Quick passes to Wide Outs

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gsb0824

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I liked everything about the game today except one thing. And we do this one thing consistently. What is the merit behind a quick out pass to the farthest WR on the field when there are no blockers in front of him? It never gains any significant yardage, the WR gets killed and it never, ever works. I wish the page in our playbook with this play in it was torn out.
 
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gsb0824 said:
I liked everything about the game today except one thing. And we do this one thing consistently. What is the merit behind a quick out pass to the farthest WR on the field when there are no blockers in front of him? It never gains any significant yardage, the WR gets killed and it never, ever works. I wish the page in our playbook with this play in it was torn out.
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It's called a bubble screen and it worked well several times tonight.
 
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But against good teams everyone knows it's coming. We throw that pass about 15 times a game.
 
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vols 30 said:
They Don't trust Dobbs to throw it downfield. It's a safe throw
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That was my thought during the game too. Maybe they were just trying to give him confidence, but I got sick of seeing these plays. Throw it down the field occasionally.
 
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Oklahoma showed a weakness on our offense. When we get blitzed....we suck horribly! I think we wanted to get some work on these quick outs because these plays are a great way to beat a blitzing defense. If Florida tries to blitz heavy like OKlahoma did in the second half, we will be ready. Just an opinion.
 
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vols 30 said:
They Don't trust Dobbs to throw it downfield. It's a safe throw
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Or perhaps they don't have faith in the OL? I'd love to see a vertical passing attack and using the middle of the field, but maybe we just don't have that ability at this point in time?
 
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It's the same problem since 2013 against Vanderbilt when Dobbs had 52 yards on 13 completions. They don't trust him to throw it like a real QB in this league.
 
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VOLS INC. said:
Oklahoma showed a weakness on our offense. When we get blitzed....we suck horribly! I think we wanted to get some work on these quick outs because these plays are a great way to beat a blitzing defense. If Florida tries to blitz heavy like OKlahoma did in the second half, we will be ready. Just an opinion.
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The play I am talking about is not a bubble screen and the way it is designed, it physically cannot work. There are never any blockers in front of the WR. The pass is thrown so quick, there isn't time for blockers to get in front of the WR. Thus the defender who is standing in front of the WR tackles him every time.
 
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gsb0824 said:
The play I am talking about is not a bubble screen and the way it is designed, it physically cannot work. There are never any blockers in front of the WR. The pass is thrown so quick, there isn't time for blockers to get in front of the WR. Thus the defender who is standing in front of the WR tackles him every time.
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can you post a link and give us a time stamp to see what you are talking about?
 
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omghulkhands said:
can you post a link and give us a time stamp to see what you are talking about?
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I will do that once the video is available. I don't really mean to be critical of CBJ on this, I am just curious the reason for this play. When the QB is in shotfun formation and the ball is hiked, he immediately throws it to a WR just behind the line of scrimmage on the sideline. There are no blockers in front of the WR, so the defensive back always tackles the WR for a loss, no gain or a very short gain.
 
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gsb0824 said:
I will do that once the video is available. I don't really mean to be critical of CBJ on this, I am just curious the reason for this play. When the QB is in shotfun formation and the ball is hiked, he immediately throws it to a WR just behind the line of scrimmage on the sideline. There are no blockers in front of the WR, so the defensive back always tackles the WR for a loss, no gain or a very short gain.
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Pretty sure I remember the play you are referring to. It was man coverage so if he broke the tackle it would have been a good gain.
 
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cbbowlingmd said:
It's called a bubble screen and it worked well several times tonight.
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They worked against a junior college team. Not exactly, but they're closer to JC than SEC.

Those passes don't work vs. Quality opponents.

It's discouraging to see the same plays over and over again when they don't work during big games.
 
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