ADVERTISEMENT

obli's observations; one that got away

Don't really wish anything bad, but could we lose #28? He is always a step slow in coverage.
 
4INSBU said:
Don't really wish anything bad, but could we lose #28? He is always a step slow in coverage.
Click to expand...
With younger guys in the program, and those in the recruiting pipeline, we will probably continue to upgrade the athletic ability of our secondary, but this year's graduation losses will be significant.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BBrown
BBrown said:
I actually thought he played pretty well. He's been improving every week.
Click to expand...

Came up big in run support too. Andrew Callahan featured a nice, but somewhat forgotten, play he had in pass coverage against OSU too:

 
royboy said:
One other point for perspective:
PSU scored a total of 80 points vs Michigan and tOSU, reputedly two of the best defensive teams in the country; that's not bad at all, probably more points than even some of our optimistic fans would have predicted.
Click to expand...

some weird perspective, but PSU scored more points against the Buckeyes than Army + Rutgres + MD + NB
 
Mixolydian said:
When did Bates go out of the game? Was it before or after we went right down the field to first and goal at the 7 throwing the ball? It’s all running together, and I honestly don’t remember.
Click to expand...

It think he got hurt with 7 or 8 to go in the third quarter.
 
Mixolydian said:
When did Bates go out of the game? Was it before or after we went right down the field to first and goal at the 7 throwing the ball? It’s all running together, and I honestly don’t remember.
Click to expand...

About 8 minutes left in the third quarter. We actually ended up scoring on the drive after his injury.

I posted our complete 'Drive Summary' in a couple other threads; really shows how inept our offense was at sustaining drives and running on first down. Here is my post:

----

Summary of Penn State possessions against OSU. We had a lot of success when we a) had Trace (and to a lesser extent Barkley) run *designed* runs, and b) when Trace had time to throw via designed pass plays. Gesicki won a lot more than he lost on Saturday - he should have been our 'go to' on nearly every play. He was targeted five times in the first half (including a 14 yard catch that was negated by penalty) and averaged 8 YPC. He was targeted four times in the second half - two incomplete, and the other two for seven and 22 yards respectively.

Also - even when you include Barkley's 36 yard TD run, and TM's six yard TD run, we averaged 2.3 yards on 1st down when running the ball (which we did 19 times, or 76% of the time on first down). Take those two plays out, and we averaged less than a yard per play when running on first down, and had 9/17 plays go for 0 or negative yards.

Passing on first down was nearly as bad - of our six attempts, three were incomplete, one was for no gain, and the two that did connect did so for five and 21 yards respectively.

1st Quarter
Penn State wins the coin toss and elects to receive.
Ohio State will defend South Goal.
Psu 1-10 at Psu35 OSU ball on OSU35.
96-Nuernberger, S. kickoff 62 yards to the PSU3, 26-Barkley, Saquon return 97 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:45.
95-Davis, Tyler kick attempt good.
Penn State 7, Ohio State 0
95-Davis, Tyler kickoff 57 yards to the OSU8, 21-Campbell, P. return 17 yards to the OSU25 (4-Scott, Nick;38-Wade, Lamont).

Psu 1-10 at Osu23 PENN STATE drive start at 13:32, PSU ball on OSU23.
Psu 1-10 at Osu23 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 26-Barkley, Saquon for 5 yards to the OSU18 (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 2-5 at Osu18 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 9 yards to the OSU9, 1ST DOWN PSU (4-Fuller, Jordan;8-Sheffield, K.).
Psu 1-G at Osu09 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the OSU13 (93-Sprinkle, Tracy).
Psu 2-G at Osu13 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace I pass incomplete to 5-Hamilton, D. (7-Webb, Damon).
Psu 3-G at Osu13 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 5-Hamilton, D. for 13 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:36.
95-Davis, Tyler kick attempt good.
Penn State 14, Ohio State 0

