Nixon first play of ot

[FrancoPizza]

This should become our base offense.

 

[texascpa]

You know it’s wild…. I left the Pitt game and I said man I’m not sure Nixon knows What he is doing.

I left the Dome on Saturday and said wow Nixon impressed me with the change of game plan.

I still don’t know what we have with Nixon which is wild to me

No way I put what happened at Pitt on Nixon. It was all on a line that couldn't hold up against the pressure and McCord trying to fit the ball into too small of a window, several times. His game planning has been solid all year.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think that's a forward pass, right?

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

I think that's a forward pass, right?

Yes, popcorn pass.

 

[JoeSU]

Great play call, but man, our two tight ends basically made no contact on their blocks.

that play really would take some practice for the D to play it well.

if you over play it the WR gets a free release

if the trailing DB doesnt follow the RB he is toast

if the DB does follow the RB then the shortside WR has 1x1 with no safety

the DB with Meeks is also trying to watch the RB. Meeks would have free outside release over the top

if the oline guys stay in to block the D has all sorts of windows that might be throwable.

I wonder how many plays we run off it other than straight runs


but imagine you do this play on 3rd and short.

the D would have to play it tight and the Screen to Allen is there, but that also allows the OG/Valari free release throws.

Meeks doesn't run much of a fade, as shown in the diagram.

 

[FrancoPizza]

No way I put what happened at Pitt on Nixon. It was all on a line that couldn't hold up against the pressure and McCord trying to fit the ball into too small of a window, several times. His game planning has been solid all year.

So what did SMU do differently?

 

[Domedog84]

So what did SMU do differently?

They ran the ball and used their superior speed to take advantage of the 1-1 situations that we could not make Pitt pay for. I was very impressed with SMU's speed.

 

[texascpa]

So what did SMU do differently?

They didn't do what exactly I said McCord did. McCord takes a lot of chances with his throws. He's been pretty spot on most of the time. However, the Pitt game, he either read the CB's wrong or thought he could squeeze it in. Plus, the one interception that was caught by the guy lying on his stomach was fluky as all get out.