Overall Takeaways: I think it’s safe to say the hype balloon burst after Saturday. This doesn’t look like a team that is a College Football playoff dark horse or a consensus pick to win the west division either. Having said that it wasn’t all bad. The Defense and Special teams were vastly improved in particular in the secondary and D line. The Offense sputtered all day and really couldn’t piece anything together, I know everyone was freaking out about the OL, myself included but we aren’t as far off as I thought watching it live. After watching this first game over and taking a serious look at this team. I can say confidently we are a better team than last year, how much better? That remains to be seen. I think we’re a 6 to 8-win team (I was saying 4 to 6 wins watching it live). I was hoping we’d be an 8 to 10-win team but I just don’t see that right now with how our interior OL and offense looked as a whole. Here are my position group breakdowns as well as my notes for every play on the offense and defense. Go Big Red!
Offense Breakdown:
QB: Adrian was not his usual self today. Missed a lot of reads in the pass game and really forced some throws that he shouldn’t have, I’m not too worried about him cause we all know what he can do.
WR: This staff is very high on Wandale he can make a lot of guys miss in space and they manufactured a lot of stuff trying to get him going and really couldn’t which was a bummer. JD looked awesome but he got dinged pretty good early and he was a nonfactor after that. Noa is a big body but just seems like another guy not a huge difference maker but then again grad transfers rarely are.
TE: Way better than last year Stoll and Allen have both really come on. Their perimeter blocking is way better and we all know what they can do in the passing game. Really happy with how this group performed.
RB: Not at all impressed with Dedrick Mills, I know everyone was up in arms about how the OL performed but I would place just as much if not the majority of the blame on Mills lack of vision. There were times the OL carved out a nice hole for him and he’d just barrel forward into a pile and pick up 3 yards where if he had hit the right hole, which is imperative in a zone blocking scheme he’d have had a chunk. He is no Devine Ozigbo, which is what the staff was hoping for him to be. We all need to hope and pray Mo gets his legal matters resolved because we are a completely different offense with him in the backfield. That kid is a special talent and I hope for the team’s sake we can keep him around because we desperately need him.
OL: I know the pitchforks were out for Cam Jurgens and I was sharpening my own, but here’s the deal. He really didn’t perform that badly. Yes, he had quite a few bad snaps but there were a lot less than I originally thought. Here’s the thing about Cam though, he is a better blocker than Will Farniok by quite a bit I see what the staff sees in Cam and I think if he can continue to improve he can be a very good center. That being said our interior OL is very shaky this year Boe Wilson leaned on Farmer and Foster a lot last year and it showed. Hixson has an awesome story and he’s worked really hard to be in this position but he is absolutely the weak link in this line right now. He missed a lot of blocks and just flat out got beat on way too many plays. The good news is Jaimes is a great Left tackle, I don’t think I saw a single play where he got beat or didn’t provide a good block. Matt Farniok had a nice game too but there were a few hiccups in his game that I’m sure will get ironed out, but the tackle spots aren’t anything to be worried about. It will be interesting to see what this line looks like moving forward. Frost has proven he’s not afraid to move guys around to get the best 5 out there and it may be something to look out for down the line.
Defense Breakdown:
DL: I can tell why the staff was so high on this group, very deep pretty athletic has everything in the tool box for what this staff wants to do. Darrion and Damion Daniels both had really solid games they are exactly what we need for noses in this scheme giant and pretty athletic given there size. Both Davis’ and Stille had nice games too. Like what I saw from this group.
LB: When the staff said we lacked depth at LB they weren’t kidding. Outside of Mo Barry who was his usual self-there isn’t a lot behind him. Honas had a terrible first half, he continues to underwhelm me but he was better the 2nd half. Colin Miller is okay but not really a starter at this level more of guy that can come in and spell. Jojo and Tannor both showed some really nice flashes but neither were all that consistent, want to see consistency from the going forward. Really surprised I didn’t see more of Ferguson and I completely forgot about Alex Davis. I thought he had a nice game overall. He just struggles mightily in pass coverage. All in all we need those young guys to mature fast because this group is the weak link in an otherwise strong defense.
DB: Wow, this group has come a long way since the beginning of last year. Way more athleticism and discipline than I’ve seen from this group in about 5 years. What a difference having the same coach for more than a year makes. L Jax and Bootle both look like really strong corners and Cam Taylor had a very nice day in his own right. The awesome feel good story of the day had to be Eric Lee though, he played really well coming in cold for Deontai Williams who lacked discipline in his limited time. All together I feel very good about this group and really happy with what Fisher has done for this group.