Psu 1-10 at Psu25 PENN STATE drive start at 10:11.
Psu 1-10 at Psu25 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush up middle for no gain to the PSU25 (17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 2-10 at Psu25 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 3-Thompkins, D..
Psu 3-10 at Psu25 9-McSorley, Trace screen pass complete to 26-Barkley, Saquon for 10 yards to the PSU35, 1ST DOWN PSU, out-of-bounds.
Psu 1-10 at Psu35 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush over left end for loss of 2 yards to the PSU33 (35-Worley, Chris).
Psu 2-12 at Psu33 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for loss of 2 yards to the PSU31 (6-Hubbard, Sam;17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 3-14 at Psu31 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace crossing pass incomplete to 88-Gesicki, Mike.
Psu 4-14 at Psu31 93-Gillikin, Blake punt 42 yards to the OSU27, out-of-bounds, PENALTY PSU unsportsmanlike conduct (11-Charles, Irvin) 15 yards to the OSU42, 1st and 10, OSU ball on OSU42.
Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:35

Psu 1-10 at Psu27 PENN STATE drive start at 04:38.
Psu 1-10 at Psu27 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush for no gain to the PSU27 (6-Hubbard, Sam).
Psu 2-10 at Psu27 9-McSorley, Trace sacked for loss of 4 yards to the PSU23 (86-Jones, Dre'Mont).
Psu 3-14 at Psu23 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace middle pass complete to 26-Barkley, Saquon for 8 yards to the PSU31 (17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 4-6 at Psu31 93-Gillikin, Blake punt 39 yards to the OSU30, 14-Hill, K.J. return 16 yards to the OSU46 (6-Brown, Cam).
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:57

2nd Quarter

Psu 1-10 at Psu19 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Psu 1-10 at Psu19 9-McSorley, Trace rush for 6 yards to the PSU25 (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 2-4 at Psu25 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 10 yards to the PSU35, 1ST DOWN PSU (8-Sheffield, K.;17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 1-10 at Psu35 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 84-Johnson, Juwan.
Psu 2-10 at Psu35 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 84-Johnson, Juwan for 6 yards to the PSU41 (12-Ward, Denzel).
Psu 3-4 at Psu41 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 11 yards to the OSU48, 1ST DOWN PSU.
Psu 1-10 at Osu48 [NHS], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for 3 yards to the OSU45 (12-Ward, Denzel).
Psu 2-7 at Osu45 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 1H-Holland, J., PENALTY OSU pass interference (17-Baker, Jerome) 9 yards to the OSU36, 1ST DOWN PSU, NO PLAY.
Psu 1-10 at Osu36 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left end for 36 yards to the OSU0, 1ST DOWN PSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40.
95-Davis, Tyler kick attempt good.
Penn State 21, Ohio State 3
Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, TOP 03:27

Psu 1-10 at Osu23 PENN STATE drive start at 09:14.
Psu 1-10 at Osu23 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for 2 yards to the OSU21 (0E-Cornell, Jashon).
Psu 2-8 at Osu21 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 14 yards to the OSU7 (4-Fuller, Jordan), PENALTY PSU YO (88-Gesicki, Mike) 0 yards to the OSU21, NO PLAY.
Psu 3-8 at Osu21 3rd and 9, 9-McSorley, Trace pass intercepted by 7-Webb, Damon at the OSU0, 7-Webb, Damon return to the OSU0, clock 08:11, PENALTY OSU pass interference (3-Arnette, Damon) 15 yards to the OSU6, 1ST DOWN PSU, NO PLAY.
Psu 1-G at Osu06 9-McSorley, Trace rush for 6 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:06.
95-Davis, Tyler kick attempt good.
Penn State 28, Ohio State 10
Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 01:08

