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He is not wrong. @gef21 is one of the best posters on football knowledge, but I struggled with some of those initiala
It's a habit from film breakdown. I do initials and numbers. Players get scared of names sometimes, so I stopped using them. If that makes sense.
I would never yell at a guy with your level of football knowledge. I get it, and let the barkers bark.
Through two games, I think the offense has a chance to be much better than we’ve seen over a number of years. The OL looks to be the best we’ve had in about 10 years. The WR corps has potential. The QB is decent. I know the defense gets a lot of hype, I think it is pretty solid but certainly not dominant, we are not talented enough at DL. The pass rush will be lacking against upper tier B1G teams without blitzing. I don’t think this team is as talented as 2006 especially considering the competition. There are going to be a lot of tough, close conf games that can go either way. If RU is good in the close games it can be a good year. If they lose the close games, it could be pretty disappointing given the expectations.
They definitely need to start pounding it and get pumped up!
Thank god for those bag lines keeping us safe!
When we went up 42-10 the exodus began: it accelerated once it started spitting rain.
No worries KS.
Very solid write-up though I don't entirely agree with the following:
2. AR isn't going to be RB 2a or 2b once everyone is fully healthy. A.) He got tossed like a rag doll pass blocking in one sequence. Needs to get stronger to effectively do that job which is not surprising for a true freshman who only arrived over the summer. B.) JB will eat into some of his snaps when he returns since he's a change of pace back who can pass block.
3. The right side of our OL is going to be an issue all year. KA got beat badly on one play and I don't think that was a speed rusher. Maybe I am wrong on that one. But the right side is going to hamstring us against better pass rushes. Hopefully they get better as the year wears on but I'm not optimistic right now.
4. AK is a game manager, to have him throw 19 times in the first half and the selection of pass plays called made no sense. KC took too many risks and dialed it back hard in the 2nd half and things looked great. He's going to throw more interceptions than GW because they are not limiting the playbook or areas of the field. He also throws a catchable ball too so that also benefits the D as much as our WRs...lol.
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I hurr my brain on KA but got it. You are just not enough of a fan to spell his name out! 😜
Next time Imma going to spelt it backwards just to piss you off. 😁
The couple of rushed horrible passes seamed to come from a breakdown of some sorts on the right side of the OL.
Kyle M- just a beast and 90% of coaches would have kept him in longer to do a few things- make the national name, run it up a bit.
But Greg decided 200 is good enough and let’s save him for the big games.
But dude is still a beast and will be a difference between a win and loss in at least 3-4 B1G games
Love that none Rutgers announcers are saying he may be the best RB in the country.
Not sure who the backup on D is number 15 but what the heck on that 70 run- how are you still defending a WR when a RB is already 20 yds past the LOS?
Kyle M- just a beast and 90% of coaches would have kept him in longer to do a few things- make the national name, run it up a bit.
But Greg decided 200 is good enough and let’s save him for the big games.
But dude is still a beast and will be a difference between a win and loss in at least 3-4 B1G games
Love that none Rutgers announcers are saying he may be the best RB in the country.
Not sure who the backup on D is number 15 but what the heck on that 70 run- how are you still defending a WR when a RB is already 20 yds past the LOS?
Yeah.. that's a real nice RPO. Last weeks someone pointed out to me the RPO throws.. I was focused on keep or run.. and went back and forts between thinking AK was doing real reads.. a first for us even though we have tried to implement an RPO for years across two OCs.. but when I saw those little throws.. yeah.. they were RPOs and highly effective ones.. when on target.
You know.. the long pass TD from Akron showed what that was supposed to look like.. I think the difference was that AK was still in the mechanics of the RPO when the breakdown in coverage occurred.. and teh Akron QB was passing all the way and saw the DB blitz... maybe even predicted it and looked for it. Was a real good job by him and I think that is one of the greatest assets of the best QBs.. take a look at the D and figure out who is going to do what before they do it... even if they guess wrong they will be mentally prepared for either case.. DB blitz or no, for example.
I'd love to know what the coverage screwup was.. TV showed a livid Schiano on teh sidelines "welcoming" his 2nd team D.. but I couldn't figure out if he singled out anyone. But it seems there was a clear error... Perhaps the blitz was not called?
