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Quick thought on the Stanford victory...

Watching our offense and Mario's philosophy

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I wrote this here, on September 24th - I’ll just quote myself:

I think Mario is a very good coach, but his current strategy is dangerous. By slowing the game and bleeding clock, we cut down possessions and actually give up the advantage our roster provides. With only 4/5 drives each, a single fumble, interception, or penalty can decide the outcome.

It’s like flipping a coin—if you only flip it 5 times, the weaker side has a decent shot to come out ahead; flip it 20 times, and the stronger side almost always wins. That’s exactly why underdogs shorten games—to increase variance and hope for breaks.

Miami, with superior depth and talent, should be doing the opposite and maximizing possessions so that over time, our edge becomes undeniable. I hate to say it, but this WILL be our Achilles heel until it’s fixed.
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JHallCanes said:
I’m glad we won by dominating the second half

Still games like this don’t tell us much of anything

It was the same team trying the same things they always do, just so happens the other team wasn’t nearly good enough to do much about it. Though they did more than I would have liked

Toney on specials and the turnovers obviously made it look really lopsided

I saw one flicker though. Faked the dive inside and hit Lofton for a wide open 9-10 yards. That’s easy money right there the way teams crash the middle on us

Defense was fast and physical and that’ll keep up as long as we stay healthy
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I think they had 70 yards on the first drive and 74 on the next 10.
 
mossmadness said:
Forget everything else.
That type of pound it, 5 rushing TDs, control the clock offense, is Mario’s dream offense.

I hate it. But if you’re going to run it, you need a Sellers at QB. Or even CJ Bailey.

You need a QB that can pull it and run on read option plays. That can pull it on drop backs and get you 3 to 5 yards.

The style of play struggles without an additional runner on the field to keep the defense honest and keep the methodical march moving.

That 4th and 1 stop is wide open for a QB to keep it and take it outside. That’s the difference between an offense that probably is 30-ish in the analytics, and 15-ish.
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great point here. Especially with the run design, we definitely need a pull option. Hayne King is decimating team with it.
 
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First half we actually ran 40 plays but only on 4 drives. Controlled the ball for almost 20 of the 30 minutes. Zero tempo. Slow, plodding, zero explosives and it showed on the scoreboard.

Third Quarter alone we had 4 drives. Granted one was only for 3 yards after the pick. And we left points on the board on the turnover on downs when we stupidly ran that A gap dive with 3 trying to block 6. We only had the ball for about 6 minutes and only ran 15 plays. Much more tempo when we had it and urgency in our play calling.

4th quarter we got slow again but by then it was over. If only Mario would go tempo more often. I’d like to see a breakdown of our runs when we go slow or when we go tempo. We sure seem to have more success when we speed things up.
 
Steve44 said:
great point here. Especially with the run design, we definitely need a pull option. Hayne King is decimating team with it.
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And King has one of the worst average depth of throw rates in CFB. He has for two years now. He doesn’t put the ball in the air much. It’s short passes and YAC.

Their offense is based on methodical marches down the field built around running it. And it works to the extent it does because King keeps the chains moving with his running.
 
JHallCanes said:
I’m glad we won by dominating the second half

Still games like this don’t tell us much of anything

It was the same team trying the same things they always do, just so happens the other team wasn’t nearly good enough to do much about it. Though they did more than I would have liked

Toney on specials and the turnovers obviously made it look really lopsided

I saw one flicker though. Faked the dive inside and hit Lofton for a wide open 9-10 yards. That’s easy money right there the way teams crash the middle on us

Defense was fast and physical and that’ll keep up as long as we stay healthy
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We run outside, and more PA or RPO with Duo. Will literally change entire O. Saw a bit of that
 
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Ok, a win is a win. Forget the score, Stanford was never going to win this game. Andrew Luck was on the sideline, but he wasn't walking through that door, neither was Toby Gerhart or Richard Sherman

But I hope Mario Cristobal realizes that when you slow the pace against inferior foes, you actually open the window to get upset. When you have the superior team, you want MORE plays, not less. That didn't happen tonight, but that's not the point.

Sometimes it's not the result but the process. Instead of 'establishing the run', how bout 'establishing points' and allow your team to play from ahead? And then run the ball late and let your pass rushers pin their ears back.

Don't listen to me, I'm just a crouching Tiger who is a fan. But that was the base philosophy of Bill Walsh every gameAs for the offense, my view is that if you run more spread sets(clear up some of the congestion in the box) and throw more on early downs, you can see a more free-flowing unit.It's good to see this team dominate the second half and pull away late. I hope that it carries over into Dallas (I'll be there) vs SMU.
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Good luck with that. Not wrong though.
 
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