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The Running Game - or lack thereof

I know in general we should be happy about the D, although I have concern about our DL. I think the run D has been solid. but there is no sign of great pass rushing that everyone has been expecting to see. It could be that the hype is simply due to the incompetence of our OL.
 
Buffnik said:
I really expected that our OL this year would be LT Seaton, OG Mayers, OG Johnson, RT Benson and C Brown/ Zilinskas position battle.

I have a bit of concern that there is loyalty/ favoritism to certain players and too much of players making decisions. For example, Benson prefers playing Guard and Brown doesn't like playing Center - and Brown's gonna start so we have to work around these 2 things.

Similar to how Mata is going to be our PK so we had to run off an all-conference PK and then put an extra PK on scholarship to handle kickoffs and 40+ yard FG attempts.
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Prime definitely has guys he's going to play no matter what.

As I've said 100 times...Tyler Johnson should not be in the bench. He's got plenty on film to show he's a high caliber P4 starter.

I like Brown, but Prime definitely has a hard on for him.
 
Medford M. said:
Prime definitely has guys he's going to play no matter what.

As I've said 100 times...Tyler Johnson should not be in the bench. He's got plenty on film to show he's a high caliber P4 starter.

I like Brown, but Prime definitely has a hard on for him.
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"in the bench?"
 
Buffnik said:
He was a top 25 punter in the nation on avg last year. He's excellent at pinning teams deep. All-ACC list, then makes All-PAC-12 for us last year. But people act like he's a weakness of this team. It crazy.
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This is my point. He was excellent last year. He was a weapon. Only three games this year…. Definitely not so much.
 
Buffnik said:
He was a top 25 punter in the nation on avg last year. He's excellent at pinning teams deep. All-ACC list, then makes All-PAC-12 for us last year. But people act like he's a weakness of this team. It crazy.
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He’s not the team’s main weakness but he does shank 1-2 per game.
 
72grad said:
Baylor held Air Force to 23 yards rushing.
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They can't stop our run if we don't run.

Think About It GIF by Identity
 
Buffnik said:
You read the box score wrong.

AFA passing: 2/8, 25 yards, 0 TD/ 1 INT
AFA rushing: 56 for 193 yards, 0 TD / 2 FUM

www.espn.com

Baylor 31-3 Air Force (Sep 14, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Baylor Bears vs. Air Force Falcons NCAAF game from September 14, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all passing, rushing and receiving stats.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Yep you are right. Don't know what I was reading. Maybe we have a chance.
 
cnbuff410 said:
I know in general we should be happy about the D, although I have concern about our DL. I think the run D has been solid. but there is no sign of great pass rushing that everyone has been expecting to see. It could be that the hype is simply due to the incompetence of our OL.
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I sort of see the DL coming together, although we had a couple guys out due to injury. Thus, we have played a bunch of guys too. We are definitely bigger, stronger, faster.

I sort of feel that the DL is as far along today as the DL ever made it last season. I thought last year's DL incrementally improved making plays (did not help in some of those games the D was on the field the entire time), although that stats did not really show it. We were a bad D, but some guys shined--Domineck comes to mind.

This year, the are not always taking the best angles on some plays, but they are winning a fair share of one on one battles. We are getting some tackles for loss and making some plays. Some guys are taking double-teams, which helps others (i.e. LB/S's) within the scheme. I thought we had a great D outing on the road v. CSU, even if it is in-state. At CSU, we balanced the time of possession, which helped a ton. The O is part of the equation. The turnovers came and I think the sacks will eventually come too. Part of that is getting opposing O's in downs and distances they do not want. From SDSU to now, I see a bunch of progress. It seems like the layers--DL, LBs, S and CB's are getting on the same page. The DL may have had to focus more on gaps, setting an edge, playing disciplined (maybe hamstrung) rather than necessarily going for the big play. If the layers are there, the DL/Edge can take more chances. I think some guys will gain more confidence, play free-er, balling out and there will be more big DL plays. Once the D install is mostly in, it may allow for more bull rush on the QB and sack hunting for the DL. I don't think we necessarily have a beast like that kNU's NT (did that guy go to the Dominican Republic for enhancement?), but I see an upgrade in talent and specifically depth there. It is just having those guys play more games together as an entire D, even through injuries. Home games and crowd noise should help them this week.
 
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We ran a lot more 11 personnel last night. It makes a difference. Smalls is improving every week. Young RBs are also showing what they can do and are being rotated well to best utilize their talents. OL starting to show it can go forward and get a push in short yardage situations - we looked really good on the QB sneak and in goal line.

We've got a ways to go, but the trajectory is where it needs to be. Keep it up and we'll have a team in the final third of the season which would whip our team from the first third of the season.
 
and moving forward, you guys have all said it. We need 5-10 yard quick slants. SS needs to get the ball out quick, use our speed to our advantage. YAC
 
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