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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4008951, member: 5685"]
I felt like this was the Rutgers game all over again. Why in a close game with a QB who struggles to throw, WRs who struggle to get open and catch, and an OL which struggles to pass block and is injured do we throw the ball 37 times while only running 29 times (including sacks) with Tucker/Shrader?

Why after a 54 yard run by Tucker do we go to the air which resulted in an INT? Have Shrader run it if Tucker needed a breather.

Why after tying it at 7 and having the ball did we call 2 bland runs and try to kill clock vs taking momentum and trying to run the normal O?

Why after running it on our 1st play of the 2nd half did Tucker run it only TWICE over the next 19 plays? I don't care if Clemson is stacking the box you make them stop you before you move away from your strength.

Shrader needed to run the ball more today. He has been such a weapon but only had 7 "rushes" for 6 yards. We needed to put him in more running situations. We played into Clemson's hands by throwing it so much.

Shrader's throws to the sidelines or down the field on the sidelines are really really bad. He needs to either throw it in the middle of the field or on the run. That limits the O quite a bit but it is the only chance of passing success. We needs throws behind the drawn up LBs or in the seems to keep the Ss honest. It sucks to be limited but we cannot stretch the field horizontally with him at QB. Get him on the move so he can either run it or throw it. Give him play action passes in the middle of the field. What we tried to run today doesn't fit his skill set.
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