Home
Forums
New Posts
Illini Basketball
Illini Football
Sports Talk
Log in
Register
What's new
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Sports
Illini Football
Illinois 31, UConn 23 POSTGAME
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="KevinC" data-source="post: 1478968" data-attributes="member: 5621"><p>I agree with some of what you are saying, I don't want to just run the ball 3 times for 5 yards and punt. When I said throw it downfield I was not talking about 8 to 10 yards downfield. We need to go deep downfield at least once a half. That will stop them from jumping the short routes and get them out of that 8 man box that they were playing. They were selling out on taking the run game away and we were not punishing them for doing so. If a team is playing an 8 man front (in the box) we have no business trying to run the ball if we can throw the ball just decently. We didn't have to establish the run to open things up. They were already open. Just throw the ball downfield until they back up. The OC wants to dink and dunk and hope that somebody makes someone miss and makes a big play. We have receivers that can get downfield and make a D have to play honest. I think that we have a decent O line that could be very good. But 5 guys can't block 8 and playing with only one wideout just jams things up even more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinC, post: 1478968, member: 5621"] I agree with some of what you are saying, I don't want to just run the ball 3 times for 5 yards and punt. When I said throw it downfield I was not talking about 8 to 10 yards downfield. We need to go deep downfield at least once a half. That will stop them from jumping the short routes and get them out of that 8 man box that they were playing. They were selling out on taking the run game away and we were not punishing them for doing so. If a team is playing an 8 man front (in the box) we have no business trying to run the ball if we can throw the ball just decently. We didn't have to establish the run to open things up. They were already open. Just throw the ball downfield until they back up. The OC wants to dink and dunk and hope that somebody makes someone miss and makes a big play. We have receivers that can get downfield and make a D have to play honest. I think that we have a decent O line that could be very good. But 5 guys can't block 8 and playing with only one wideout just jams things up even more. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Sports
Illini Football
Illinois 31, UConn 23 POSTGAME
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…