it would have been nice to have the bye after the MD game. The reality is I just don't want to wait another week to watch this team.
I hate that the bye game is this early especially with Md losing this past week.
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PSU does have a bye game after the MD game, in between MSU and Minny.
I love the bye week. If Rahne wants a job for the next few months and CJF likes explosive plays... we have four backs and a few wideouts that can take it to the house if screen plays are used and perfected which will help the OL. This would help everyone on the team. If Rahne can't see this he is a dolt an needs to follow the Pied Piper, Donovan down the Bud Shuster highway or I80 or 322 or whatever route he needs to take.
I agree...... against P5 programs in the 4th Qtr..... he goes nowhere. On third downs...he goes nowhere. Isn't it nice when we agree.
The screen should be part of the offense if for no other reason teams have to prepare and be aware that it's part of our repotoir
It's too f'ing obvious ... any midget league coach would get it. You have four backs and a multiple wideouts that if you give em a crack they are murder in the open field. ... It makes the Qb's job easier, the OL's job easier. It stops the asshole teams of the world from stacking 7-8 or more in the box..... WTF?
Given our recent level of play, I wouldn’t have been too enthusiastic about our chances of beating Maryland were we playing this coming Saturday. (Meaning, no bye.)
With the bye, I’m very optimistic about beating the Terps. We simply have too much talent to not find a way to consistently explode on offense.
If this optimism is misplaced, it could mean a long season. We’ll see how it plays out.
With the bye, I’m very optimistic about beating the Terps. We simply have too much talent to not find a way to consistently explode on offense.
If this optimism is misplaced, it could mean a long season. We’ll see how it plays out.
When Slade went into the game Saturday, I said to my son to watch for him out of the backfield and a quick pass over the middle to utilize his speed (I’m not so confident of him as a running back). Took about 3 plays and he hit that long gainer. If a dolt like me can figure this out, shouldn’t the coaches be able to? We have so much speed and yet it’s just not getting put to use.
Maybe with the bye they can figure out how not to have two receivers right next to each other.
Maybe with the bye they can figure out how not to have two receivers right next to each other.
The early bye could really be helpful this year. It's a good time for some extra film study and review of whatever they're having trouble with. The offensive line has had trouble with certain stunts. Defense had trouble with screens about half the time. But really both units are doing a lot of things well -- need to shore up some weaknesses and, in the case of the offense, add some more plays to the repertoire. If you're going to have a bye, for a young team I think it's good to have one early. But who knows, we'll see.
Personally, I'd like to see a few flee flickers maybe a reverse here and there.
Some Rahne Razzle Dazzle
I suspect Temple kind of solved the Maryland offense. They bottled up McFarland and Maryland couldn't seem to get anything else going. Maryland's weakness is at the line of scrimmage.
Remember that UMd also has a bye week... and they will be angry. IOW, Rahne better figure some s@@t out... pronto.
Aside... someone mentioned that Ford had a nice game on Saturday and I really couldn't recall him doing much. 5 pops for 9 yards? I like the kid but seeing him at the expense of Cain was kinda annoying.. although I'd wager it's Ford that Franklin wants to keep happy lest he boogity for the portal.
Aside... someone mentioned that Ford had a nice game on Saturday and I really couldn't recall him doing much. 5 pops for 9 yards? I like the kid but seeing him at the expense of Cain was kinda annoying.. although I'd wager it's Ford that Franklin wants to keep happy lest he boogity for the portal.
Ford came in late but I'd trust him now if we need to. He's gonna be a stallion after a year with Galt .... and he's always smiling
Someone said "you don't want to play a good team after they lose, and you don't want to play a bad team after they win"
Let's see which one Maryland is...
Well since it's so obvious, just what play calling didn't work, what was the actual play that was called, and why didn't it work. And no, a screen play is not an answer. Let's here specifics because anyone with a clue that has graded the tape has yet to mention Rhane. And if you want to keep blaming him for the deep balls, please remember, that was specifically what Franklin wanted.
Have you seen their uniforms? They should always be angry!
It's an interesting box score. Maryland ran a pretty balanced offense, had 350 total yards of offense, only 1 turnover, but only scored 13 offensive points. Held scoreless in 3 quarters. Punted 9 times, sacked 4 times.
Temple ran the ball, controlled the clock, played tough red-zone defense. McFarland got his yards but didn't break any long scoring runs.
I'm sure PSU can play tough red-zone D but can the offense sustain drives and convert more than 20% of third downs? To do that, Rahne is going to have to rack his brain and think of something to do on 3rd down besides chuck and pray down the right sideline.
Temple contained Maryland's offense but they did that with their D and their O keeping them off the field.
If PSU lets Maryland run 90 offensive plays this will be a long game on multiple levels for PSU fans.
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9 of 13 - 3rd downs were 7 yards or more. They were 7,7,8,8,9,9,10,11, and 23. That's not conducive to a good 3rd down ratio. I still think our biggest problem is inconsistency. Clifford is going to be a good one but, he's not there yet. WRs and RBs look highly talented but still making youthful mistakes. RBs missing blitzer, WRs ending up next to each other down field. Oline? Frustrating. I've seen Miranda and Thorpe whiff on some blocks that blew up the play but, a guy like Gonzalez shouldn't block the wrong guy because he was fooled on a stunt.
If anyone heads to the portal, it will most likely be Cain, not Ford. Ford was an "early" commit who came to PSU based upon "the next 40 years, not the next 4". He seemed to be really sold on the entire PSU academic/athletic experience. In addition, he's from northern VA, only a few hours from PSU.
On the other hand, I believe Cain is from Louisiana and attended high school in FL. Thus, his roots are in the south. Some stories out there that he had actually decided to go to TX the night before his PSU commitment and seemed to flip a coin between PSU and TX when he made his final decision. He made some comments along the lines of his one and only priority is going to the NFL in 3 years. Didn't seem to be many comments related to academics, degrees, etc.
I am not criticizing Cain, just pointing out the differences in some of the more public comments between the two players at the time of their commitments.
One thing I am quite confident of is that in two years, we won't have Slade, Cain, Ford, and the two 2020 FL running backs still on the roster. One or more of them will change their minds about PSU as their choice.
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Unfortunately, he is a huge liability in the passing game if he is kept inside to pick up extra rushers. He whiffed two out of three plays on one 3 and out series.
An angry Maryland is still....well....Maryland. Bad teams would never lose after a loss if anger would fix it.
He looks like a 5 star guy in the open field that is for sure, just need to get him in space somehow.
I would settle for screens and flat passes to the backs. Middle screens to Hamler and Dotson. They need to be getting the ball into the hands of their fast people. Throwing long incompletions down the right side of the field doesn't really accomplish much.
Maryland will throw a screen pass to McFarland on 3rd and long, if they don't have Parsons jamming the back up that's on us.
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