Northwestern Play-by-Play

[Mavric]

2 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Had a WR wide open for a TD. But, I’m sure Palmer was the first read. @Mavric

 

Not sure who you mean.  Martin?  He was definitely open but would have had some work to do to get in.  Definitely had a chance.

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

Not sure who you mean.  Martin?  He was definitely open but would have had some work to do to get in.  Definitely had a chance.

Yes, he had a defender in the end zone. But, I don’t think he gets there. 

[Mavric]

4 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Yes, he had a defender in the end zone. But, I don’t think he gets there. 

 

Would have been interesting.  Looks like they definitely dropped coverage on him as everyone else was manned up.

[BigRedBuster]

4 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

Would have been interesting.  Looks like they definitely dropped coverage on him as everyone else was manned up.

I can understand if a WR is not within your site and open. But, he should have been seeing both of these guys at the same time. 
 

Not a huge deal because we scored anyway. But, if we hadn’t….

[Mavric]

No push.  But we didn't so much lose the battle as much as weren't coordinated.  

 

No idea where Vokolek is going.  If he blocks the first guy he sees there is probably a nice seam in C gap.

 

 

[ZRod]

15 hours ago, Mavric said:

Ton of credit to Thompson here.  And Vokolek.  I really didn't think he caught it.

 

 

Pretty sure this play wasn't designed to go weak-side as we pulled another OL to the overload side.  Looks like he didn't see a hole and cut back.  Not that there was much to cut back to.

 

 

Did Yant get benched after this? I don't remember him much after this play, but the beer was free at this point too.

 

It's clearly supposed to be a play to the left that he cut back for almost nothing. He bounces it outside to the left and he might have got some good yards. He did the same thing last year and started riding the pine. 

16 hours ago, Mavric said:

I didn't notice until now that this is basically a modified counter-trey.  

 

Nice hole opened by the guys up front.  But Grant turned a good play into a great one.

 

 

This was a bread and butter play for us last season.

[Mavric]

Interested to know how the "creativity" comment applies here.

 

On one hand, it's pretty creative to bring extra OLs to (hopefully) get a push.  Piper and I think Williams are both in there.

 

On the other hand, we pretty much telegraphed where we were going to go.  

 

 

[Mavric]

Then we turn around and run the exact same play.

 

The guy lined up as the left TE - I think that might be Williams - was extremely slow off the ball both times.  Really cost us on this play.

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Interested to know how the "creativity" comment applies here.

 

On one hand, it's pretty creative to bring extra OLs to (hopefully) get a push.  Piper and I think Williams are both in there.

 

On the other hand, we pretty much telegraphed where we were going to go.  

 

 

Two things about the play in the second tweet.

 

A). The left guard does absolutely nothing.  He doesn't fire off and doesn't engage anyone.

 

and

 

B). Why the hell wouldn't the RB go slightly more left where there's room and very well might score?  Instead, he just lowers his head and runs into the pile.

 

[BigRedBuster]

3 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Then we turn around and run the exact same play.

 

The guy lined up as the left TE - I think that might be Williams - was extremely slow off the ball both times.  Really cost us on this play.

 

 

Again, Yant doesn't hit the hole that's there.  He just runs into the pile.  If he goes slightly left, there's a hole for him to score.

[MyBloodIsRed16]

7 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Then we turn around and run the exact same play.

 

The guy lined up as the left TE - I think that might be Williams - was extremely slow off the ball both times.  Really cost us on this play.

 

 

Naked boot was open both times.  neither edge players respecting CT on both plays.  Guess they will save that for some other time

[admo]

Chancellor Brewington was in the backfield (nice!) and Yant could have followed him to the endzone (off the left side)

[Mavric]

11 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Two things about the play in the second tweet.

 

A). The left guard does absolutely nothing.  He doesn't fire off and doesn't engage anyone.

 

and

 

B). Why the hell wouldn't the RB go slightly more left where there's room and very well might score?  Instead, he just lowers his head and runs into the pile.

 

 

A) Yeah ... not great, Bob.

 

B) Because Yant isn't that great of a RB.

[BigRedBuster]

2 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

A) Yeah ... not great, Bob.

 

B) Because Yant isn't that great of a RB.

Rewatching these plays reinforces how bad of an RB he is.  I'm to the point where I wish someone else was in for these situations.  Would Grant be our next largest back?  Keep him in.

[Mavric]

Pretty poor from Vokolek here.  Should have been easy and instead it was just barely.

 

This whole series is "if just one guy doesn't do their job" (and we should be able to get more push).