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YSU at Missouri State in-Game Thread
paladin:
Height isn't the issue. YSU had a lot of 6', 6'1 QBs and none had problems seeing over the OL. Nania has several problems -- he isn't always accurate when rushed, doesn't always throw a good spiral to catch and tends to look down a receiver telegraphing where the ball is going . However, he holds a ball rather than being rushed to throw it up for grabs and is athletic when he pulls it down to run with it. Here again however, he lacks the anticipation to do that, being slow to make that decision or react. But the coaches have confidence he will do what they want in managing the game to limit mistakes and turn-overs. Since there isn't a good QB on the team, this is the next best option.
I tried to tell everyone after last season they would face this in the QBs and how it would limit what they do on O with the run game being the game plan and limit the pass game to controlling the ball with mostly short throws. There was one play where the OL gave him great protection and he didn't get any pressure and he hit the WR on an accurate long ball for the TD that got called back. No pressure, a good route by the WR and he'll SEE that play everytime and hit it. Is that TALL enough ? lol
FRankly, anyone thinking that a true 6'5 skinny FRosh is going to be better should be willing to lose a couple of games to find out he ain't ready. Since the coaches are more concerned with actually winning games than some clueless fans, I don't think you see Nania pulled for a deer in the headlights ! ;D ;D ;D
penguinpower:
Paladin I don't think height is the issue either. With Zetts it was an issue. However the play calling has been terrible in the second half of most games. What's up with that? Montgomery needs to pull his head out of his ass
paladin:
While watching the game on TV, I got the impression that YSU thought its OL was handling the DL of MSU and if you look at the stats, that's true. There can be stretches in a game where 1.) to run off clock you keep it on the ground or 2.) are guessing that the OL can still get yds on the DL. They ran it up the middle ( I think at the LB bubble) and it kept getting shutdown. I like ( and they do too) the OGs ( Brock & Colucci). I'm not sold on the C. That's the weak spot on the OL. But it may have been the spot they thought they could run. THey were giving the ball to Ruiz ( your best back) with the best hands ( fumbles) on the team running simple plays. Ball control, clock management, field position and a good D game was their thoughts going down to the end. No one wanted to risk anything keeping it vanilla. I thought MSU would be better and maybe they are ,but it didn't look it. They won, on the road ,against a ranked team and almost pitched a shutout. Works for me.
seanbryan3:
YSUFAN505 i think.. I agree my man with the TE! It's like we don't have one, and Nate is an athletic and talented football player! Nice to get him involved. I still love drag routes with receivers as well, we don't run many, actually we never throw the ball in the middle of the field, wish we did sometimes.
ysufan0505:
--- Quote from: seanbryan3 on October 05, 2014, 12:48:46 PM ---YSUFAN505 i think.. I agree my man with the TE! It's like we don't have one, and Nate is an athletic and talented football player! Nice to get him involved. I still love drag routes with receivers as well, we don't run many, actually we never throw the ball in the middle of the field, wish we did sometimes.
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Yep, would be nice to have Nate going down the seams and Bryan who is very sure handed coming across the middle. Where is any of that? And we need to get Wheary back, who is quick and can run some good routes.
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