Orange Bowl Snowflakes: The Coaching

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JBM

December 30th, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^

The problem was running heavy sets all game long and getting into 3rd and long against a pash rush getting the go ahead to the QB.  This game needed more 3 WR set to loosen up the feild. Doesn't have to be BBall on grass but the 3 yards and a cloud of dust wasn't wroking and needed to be adjusted earlier.  Sorry if any grammar mistakes - I am drunk

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Willy Wonka

December 30th, 2016 at 11:59 PM ^

Drevno's schemes and personnel were shit all night. Evans was a difference maker. Smith was not. Score on a huge gainer with Evans and then we throw a screen to our slowest player with 36 seconds left. For a loss. Also, way to many 7 step drops with 2 yard crossing routes.



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Jamezz23

December 31st, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^

I'm not complaining at all just wondering on a rule. On the kick off return that killed us, the other player in the end zone was signaling not to return it. Isn't there a rule that once that is given the ball can not be returned??? It's the same motion as incomplete pass

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901 P

December 31st, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^

Look, the chances of getting a FG opportunity when you have 4th and 10 on your own 25 with 25 seconds left are not great. But still--don't blow that obvious off-sides on the last play. The no-call takes a slim chance and turns it into about 0.

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SeattleWolverine

December 31st, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^

Well we lost 3 of our last 4 games, by 5 points and in all 3 of them we lead in the last minute. Hard to make a snowflake out of the way this season ended. The forward momentum ended after Maryland. The quality of football was good but their record underperformed the talent level. 

 

Brown made good adjustments in the 2nd half. They just made a few more plays.

 

Coaches did a good job of getting the intensity level raised in the 2nd half. Not sure what happened in the first half. 

 

Not calling timeouts once FSU was in FG range was poor clock management.

 

Coaches have their work cut out for them. At the least, 61 of 85 will be freshman or sophomores next year and that's w/o any attition except for Peppers and one 5th year I assume is finished. Hope they earn some snowflakes in 2017 because we'll need them. 

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ak47

December 31st, 2016 at 12:01 AM ^

Not taking timeouts at the end of the game while jimbo was willing to throw for it is the difference between playing to win and playing not to lose. We spent way too much of this year playing not to lose in close games and it cost us again. Also fuck whoever called a swing pass to fucking Deveon smith with 26 seconds left

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jmarsh22

December 31st, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^

That was more of a swing pass, with a screen pass there are actually some blockers in front of your receiver. When the guy catching the screen pass is slower than I am and there aren't really any blockers in front of him, it's not going for anything close to 20 yards.

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AgonyTrain

December 31st, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^

This post checks a lot of boxes for me. Harbaugh is a bit of a choker. Inability to close out games and get first downs has been endemic the last two years. I do not understand not taking timeouts at the end of games either. If peters isn't a major upgrade at qb next year will be ugly - no way the D will be anywhere near this good next year

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Tedbossman

December 31st, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^

If it he's now coaching more of a conservative way b/c in the NFL they're too quick? But he's fucking lost it. Fuck hand placement. Fuck get your thumbs up. Fuck hands inside on chestplate. Fuck all that nonsensical bullshit. I played OL in college and was first team all state at a HS with 3500 people who's put people in the NFL, at 220lbs. That bullshits not how you block. Lead with you're fucking shoulder pad, roll your hips and run your feet. I can tell you first hand that's how you move people. Not the lead with the hands bullshit. And in pass pro, teach a fucking punch. It doesn't matter how good you are at mirroring if if you never stop their initial momentum, you'll get run over, as you saw. I've had reservations about Drevno when I heard a video of him coaching our guys spraying a whole punch of hand placement nonsense. Fuck that. That's like a minor detail in pass pro. Get off the ball and get into the defender. There's my hot take

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mgoblue0970

December 31st, 2016 at 12:03 AM ^

Offensive coaching was, well, offensive... Smith was totally ineffective.  Harris was better.  Isaac didn't even get a whiff.  Why not? 

 

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MINajee et Trois

December 31st, 2016 at 12:04 AM ^

This team collapsed under pressure situations ALL YEAR LONG

Iowa, OSU, FSU and almost against MSU

3 losses by a total of like 6 points all because of collapses. I think this points to coaches. Harbaugh needs to figure out how to help his team keep their composure at the end of games PERIOD

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Brown Bear

December 31st, 2016 at 12:32 AM ^

I think a lot of people are missing the point to why Smith plays more. Our o-line pass pro sucks. Smith can block. Evans can't. Smith is going to play more. If you only put Smith out for passing plays teams will realize that. Smith also had some nice runs. But some of the play calls for him were terrible and the offensive line wasn't creating much for him to run through.

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bluinohio

December 31st, 2016 at 12:46 AM ^

i agree and realize why he is in there, but at some point you have to find another way around it.  you can't sacrifice something you do 2/3 of the time to protect something you do 1/3 of the time. also, not always, but a fair share of the time, when you run, run, pass who are you fooling anyway?

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MFanWM

December 31st, 2016 at 1:08 AM ^

Spread the field, put in Darboh, Chesson, McDoom and Crawford/Harris with Evans in the backfield and put Speight back in shotgun.

Give your QB a chance to see the field and take a few shots down the field, or give the ball to your back who has the ability to make people miss and create in space.

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