Attention to detail

[samspann1]

why, year after year, do we see numerous motion/formation, offsides/false start, substitution and personal foul penalties seemingly every game?

Missed tackles and wasted time out seem to be a pattern as well.

Marrone's teams just don't seem very disciplined - it's the same foolish mistakes over and over and over again. Marrone holds himself out as a disciplinarian, so what gives?

The fumble on the lateral was horrifying on a number of levels, as was the play of the Special Teams.

I used to defend Marrone, but it's becoming harder and harder to do so.

Loved the play of the offense yesterday, though -- even the Nassib haters had to be impressed.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

When did SU waste a timeout?

There was a TO called when NW didn't line up to punt on 4th down.

Marrone called a TO after the fumbled lateral probably hoping that it would get a review, but that was about it.

I don't recall SU having to call any TO's because the play clock was ready to expire.

 

[samspann1]

When did SU waste a timeout?

There was a TO called when NW didn't line up to punt on 4th down.

Marrone called a TO after the fumbled lateral probably hoping that it would get a review, but that was about it.

I don't recall SU having to call any TO's because the play clock was ready to expire.

That was the TO that I was referring to. Aren't scoring plays automatically reviewed?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That was the TO that I was referring to. Aren't scoring plays automatically reviewed?

In the NFL. I don't think they review every score in college.

 

[samspann1]

In live action, it clearly looked like a backward pass. Not sure why DM thought that a replay would help.

 

[samspann1]

Did Fitzgerald call for the replay on Kobena's 2nd TD?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Did Fitzgerald call for the replay on Kobena's 2nd TD?

Coaches don't call for reviews in college. Only the refs, or the guy in the booth.

 

[samspann1]

Right, which makes the TO call that much more peculiar.

 

[Orangeman]

It was a bad TO call after the lateral-TD play, because at the time being down 15 in the 2H you'd figure to want all 3 time-outs to the end. Someone in the box has to tell him it wasn't close to forward to save the TO...otherwise, it was just an emotional call that should be avoided in the future.

That said, about the only other coaching decision to criticize would be the 8 d-backs/no rush prevent D on most of the last drive...Time was not a factor for NW with 3 TOs and 2:40 and first down clock stoppages, so you need to stop them on 4 plays...that is NOT a prevent defense situation, it's the opposite. In fact, the way our offense was playing, my strategy would have been to get aggressive and try to stop them early/force a mistake...if they DO beat you over the top or something, then you've got 1:30 or whatever and two TOs to get a FG.

Actually, would add that the :44 offensive series looked pretty bad...hard to tell what was going on in the secondary, but there should have been guys open 15 yards over the middle, and the clock would have stopped...

Still, very encouraged by the whole thing so the 600 yards is more impt to me than these issues.

 

[samspann1]

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That said, about the only other coaching decision to criticize would be the 8 d-backs/no rush prevent D on most of the last drive...Time was not a factor for NW with 3 TOs and 2:40 and first down clock stoppages, so you need to stop them on 4 plays...that is NOT a prevent defense situation, it's the opposite. In fact, the way our offense was playing, my strategy would have been to get aggressive and try to stop them early/force a mistake...if they DO beat you over the top or something, then you've got 1:30 or whatever and two TOs to get a FG.
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they blitzed once on that drive, I think, and got a sack. Then it was back to the 3-man rush.

 

[dollarbill44]

Why are we dwelling on a TO that was called? We called a TO to design a horrible play at the end of the game and we had one left when it ended. TOs were NOT an issue yesterday.

 

[Orangeman]

Exactly. Should have blitzed every down.

Instead of trying to force a do-or-die series in the Red Zone w/ under a minute to go, make them make a play to get a first down and if they get a score you've got time left. Time was an issue for us, not them.

Easy to say from the couch I guess