Offense Game Notes:
Offense:
1. I formation 21 Personnel, Toss right to Wandale. Jurgens disengages his block to go to the next level, Hixson doesn’t pick it up, NG and host of USA players tackle Wandale. Gain of 2
2. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, Stoll in at H back right, Jet motion Wandal left to right. High snap, fakes jet sweep to Wandale, Adrian hits Stoll on what looks like a post snape RPO, flare route. Stoll cruises for about a gain of 15.
3. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, Bubble motion Wandale from L to R, Inside zone bubble RPO, Adrian reads Nickel staying home on bubble, feeds ball to Mills on the inside zone. Mills looks like he wants to cut it back but backside DE makes a nice play to get an arm on him and slow him down enough for the LB to get to him. Gain of 1.
4. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, false start on RT Farniok. Loss of 5
5. Broadcast cut away from field. Can’t tell formation looks like 21 personnel. Adrian has Wandale open in the flat, hesitates and throws it at his feet. Incomplete
6. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, Stoll tight to Left. Mills motioned to right out of backfield. USA safety comes up to cover it on bubble. Adrian hits JD in stride on a post for a gain of 20.
7. 2 by 2 stacked, 11 personnel, Adrian hits Mike Williams on a quick screen. USA flag 12 men on the field.
8. Can’t tell the formation, fakes power to the left pulling Farniok, hits Stoll on the seam for a huge gain.
9. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, high snap, switch zone to the left. Hixson and Cam get beat through a double team. Mills tackled after a gain of maybe 2.
10. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, jet motion JD L to R, high snap, USA does a nice job of beating our guys playside, Mills does the right thing and cuts it backside. Falls forward and has what looks like a TD that is reversed.
11. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, inside zone read, well blocked, Mills plows forward for the touchdown.
12. Can’t tell the formation, power to the right with Mills, Mills reads this one completely wrong. Giant gaping hole if he just follows Jaimes through it on the pull. This one could have been 6. Gain of 2 instead
13. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, Jet motion JD L to R, inside zone read, USA sending an overload blitz to our R, Adrian makes the right read to keep it. Piss poor blocking by Farniok and Noa loss of 3.
14. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Martinez wants Noa over the middle, throws into heavy coverage. Should’ve been an easy pick for USA, dropped. Incomplete. JD was wide open on the outside.
15. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jumbo L, Adrian with plenty of time, hits JD wide open on a switch concept for a gain of about 17.
16. 2 by 0 L, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Stoll motioned L, Inside zone bubble RPO, nickel stays home on bubble so Adrian gives it to Mazour on inside zone. This looks like miscommunication because nobody picked up the Mike backer and Jurgens and Wilson both got manhandled on this play. Loss of 2.
17. 2 by 0 L, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Stoll motion L to H back, play action, Adrian has Stoll wide ass open and sails one to JD out of bounds.
18. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, Wandale Jet motion to make it 21 personnel, USA sends an overload blitz, we are running a straddled triple option Adrian makes the right read and pitches it to Mazour, Hixson and Jurgens got blown by. Mike Williams and JD with nice downfield blocks to get a gain of 7. It was 3rd and 10,
19. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, we drop back to pass, USA isn’t fooled. Looks like they are spying Martinez and he realizes it and stays in the pocket after it looks like he initially wanted to scramble. Tries to hit Wandale on scramble drill. Wandale falls over and the pass is incomplete. Turnover on downs. Had Stoll and JD wide open
20. Ace Bunch, Adrian under center, quick motion and give to Wandale to the left pretty good blocking all around. Gain of 9.
21. 3 by 1 R, 11 personnel, inside zone read with backside bubble RPO. DE stays home, USA does a nice job of beating our guys playside so Mills cuts it back but too early and gets tackled by the zone read key. Haven’t been impressed with Mills at all thus far.
22. 3 by 1 L, 11 personnel, ball snapped over Adrians head loss of 20.
23. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, pass to Mazour on a flare route good downfield blocks but USA is in prevent defense. Gain of 15.
24. 3 by 0 L, 11 personnel, Buck sweep to the Left, good blocks by Boe Wilson and Mike Williams gain of 9.
