I hope Monty gets a clue and allows him to pass or just leaves him out. There's no point in putting Chad in if the defense can just put all 11 in the box without even having to worry about WRs.
Thank you!!! Dane is NOT our major problem. He is not perfect. He is not a good runner. He occasionally makes some bone-head decisions. But he is certainly an above-average passer. In fact, his stats have him as one of the best passers in the entire Country!!! All this being done behind a very porous Oline. The idiots on here that are critical of Dane are just that ... idiots. The focus should be on getting better athletes on defense. THAT is our biggest problem by far. We are ranked 122 out of 128 D1 teams in total defense.
Chad running the ball is a wasted down unless they let him audible to a pass play. Then the defense cannot stack the line or at least him him the jumbo package to run behind.
I don't think it has much to do with Dane actually. When he gets sacked he usually has 1-2 seconds which is not much time to do anything. Our RBs have not been very good at picking up the extra pass rushers, and we don't have many screen passes in the playbook or they seem to be forgotten. He doesn't get a chance to step up in the pocket because Uhles is usually in his lap and the blind side DE (from the QB's perspective) is having a field day against the T on that side (is that where Wright is filling in?) The bigger drive killers are when we get into a flow and the C fakes the snap and gets called for a false start on 1st down. The key to our offense is being able to pick up 4-5 on 1st down and then the playbook opens up. Throw in a well-timed screen to keep the D off balance. 3rd and 7 or 8 is the perfect time to run that when they show blitz. Heck, line Wilson and Dixon up as TEs tight to the line, fake the hand off and run Wilson up the seam and Dixon into the flat. We show run and pass...keeps the defense having to think and respect that we might throw from a run look. Better yet, line President up in that package and let him have the option of handing it off , keep it and run, or throw. Wanna see a confused defense?
I watched our O-Line actually standing straight up turning their heads while watching Dane getting clobbered by the D-Linemen they are supposedly blocking. If they are leaking that bad with line protection then throw in a delayed middle screen if the linebackers have cleared out.
Really like all those ideas in terms of X's and O's. Too bad we'll never see it from Monty. Throw deep or run up the middle. Take your pick.
Nothing to back them up! Video don't lie. Turnovers don't lie. A freshman burned a Redshirt to spark a down TU offense against ECU when Dane was down on himself. Watch the Video.
I want Dane to make good decision with the ball. Stop making mistake during critical times. Yes, he has a strong arm but he cant throw through a defender. He has good touch to get the ball over some of the defenders. Brewer and Warren continue to make plays in the running game hopefully, that will open up the passing game more.
Uhhhhhh ..... Dane has been sacked 26 times which is tied for 4th most in the country. That should back up what I am saying.
And I also agree with you agreeing with me. But seriously, we need to get better on the Oline. I think we have some good young hawgs recruited, but they are a year or two away from playing. You certainly know more about Oline play than I will never will. And, I do agree that there more factors than just the Oline itself which causes/contributes to sacks. But when your QB is only getting a second or two to get the ball off, then it certainly could mean the Oline is getting beat.
I'm leaving the route running out. Most of these aren't coverage sacks. Dane is under siege within 1-2 seconds of the snap. The RBs do need to get better at pass protection and I think part of that is not understanding what the O-line is doing when the D shows blitz. QB needs to help him and let him know who he's blocking. Right now I think the C is just getting over whelmed and manhandled and if you have a T who is just learning to play the position at this speed you are going to have issues if your QB is not Jonny Manziel. As for INTs...all QBs throw them (except Tom Brady this year, and yes he has 1 INT but that was a dropped ball by Edelman...QBs shouldn't be saddled with INTs if its a ball the WR should catch). Has he thrown a couple at the most inopportune time? Yes...a pick 6 after you open the game with a great drive and are going in to score...that's a deflater. And all players have bone-head plays (hello, Mark Sanchez-BUTT FUMBLE). Dane's fumble against Memphis was him trying to do the right thing and switch the ball to his outside hand to avoid it getting stripped or hit.
He was carrying it like a loaf of bread though...he didn't tuck it like a normal ball carrier.
He was. It happened right in front of me. He was still looking to pass and when he decided to run and get to the sideline he went to move the ball from a passing grip in his right hand to a running hold in his left and he caught his thigh with it. It was unfortunate but you could tell he was trying to do the right thing and put the ball away.
