(10-03-2021 03:49 AM)Alanda Wrote:  

(10-02-2021 10:32 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  THE REASON THE D IS ON THE FIELD SO LONG IS WE CANT STOP ANYBODY

OK how bout we score on the first play of every possession ---and when the defense gets on the field they force a 3 and out or even a punt after 1 FD

BETTER YET RUIN SILVERFIELD instruct his players whatever you do don't score quickly --we want to drive the ball down the field and FUMBLE or maybe take a knee at the 10 so we don't score quickly

Or the fix would be to mix it up and take more time between running some of the plays.

(10-02-2021 10:40 PM)McNavia93 Wrote:  It’s the old school ‘bend, but don’t break’ philosophy. Run a base defense and keep everything in front of you. We don’t have the level of talent needed to run that in today’s game. In my opinion, a high risk, high reward philosophy(ala Joe Lee Dunn) would suit the Tigers better. Exchange a few big plays for opportunities for sacks, TFLs, and turnovers. I’ll take a few big play TDs over a few 12+ play TDs all day long. The long drives sap your energy.

On offense, I wonder if the 1st 15-20 plays are scripted(usually involves input from the entire Offensive staff)and that’s why they start out gang busters. However, when Coach John’s is left to his own devices, things slow down and stagnate.

I can agree about the "bend, but don't break" thinking going on. We seem to have looked our best with more pressure. Looking back at the ASU game it looks like we had the high risk without the high reward, then we adjusted and ended up with what we have now. But something needs to be done because we are giving up a lot of yards.

With a potential script if that is the case it still to me has looked like it's been more about the other team being better at making adjustments. Things definitely slow down and stagnate though. I don't buy into the cause being conservative. Here's a look at the 1st half of the UTSA game ignoring the plays listed as a run for Seth and penalties. Leading up to scoring 21 we ran seven run plays and five pass plays. After scoring 21 we ran seven run plays and seven pass plays. With Temple I haven't looked at it in a similar way, but considering our first possession was 17 plays it's likely going to be lopsided. But maybe my definition of conservative is different than others.

Good points. I hear you on the adjustments. I was going off of memory and emotion more so then breaking down the tape of game.