Psu 1-10 at Psu30 PENN STATE drive start at 04:52.
Psu 1-10 at Psu30 Clock 04:52, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete, PENALTY OSU face mask (6-Hubbard, Sam) 15 yards to the PSU45, 1ST DOWN PSU, NO PLAY.
Psu 1-10 at Psu45 Clock 04:44, 9-McSorley, Trace rush Direct Snap to Runner for 1 yard to the PSU46 (33-Booker, Dante).
Psu 2-9 at Psu46 Clock 04:44, 9-McSorley, Trace rush over left end for 8 yards to the OSU46, out-of-bounds.
Psu 3-1 at Osu46 Timeout Ohio State, clock 03:39.
Psu 3-1 at Osu46 Clock 03:39, [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush for 4 yards to the OSU42, 1ST DOWN PSU (35-Worley, Chris).
Psu 1-10 at Osu42 Clock 03:11, [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the OSU38 (35-Worley, Chris).
Psu 2-6 at Osu38 Clock 02:30, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace sideline pass incomplete to 5-Hamilton, D..
Psu 3-6 at Osu38 Clock 02:24, [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over right guard for 2 yards to the OSU36 (97-Bosa, Nick).
Psu 4-4 at Osu36 Deadball foul, PENALTY PSU delay of game 5 yards to the OSU41, NO PLAY.
Psu 4-9 at Osu41 Clock 01:38, 93-Gillikin, Blake punt 27 yards to the OSU14, fair catch by 14-Hill, K.J..
Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:21

Psu 1-10 at Psu38 PENN STATE drive start at 00:29.
Psu 1-10 at Psu38 Deadball foul, PENALTY PSU delay of game 5 yards to the PSU33, NO PLAY.
Psu 1-15 at Psu33 Clock 00:29, TM-TEAM rush KN for loss of 2 yards to the PSU31.
Psu 2-17 at Psu31 End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 00:29

3rd Quarter

su 1-10 at Psu30 PENN STATE drive start at 11:34.
Psu 1-10 at Psu30 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the PSU27 (59-Lewis, Tyquan).
Psu 2-13 at Psu27 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left end for 2 yards to the PSU29, out-of-bounds (7-Webb, Damon),PENALTY PSU holding declined.
Psu 3-11 at Psu29 9-McSorley, Trace rush over right end for 12 yards to the PSU41, 1ST DOWN PSU, out-of-bounds (39-Harrison, Malik).
Psu 1-10 at Psu41 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 5-Hamilton, D..
Psu 2-10 at Psu41 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace sideline pass complete to 3-Thompkins, D. for 12 yards to the OSU47, 1ST DOWN PSU, out-of-bounds (3-Arnette, Damon).
Psu 1-10 at Osu47 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left end for 4 yards to the OSU43 (33-Booker, Dante).
Psu 2-6 at Osu43 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace crossing pass complete to 84-Johnson, Juwan for 3 yards to the OSU40 (35-Worley, Chris;8-Sheffield, K.).
Psu 3-3 at Osu40 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the OSU36, 1ST DOWN PSU (33-Booker, Dante;59-Lewis, Tyquan).
Penn State (#52) Ryan Bates injured on the play.
Psu 1-10 at Osu36 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the OSU37 (3-Arnette, Damon).
Psu 2-11 at Osu37 9-McSorley, Trace deep pass complete to 3-Thompkins, D. for 37 yards to the OSU0, 1ST DOWN PSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25.
95-Davis, Tyler kick attempt good.
Penn State 35, Ohio State 20
Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:13

Psu 1-10 at Psu06 PENN STATE drive start at 03:10.
Psu 1-10 at Psu06 26-Barkley, Saquon rush for loss of 5 yards to the PSU1 (8-Sheffield, K.).
Psu 2-15 at Psu01 9-McSorley, Trace sideline pass complete to 84-Johnson, Juwan for 20 yards to the PSU21, 1ST DOWN PSU, out-of-bounds (17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 1-10 at Psu21 26-Barkley, Saquon rush for 8 yards to the PSU29 (17-Baker, Jerome;33-Booker, Dante).
Psu 2-2 at Psu29 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 88-Gesicki, Mike.
Psu 3-2 at Psu29 26-Barkley, Saquon rush for loss of 4 yards to the PSU25 (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 4-6 at Psu25 93-Gillikin, Blake punt 48 yards to the OSU27, 14-Hill, K.J. return -3 yards to the OSU24 (11-Charles, Irvin).
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:42

