I know he is a redshirt freshman and has a bit to learn. But are the coaches holding him back and telling him to make all safe throws ? In both games there have been receivers wide open for TD’s if he would only look downfield. He has not gone deep at all and when he has it has been off the mark...was just thinking and wondering if he is being held back even when he has lanes to run he refuses to take what is given to him. On the 2 point conversion against NC he held the ball and threw a pretty pass but if he holds on to it and runs he walks in for easy score.... Are these just growing pains ? Like the kid but he is lacking that killer mentality and hopefully the game slows down for him and will be what we all want him to be...thought ?
It seemed to me he started taking more shots down the field as the game wore on. A good sign of things to come, if you ask me. I think there's little doubt his first 6 quarters were fairly safe throws. I believe we will see more downfield passes from this point on.
Yeah, but only if it's for the W. My point is you don't win games by simply protecting the ball. You win games by scoring more points. I know, rocket science, right? Sometimes your QB has to take a chance to get a first down, because if they don't, the team has to punt anyway. I promise you, no one was celebrating 0 INTs Saturday night. Well, no one in OUR locker room.What about 3TD and 0 INT?
Yeah, but only if it's for the W. My point is you don't win games by simply protecting the ball. You win games by scoring more points. I know, rocket science, right? Sometimes your QB has to take a chance to get a first down, because if they don't, the team has to punt anyway. I promise you, no one was celebrating 0 INTs Saturday night. Well, no one in OUR locker room.
Jarren has great tools but doesn't play with great feel. Tate is the opposite, and he would have taken every opportunity to win the game.
What about 3TD and 0 INT?
I know he is a redshirt freshman and has a bit to learn. But are the coaches holding him back and telling him to make all safe throws ? In both games there have been receivers wide open for TD’s if he would only look downfield. He has not gone deep at all and when he has it has been off the mark...was just thinking and wondering if he is being held back even when he has lanes to run he refuses to take what is given to him. On the 2 point conversion against NC he held the ball and threw a pretty pass but if he holds on to it and runs he walks in for easy score.... Are these just growing pains ? Like the kid but he is lacking that killer mentality and hopefully the game slows down for him and will be what we all want him to be...thought ?
How you know Tate is different? What has he done at the college level to make you say that.
He's shown he's not afraid to run when given the opportunity.
How many 3 and outs did Miami have against UNC?1 yard pass, 2 yard pass, 3 yard pass.... PUNT. It’s so easy to get a 90% completion percentage using this method.
How many 3 and outs did Miami have against UNC?
So what you're really saying is out of 11 drives...we were in position to score 7 times...really 8 if you count the missed 4th down conversion since we were in FG range.11 offensive possessions total for the game...
- 3 punts
- 1 turnover on down (Jarren failed 4th and 1)
- 2 missed FGs
- 2 made FGs
- 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 run)
Adding the FG attempts, turnover on downs, and punts our offense stalled 8 times out of 11 possessions.
Sorry, you can't add FG attempts and turnover on downs. It makes no sense. Your main premise was they couldn't move down the field because of "dink and dunk" when actually they did. Only 3 of 11 possibly stalled based on "dink and dunk". The others they just couldn't get it in the end zone.11 offensive possessions total for the game...
- 3 punts
- 1 turnover on down (Jarren failed 4th and 1)
- 2 missed FGs
- 2 made FGs
- 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 run)
Adding the FG attempts, turnover on downs, and punts our offense stalled 8 times out of 11 possessions.