1vol8
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I’ve seen opinions blasted all over VN about the play calling this year. From “He doesn’t know what a slant is” to “ Run, run, pass on third and long”.
I agree the play calling has been terrible but put yourself in his shoes. You have a defensive coordinator telling you who your qb WILL be. You know said qb is limited and has never been good throwing to the middle of the field or beyond 10 yards. What do you do? Well...... you build your plan around what he does well. You keep most routes within 10 yards and outside the hash’s. You can’t throw many passes that way because you can’t use the middle of the field at any level which eliminates slants, digs, posts or anything “in” breaking. You can’t call outside breaking routes beyond 10 yards which eliminates flag routes and deep outs. On top of all the above you still have that same defensive coordinator micromanaging your every move that absolutely DESPISES turn overs. All the above is a recipe for “run, ,run, pass” and failure.
Now before you go thinking THIS year has been a carbon copy of last and the game has passed him by, take some time and rewatch last years games. You may find that you’re just jaded from what’s fresh in your mind.
In 2019 He tried to open up the playbook vs GAST and JG stunk it up. He tried again vs BYU and JG stunk it up. At that point I think he learned/confirmed what JG is and what he could/couldn’t do which is listed in the first paragraph. But Pruitt, being as stubborn as he is refused to make a change. He went conservative against UF as a result and has stayed that way with JG every since.
However, here’s the proof that CHANEY is not the problem. Once a change was finally made, all of a sudden slants were a huge part of the game plans. Deep routes became a norm and chunk plays became common. Maurer threw slants, outs, seems and gos on a regular basis. He used all three levels as well. Suddenly Chaney’s game plans went from a conservative run based attack to a wide open pass based attack.
I think emotions of what we see this year has interfered with what we know to be true if you only think back or rewatch. Chaney WILL adjust to his qbs strengths. He’s proven it. He’s just limited by what his boss is forcing him to do.
I agree the play calling has been terrible but put yourself in his shoes. You have a defensive coordinator telling you who your qb WILL be. You know said qb is limited and has never been good throwing to the middle of the field or beyond 10 yards. What do you do? Well...... you build your plan around what he does well. You keep most routes within 10 yards and outside the hash’s. You can’t throw many passes that way because you can’t use the middle of the field at any level which eliminates slants, digs, posts or anything “in” breaking. You can’t call outside breaking routes beyond 10 yards which eliminates flag routes and deep outs. On top of all the above you still have that same defensive coordinator micromanaging your every move that absolutely DESPISES turn overs. All the above is a recipe for “run, ,run, pass” and failure.
Now before you go thinking THIS year has been a carbon copy of last and the game has passed him by, take some time and rewatch last years games. You may find that you’re just jaded from what’s fresh in your mind.
In 2019 He tried to open up the playbook vs GAST and JG stunk it up. He tried again vs BYU and JG stunk it up. At that point I think he learned/confirmed what JG is and what he could/couldn’t do which is listed in the first paragraph. But Pruitt, being as stubborn as he is refused to make a change. He went conservative against UF as a result and has stayed that way with JG every since.
However, here’s the proof that CHANEY is not the problem. Once a change was finally made, all of a sudden slants were a huge part of the game plans. Deep routes became a norm and chunk plays became common. Maurer threw slants, outs, seems and gos on a regular basis. He used all three levels as well. Suddenly Chaney’s game plans went from a conservative run based attack to a wide open pass based attack.
I think emotions of what we see this year has interfered with what we know to be true if you only think back or rewatch. Chaney WILL adjust to his qbs strengths. He’s proven it. He’s just limited by what his boss is forcing him to do.
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