4th Quarter

Psu 1-10 at Osu42 PENN STATE drive start at 13:13.
Psu 1-10 at Osu42 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over right end for loss of 7 yards to the OSU49 (33-Booker, Dante).
Psu 2-17 at Osu49 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 5-Hamilton, D. (3-Arnette, Damon).
Psu 3-17 at Osu49 [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left end for 6 yards to the OSU43 (39-Harrison, Malik).
Psu 4-11 at Osu43 93-Gillikin, Blake punt BLOCKED, recovered by OSU 33-Booker, Dante at PSU47 (blocked by 12-Ward, Denzel), 33-Booker, Dante for 6 yards to the PSU41 (17-Taylor, Garrett).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:34

Psu 1-10 at Psu30 PENN STATE drive start at 11:00.
Psu 1-10 at Psu30 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 13-Blacknall, S., QB hurry by 97-Bosa, Nick.
Psu 2-10 at Psu30 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush up middle for 23 yards to the OSU47, 1ST DOWN PSU, out-of-bounds (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 1-10 at Osu47 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace crossing pass incomplete to 84-Johnson, Juwan, PENALTY PSU holding (66-McGovern, C.) 10 yards to the PSU43, NO PLAY.
Psu 1-20 at Psu43 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace middle pass complete to 26-Barkley, Saquon for no gain to the PSU43 (17-Baker, Jerome).
Psu 2-20 at Psu43 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace middle pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 7 yards to the 50 yardline (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 3-13 at Psu50 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace sideline pass complete to 88-Gesicki, Mike for 22 yards to the OSU28, 1ST DOWN PSU (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 1-10 at Osu28 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass complete to 13-Blacknall, S. for 21 yards to the OSU7, 1ST DOWN PSU(4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 1-G at Osu07 [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush up middle for 3 yards to the OSU4 (67-Landers, Robert;35-Worley, Chris).
Psu 2-G at Osu04 Clock 07:16, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace rush for 1 yard to the OSU3 (4-Fuller, Jordan).
Psu 3-G at Osu03 Clock 06:34, [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the OSU6 (67-Landers, Robert).
Psu 4-G at Osu06 Clock 05:45, 95-Davis, Tyler field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 05:42.
Penn State 38, Ohio State 27
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 05:23

Psu 1-10 at Psu15 PENN STATE drive start at 04:14.
Psu 1-10 at Psu15 Clock 04:14, 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 7 yards to the PSU8 (6-Hubbard, Sam).
Psu 2-17 at Psu08 Timeout Ohio State, clock 04:09.
Psu 2-17 at Psu08 Clock 04:09, 26-Barkley, Saquon rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the PSU6 (67-Landers, Robert).
Psu 3-19 at Psu06 Clock 03:26, [Shotgun], 26-Barkley, Saquon rush over left end for 5 yards to the PSU11 (6-Hubbard, Sam).
Psu 4-14 at Psu11 Timeout Ohio State, clock 03:21.
Psu 4-14 at Psu11 Clock 03:21, 93-Gillikin, Blake punt 57 yards to the OSU32, 14-Hill, K.J. return 10 yards to the OSU42 (47-Smith, Brandon).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:07

