Bambrewer
Dad of CWB champion #24
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So I have always been up front and honest with the board and told you the good and the bad. That said Shy had his meeting and got his game grade. He scored a 75. This was his lowest grade in a long time. Coach ward said he was ok with that grade given it was shys first real reps in a game. He said he liked his hustle and his aggressiveness. I found it interesting in talking with shy what plays he missed and were downgraded for.
First play was obvious. It was almost instant for the negative board memebers to post “Shy is a terrible linebacker”. We all saw it he got caught biting on the inward stutter step that the back broke to the outside for a long gain. No need to dwell here moving on.
Second play was one where shy got caught up in a block and didn’t get free quickly and it was less obvious as Guthrie was there quick and the damage was minimized.
After that was the play where he hit the quarterback. He lined up correctly and was supposed to plug the gap to his right but noticed a gap that was uncovered and the qb was heading that way so he abandoned his gap and hit the qb at the line. He was telling me after the game he knew this would be a point the coach yelled about. He said he saw the guy and had to make the play. Had he not there would have been a considerable gain. I feel he made the right call.lol.
Then there was another play where he hit the kid throwing the ball that forced the kid to throw the interception. This was another play he said he left his assignment when he saw what was coming and made the play. Again I agree... right decision.
Last one if you were in the dome watching shy as I was you may have seen. Coach ward towards the end of the game was yelling at Shy on the field. The play call came in and shy had a gap responsibility that wasn’t there... they lined up in a way that didn’t fit what was called. You may have seen shy looking around because whit and cordy weren’t where they are supposed to line up for the play call and shy kept signaling different plays trying to figure out why he was lined up where he was and they weren’t set for that play. They wound up making a small gain so not much harm there.
Hopefully they will work this week to correct these issues so Shy will be more comfortable if he gets more time in the future. I was happy to hear coach babers say in today’s press conference that he wants linebackers rotated more. Hopefully he sees shy working hard and contributing and he gets rewarded
First play was obvious. It was almost instant for the negative board memebers to post “Shy is a terrible linebacker”. We all saw it he got caught biting on the inward stutter step that the back broke to the outside for a long gain. No need to dwell here moving on.
Second play was one where shy got caught up in a block and didn’t get free quickly and it was less obvious as Guthrie was there quick and the damage was minimized.
After that was the play where he hit the quarterback. He lined up correctly and was supposed to plug the gap to his right but noticed a gap that was uncovered and the qb was heading that way so he abandoned his gap and hit the qb at the line. He was telling me after the game he knew this would be a point the coach yelled about. He said he saw the guy and had to make the play. Had he not there would have been a considerable gain. I feel he made the right call.lol.
Then there was another play where he hit the kid throwing the ball that forced the kid to throw the interception. This was another play he said he left his assignment when he saw what was coming and made the play. Again I agree... right decision.
Last one if you were in the dome watching shy as I was you may have seen. Coach ward towards the end of the game was yelling at Shy on the field. The play call came in and shy had a gap responsibility that wasn’t there... they lined up in a way that didn’t fit what was called. You may have seen shy looking around because whit and cordy weren’t where they are supposed to line up for the play call and shy kept signaling different plays trying to figure out why he was lined up where he was and they weren’t set for that play. They wound up making a small gain so not much harm there.
Hopefully they will work this week to correct these issues so Shy will be more comfortable if he gets more time in the future. I was happy to hear coach babers say in today’s press conference that he wants linebackers rotated more. Hopefully he sees shy working hard and contributing and he gets rewarded