The speed of KMM, Duzey, on the replay and Powell, maybe Smith

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uihawk82

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I just watched a replay of the 85 yd TD pass from Jake to Duzey and not only did Duzey outrun the osu Dbacks but KMM was gaining big time on Duzey. After watching KMM on those punt returns the guy has really good speed at the top end.

It appears we have better speed in the receiving corp than was expected. We need to take some more shots downfield.

Tevaun Smith is supposed to be pretty fast and we know Powell is fast.

Love to see KMM and Powell stacked to wide side run straight go routes and then split about 20 yards downfield making the opponent safety make a choice.

Need to back up the other teams safeties and corners to give more room for the run game and the short passes.
 
uihawk82 said:
I just watched a replay of the 85 yd TD pass from Jake to Duzey and not only did Duzey outrun the osu Dbacks but KMM was gaining big time on Duzey. After watching KMM on those punt returns the guy has really good speed at the top end.

It appears we have better speed in the receiving corp than was expected. We need to take some more shots downfield.

Tevaun Smith is supposed to be pretty fast and we know Powell is fast.

Love to see KMM and Powell stacked to wide side run straight go routes and then split about 20 yards downfield making the opponent safety make a choice.

Need to back up the other teams safeties and corners to give more room for the run game and the short passes.
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I believe the guy that got beat was Roby's replacement; and either knew he had been beat and was dreading the walk to the sideline or his speed was the reason he's the backup.

Either way, Duzey showed good wheels and didn't let off the gas until he was inside the 20. KMM looked to be more excited than Duzey!
 
Eda said:
I believe the guy that got beat was Roby's replacement; and either knew he had been beat and was dreading the walk to the sideline or his speed was the reason he's the backup.

Either way, Duzey showed good wheels and didn't let off the gas until he was inside the 20. KMM looked to be more excited than Duzey!
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It was probably the longest run he has ever made on a football field. Hard to celebrate when you can't breathe. Kid showed some major wheels for his size though.
 
Quote from the Ohio print media ............

"It is not every day that a 6-4, 245 pound TE, , the listed size of the aptly named Jake Duzey, hot-foots it 85 yards with a pass to score. But Duzey did so just after Ohio State took its first lead of the game to tie it, 24-24, late in the 3rd quarter.

Defensive end Noah Spence was caught in coverage off the line, and it was no surprise that he had no chance. But cornerback Armani Reeves, who had a tough afternoon trying to fill in for Roby, actually seemed to lose ground in pursuit.

He has some jets said Reeves of Duzey. "Very concerned," Meyer said when asked about the play. "4.5 seconds when we were recruiting them. Find out who was giving us these 40 times."
 
thetrza;1191878[B said:
]Props to GD on the playcall.[/B]
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Yes, there were some well designed routes out of the 3 TE sets.

Big Props to Jake Ruddock on the throw. On the replays I watched JR had an extra count to really measure that throw and he made a great touch throw.

If JR has time he has a very accurate arm.
 
Cory said:
It was probably the longest run he has ever made on a football field. Hard to celebrate when you can't breathe. Kid showed some major wheels for his size though.
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Yeah, he was prolly pretty winded. Just trying to make a light joke.

Also, I didn't give KMM enough credit (just watched it again-several times). Kevonte sprinted from the far hash when he saw Duzey streaking down the sideline, and it looked like he was coming to make a block on the defenders. Tremendous hustle/awareness by KMM (although Duzey's wheels proved he didn't need it).
 
Eda said:
Yeah, he was prolly pretty winded. Just trying to make a light joke.

Also, I didn't give KMM enough credit (just watched it again-several times). Kevonte sprinted from the far hash when he saw Duzey streaking down the sideline, and it looked like he was coming to make a block on the defenders. Tremendous hustle/awareness by KMM (although Duzey's wheels proved he didn't need it).
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Kevonte is one of my favorite players on this team, largely because of the attitude that has to be there for a play like that. Yesterday definitely wasn't his best day (dropped a pass, slipped on the goal line screen when he probably would have scored, called for a hold on a nice run for a first down), but it's pretty rare to see him take a play of; he's definitely a team guy.
 
IF we have all this speed at WR, why do our receivers have so much trouble getting separation on their routes? Honest question. Lacking strength? Poor route running? Hard to get a good view of this on TV broadcasts, so has anybody that has been at the games noticed anything?
 
atxhawk said:
IF we have all this speed at WR, why do our receivers have so much trouble getting separation on their routes? Honest question. Lacking strength? Poor route running? Hard to get a good view of this on TV broadcasts, so has anybody that has been at the games noticed anything?
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To be fair, KMM does usually manage to get open. He's an underrated athlete who runs very good routes, and that allows him to get open pretty consistently, although we typically utilize that in a possession role as a chain-mover.
 
atxhawk said:
IF we have all this speed at WR, why do our receivers have so much trouble getting separation on their routes? Honest question. Lacking strength? Poor route running? Hard to get a good view of this on TV broadcasts, so has anybody that has been at the games noticed anything?
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Very good question and I think part of it is the routes that are designed and maybe route running technique.

There should not be a problem for Damon Powell to run a comeback pattern off of what looks like a deep go pattern and not be open.

If a receiver can make the dback turn his hips, drop his head to run, and start running with him then the receiver should be able to plant and comeback to the QB for an open throw.

IF the Dback is not using inside technique and leverage then the receiver should be able to run a slant if he has good technique.

I like to watch the QB-RB and the lines on most plays.
 
Our group of WR is the weakest link on this team in my opinion.

Which is why it was a great strategy to put the game plan in place that utilizes our TE which is one of our deepest units.
 
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