Psu 1-10 at Psu41 PENN STATE drive start at 01:45.
Psu 1-10 at Psu41 Clock 01:45, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace sideline pass incomplete to 26-Barkley, Saquon (35-Worley, Chris).
Psu 2-10 at Psu41 Clock 01:40, 9-McSorley, Trace sacked for loss of 5 yards to the PSU36 (11-Holmes, Jalyn).
Psu 3-15 at Psu36 Timeout Penn State, clock 01:34.
Psu 3-15 at Psu36 Clock 01:34, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 88-Gesicki, Mike.
Psu 4-15 at Psu36 Clock 01:29, [Shotgun], 9-McSorley, Trace pass incomplete to 84-Johnson, Juwan.
Drive: 4 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:23
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mixolydian, BBrown and TenerHallTerror
rudedude said:
The post said the punt block was caused by #4 when it wasn’t. It was the back line guy #46 who ignored the outside rusher.

View embedded media
Click to expand...

The errors in the blocked punt play seem to be a little more complicated than anyone has recognized. I'm quoting rudedude because he provided the video -- not singling out his comments.

PSU has 3 guys on the right side of the center, 2 guys on the left side, and 1 gunner split out wide on the left side. Then they had 3 guys back in the gate, plus the punter. tOSU countered this by placing 4 guys opposite the 3 on PSU's right side, including 1 in the A gap. In addition, they placed 3 guys in the A gap on PSU's left side.

On the play, PSU's 3 blockers on their right slide slanted to their left. This enabled them to block the tOSU guy in the A gap, plus the 2 guys to his left. Unfortunately, it enabled the 4th tOSU guy (the guy lined up the widest on that side) to come free.

On the left side of the their line, excluding the gunner, PSU had 2 blockers. The PSU player in the guard position slanted to his left to handle the player to his left. This enabled the PSU blocker on the left in the tackle position to not block anybody, and just race downfield on coverage.

The net of these actions were that the 3 guys in the A gap on the left side of PSU's line ALL came free, plus the wide guy on PSU's right side came free. So you had 4 guys come through clean to be handled by the 3 guys in the gate. The gate personnel seemed to be concerned with the 3 guys that came through the A gap on PSU's left side, as that's who they blocked. Unfortunately, that proved to be a mistake, as the 3 tOSU guys in the left side A gap could probably have been handled by 2 of the PSU guys in the gate, at least in terms of keeping them from blocking the punt. Since all 3 of the PSU gate guys blocked the 3 guys that tOSU sent through the left side A gap, that allowed the tOSU guy that was wide on the right side of PSU's line to come untouched or unblocked to block the punt.

If PSU had not slanted their 3 blockers on the right side of the line, you still would have had 4 tOSU guys rushing to block the punt, as the 3 and the 1 guys in the respective A gaps would have been unblocked. The odds are that PSU's gate could have handled these 4 guys, at least to keep from having the punt blocked, but it wasn't a guarantee.

tOSU did a nice job of scouting PSU's punt blocking scheme, loaded up in the 2 A gaps, and got a little lucky as PSU's 3 gate guys weren't able to slow up all 4 of the tOSU punt rushers.
 
"tOSU did a nice job of scouting PSU's punt blocking scheme, loaded up in the 2 A gaps, and got a little lucky as PSU's 3 gate guys weren't able to slow up all 4 of the tOSU punt rushers."

The huge mistake here was not focusing on Denzel Ward, OSU's fastest player. If no one touches him, he has plenty of speed to easily get to the punter. Have to account for him all of the time on punts.
 
EPC FAN said:
It's either one of two things. Bad scheme or wrong block. #4 downblocked, releasing the outside guy to the punter. #46doubled inside guy. NO WAY that outside guy should get a free run to the punter.
Click to expand...
Yep...he was missed at the LOS and then by the inside protection. If they even stick out a hand there the punt probably goes off.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BBrown and EPC FAN
rudedude said:
Maybe it was the gray uniforms that made him invisible? Turning point on the game, however.
Click to expand...
They weren't as bad that way as I thought they would be. There was enough contrast. But most Buckeye fans here hated them. Frankly, if they tried scarlet numbers, they might have worked better.
 
