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So Bronco is on record as saying that on defense, BYU's goal is to force opposing offenses to complete long, many-play drives; the idea being that college offenses can't go that long without making a mistake.
Common knowledge, right?
What I find odd is that BYU's offense is predicated on short-yardage plays. A few yards here, a few yards there, a first down. The big play for a TD is a rarity.
So doesn't the philosophy apply to the Cougars, as well? Isn't it unreasonable to expect things to go perfectly for 10 plays in a row? Players will fumble the ball, receivers will run the wrong way, the quarterback will make a bad decision. The longer you are on the field, the greater the possibility this happens.
The Colts/Dolphins game tonight is a perfect example. The Dolphins offense was churning out yards, running the clock, and getting the ball down the field, but in smaller chunks. Eventually, something went wrong and they couldn't convert a third down.
Meanwhile, the Colts got downfield in big chunks. They had the ball under 15 minutes and scored 27 points during that time. Peyton was taking shots down the field and connecting.
This comes back to my concerns about Max Hall a bit. I believe he is unable to consistently hit the long pattern. As such, the offensive playbook is cut back quite a bit, and we have to run this "small chunks of field at a time" offense.
Against bad defenses, it looks great. Against defenses like UCLA 2007, TCU and Arizona and Utah 2008 and Florida State 2009, it doesn't work so well.
This is my take as someone who has never coached a game in his life.
Common knowledge, right?
What I find odd is that BYU's offense is predicated on short-yardage plays. A few yards here, a few yards there, a first down. The big play for a TD is a rarity.
So doesn't the philosophy apply to the Cougars, as well? Isn't it unreasonable to expect things to go perfectly for 10 plays in a row? Players will fumble the ball, receivers will run the wrong way, the quarterback will make a bad decision. The longer you are on the field, the greater the possibility this happens.
The Colts/Dolphins game tonight is a perfect example. The Dolphins offense was churning out yards, running the clock, and getting the ball down the field, but in smaller chunks. Eventually, something went wrong and they couldn't convert a third down.
Meanwhile, the Colts got downfield in big chunks. They had the ball under 15 minutes and scored 27 points during that time. Peyton was taking shots down the field and connecting.
This comes back to my concerns about Max Hall a bit. I believe he is unable to consistently hit the long pattern. As such, the offensive playbook is cut back quite a bit, and we have to run this "small chunks of field at a time" offense.
Against bad defenses, it looks great. Against defenses like UCLA 2007, TCU and Arizona and Utah 2008 and Florida State 2009, it doesn't work so well.
This is my take as someone who has never coached a game in his life.
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