Well, I'll be the first to admit that I barely know what I'm talking about. But on my second viewing of the game, anytime we ran the zone read, it looked like the target stayed home, the linebackers came down immediately to fill gaps on the line of scrimmage, and the safeties weren't far behind. There just wasn't anyplace to go, as opposed to when Lee came in. Then the target either stayed home, or eventually just started taking the running back - the linebackers and safeties stayed back, and there was a little room. With Martinez, they sold out. I really think the only thing for us to do was throw the ball.Just like the only reason Taylor can gain consistent through the air is because teams have to sell out to stop the run. And the only reason Gilbert ran over us is because we didn't expect him to. Works both ways...:facepalm:Why did Watson stick with the running game as the clock burned and NU still trailed?
"Because that's what we do," Watson said. "And because (Lee) has done a good job of getting better at it."
The only reason Zac Lee ran for positive yards at all is because (NEWS FLASH) Texas wasn't selling out to the run at this point. They were fully expecting NU to pass once Lee came into the ball game.
Watson's logic is a$$ backwards...
Hercules, I don't think you're crediting Taylor's athleticism enough there. It's been a while since I saw the game, but I definitely think he could have made hay with the right reads. 3-4 yards, easily, on a number of them. I would say a 3-5 yard swing on average.
I do think you're right when you say a 3-5 yard swing between the correct read and the incorrect read. But the incorrect reads were resulting in losses of 3-4 yards, while the correct reads were resulting in a gain of 1 or 2. We had to throw the ball.