Obliviax said:
many games, I've always thought, are 50/50. It's like a scale; it can be equal if you put 5lbs on each side, or 500 lbs on each side. Drop a feather on one side, and the scales change. PSU came up short and there are 20 plays that could have changed the outcome. So be it....

I watched the game in a bar in Foxburg PA, then watched the first half again last night. Amazing difference between the first and second halfs.

  • tOSU clearly had the better O and D line. By far the best we've seen all year.
  • What was sad is that our strength, the defensive secondary, was simply horrible in the fourth qtr.
  • You would hope it would tighten in the red zone, but WTF was covering deep middle against the TE? I saw that play was open several times earlier in the game but JT didn't get it there. We lost Campbell and meant to see if he was in during the 4th but didn't get that far last night. Did he play later in the game? Regardless, no pass rush and no coverage. In addition, we didn't blitz much either.
  • The game changed when Bates got hurt, but we were hanging on. The momentum changed when they blocked the punt.
  • Part of a game is mistakes, that blocked punt was an awful mistake. The guy on the right end blocked in leaving the DE open. Then the three guys in front of the punter blocked in and the DE had a strait shot. It wasn't a great play by tOSU, a mistake by PSU.
  • yet, tOSU will get credit. PSU will get no credit for tOSU jumping offsides and turning the ball over.
  • Moreover, PSU has lost the statistics battle all season. A lot of the pundits don't have time to watch all the games so check the stats. PSU always looks bad for the stats. This leads to our lack of respect.
  • As such, PSU's big plays were the KO return, the Barkely TD on the opening kickoff, the Barklley long run. tOSU's fumble. All big plays. We are a big play, strike fast offense.
  • Problem is, we don't sustain drives and that leads to losing big leads.
  • while we still have a shot, a stout defense and a ball control offense are big issues.
  • Barkley has one huge problem, he doesn't recognize when he needs to make the most out of a bad play, and just get back to the LOS.
Click to expand...

Foxburg Inn?
http://www.foxburginn.com/
 
Obliviax said:
Barkley has one huge problem, he doesn't recognize when he needs to make the most out of a bad play, and just get back to the LOS.
Click to expand...

Yea, he still does this a lot. Part of it is the RPO, and getting pressured behind the LOS. With that said, sometimes he just needs to go North and South and get what he can.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Obliviax
rudedude said:
#46 Colin Costagno. You never block inside without checking the outside first
Click to expand...
I was always taught that linemen always block the man to your inside. Of course that was years ago so maybe thinking has changed. Maybe cvilleelkscoach can chime in. Maybe the conventions are different for the backs in the "gate".
 
SR108 said:
The loss of Buchholz was just as damaging. his replacements are not nearly as strong vs the run.
Click to expand...
Not only that, but it resulted in guys who typically see spot duty play more minutes than they were used to and Miller to essentially play the whole game. They were gassed in the end.
 
  • Like
Reactions: royboy
Woodpecker said:
I was always taught that linemen always block the man to your inside. Of course that was years ago so maybe thinking has changed. Maybe cvilleelkscoach can chime in. Maybe the conventions are different for the backs in the "gate".
Click to expand...

Me too. Always told to block inside first
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

N

A couple of outsider observations

Replies
98
Views
5K
Penn State Football
PSU4U
PSU4U
Obliviax

Obli's Observations - I have some thoughts

Replies
18
Views
2K
Penn State Football
PSU4U
PSU4U
J

This is why I wasn't all that thrilled to make the CCG

Replies
23
Views
2K
Penn State Football
LandoComando
L
Obliviax

Ben Jones with some interesting stats and observations

Replies
11
Views
2K
Penn State Football
LionDeNittany
LionDeNittany
Rip_E_2_Joe_PA

Perspective

Replies
0
Views
392
Penn State Football
Rip_E_2_Joe_PA
Rip_E_2_Joe_PA
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest posts

ADVERTISEMENT
Top Bottom
Back