25. 2 by 1 L Stoll at H back L, 11 personnel, Flare screen to Stoll on the left, good block by Noa and okay block by JD pick up of about 10.
26. 2 by 1 R, Allen at H back L, Power R, Mills falls forward for 3 yards. Really unimpressed with his lack of vision.
27. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, play action pass, Hixson whiffs on a blitz pick up, Adrian under pressure lobs one up to Allen and he comes down with it to gain about 9.
28. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, straddled triple option, Adrian makes the wrong read and gives it to Mazour, Hixson and Bo Wilson get beat and we get tackled for a loss of 1.
29. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, looks like maybe an outside zone read with a qb sweep, Adrian gives it to Mazour great perimeter blocks by Allen and Mike Williams. Gain of 7
30. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, bubble motion JD R to L, Switch zone, Mills should’ve cut it back and followed Allen for an easy TD. Instead he dives into a pile for no gain.
31. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, Stoll tight to R, Allen H to L, motion Allen to R, outside zone read, Adrian gives it to Mills, does a nice job of cutting it back when he needs to and gets the 1st down.
32. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, PA pass, Adrian has Allen who’s 6’8” against maybe a 5’8” corner, he’s wide open behind the line. We try an illegal pick play here but instead of running into the corner JD runs into Noa and Adrian floats it a little outside. Incomplete.
33. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Jet motion Noa L to R, inside zone read, pretty poor blocking all the way around no gain.
34. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, H motion R to L with Stoll, we roll Adrian to his left we want Noa in the end zone, we get a PI call fresh set of downs.
35. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, inside zone good push, Mills looks backside and dives into the end zone for a TD.
36. 3 by 0 R, 11 Personnel, Buck Sweep R, Bo Wilson whiffs on a block, Wandale pushes it outside, runs around a couple guys to pick up 2.
37. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jumbo R, Mills lined up behind guard, Adrian under center, QB sneak picks up 3 yards. First down.
38. 3 by 1, empty with tight end tight to the line, we hit Wandale on a stick route, illegal motion bring it back.
39. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, outside zone RPO, goes straight for Adrian, who has to take a sack for loss of 11. Had JD wide open, If Wandale just chips him it might have been 6.
40. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, straddled triple option, DE stays home, Adrian gives the ball to Mills who has a wide open hole between Hixson and Jaimes and he runs it up the gut for a gain of 4 when he could have had 20+
41. 3 by 0 R, 11 personnel, Mills bubble motions R, Martinez hits Mills on a bubble and sails it a bit which throws off the timing and he can only get 3 yards out of it.
42. 3 by 1 R, 11 Personnel, Play action pass, slip screen set up to Wandale, pick up of about a dozen.
43. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, play action, Adrian hits McQuitty on a stick route gain of about 6.
44. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Cam with a “Look Out!” block a la Dylan Utter, Adrian scrambles out of bounds after a gain of 2 or 3.
45. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, USA with a blitz, Adrian hits Wandale who’s the hot receiver, Wandale makes a nice grab speeds by a tackler and gets us in field goal range.
46. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Adrian drops back steps up and dives ahead for about a gain of 4.
47. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, high snap, inside zone, bubble RPO, Adrian does a good job of corralling the snap handing it off Hixson with a pretty weak block gain of maybe 2.
48. 2 by 1 11 Personnel, Adrian drops back, and decides to scramble picks up a nice block and picks up about 8 before getting out of bounds to stop the clock.
49. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, play action, pathetic double team by Cam and Boe Wilson, Adrian had JD wide open over the middle, a decent block by one of them and it’s a touchdown. Incomplete out of the back of the end zone.
50. 3 by 1, R, 11 personnel, USA blitz, Sam comes in unblocked ready to kill Adrian, Adrian feels the pressure and tries to float one into Wandale, he’s lucky it wasn’t picked.
51. 3 by 1 R, 11 personnel, Adrian does a nice job looking off the safety, has Wandale wide open and just overthrows it. Incomplete.
52. 3 by 0 L, 12 personnel, outside zone with Mo, he gets around the edge and picks up 6.
53. 3 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Stoll at R H back, switch zone, USA does a good job of getting playside and Mo bounces it outside and picks up 15. We are a completely different offense with Mo at tailback.
54. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, pass, a lot of congestion Adrian dives ahead and picks up 5.
55. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, switch zone, Mo hits the hole hard and picks up 6.
