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(10-27-2014 04:33 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  The thing w/ Briscoe vs Ark was that after the first 2 quick outs that he completed, all they tried were deep passes w/ low chances of completing. Maybe if they called more quick passes like they've done under Clements, he'd get some confidence & complete more. I'm all for Clements being back but they've got to call some of the same plays for Briscoe as well even if he's a better long ball thrower than Clements.

Then one was a quick screen to backman when we should probably go four wide. That td to Height looked nice. We need to use our bigger wideouts on the outside to help fight for balls.

Briscoe just has to make smart decisions. Let Howard and the defense win us the game. NO TURNOVERS.

(10-27-2014 06:35 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Briscoe has exactly 1 college start under his belt. On the road. To an $EC school.

I think I'll hold out for a larger sample set before deciding we can't win with him.

Yep. We've only seen Briscoe play against 3 solid defenses really. He torched one of them.(although he was very inaccurate that day as well). He was destroyed be fiu, and he played about how one could expect against Arkansas. I liked the game plan early of trying to throw some short passes to build confidence. Unfortunately we abandoned that and start chucking it down the field. I realize Briscoe has some accuracy issues, but we have some big targets on the team.

We need to gameplan toward his strengths. Run the ball. Run some screens. Run our big targets 10 yards down the field where he can miss a little and still have the passes caught. Then, when the defense starts cheating up, go for the home run ball.

To me, Briscoe still has all the physical tools, he just hasn't put everything together yet.

Briscoe is capable, just needs to get his timing down on the short routes & learn to identify double coverages.

I'm not worried. I think we know the stakes. We know our weapons. And we know our weak spots. Time to play some football!

I think having Arkansas score TDs on every first half possession had something to do with altering UAB's game plan early in the first half. I can't believe any coach can have that happen and not be traumatically affected by it. Our second half adjustments kept the game results from being even worse. I hope UAB doesn't run into a buzz saw like that again any time soon.

Throwing passes to build your qbs confidence is not something you abandon because you are down 3 scores. You may abandon the running game, you may abandon other aspects, but throwing the ball is not generally abandoned.

And anybody who puts any stock into what happened after halftime in that game is a fool.

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He also stares down his recievers on the short routes allowing the defenders to have better position and enables them to make a quicker jump on the ball, see FIU. He needs more experience and he still has a lot of learning to do.

The receiver's job is to get open and get off coverage quickly, it takes a lot more than speed to do that.

(10-28-2014 11:54 AM)New2UAB Wrote:  [quote='blazed247' pid='11298853' dateline='1414449758']
He also stares down his recievers on the short routes allowing the defenders to have better position and enables them to make a quicker jump on the ball, see FIU. He needs more experience and he still has a lot of learning to do.

The receiver's job is to get open and get off coverage quickly, it takes a lot more than speed to do that.

It takes speed, quickness, and strength. I think our receivers are really good actually.

However, a QB will not be successful if they stare down their target the whole way.. It gives the defender a huge advantage because he knows that the ball is coming his way. I mean that is just basic QB knowledge that Briscoe lacks. But hopefully he can learn and improve quickly because if not we will be screwed.

I don't give us much of a chance of winning a game with Briscoe starting. Too inconsistent and makes to costly of mistakes. Until he shows he has improved or Cody comes back, I say no chance of a bowl game.

double posted accidentally trying to edit

(10-29-2014 11:26 AM)AnimeBlazer Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 10:47 AM)Blazer14172 Wrote:  I don't give us much of a chance of winning a game with Briscoe starting. Too inconsistent and makes to costly of mistakes. Until he shows he has improved or Cody comes back, I say no chance of a bowl game.

I guess we'll see, but I don't think our situation is nearly as desperate as you paint it now that we have but conference peers left to play on the schedule.

We have a nice D, we have a good running game, and our kickers rock. Furthermore, a previous weak spot--special teams play--has shown improvement (IMO this is the most deficient or under-touted thing in the chatter following our Arkansas adventure).

Cody learned on the job from when people were pitching him under the bus. There is no reason to doubt that Briscoe can't as well if he ends up starting again.

Don't get too creative in the passing game. Stick with what we can run well with either QB and we have just as much chance against FAU and most of the rest as they have against us.

Go Blazers! Where my "Touchdown D" at?

If Clements is out that long, we may not see another win til the Georgia State game next season.

(10-29-2014 01:45 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If Clements is out that long, we may not see another win til the Georgia State game next season.

Especially if the D dont create turnovers and force takeaways.

In modern football, QBs don't call ANY plays. They call what a coach (OC or HC) signals from the sideline. What any QB is charged with is getting the most out of the called play by his performance. I don't believe FBHC Clark, or the OC, will ask more than what they believe the QB can deliver. Remember, they have selected the QB rotation / ranking from their observations during practice. If there is a better player on the team, they will put him into the game.

I would also suspect that with only 4 games left on the regular schedule, if a player has not played yet, he won't play now (barring injuries).

(10-29-2014 03:16 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  In modern football, QBs don't call ANY plays

Somebodys credibility takes another hit

(10-29-2014 03:25 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 03:16 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  In modern football, QBs don't call ANY plays

Somebodys credibility takes another hit

If you believe any modern coaching staff turns its financial future over to a 20 year old to make it up as he goes along, and you are correct, then my understanding of the play calling process is indeed faulty.

You as well as I have seen those hand signals, posterboards and other A/V devices employed to communicate with the team on the field for EVERY PLAY - offense and defense. Now the QB might have a choice of "this play or that play", but I doubt he gets to make the call entirely on his own - "just call any play you feel will work".

(10-29-2014 06:03 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 03:25 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(10-29-2014 03:16 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  In modern football, QBs don't call ANY plays

Somebodys credibility takes another hit

If you believe any modern coaching staff turns its financial future over to a 20 year old to make it up as he goes along, and you are correct, then my understanding of the play calling process is indeed faulty.

You as well as I have seen those hand signals, posterboards and other A/V devices employed to communicate with the team on the field for EVERY PLAY - offense and defense. Now the QB might have a choice of "this play or that play", but I doubt he gets to make the call entirely on his own - "just call any play you feel will work".

thats different than what u said before