Wanted to give y’all some updated thoughts as I am through the first half of the offensive film, and honestly it feels like all I need to watch. I’ll finish it eventually but I’m getting frustrated and want to express some of that before I sit here and stew on it.
-Tech’s OL was atrocious in the run game. Gave you no chance. It was a litany of errors that just killed anything that Tech was trying to do.
-Tech’s offense was getting out-schemed at times. Tech had plenty of man answers to this point in the film, but lacked when CU went to a zone. Happened vice-versa as well, Tech had zone beaters on and caught man, which stalled a drive. Frustrating, but have to be better operationally.
On the offensive drives that stalled in the first quarter, it largely came down to a lack of execution from Morton and a questionable thought process from the coordinator.
The first one that stalled near the 40 and you took a FG, you get a man-to-man beater that is a winner on 1st down, but Morton is pressured, is hit as he throws and it’s incomplete. My bigger issue is the plays that follow. Tech goes inside zone and then ISO, both of which are blown up by light boxes. Issues upfront and CU’s LBs playing great. That was the theme of the entirety of the night, just nowhere near good enough to win with at this level on the OL. It was a disaster for every member in the run game.
The second one is the one that makes me concerned, and it’s been a larger scale issue for Behren all season. I’m sure that playing behind this line is not helping in this regard, however, Morton’s pocket awareness, and frankly his willingness to throw the ball down the field is inhibiting the offense.
1st down from the plus-15. ISO where the LB makes a great play to bring down Tahj, fine. 2nd & 8 is a wheel with dual ins attached, I don’t think that this is a great answer, but Morton turns down a throw to an open Kelly that probably doesn’t score but would be better than bailing and giving yourself a coverage sack.
The 3rd & 16 play is the one that made me want to stop. Tech has a perfect call for whatever this is supposed to be defensively. I’m either calling it match quarters or cover-3 and Shilo Sanders is adlibbing. Either way, in a clean pocket, Morton turns down a throw to the post to Kelly, the #2 to the field, rolls and throws a contested scramble drill. It’s a tough throw, yes, one that would’ve taken some balls to get in there, but it’s year three in the system for Morton, it has to be thrown.
I’ll have some more thoughts when I’m done, and will add the charting at some point, but I think I’m going to get some sun and run errands before I finish this.
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-Tech’s OL was atrocious in the run game. Gave you no chance. It was a litany of errors that just killed anything that Tech was trying to do.
-Tech’s offense was getting out-schemed at times. Tech had plenty of man answers to this point in the film, but lacked when CU went to a zone. Happened vice-versa as well, Tech had zone beaters on and caught man, which stalled a drive. Frustrating, but have to be better operationally.
On the offensive drives that stalled in the first quarter, it largely came down to a lack of execution from Morton and a questionable thought process from the coordinator.
The first one that stalled near the 40 and you took a FG, you get a man-to-man beater that is a winner on 1st down, but Morton is pressured, is hit as he throws and it’s incomplete. My bigger issue is the plays that follow. Tech goes inside zone and then ISO, both of which are blown up by light boxes. Issues upfront and CU’s LBs playing great. That was the theme of the entirety of the night, just nowhere near good enough to win with at this level on the OL. It was a disaster for every member in the run game.
The second one is the one that makes me concerned, and it’s been a larger scale issue for Behren all season. I’m sure that playing behind this line is not helping in this regard, however, Morton’s pocket awareness, and frankly his willingness to throw the ball down the field is inhibiting the offense.
1st down from the plus-15. ISO where the LB makes a great play to bring down Tahj, fine. 2nd & 8 is a wheel with dual ins attached, I don’t think that this is a great answer, but Morton turns down a throw to an open Kelly that probably doesn’t score but would be better than bailing and giving yourself a coverage sack.
The 3rd & 16 play is the one that made me want to stop. Tech has a perfect call for whatever this is supposed to be defensively. I’m either calling it match quarters or cover-3 and Shilo Sanders is adlibbing. Either way, in a clean pocket, Morton turns down a throw to the post to Kelly, the #2 to the field, rolls and throws a contested scramble drill. It’s a tough throw, yes, one that would’ve taken some balls to get in there, but it’s year three in the system for Morton, it has to be thrown.
I’ll have some more thoughts when I’m done, and will add the charting at some point, but I think I’m going to get some sun and run errands before I finish this.
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@ALL HANDS
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