(09-05-2017 05:07 PM)ericsaid Wrote: (09-05-2017 04:34 PM)AppManDG Wrote: (09-05-2017 01:32 PM)ericsaid Wrote: (09-04-2017 04:40 PM)AppManDG Wrote: (09-04-2017 08:12 AM)ericsaid Wrote: Keys: Taylor needs to keep more often on read option plays. Take shots deep to loosen up the middle of the field. Attack the edges early and often to open up gaps for misdirection between the tackles.
Fix those things, sustain some drives, the defense won't get gassed and start making mental errors. Jordan Fehr may need to start in the middle with Boggs as well. He stood up Swift multiple times, played the tight end perfectly over the middle on his interception, and looks to have the speed to play sideline to sideline.
Apparently you missed the game.
Taylor runs the plays sent in from the sidelines.
Taylor didn't have time to take deep shots down the field.
We were missing 2 Sr starters and a third back-up at WR.
Georgia's OLB's were so big, mobile and athletic we had a hard time "attacking the edges".
Anthony Flory played a heck of a game, He tied with Boggs & Stout with 6 tackles and had more primary stops than both of them..
Fehr was credited with 1 tackle.
I'm not blaming Taylor for running the plays as called. He is given the option to keep the ball on a read play however and multiple times he could've kept the ball, he didn't; that read isn't predetermined which is what I was referring to.
Taylor had plenty of time to take shots downfield, the receivers weren't creating enough separation on dig routes for him to feel comfortable throwing the ball.
Lastly, any time Taylor attacked the edges he was able to pick-up positive yards. The point of attacking the edges with the QB rather than the RB is to take the linebackers out of the play by forcing them to make a decision.
I wasn't discrediting Flory's play. I was crediting Fehr for the number of plays I saw him in on, his play on the TE for the interception, and his lone credited tackle where he met Swift in the hole and promptly drove him back into the ground with no help. Those plays occurred in about 3/4 of one quarters time.
Those tall, athletic OLB's made it very difficult to throw the ball and run to the edges. Much of the time Taylor was running free it was after handing off. The DE or OLB was already pursing the ball carrier. Hannon did a fine job snapping the ball for a true freshman, but he was also giving up naerly 60 lbs to the NT and getting shoved into the backfield on most every snap. We had to give him help, which means one of those other big guys had a 1 on 1. Not good. I'd like to chart the time Taylor had to throw before he started to scramble, which he had to do a lot. It's easy to sit in the stands and second guess things. Stuff happens really fast on the field.
I don't believe it was ever in the game plan to try to go vertical on Georgia due to the greenhorns on the interior of the line. Taylor having open room to run occurred also when he kept the ball because the defenders were keying on the running backs; defenders that included the outside linebackers. The fact of the matter is that he had more opportunities to run the ball that weren't taken. If the defenders were that worried about Lamb running they would have followed even after him handing the ball off. This tells me they were not concerned with his running.
Even on the fumble after the long run, there was plenty of time to throw, there was just no where to go with the ball. The game plan needs to be tweaked to account for how opponents will be keying on the swing pass going forward. Should open up the middle of the field for the slot.
I think everyone is right in thier analysis and combined probably have the most coverage of the issue.
Taylor has a slow release, and not as much zip as I'd personally like to see. It can't be fixed, or it would have been by now. He has added something else however, and that's a run threat. He's also got great leadership skills and game day management ability. His skill set limits AppState's options somewhat, and that does limit play calling.
App's play selection was further limited by the lack of experience at wide receiver. With two seniors temporarily out of the lineup, we had two freshman in that made thier first start against UGa.
Our OL could not impose the play against GA. I hope that is due to the strength of UGa and not a deeper problem, I don't know. All I know is TL had to make decisions a tad faster than he normally does, or run for his life.
Our receivers were blanketed by the best secondary we will play all year.
The amount of penalties, especially the personal fouls, were concerning and blunted some decent drives.
In general, we seem to still have a lack of depth on defense. They were out there a long time and except for a crazy sports center TD, held GA to under 30 points. Having said that: Georgia called off the dogs halfway through the third quarter. It they wanted to score more, they could have. We shouldn't kid ourselves.
In summary: not our best effort as a program... This was a team loss, not an individual one. Some things can be fixed, some things can't. But App needs to get over this hump or stop playing these elite teams and start scheduling games wth the bottom half of the ACC, SEC, and Big10 for P5 pay checks.
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