Hook 'Em! BYU @ Texas Longhorns

[smokymountainrain]

All the talk of lack of execution is maddening. The fact is, all teams will fail to execute when they play football games. Alabama looked dominant against Penn St, Boise looked like the best team in the country when they took it to Georgia, but each of those coaches could find numerous times they failed ot execute. It's an excuse that will always be there. But good playcalling, solid preparation by the OC and players who make plays consistently is what wins games - is what will overcome a lack of execution.

Also, it's hard to win football games if you can't run the football. BYU's offensive line looks bad blocking for the run and they don't have RBs with the physical tools to make plays consistently when the blocking is up to speed. Heaps, Doman and the WRs/TEs obviously aren't good enough yet to put up points against good defenses with a non-existant running game.

[KillerDog]

this is probably the best post game analysis I've seen thus far. Every BYU fan remembers losing to SDSU while Curtis Brown averaged 5+ ypc. Let's hope Doman learns this sooner rather than later.

Just to illustrate, in 2005 Anae's offense threw the ball 55% of the time. 2006-2009 it threw the ball around 50% of the time. 2010 we had QB issues and threw the ball around 45% of the time. So far this year we have thrown the ball 55% of the time and 62% of the time. Balance is the key to good offense and we aren't running the ball enough right now to acheive that balance. I hope this offense goes home this week and focuses on execution in the run game and Doman dedicates himself to the run game. We ran the ball just fine with these players last year so it isn't the players, it is focus and plays.

[smokymountainrain]

One more thing. Anae had to learn this and Doman has to learn this. BYU fans don't like conventional running plays but you have to be dedicated to the run if you want to pass well. I believe over 60% of our plays yesterday were passes. Texas remained dedicated to the run and we didn't. Our offense, which was better initially, got worse as the game went on and we became increasingly one dimensional. Texas offense stayed dedicated to running the football and it got better as the game went on. Doman is dedicated to throwing the football. It would be better if he was dedicated to running the football because running the football wins games. One way we could run better is to have fewer single back sets. We've rarely run well out of single back sets. We usually need the extra blocker because our backs have traditionally lacked the ability to get into a hole and make yards on their own.

I predict that Doman's breakout game will occur when he becomes dedicated to running the football. Throwing it >60% of the time in a game you were winning is too much. Drives ending in field goals instead of touchdowns further demonstrate our lack of running game.

Texas was having success running the football. BYU wasn't. It's easy to sit there as a fan and say you have to stick to the run because running wins football games. But when your O-line and running backs aren't getting it done and continue, time after time, to put your team in 3rd and long situations, it's a lot easier said than done.

[Coach McGuirk]

I too wish the Y would have continued to run the ball for -2 or 1 yards. That would have done it.

[Hsaru]

Most OC's would have ended up throwing 50 times with how ineffective our run game was like Anae did with 54 passes against USU last year. Doman tried to keep running the whole game as he knows we can't do PA without it, we needed a couple more first down runs in certain situations but outside of that he did try to establish more than most OC's would.

[ERCougar]

Just to illustrate, in 2005 Anae's offense threw the ball 55% of the time. 2006-2009 it threw the ball around 50% of the time. 2010 we had QB issues and threw the ball around 45% of the time. So far this year we have thrown the ball 55% of the time and 62% of the time. Balance is the key to good offense and we aren't running the ball enough right now to acheive that balance. I hope this offense goes home this week and focuses on execution in the run game and Doman dedicates himself to the run game. We ran the ball just fine with these players last year so it isn't the players, it is focus and plays.

Heh...I wonder if that had anything to do with Harvey Unga.

We don't have a great back this year. I don't know what's up with Juice--I had higher hopes for him. DiLuigi is fine. We have a potentially great QB and good WR's and TE's. Yes, it would be great to have an Unga to set them up better, but I really think Heaps has got to take some chances downfield. And by downfield, I mean past the LOS.

[jay santos]

this is probably the best post game analysis I've seen thus far. Every BYU fan remembers losing to SDSU while Curtis Brown averaged 5+ ypc. Let's hope Doman learns this sooner rather than later.

Iirc brown had nine carries that game while beck had over 50 pass attempts. I dont think there's anything wrong with the pass to run ratio right now.

[ERCougar]

Texas was having success running the football. BYU wasn't. It's easy to sit there as a fan and say you have to stick to the run because running wins football games. But when your O-line and running backs aren't getting it done and continue, time after time, to put your team in 3rd and long situations, it's a lot easier said than done.

Texas had success running the football for one drive. With a new spread-option look against a young defense. I'm not concerned about our defense. Giving up 17 on the road against Texas is not a poor showing.

EDIT: I know this isn't your point--I'm just talking...

[pellegrino]

Iirc brown had nine carries that game while beck had over 50 pass attempts. I dont think there's anything wrong with the pass to run ratio right now.

for the ratio, I agree no problem, but I think KD's point about committing to the run and running out of two back sets has merit.

[ERCougar]

Iirc brown had nine carries that game while beck had over 50 pass attempts. I dont think there's anything wrong with the pass to run ratio right now.

Neither do I. I think that's a really bizarre take.

I said to my BIL after we stopped them on the 4th down conversion--"we better not get conservative here--we haven't done anything with the run all game".

[Coach McGuirk]

for the ratio, I agree no problem, but I think KD's point about committing to the run and running out of two back sets has merit.

Doman was as committed to the run as his O-line and RB's would let him be. If you want to argue playcalling, fine, but to say he didn't commit to the run is not correct imo.

[USUC]

for the ratio, I agree no problem, but I think KD's point about committing to the run and running out of two back sets has merit.

I didn't pay attention to how many plays were run from under center and how many plays were run from the gun. I know it is pretty difficult to run plays from under center with a young QB and offense. Maybe that had something to do with running mostly one back sets. I don't remember running too many plays out of the I. But I was too busy trying to keep my cool around company

[pellegrino]

Doman was as committed to the run as his O-line and RB's would let him be. If you want to argue playcalling, fine, but to say he didn't commit to the run is not correct imo.

I'll agree to disagree.

[Coach McGuirk]

I'll agree to disagree.

Then you agree to be wrong, but I am okay with that.

[pellegrino]

Then you agree to be wrong, but I am okay with that.

looks like you need to repeat a grade, the one where you learned how to read