Inflexion Point 1: When we recovered the fumble in the beginning of the 4th. I was down on my hands and knees celebrating thinking we were going to put it away with our offense. This was the deflating moment for OSU, down 15 in the forth and just fumbled on their side of the field. I thought for sure, we were going to be aggressive with the sudden change.
Two trains of thought:
1.Play the numbers/statics and go conservative. Pin them deep is the worse statically likely event. Even though, they have have moved the ball on your defense and have a confident quarterback which you experienced last year in Donald, you still play the numbers and don't go with your gut or the feel of the game. Even though Trace has won some games for you, he has also thrown key interceptions when being aggressive like the end of the USC/Pitt game.
2. You pass 3 straight times, leave time on the clock and increase your odds of them making a big play. However, in the game, you have seen your wideouts and tight ends make plays. JJ broke a tackle to get you out of a hole, Mike G has been using his body and size in the passing at another level the past couple of games, thompkins on the TD, Hamilton on the TD. The refs were calling a close game so interference was statically more likely. Your advantage on offense was the passing game. If you had concerns about pass protection, use plays that don't take that much time to set up and don't forget the McSorley had success in scrambling in picking up yards.
Inflexion Point 2: First can goal at the 5, up 8. You get there by passing the ball. Mike G makes a great play and Sead takes you down to the five yard line. I look at my wife and go, "this is for the season and all the hard work the team and coaches have put into it. Now is the time to pull out all the stops."
Two Trains of thought:
1. Play the numbers/statics and go conservative. Run the clock, kick the field goal go up two scores.
2. Your offense line is losing the match ups. You are the "underdog." Your defense is tired. You make a joke during the week about JT being there for 17 years. Since that fumble, he is on on mission. He or their offense will make a mistake or your defense will make a play??? You are trying to dethrone goliath. Where is something creative? The most creative package you have is the Tommy Gun. You run it against inferior teams so people have plan against it but not use it when the game is on the line? Your a defensive coach in that situation and you line up 3 people in the backfield that all have run and passed for a TD. 2 of them have caught one. Even running basic stuff gives you so many options, let alone something creative.
As hard as this is, I can accept this game if our coaching staff can grow from it and the next time we are put into a similar situation, we try something different. Be aggressive, we still might lose and people will talk about play the numbers but for me, I will stay quiet as we did something different.
Two trains of thought:
1.Play the numbers/statics and go conservative. Pin them deep is the worse statically likely event. Even though, they have have moved the ball on your defense and have a confident quarterback which you experienced last year in Donald, you still play the numbers and don't go with your gut or the feel of the game. Even though Trace has won some games for you, he has also thrown key interceptions when being aggressive like the end of the USC/Pitt game.
2. You pass 3 straight times, leave time on the clock and increase your odds of them making a big play. However, in the game, you have seen your wideouts and tight ends make plays. JJ broke a tackle to get you out of a hole, Mike G has been using his body and size in the passing at another level the past couple of games, thompkins on the TD, Hamilton on the TD. The refs were calling a close game so interference was statically more likely. Your advantage on offense was the passing game. If you had concerns about pass protection, use plays that don't take that much time to set up and don't forget the McSorley had success in scrambling in picking up yards.
Inflexion Point 2: First can goal at the 5, up 8. You get there by passing the ball. Mike G makes a great play and Sead takes you down to the five yard line. I look at my wife and go, "this is for the season and all the hard work the team and coaches have put into it. Now is the time to pull out all the stops."
Two Trains of thought:
1. Play the numbers/statics and go conservative. Run the clock, kick the field goal go up two scores.
2. Your offense line is losing the match ups. You are the "underdog." Your defense is tired. You make a joke during the week about JT being there for 17 years. Since that fumble, he is on on mission. He or their offense will make a mistake or your defense will make a play??? You are trying to dethrone goliath. Where is something creative? The most creative package you have is the Tommy Gun. You run it against inferior teams so people have plan against it but not use it when the game is on the line? Your a defensive coach in that situation and you line up 3 people in the backfield that all have run and passed for a TD. 2 of them have caught one. Even running basic stuff gives you so many options, let alone something creative.
As hard as this is, I can accept this game if our coaching staff can grow from it and the next time we are put into a similar situation, we try something different. Be aggressive, we still might lose and people will talk about play the numbers but for me, I will stay quiet as we did something different.
