(10-28-2018 09:53 AM)DirtyDukes Wrote:  

(10-28-2018 07:27 AM)jmu007 Wrote:  I don't know what game a lot of you are watching, but the offensive line isn't as big of an issue as many are making it out to be. Defenses aren't respecting the pass over the middle of the field or down the field. Additionally, they are loading the box and aggressive blitzing vs the run.

How do you correct this, you may ask?

Throw short to intermediate routes over the middle of the field. This part of our game is complete gone this season.

The passing offense is almost exclusively pre-snap 1 read throws, screens to the sideline, a bomb, or the occasional PA bootleg. I don't know if this is on the OC or if this is just a limitation of having a QB that isn't make these reads or can't make these throws. I say make these throws, because at this point I really do question if DiNucci's throwing style prevents him from dropping the ball in over LBs without being intercepted.

Additionally, back to the O-Line play... DiNucci wasn't running for his life all day. He voluntarily left the pocket for absolutely no reason on a number of plays yesterday. That's not blocking.

I was as pumped as anyone for #6, but as the season plays out I just don't see it. The longer this goes on without any positive progress I question more and more how the other 2 QBs could possibly be worse options in terms of improving the passing game.

(10-28-2018 08:33 AM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(10-28-2018 07:27 AM)jmu007 Wrote:  I don't know what game a lot of you are watching, but the offensive line isn't as big of an issue as many are making it out to be. Defenses aren't respecting the pass over the middle of the field or down the field. Additionally, they are loading the box and aggressive blitzing vs the run.

How do you correct this, you may ask?

Throw short to intermediate routes over the middle of the field. This part of our game is complete gone this season.

The passing offense is almost exclusively pre-snap 1 read throws, screens to the sideline, a bomb, or the occasional PA bootleg. I don't know if this is on the OC or if this is just a limitation of having a QB that isn't make these reads or can't make these throws. I say make these throws, because at this point I really do question if DiNucci's throwing style prevents him from dropping the ball in over LBs without being intercepted.

Additionally, back to the O-Line play... DiNucci wasn't running for his life all day. He voluntarily left the pocket for absolutely no reason on a number of plays yesterday. That's not blocking.

I was as pumped as anyone for #6, but as the season plays out I just don't see it. The longer this goes on without any positive progress I question more and more how the other 2 QBs could possibly be worse options in terms of improving the passing game.

Exactly right.

How can you run the ball when defenses only have to defend 10 yards from the line of scrimmage and nothing in the middle of the field.

Every passing play is run to the sidelines or within 10 yards. And that is all because the qb is just not effective on any throw beyond 10 yards or beyond the first read. When he does, it’s a turnover waiting to happen. There have been so many shaky throws that we have been fortnunate haven’t turned into disaster.

We are becoming very easy to defend.

Agree 100%. Offensive Line actually looked good. I swear some of these guys arguing for DiNucci are watching a different game. EVERYONE at the game yesterday came away saying one thing: "Time for a QB change."

If we're limited at QB that will directly effect our OC's play calling.

(10-28-2018 08:39 AM)JMU_Newbill Wrote:  We also run the ball a very frustrating amount of times to the short side of the field. I don’t understand the logic there.

Agree 100% and called that dumb*** play to Cardon where we lost 1 on 3 & 1 because we ran short side. If we go to the other side he's got room to try and make a move.

(10-28-2018 09:05 AM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  What was very interesting to me is that Houston didn’t employee the same short passing game strategy that worked so well against Stony Brook last year.
In last year’s game, JMU threw on 8 of the first 9 plays and promptly drove down the field for an easy touchdown. After they established a lead and Carbone fell apart they ran the ball to eat clock.

Stony Brook’s defense was very similar yesterday stacked against the run and run blitzing quite often, yet JMU ran on first down a majority of the time.
Hard headed.
They always had more run defenders than JMU had blockers.

The winning formula had already been established and JMU chose not to use it.
Short passes are effectively an extension of the run game against defenses that overcommit to the run and they were there for the taking all day yesterday.

We will take the ugly win knowing that Priore outcoached Houston, but Houston had just enough talent on the roster to overcome. Thankfully JMU doesn’t have Carbone, because he is Stony Brook’s weak link.

2nd most thing I heard being yelled at the game was "STOP RUNNING ON FIRST DOWN". Not sure why our play calilng is so bland this year.

Not only running on 1st down, but that those running plays are getting blown up from the get go and LOSING yards. Same thing happens in the redzone. No wonder we're not converting down there when we're often dealing with a 2nd and 13 scenario.