tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post3526560278368659639..comments2023-12-24T10:00:50.998-08:00Comments on Washington Husky Sports: Beating Nine in the BoxJohn Berkowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506119469461963535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-74235839496501334742008-09-02T07:51:00.000-07:002008-09-02T07:51:00.000-07:00Lappano had a very bad game he did not adjust to c...Lappano had a very bad game he did not adjust to compensate for the O-line being dominated. <BR/><BR/>What is with the Shotgun formation with Locker in the shotgun, a RB to his left or right and another RB three or four yards behind Locker?<BR/><BR/>I cannot believe they stuck to that formation it did not work and when they would hand the ball to the RB who is four yards deeper than they usually are, they lose or gain zero yards because the oregon d-line was already in the backfield. <BR/><BR/>I am not a Lappano fan never have and never will. I see the same issues with Locker as last year and this time around he was forcing throws where he would normally have taken off an run.<BR/><BR/>The playcalling needs a shakeup. Last year was the predictable calls and this year it is the predictable calls with goofy formations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-74364029781509820752008-09-01T21:36:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:36:00.000-07:00Seems to me that multiple receiver formations can ...Seems to me that multiple receiver formations can also help keep the safeties away from the line of scrimmage and create mismatches when the defense wants to keep 3-4 linebackers on the field. I'm no football guru, but it's worth it to try something else when what you're doing isn't working...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-40303981815177681882008-09-01T21:27:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:27:00.000-07:00Hey John, I think you'd take a great amount of int...Hey John, I think you'd take a great amount of interest in Hugh Millen's KJR segment of "Hard Core Football" today (http://kjram.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=ian_furness.xml), especially where he specifically discussed beating the 8 and 9 man fronts. You and he were on the same page that the Dawgs were ridiculously poor at attacking Oregon; he brought up how right out of the gate in the second half, we threw deep down the middle to Kearse, who had 2 yards on his man...and then NEVER WENT BACK TO IT! It also didn't help, though, that as poor as the game-plan and play-calling were, the receivers were also just plain running sloppy, technically poor routes. Until the young skill position guys help out, man, it's just a total mess!<BR/><BR/>Check out the audio feed on this...interesting.<BR/><BR/>~ AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-75647302350994255892008-09-01T19:00:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:00:00.000-07:00Darin...LOL...of course all three aren't back at t...Darin...LOL...of course all three aren't back at the same time. That isn't exactly what I meant.John Berkowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506119469461963535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-33181584425405579492008-09-01T15:13:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:13:00.000-07:00From my view on tv.....it looked like the middle w...From my view on tv.....it looked like the middle was open more than not since 9 are looking at the run and Goodwin and Logan taking their coverage to the outside. Saw Middleton with one on one coverage most of the night so why not more quick slants to the middle and even sending out Polk around the edge to get him in space?? <BR/><BR/>Also, even though it was 4th Qtr...Fouch looked accurate passing the ball and Oregon was starting to play back a bit. Why not use Fouch early in the game for a series againest BYU to soften the rush up a bit.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Gottlieb's return and hopefully a lesser defense from BYU will help but the offensive gameplan needs to get creative first game or not....freshman or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-25095803977396788162008-09-01T14:51:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:51:00.000-07:00Let's see if I've got this right: nine in the box,...Let's see if I've got this right: nine in the box, plus Chung, Thurmond, and Byrd, makes twelve. No wonder the Ducks won!<BR/><BR/>I agree that a passing attack would have been the way to beat that defense, but I'm not sure play-action would have had much effect. I think the corners played straight up man most of the night, so they weren't looking at the backfield much. Besides, we had our opportunities, but we missed the throw or the catch in each case.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the problem was play-calling nearly as much as execution -- although the play calling did seem a little unimaginative. I assume that's at least partly due to the large number of new players who are struggling just to run the basic plays.The Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702832458836067371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-41423594176165925562008-09-01T14:24:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:24:00.000-07:00The trouble John, and you're right, is that the co...The trouble John, and you're right, is that the coaches didn't adjust and adapt. I can't say more...it's that simple. I don't know whether it's a head or assistant thing, but it's coaching.hairofthedawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101240940373516922noreply@blogger.com