Tennessee vs S. Alabama: Offensive plays video

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw2U2w4hn4k&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
 
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After watching the offense back again it is apparent that Worley needs to have his feet set and step into his throws to be accurate. Anything else and his control is all over the shop including short, high, behind receivers and the likes. There are some good throws in there as well like the one to Croom around the 9:00 mark. The throw to Josh Smith for the TD was also a good throw. The play before the 2nd Int if Worley keeps instead of hands it off, he gets into the end zone.
 
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Thanks, Freak. First time I have seen the 2nd half. Not many bright spots.
 
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Big thanks to Freak for these.

You can see after the second pick Worley's confidence seemed off. The bad part is, it looked like he was anticipating Pig continuing out when Pig settled down. When that happened the defender had better momentum toward the pass. Not sure who got that one wrong. The other two picks looked like they were on Worley.

Josh Smith had another third down drop late. I think he'll settle down on those and be fine.

A pass at the 9:55 mark looked high, but the receiver got tangled up with another orange jersey on the crossing route. He was late turning to the ball and was unable to go up and get it. Otherwise, it might have been catchable and for a first down.

A lot of the misses are on Worley, but you can still see plenty where the problem is elsewhere. Worley's got to remain confident and maintain good footwork. When he doesn't, he's awful. He did have quite a few good throws in that game where he has a good read and throws with confidence.
 
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WriterVol said:
Big thanks to Freak for these.

You can see after the second pick Worley's confidence seemed off. The bad part is, it looked like he was anticipating Pig continuing out when Pig settled down. When that happened the defender had better momentum toward the pass. Not sure who got that one wrong. The other two picks looked like they were on Worley.

Josh Smith had another third down drop late. I think he'll settle down on those and be fine.

A pass at the 9:55 mark looked high, but the receiver got tangled up with another orange jersey on the crossing route. He was late turning to the ball and was unable to go up and get it. Otherwise, it might have been catchable and for a first down.

A lot of the misses are on Worley, but you can still see plenty where the problem is elsewhere. Worley's got to remain confident and maintain good footwork. When he doesn't, he's awful. He did have quite a few good throws in that game where he has a good read and throws with confidence.
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More pump fake would help. Bray was great w it. Also, looked like worley could have run 8 more times for 5 yards a pop easy.
 
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MrBiggles said:
After watching the offense back again it is apparent that Worley needs to have his feet set and step into his throws to be accurate. Anything else and is control is all over the shop.
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This. This and more of this.

He doesn't have the arm strength that Bray had. I mean Bray could be falling backwards and throw a bullet 20 yards on the money...

They were MULTIPLE opportunities for Worley to keep the ball on the read option.

He definitely has happy feet and never really looks comfortable.. And this was against S Alabama ..

But the one thing I will say good is that he can be accurate with the football when he gets it right. He has made a few throws this year that made me say wow in a good way :p
 
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Regarding the picks.

1st - It was 3rd and 20, he threw a catchable ball .. great play by the CB.. can't really give Worley a hard time for taking this shot.

2nd - Looked like a questionable, but not terrible decision by Worley with miscommunication between QB/WR.

3rd - Brutally bad throw ... this and fake FG/FG block fiasco were really negative turning points in the game
 
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DougVol said:
More pump fake would help. Bray was great w it. Also, looked like worley could have run 8 more times for 5 yards a pop easy.
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Bray was good at quite a few things in the pocket. He seemed to feel the pressure and step away from it really well. Worley doesn't seem to have that same ease. It looks like when he feels the pressure, he throws and doesn't worry about his mechanics when he does it.
 
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Section KK said:
Regarding the picks.

1st - It was 3rd and 20, he threw a catchable ball .. great play by the CB.. can't really give Worley a hard time for taking this shot.

2nd - Looked like a questionable, but not terrible decision by Worley with miscommunication between QB/WR.

3rd - Brutally bad throw ... this and fake FG/FG block fiasco were really negative turning points in the game
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I agree, but it's hard to see the rest of the field on that first pick. Had the other defender not come over to help, it might have actually been a touchdown.

The third pick was definitely the worst of the three. He just looked completely uncomfortable at that point and missed the obvious linebacker in coverage. He seems to be a very streaky quarterback.
 
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WriterVol said:
I agree, but it's hard to see the rest of the field on that first pick. Had the other defender not come over to help, it might have actually been a touchdown.

