Official PSU - Villanova 2021 Game Thread!
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Don’t say that. The fan boys will attack you. Remember, it is all about explosive plays.
We would be if our DB could hold on to the ball or a weak ass roughing the passer penalty wasn’t called.
For sure...the point being, I'm doubtful with the remaining schedule that being a one dimensional offense is sustainable. Time will tell
BTN Struggling today. The announced luketa as the starting MLB, read off the wrong roster and gave credit to a villanova DB on johnny Dixon’s pass defense and had the wrong score up for awhile
And Good Defenses with Good Defensive Coordinators will take HUGE advantage of that Approach.
We all just want some improvement with the RUN Game hence not to make us predictable. Blitz packages=more Sacks, Pass Coverages get disguised i.e. higher INT rates etc. Doesn't mean us Passing will be a given success
If they focus on the pass, it could open the run game. Everyone is making Clifford beat them at this point.
Good Point....lets see if that does help. I will be genuinely Open Minded but haven't seen it unfortunately--usually it is the opposite Run sets up the PASS.
I think he’s just comparing a #6 ranked PSU up against a top team. It’s not a matter of being negative on Penn St but seeing where PSU fits in with top teams.
Georgia may very well be the best team this year. They were up on Vanderbilt 28-0 half way through the first quarter today and led 35-0 after 1.
Penn State’s O line is a real problem in short yardage situations (and has been for years). You may think he’s being too negative, but he is correct with regard to the UGA comparison.
This staff had better just line up and run the ball all 2nd half. This OL is mediocre at its best.
Clifford has a history of making the wrong read on the RPO, that doesn’t help matters either.
and it's not as black and white as saying "the run game has problems". let's look at the schedule so far:
WI: #1 ranked rushing D
Ball State: #88 ranked rushing D (and penn state had over 200 yards rushing
AU: #3 ranked rushing D
Villanova: So far, the #3 ranked rushing D in FCS. Yes they're FCS, but they have a good rushing D.
You can't look at this schedule against VERY good rushing D's and take that the PSU rushing game has problems. no shit they are having problems.... but there's a reason. the silver lining is that MY adjusts. I'd be MUCH more upset if he kept trying to run the ball when he's got this much passing success right now. I think teams are trying to revert Clifford back to his 2020 self by putting the game in his hands. But Cliff is a different QB this year, so they're making defenses pay
Exactly what I would do---but thats an Airborne Infantry old school mentality
Our interior line are RS-JR and RS-SRs too, so something obviously wrong when they can't get a push against Villanova.
On that last tackle for loss our tight end simply missed his blocking assignment. Hit him and then let him go.
On that last tackle for loss our tight end simply missed his blocking assignment. Hit him and then let him go.
Great Post really is...Agree on everything.
Only issue is 2 yds 3 yds when we need it is all. Auburn I felt we did well, Wisconsin well considering....this is Villanova and yes as Millen said " A good Rush Defense team" my post earlier was explained well. A very good Top 10 Defense will give us trouble.
My main issue is lets be able to get 3YDS a carry is all.....start there.
Dump it off to the wide ass open safety valve
Your last sentence is the whole gist of what we all are critical about for yrs. It's not like we are asking for 175-200 yds rushing per game. But, FFS, we can never win a game with our short yardage running game...we struggle mightily vs nearly everyone on the interior. Schedule has little to do with it. It's a contagious problem with JFs teams
Maybe the easy long TD's have not helped Clifford's decision making as this game has gone along. He seems to be ignoring the safety valve, easy throws that are open and keeping his eyes down field too long. It's as if he is expecting 15 seconds of time in the pocket. Distorted mental clock.......
GET RID OF THE BALL....
GET RID OF THE BALL....
