govols2008
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Ok boys and girls, Volnation is in full on panic mode. I have seen atleast 25 threads questioning our coaches, our scheme, Dobbs, receivers, just about everything. I just don't understand what is so hard to understand about last nights game. I'm not a d1 football coach, but I am a high school football coach at a pretty successful program. I will do my best to break down what I saw last night.
1. Our offense was not playing with a full deck all night. People seemed to have forgot how bad our line really is. Dobbs mobility has really helped avoid a ton of sacks the last few games. Last night we faced the best defensive front in the SEC and possibly the nation. They were able to get constant pressure in our back field the entire night with only a 4 man front. That means they were able to drop 7 guys in coverage on consistent basis. That in turn led to very few openings for our WR's, which led to multiple coverage sacks for Dobbs. When they did bring a blitz it was open season on Dobbs, he literally had no room to run our zone reads, and Hurd was routinely hit at the line of scrimmage.
As a play caller my self, I understand what its like to be in a game like that. I cannot possibly stress to you how hard it is to call a game when they can get consistent pressure with a 4 man front. This is everything, I cannot possibly stress this enough. Your are calling a game with a hand tied behind your back. Butch and co. love to use motion, and jet sweeps to get match ups they want and to spread the field. He also loves to send the HB out of the back field on passing downs. When the defense is getting that kind of pressure you have to take measures to protect your QB and that means keeping would be pass catchers such as a RB, or TE in the box for max protection. Match that with how many defenders are dropping back in coverage and you have a recipe for disaster.
To most of you the above points probably are common sense, but for some reason we have fans that honestly do not have a clue about football and what all goes into a successful offense. Dobbs will be fine, the kid is going to be a great QB for us. The offense that Butch runs works. It has worked at every stop, and we've all seen the spread option work in the SEC. So please stop with the whole "butch's offense will not work" "did they find a blue print to stop dobbs" garbage.
Facts are we are a very very young talented team, that has been plagued by injuries. We cannot and will not beat a great defensive team with this offensive line. It's just not going to happen, not this year. We all said at the beginning of the year that a bowl would be a great season for the youngest team in the nation, with the hardest schedule. We still have a great chance at that guys. We get to go to Nashville and beat the crap out of those losers to clinch our bowl bid. I can't wait, and im excited and proud of these kids. They play hard every single play and that alone is a huge upgrade from years past. That's how I know Butch has this team on the right track. Those young men wouldn't play the way they do if they didn't have complete faith in this staff.
1. Our offense was not playing with a full deck all night. People seemed to have forgot how bad our line really is. Dobbs mobility has really helped avoid a ton of sacks the last few games. Last night we faced the best defensive front in the SEC and possibly the nation. They were able to get constant pressure in our back field the entire night with only a 4 man front. That means they were able to drop 7 guys in coverage on consistent basis. That in turn led to very few openings for our WR's, which led to multiple coverage sacks for Dobbs. When they did bring a blitz it was open season on Dobbs, he literally had no room to run our zone reads, and Hurd was routinely hit at the line of scrimmage.
As a play caller my self, I understand what its like to be in a game like that. I cannot possibly stress to you how hard it is to call a game when they can get consistent pressure with a 4 man front. This is everything, I cannot possibly stress this enough. Your are calling a game with a hand tied behind your back. Butch and co. love to use motion, and jet sweeps to get match ups they want and to spread the field. He also loves to send the HB out of the back field on passing downs. When the defense is getting that kind of pressure you have to take measures to protect your QB and that means keeping would be pass catchers such as a RB, or TE in the box for max protection. Match that with how many defenders are dropping back in coverage and you have a recipe for disaster.
To most of you the above points probably are common sense, but for some reason we have fans that honestly do not have a clue about football and what all goes into a successful offense. Dobbs will be fine, the kid is going to be a great QB for us. The offense that Butch runs works. It has worked at every stop, and we've all seen the spread option work in the SEC. So please stop with the whole "butch's offense will not work" "did they find a blue print to stop dobbs" garbage.
Facts are we are a very very young talented team, that has been plagued by injuries. We cannot and will not beat a great defensive team with this offensive line. It's just not going to happen, not this year. We all said at the beginning of the year that a bowl would be a great season for the youngest team in the nation, with the hardest schedule. We still have a great chance at that guys. We get to go to Nashville and beat the crap out of those losers to clinch our bowl bid. I can't wait, and im excited and proud of these kids. They play hard every single play and that alone is a huge upgrade from years past. That's how I know Butch has this team on the right track. Those young men wouldn't play the way they do if they didn't have complete faith in this staff.