The third pick was definitely the worst of the three. He just looked completely uncomfortable at that point and missed the obvious linebacker in coverage. He seems to be a very streaky quarterback.
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Call me crazy, but I think he will improve.
 
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DougVol said:
Call me crazy, but I think he will improve.
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I don't think you're crazy. I think his problems are fixable. Whether he's able to do it is another matter, but I think it can be done.

As for his arm strength, there are plenty of successful QBs without cannons.
 
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Big issue is Worley not freaking out when the pocket starts collapsing.

AND, he needs to sell the hand off more - got to make it believable that the handoff is fake and hes running with it instead of giving it to Neal every single time.
 
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I paid attention the line (had never noted the new formations). The o-line and others were not at all used to the new formations and often backed away on new formations where the S. Alabama was given a running start. The misdirection of blockers heading elsewhere rarely fooled them either (they started by backing too often). I'm not sure if this was an attempt to judge the line's progression or if it was an attempt to give Jawja more to think about/prepare for or maybe just an attempt to help out the passing game. But they have a long way to go in terms of mastering these things and it didn't succeed.
 
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MrBiggles said:
After watching the offense back again it is apparent that Worley needs to have his feet set and step into his throws to be accurate. Anything else and his control is all over the shop including short, high, behind receivers and the likes. There are some good throws in there as well like the one to Croom around the 9:00 mark. The throw to Josh Smith for the TD was also a good throw. The play before the 2nd Int if Worley keeps instead of hands it off, he gets into the end zone.
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No. That DE was sitting on it, if he keeps it, he may have gotten to the LOS.

Section KK said:
Regarding the picks.

1st - It was 3rd and 20, he threw a catchable ball .. great play by the CB.. can't really give Worley a hard time for taking this shot.

2nd - Looked like a questionable, but not terrible decision by Worley with miscommunication between QB/WR.

3rd - Brutally bad throw ... this and fake FG/FG block fiasco were really negative turning points in the game
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Horrible decision, but thought it was a great throw. Pig has to make an effort on it.



He's not bad when he actually has room to step into the throw.

Neal run at 6:14 was impressive.
 
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Worley has to keep the ball if in fact we are running the read option, if its a direct zone run then that's one thing but very rarely was the DE sitting on Worley. Another thing is USA brought pressure off the corner and edge all game long. We have got to make defenses pay when they bring pressure and a lot of that falls on the WR's. they have to create quick separation. Another thing that will make the game more manageable for Worley besides keeping the ball (even if he only gets a yard it still hold the defense honest and gives Neal some ore holes) is we need to run more play action off the read option with the TE running underneath drags. It was wide open both times we ran it and that will also open up the zone read run game. I would love to see more double moves and pump fakes in the UGA game like we saw on the deep TD pass. We have nothing to lose, need to stretch the field some to open up the screen game and give our selves a chance to pull off the upset.
 
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Dang, Jawuan james whiffed on that guy on the zone read right before half. He hits that block we go up I think 31-7 before the half. Instead we get dropped in the backfield and next play throw a pick. Besides that I really thought the O-line played well. Especially Tiny.
 
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I broke down several of the plays where inconsistent performances resulted in issues during the game. Hopefully it shows that Worley is part of the problem, but not the only problem on offense. I listed quater, time on clock, and down/distance so you could use Freaks sticky for the you tube link to the offensive plays of the South Alabama game.

• 1st Qtr, 10:08 on clock, 2nd and 9. Receiver rounds the route allowing the defender early recognition of the route and a better angle to gain ground on the receiver. Think the receiver was Pig Howard.

• 1st Qtr, 9:57 on clock, 3rd and 9. Worley way overthrows receiver. Receiver appears to be open. Safety was closing on the route quickly, but the ball sailed over everyone. Don’t know if this was just a bad overthrow or play communication error between QB and Receiver.• 2nd Qtr, 13:54 on clock. Worley hurries the throw on the screen play. Just a second longer to develop and probably ends up a completion.

• 2nd Qtr, 7:37 on clock. 1st and 15. Brendan Downs gets beat badly off the edge allowing Worley to be hit from behind fumbling the ball.

• 2nd Qtr, 6:53 on clock, 2nd and 20. Marlin Lane recognizes blitzing linebacker, but allows the blitz to deep into the pocket. Also the linebacker pushes Lane back into Worley enough to make him throw quicker than he needed to. If Lanes takes two steps up to meet the defender and takes a strong blocking stance, then Worley gets ample time to make the throw.

