WinOneThisCentury
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I watched the game again. Our senior QB needs to play better period. I believe he can (I predicted he would break the single season passing record and now i'm almost ready to recant that prediction) but he needs to make better decisions. I know he was under pressure yesterday and there were breakdowns in protection, but he made some crucial mistakes in the red zone.
Red Zone Glaring Mistakes
1) the miss on KMM on the out pattern...perfect execution and he just flat out missed him. That was a touchdown...and I'm sure its a pass he makes in his sleep. He needs to make it when it counts.
2) the throw into the middle to KMM that needed to go through two defensive lineman to get there. On the play, CJ was breaking to the corner with a safety coming from the inside and he had him boxed out going to the corner. The guy was grabbing CJ's jersey because he knew he was beat...and JVB inexplicably threw into 6 people in the middle of the field. That's not a senior decision. I'm sorry, but I'm a little old school and I'm hoping we have progressions...CJ #1, KMM#2, and Weisman #3. If we did, then CJ would have gotten the ball.
Those are two plays that get us touchdowns that should not have been difficult to make...why are you looking for KMM in the crowded middle when your monster TE is breaking free? Even if it's a jump ball, CJ wins.
The other thing that bothered me upon review again, was on the drive prior to our touchdown drive...we moved the ball 35 yards on the ground on three straight runs by Bullock. NIU was gassed and their D had been on the field all day, then Davis calls a first down pass and JVB makes a throw to Weisman in the flat that would have netted one yard maybe. We then blow up the next two pass plays and punt. I'm sorry, but you are gashing a D thats been on the field all day. Run the freaking ball until they stop you. KOK used to do this stuff all the time. I will NEVER understand this. There was a reason we moved the ball so well on the ground. They had their hands on their hips. Act like a Big 10 team and smashmouth them...remember, we want our OL to be the bullies of the B10...and we called them off.
Inconceivable!
Red Zone Glaring Mistakes
1) the miss on KMM on the out pattern...perfect execution and he just flat out missed him. That was a touchdown...and I'm sure its a pass he makes in his sleep. He needs to make it when it counts.
2) the throw into the middle to KMM that needed to go through two defensive lineman to get there. On the play, CJ was breaking to the corner with a safety coming from the inside and he had him boxed out going to the corner. The guy was grabbing CJ's jersey because he knew he was beat...and JVB inexplicably threw into 6 people in the middle of the field. That's not a senior decision. I'm sorry, but I'm a little old school and I'm hoping we have progressions...CJ #1, KMM#2, and Weisman #3. If we did, then CJ would have gotten the ball.
Those are two plays that get us touchdowns that should not have been difficult to make...why are you looking for KMM in the crowded middle when your monster TE is breaking free? Even if it's a jump ball, CJ wins.
The other thing that bothered me upon review again, was on the drive prior to our touchdown drive...we moved the ball 35 yards on the ground on three straight runs by Bullock. NIU was gassed and their D had been on the field all day, then Davis calls a first down pass and JVB makes a throw to Weisman in the flat that would have netted one yard maybe. We then blow up the next two pass plays and punt. I'm sorry, but you are gashing a D thats been on the field all day. Run the freaking ball until they stop you. KOK used to do this stuff all the time. I will NEVER understand this. There was a reason we moved the ball so well on the ground. They had their hands on their hips. Act like a Big 10 team and smashmouth them...remember, we want our OL to be the bullies of the B10...and we called them off.
Inconceivable!