Interesting Note on the Run Game (and Praise for Zach Carpenter)

[bshaw28]

Well let’s take a look at Martinez’s carries against USF and see if we can find the problem. It was only 11 so it won’t take long.

First half first drive: USF sends the house and hits the running back as soon as he takes the handoff and loses 3 yards. He gets another carry a few plays later and gains five yards but USF is offsides so it doesn’t count. He gets one last carry at the two yard line that goes in for a touchdown.

Third drive. He gets one carry for two yards in the red zone. But he does make a 36 yard catch on the drive.

Fifth drive. One carry for 4 yards

Second half 7th possession: One carry from the one yard line for a touchdown.

8th possession. One carry for two yards and one carry at the goal line for 1 yard and a touchdown. (You’re seeing a pattern here)

9th possession. One carry for two. Than another carry for 7 and then a third carry for 10 yards (it’s almost like if you give him second half carries, his production really increases) One last 3 yard run before he heads to the bench.

Final stats : 11 carries for 31 yards 3 touchdowns.

It’s really tough to pile up big yardage when you get 11 carries and 3 of them are in the goal line. But you see how much his production increases when A) you actually give him the ball outside of short yardage and B) in the second half when defenders are getting worn down. Power Backs need touches.

What has me worried is go back and watch the 2 Martinez receptions.

On both he has a ton a of running room, get a big head of steam, and could've finished the run by either trying to run through the defender or making a move. He did neither. He just slowed down and finished both pretty soft.

 

[rsa coral gables]

Teams are stacking the box. So far this year, Miami is running the ball just to keep them honest. If we get a big gainer, wonderful. Don't care about 2 yards per carry if they are getting 10 yards per pass.

Think about when Miami is 3rd and 8. Are you worried? It's almost automatic with Ward.

There will be a game or two when Ward is off and air yards are harder to come by. Miami is built to grind as well, with big physical OL and a literal stable of backs. Every team so far has been toast in the second half.

he was off the first quarter of the game v USF, missed a number of throws.

 

[rsa coral gables]

Dawson better start calling halfback passes, preferably in snowy conditions, or GTFOH.

Miss me with his G5 playbook bull****.

FIFY

Dawson better start calling halfback passes, with a glove on preferably in snowy conditions by a player who hasn´t thrown a forward pass in a game EVER, or GTFOH.

 

[Empirical Cane]

FIFY

Dawson better start calling halfback passes, with a glove on preferably in snowy conditions by a player who hasn´t thrown a forward pass in a game EVER, or GTFOH.

Why aren't you the OC?

Absolute travesty con esta mierda meng!

 

[demcanes26]

Here's how Dawson explained it:

They came out and they put everybody in the box, which was kind of shocking to me. I think we're good at both, so you pick your poison. Which one do you want to defend? If you want to do what South Florida did and put everybody in the box and play man coverage, then we're probably not going to have a lot of explosive runs.

It literally is no more complicated than that.

Balance means the ability to run and pass. It doesn't mean you'll perform equally when the D is so overplaying one or the other

Everyone knows we have a big *** offensive line. We lead the country in yardage between the tackles last year. The starting running back lead the country in yardage in the first half. They have a smaller defensive front. Let be honest, we don't see our receivers as first round picks. it's easier to stack the box, and play man, then to give us a lighter box, and let our size overwhelm you.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Everyone knows we have a big *** offensive line. We lead the country in yardage between the tackles last year. The starting running back lead the country in yardage in the first half. They have a smaller defensive front. Let be honest, we don't see our receivers as first round picks. it's easier to stack the box, and play man, then to give us a lighter box, and let our size overwhelm you.

Most of this kinda read like a Penthouse Letter.

 

[JG13]

Everyone knows we have a big *** offensive line. We lead the country in yardage between the tackles last year. The starting running back lead the country in yardage in the first half. They have a smaller defensive front. Let be honest, we don't see our receivers as first round picks. it's easier to stack the box, and play man, then to give us a lighter box, and let our size overwhelm you.

 

[Bender]

This and it shows how Mario has grown. No more Gorilla ball and that's what teams have been counting on. They want to load up with 7/8, we're gonna throw it every down. This isn't an issue with their game, we've been vanilla in our approach and he is letting Cam cook. That simple.

I said about a billion times the only way he'll succeed here is by changing his ways.

He's changed.

 

[Bender]

Everyone knows we have a big *** offensive line. We lead the country in yardage between the tackles last year. The starting running back lead the country in yardage in the first half. They have a smaller defensive front. Let be honest, we don't see our receivers as first round picks. it's easier to stack the box, and play man, then to give us a lighter box, and let our size overwhelm you.

Not even Covid prevents me from hitting that pause button.

 

[BWCD]

I think the thoughts around the running game are because we're seeing how historically great we're being in the passing game, we think something's wrong with the running game because it's not as prolific.

I would like to see more explosive runs for sure as the season grinds on, but we definitely aren't a bad running team right now.