• 2nd Qtr, 6:46 on clock, 3rd and 20. Worley makes bad decision and throws into triple coverage for the interception. Another receiver ran a 20yd out to the sideline that was wide open. Same side of the field.

• 2nd Qtr, 00:34 on clock, 2nd and 5. Pass is complete to Pig Howard for 1st down. Problem is that Pig rounds off his route once again allowing the defender to close ground and make the stop. A simple quick inside head fake to the defender and a quick break to the left in his route would have created hesitation in the defender and enough separation for a catch and run in for the score.

• 2nd Qtr, 00:29 on clock, 1st and goal. Right Tackle gets whipped resulting in tackle for loss.

• 2nd Qtr, 00:20 on clock, 2nd and goal. Pig Howard rolls out of his break once again, but stops on his route. Worley throws to the spot where Pig would have been resulting in an interception.*

• 3rd Qtr, 14:25 on clock, 1st and 10. Left Tackle releases block to quickly for screen play allowing defender to close on Worley before the RB gets head around to look for ball. Worley rushes throw. Throwing it high and too hard for the RB to catch.*

• 3rd Qtr, 9:22 on clock, 1st and 10. Worley stares down the receiver as soon as ball is snapped. The end reads his eyes and jumps up tipping the ball. The backer in coverage also noticed Worley’s eyes which gave him the opportunity to break quicker in front of the tipped ball for the interception. I believe the backer would have at the least swatted the ball away from the receiver and possibly intercepted it anyway.

• 3rd Qtr, 7:31 on clock, 3rd and 7. Looks like a wrong route or terribly overthrown ball. Don’t know which.• 3rd Qtr, 3:17 on clock, 2nd and 7. James Stone gets whipped by Nose Tackle resulting in tackle for loss. The Nose Tackle made plays all day.

• 3rd Qtr, 2:50 on clock, 2nd and 10. Another route error or bad throw. Don’t know which.

• 4th Qtr, 13:44 on clock, 1st and 10. Brendan Downs and the Left Tackle can’t seal the end on one defender resulting in Neal getting strung out to the sideline and not turning the corner.*

• 4th Qtr, 13:24 on clock, 1st and 15. Worley overthrows Pig Howard. It looks like a bad overthrow of an open receiver, but I can’t tell if Pig’s route got knocked short and he wasn’t in the intended spot.

• 4th Qtr, 13:18 on clock, 2nd and 15. Worley has the screen play un-folding. The blitzing defender is coming very quickly. Neal lets him come un-touched. Worley rushes the throw before Neal gets out of his break to avoid the sack. It is my opinion that Neal in this situation has to stop the momentum of the blitzing defender before he can release into his route.

• 4th Qtr, 11:22 on clock, 3rd and 3. Worley throws perfect ball to Smith for the first down and Smith doesn’t hold on to the ball. Smith has done some good things, but he has had some easy drops.*

