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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 3091382, member: 237"]
I think a few things were at play. First Liberty took away a lot downfield letting us stay underneath as we wished. They also tried to take away the sideline throws as well.

Our gameplan was vanilla and we didn't run much over the middle at all. With Riley we used the middle a lot more last year as competition grew more difficult.

Tommy doesn't have a feel for using his legs yet. It helped Eric cover some of his warts and therefore Tommy is going to sling it more than tuck it.

I think vanilla or not, there will be ample adjustments and possibly opportunity that comes for guys like Courtney Jackson, sharod Johnson and maybe even Luke Benson next game.

The screen game was boring but the threat of the backs as receivers is important. It will force Maryland to respect it.

Tommy's accuracy had a lot to do with throwing off his backfoot vs stepping into the throws. Partly this was a lack of a true pocket. The rest was nerves and first game as a starter. Add that to an opponent who presentated a bigger defensive challenge than expected and it gets mental. Lot to look at, improve on and some to see more of.
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