Yes sir!!
eh. I’d guess you’d have to define what you mean by ‘loading the box.’ I haven’t counted, though I’m getting the itch to just do it, but I saw a lot of 7 man boxes and even some heavier. We also saw GT smoothly bring down a Safety from a pre-snap 2 deep look and basically say ‘we know you’re running’ out of certain sets. Even when defenders drop post-snap, watch LB and Safety feet, they’re aggressively playing run first on a ton of looks. When Cam is in the slot, there’s a slot defender who looks like he barely cares about the route. Until we put some consistent vertical pressure on the defense and our RBs get some YAC, it’s unlikely to change much.
If you’re in 12 personnel facing a 7 man box you should win. Another thing is these are nickel defenses , meaning there’s normally two lb’s and five db’s. We have five OL, six counting Cam and then 7 blockers with the other te. That’s 7 v 7 with a rb being 8.
I saw some 8 man boxes when we started going double tight. The 7 man boxes I referred to were in 11 personnel. I don’t think we’re consistently getting the number matchups (where we’re +1 with the RB) you mentioned. And, as you noted elsewhere, we’re becoming more condensed. But, I’ll check. All I’m asking is to stop adding numbers and inviting run-focused defenders freely filling. I wrote a post last week about how I don’t necessarily want to kick the TE off the field. I simply want the snaps reduced and the 10 personnel snaps elevated. But, if we’re going to play 10 without vertical routes, then that’s just not gonna help as much, either.
we led a ten point fourth quarter comeback with nothing but a ground game against Clemson's D. And then ran it down their throats in OT? Then did the same thing in OT this week? I don't get this thread.
I don't know man, our RBs don't take advantage of the opportunities there either.
You are correct. I guess when it matters we've been able to run the ball. 1.5 quarters against Clemson+3 overtimes. Other than that if you check the stats or just watch the games you'll notice not much happening against FBS teams.
When most were arguing Chaney Vs Parrish, I just wanted anyone who could get us some YAC. Someone validated it with some advanced numbers last week: think Parrish was like 1.8 and Chaney at 2.0. Both below their college peers. That’s just gonna be a tough combination. It all works together. Meanwhile, I saw Haynes King and the GT RB run a high speed train through UNC. ******* ****.
I wonder what Fletcher's YAC looks like. Not a ton of carries to validate.
I see majority 7 man boxes unless it’s short yardage. On first downs it’s was always 7. Second and mediums 7 as well. In 11 personnel you have 6 on 7 and the 7th man is the rb , his job is to win the 1-1.
Fletcher needs a bigger sample size for sure.
It’s a good point. I don’t want to just paint broad brush strokes but I find myself saying “that was close to a huge play” a lot
Complete non-expert opinion here, but I feel like we run the ball better against a stacked box this year. When the OL has to block 4 it seems like they all look around for someone to block and don't actually clear a lane. When they have to just block someone in their face each of these 5 dudes is more than capable. Maybe it's a zone vs man scheme thing?
LMAO. I started to re-watch the game now to count boxes and ran across this on 3rd and 1.