In any case... its a good thing AK experienced that before VTech. Hope he remembers it.
Great summary and insights. Thanks!
I am probably in the minority here, but I am not sold on our LB play. I think they lack a lot of discipline and struggle quite a bit when the QB is mobile. That is a position of concern heading VT.
Agree with poster noting OL issues. Early on they struggled to get push and were slow on blitz pickups.
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On the pick, our right guard (Asamoah?) just got beat by their tackle. On the 4th down we missed - they brought a guy from their secondary and he got in untouched. Fletcher was motioning to Needham's side - might have just been a good playcall by them.
I am worried about our LB play. Right now (with Powell) we have 1.5 LBs.
One thing not mentioned was the staffs confidence in the offense to make the final drive in the first half. In years past, RU would have made a few runs and let the clock expire. This year we matched down the field looking to score 7. Not afraid of a turnover, but confident in passing & run game to go for it
Another step up for the program.
Another step up for the program.
As soon as toure went down I changed my season projections to one additional loss. With Powell no where in sight the first two games it could signal he won’t be 100% this year . If that is the case could be an additional loss from projections. Think this team is now a 7 to 8 win team and no longer a 9 to 10 win team. But, so many more story lines to come and that’s what makes college football fun. Go RU !
If guys can't stay healthy that gives Raymond a leg up in the competition.
As per the one pass blocking play. A) he did get to the guy. B) Was it a lineman? Legit not sure. C) it's one play.
Edit: Just watched the "every pass by AK" vid, and Raymond made a nice block on the Long TD. So we shouldn't declare him ineffective as a blocker because of one play where a D player was able to toss him.
And I know pass blocking is a big part of the position, but actually running the ball is too. If he is the best runner, which looks like he could be, then that gives him an edge.
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only LJ, and PM could have side stepped,,,,,,,,,,,,,that's lamar jackson and patrick mahomes for those who have trouble deciphering initials. of course it's my humble opinion.
If he’s not close to coming back it would be strange that he’s suited up and warming up the last 2 games. To me that seems like a guy that is about to come back and is going through all the normal pre-game routine. My biggest concern is rust and mental aspect of coming off injury.
The Achilles could be a huge issue. The wrist/hand im not concerned about.
He did on the int. But has he done it other then that?
I thought AK, after the slow start was really good. Surprised so many seem to have him as "meh" so far.
It does get confusing when you are using initials as well for positions, so it’s like initial soup, but otherwise great post!
This.
An Achilles Heel should not take more than 6 months to heal.
Unless it’s something more ?
I'm 12 months into a tear. Mobility still a major issue. Granted he's young and I'm not, but I popped one at age 25 also.
It all depends on full vs partial and vertical vs horizontal. Then the rehab can lead to flexibility issues and tendonitis in other parts of the foot.
Ya, every injury is different, and I'm not sure of recent advances, but I remember it being something of a career ender for players.
Plus he's 250 lbs and plays explosively in a violent sport. The comment above about "6 months should be enough" is silly.
He was upgraded to questionable this week. Hoping they were just holding him out, due to the opponent, and that he’ll be back for VT.
No it doesn't give him a leg up. He drops in the pecking order as they return.
Notice he didn't get many carries in the first half. His first carry was late in the 2nd quarter and he was 2 for 5 yds. He got 2 carries early in the 3rd quarter which brought him to 4 for 16 yards.
For the 2nd game in a row, most of his yards came in the 4th quarter against tired legs. If Sam Brown was available he's touching the ball more than 4 times over that same period and shares more of the load with Kyle.
That's all you need to know at the pecking order. Raymond is going to be real good over the next few years but right now too many of you are pumping him up over stats accumulated when the game is out of reach already.
It's really 9 months since he injured it as I believe it occurred in January. Given no one knows the severity and he's dressed and participated in warmups the last two weeks he clearly has been cleared by the doctors to resume training with the team for a bit already.
If he plays against VT in two weeks, I'm not sure he plays the entire game. I can see them rotating him with another LB since it's his first game action.
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