• 4th Qtr, 8:10 on clock, 3rd and 6. Crossing Receivers run into each other and mess up the timing on the routes.
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goldenvol said:
I broke down several of the plays where inconsistent performances resulted in issues during the game. Hopefully it shows that Worley is part of the problem, but not the only problem on offense. I listed quater, time on clock, and down/distance so you could use Freaks sticky for the you tube link to the offensive plays of the South Alabama game.• 1st Qtr, 10:08 on clock, 2nd and 9. Receiver rounds the route allowing the defender early recognition of the route and a better angle to gain ground on the receiver. Think the receiver was Pig Howard.• 1st Qtr, 9:57 on clock, 3rd and 9. Worley way overthrows receiver. Receiver appears to be open. Safety was closing on the route quickly, but the ball sailed over everyone. Don’t know if this was just a bad overthrow or play communication error between QB and Receiver.• 2nd Qtr, 13:54 on clock. Worley hurries the throw on the screen play. Just a second longer to develop and probably ends up a completion.• 2nd Qtr, 7:37 on clock. 1st and 15. Brendan Downs gets beat badly off the edge allowing Worley to be hit from behind fumbling the ball.• 2nd Qtr, 6:53 on clock, 2nd and 20. Marlin Lane recognizes blitzing linebacker, but allows the blitz to deep into the pocket. Also the linebacker pushes Lane back into Worley enough to make him throw quicker than he needed to. If Lanes takes two steps up to meet the defender and takes a strong blocking stance, then Worley gets ample time to make the throw.• 2nd Qtr, 6:46 on clock, 3rd and 20. Worley makes bad decision and throws into triple coverage for the interception. Another receiver ran a 20yd out to the sideline that was wide open. Same side of the field.• 2nd Qtr, 00:34 on clock, 2nd and 5. Pass is complete to Pig Howard for 1st down. Problem is that Pig rounds off his route once again allowing the defender to close ground and make the stop. A simple quick inside head fake to the defender and a quick break to the left in his route would have created hesitation in the defender and enough separation for a catch and run in for the score.• 2nd Qtr, 00:29 on clock, 1st and goal. Right Tackle gets whipped resulting in tackle for loss.• 2nd Qtr, 00:20 on clock, 2nd and goal. Pig Howard rolls out of his break once again, but stops on his route. Worley throws to the spot where Pig would have been resulting in an interception.*• 3rd Qtr, 14:25 on clock, 1st and 10. Left Tackle releases block to quickly for screen play allowing defender to close on Worley before the RB gets head around to look for ball. Worley rushes throw. Throwing it high and too hard for the RB to catch.*• 3rd Qtr, 9:22 on clock, 1st and 10. Worley stares down the receiver as soon as ball is snapped. The end reads his eyes and jumps up tipping the ball. The backer in coverage also noticed Worley’s eyes which gave him the opportunity to break quicker in front of the tipped ball for the interception. I believe the backer would have at the least swatted the ball away from the receiver and possibly intercepted it anyway.• 3rd Qtr, 7:31 on clock, 3rd and 7. Looks like a wrong route or terribly overthrown ball. Don’t know which.• 3rd Qtr, 3:17 on clock, 2nd and 7. James Stone gets whipped by Nose Tackle resulting in tackle for loss. The Nose Tackle made plays all day.• 3rd Qtr, 2:50 on clock, 2nd and 10. Another route error or bad throw. Don’t know which.• 4th Qtr, 13:44 on clock, 1st and 10. Brendan Downs and the Left Tackle can’t seal the end on one defender resulting in Neal getting strung out to the sideline and not turning the corner.*• 4th Qtr, 13:24 on clock, 1st and 15. Worley overthrows Pig Howard. It looks like a bad overthrow of an open receiver, but I can’t tell if Pig’s route got knocked short and he wasn’t in the intended spot.• 4th Qtr, 13:18 on clock, 2nd and 15. Worley has the screen play un-folding. The blitzing defender is coming very quickly. Neal lets him come un-touched. Worley rushes the throw before Neal gets out of his break to avoid the sack. It is my opinion that Neal in this situation has to stop the momentum of the blitzing defender before he can release into his route.• 4th Qtr, 11:22 on clock, 3rd and 3. Worley throws perfect ball to Smith for the first down and Smith doesn’t hold on to the ball. Smith has done some good things, but he has had some easy drops.*• 4th Qtr, 8:10 on clock, 3rd and 6. Crossing Receivers run into each other and mess up the timing on the routes.
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Youch. Let me see if I can help with some line breaks. Hope you don't mind.
 
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People have accurately mentioned that Worley is terribly inaccurate when rushed because he looses his fundamentals. People are also correct in that he's REALLY REALLY accurate when he has time to set his feet and make a throw. Some more points:

- It's not just stepping into his throws with his feet - he also loses the hip turn that transfers power from the base to the arm. Watch the video and watch when he's rushed into a throw how static his hips stay.

- He's really really really accurate rolling to his right.

- He's really bad rolling to his left.

- People say he doesn't have arm strength, but he does. His deep balls are accurate (even the ones he shouldn't throw) and his can really zing it to the receivers on short and mid routes.

- I'm not sure if calling more quick step drop stuff will help with completion %, but my gut says yes.
 
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VolinArizona said:
People have accurately mentioned that Worley is terribly inaccurate when rushed because he looses his fundamentals. People are also correct in that he's REALLY REALLY accurate when he has time to set his feet and make a throw. Some more points:

- It's not just stepping into his throws with his feet - he also loses the hip turn that transfers power from the base to the arm. Watch the video and watch when he's rushed into a throw how static his hips stay.

- He's really really really accurate rolling to his right.

- He's really bad rolling to his left.

- People say he doesn't have arm strength, but he does. His deep balls are accurate (even the ones he shouldn't throw) and his can really zing it to the receivers on short and mid routes.

- I'm not sure if calling more quick step drop stuff will help with completion %, but my gut says yes.
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Good post VIA. I tend to agree with most of this.
 
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