space, and he always seems to make plays running near the sideline.
I think the Pokes beat UNM and UNLV the next two weeks, with the Border War at the end.
The coaches have this team in the right direction. There's only 11 seniors, and most of the playmakers are freshmen and sophomores. Get the defensive and offensive line shored up, and these close defeats turn to wins.
Go Cowboys.