56. 3 by 1, 12 personnel, pass, Adrian has Mike Williams wide open on a stick route, floats into Mo into triple coverage and it’s picked.
57. 2 by 2, 11, personnel, JD jet motions L to R, inside zone read, Martinez does a nice job of keeping it and Tackle Farniok makes a piss poor attempt at blocking and Adrian is tackled in the backfield.
58. 3 by 1 L, 11 personnel, pass, Adrian wants Mo in the flat, Boe Wilson and Trent Hixson get beat and we take the sack.
59. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, slip screen to Mo, makes a man miss and picks up about 15 before being pushed out of bounds.
60. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, bubble motion Wandale out of the backfield, looks like a post snap RPO outside backer stays home on the run and Adrian zips it to Wandale on the bubble pick up of 6.
61. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, bubble motion Wandale out of the backfield, post snap RPO, this time Adrian give it to Mills, Mills hits the hole hard bounces off a couple tacklers and fumbles it.
62. 2 by 0, R, 22 personnel, Bubble motion Wandale R out of backfield, outside zone read, Adrian makes the right read and keeps it pick up of 4.
63. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, motion Wandale L to R, Power with Mo, Will Farniok and Trent Hixson get beat, no gain.
64. 3 by 1, Adrian wants Mo in the flat, he’s wide open but he’s facing pressure so he looks to tuck it and run. He should have hit Mo here, he’s too good of a player to not make that throw, picks up 2.
65. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, motion Allen from L H to R H, outside zone read, Will Farniok gets beat across his face, Mo with nowhere to go and he gets back to the line of scrimmage.
66. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, power to the right with Mo, Middle is clogged so Mo bounces it outside, great downfield block by elder Farniok, we pick up 11. We are a different offense with him at Tailback.
67. 2 by 1, L, 11 personnel, elder Farniok gets beat, otherwise we have hat on hat and this would’ve gone for a chunk. Instead no gain.
68. 3 by 0, L, 11 personnel, QB draw, Hixson gets beat, no gain.
69. Victory formation, Kneel. Ball game.
Defense Game Notes:
1. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, slot motion R, pass, qb wants slot receiver on an in well covered by Cam Taylor but pass is completed for about a 15 yard gain.
2. 2 by 1, 1 personnel, empty, Jet motion L to R, jet sweep R. Colin Miller does a nice job of containing and Mo chases him down after a gain of 3
3. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion L to R, pass, qb throws a low ball, had his man on post in the zone but D Williams was right on top of it. Incomplete.
4. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB L. pass, tunnel screen, pretty good recognition by Darrion Daniels. Dropped ball, L Jax in good coverage. Bring on punt team.
5. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, motion H back L to R, false start. USA looks nervous playing us early on.
6. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, wants his man on a switch concept, ball is a little behind but catchable and it’s dropped. Decent coverage by the secondary.
7. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, jet motion slot L to R, jet sweep R, Stille gets cut block and Honas loses contain. Still very underwhelmed by that kid. Taylor and L Jax also lose contain. Cam gets lucky we don’t get a horse collar call, Dismuke there to save a touchdown.
8. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, bunch, Honas out of position again. Mo does a nice job of cleaning things up after a gain of 3.
9. 1 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, bubble slant concept, hits the slant, dropped but good coverage by Bootle, incomplete.
10. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jet motion for a inside zone bubble rpo, we aren’t fooled. Mo whiffs on a sack in the backfield, Honas and Carlos get to him for a sack.
11. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB draw, looks like the turf monster almost gets the QB, Gets upfield, Honas out of position again loses contain, QB runs out of bounds and D. Williams comes flying in to bail them out with a late hit. Stupid play.
12. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, inside zone bubble rpo, Honas stays home on the bubble, Carlos does a nice job getting off his block and tackling him after a gain of 1.
13. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option, Honas takes the pitch man, looks like he was probably taught to do that, Tannor whiffs on a TFL, D Williams gets away with a horse collar, USA gets a first down.
14. 1 by 0, 13 personnel, D Williams comes off the edge unblocked and whiffs on a TFL, Damion Daniels gets held but probably a good no call. Honas way out of position again. Easy touchdown.
15. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB L, qb hits the bubble, D. Williams does a nice job getting off blocks and making a tackle after no gain. This is the play he gets injured.
16. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB R, QB fakes the bubble, throws the ball into soft zone coverage. Dismuke whiffs on a tackle, Tannor chases him out of bounds huge gain.
17. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, play action. L Jax comes in an a corner blitz unblocked and QB fumbles. Carlos Davis falls on it for the turnover. L Jax has come a long long way since we saw him in the Riley era.
18. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, Mo blows by his defender. D Line gets obliterated. Stille and Damion Daniels drag him down after a gain of 8.
19. 2 by 1, 2 personnel, Jet motion R to L, outside zone read, qb keeps Colin Miller, Damion Daniels and K Davis all bite on the jet, QB gets 4 yards before Mo and Stille clean it up.
20. 1 by 1 12 personnel, Switch zone. Damion Daniels shucks his blocker and falls on the Tailback after only a gain of 1. He continues to impress me.
21. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, jet motion R to L, jet sweep L, Colin Miller loses contain, but Eric Lee comes flying in and lays the wood on the back for no gain.
22. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB draw, DL does a nice job keeping off blocks and containing QB, he tries to bounce it outside but Colin Miller and Cam Taylor are there. USA has to punt.
23. 1 by 1, 11 personnel, Jet motion L to R, Power L, JoJo gets too far upfield and takes himself out of the play, Honas out of position again. Bootle makes a nice read and comes in and probably saves a touchdown. Honas continues to underwhelm
24. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, inside zone. Carlos does a great job getting off his block and stuffing it.
25. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, QB wants his receiver deep, defensive holding on Dismuke
26. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, power left. Darrion fights off a double team and piles on after about a gain of 3.
27. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jet motion L to R, inside zone, JoJo comes in like a bat out of hell and blows the play up for a 6-yard loss. He had a really nice game.
28. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, QB throws to the hot, RB on a flare. Stille and Honas get to him before he can get back to LOS.
29. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option left, Jojo gets too far up field but somehow makes a shoelace tackle for no gain.
30. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, motion R slot to H back R, pass, throws it over the middle right to JoJo’s chest and he drops it. Incomplete.
31. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion L to R, inside zone bubble post snap RPO, JoJo comes screaming off the edge and gets a TFL with Thomas it looks like.
32. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to L, QB hits back on bubble who picks up 16. DBs need to be better about getting off blocks there.
33. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to R, false start.
34. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, H motion L to R, pass, bubble stick concept. Receiver sits in the zone and catches the ball for a gain of 7. Decent coverage by Bootle.
35. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, H motion L to R, pass, wants R slot receive on an outside release go route, good ball, should have come down with it if we’re being honest but Lee does a good job of closing in and breaking the pass up.
36. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to R, QB stares down an out route, Mo is a little out of position but Eric Lee sees it all the way and jumps the route and takes it to the house for the pick 6. Touchdown.
37. 2 by 2, 1 personnel, empty, jet motion R to L, outside zone read, Honas bites on the RB. Mo Gets held and Thomas hops on him after a gain of 7.
38. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, post snap inside zone bubble RPO, errant throw, incomplete
39. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB buck sweep, Honas does a nice job of forcing here, Mo fills and gets the tackle at the LOS.
40. 2 by 1, 2 personnel, empty, jet motion R to L, jet sweep, Tannor does a good job of forcing him inside Stille and Mo clean it up after a gain of 4.
41. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jet motion L to R, inside zone. Darrion does a nice job fighting off a block but can’t quite get him down. Alex Davis and crew take him down after maybe a gain of 1.
42. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB L, pass, Honas bites on the bubble, WR settles in behind him and makes an easy catch in the zone for the first down.
43. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, Tannor almost gets to him for the sack so the QB launches it into the bleachers.
44. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, inside zone bubble post snap RPO, Colin Miller comes in hard on the run so the QB hits the bubble, Sullivan flys in and gets a TFL. Secondary looks much improved over last year.
45. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Jet motion R to L, pass, hits the hot to the RB on the flare, poor tackle by Cam Taylor. L Jax comes in and cleans it up for a gain of 4 on 3rd and 10.
46. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, jet motion R to L, inside zone read, Mo forces him inside and dives at his ankles, Eric Lee and Dismuke there to clean it up.
47. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion R to L, pa pass, floats it to RB in the flat, kid makes a helluva an effort to bring it in, Sullivan cleans his clock for a loss of 1.
48. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB R, illegal pick play to the left, we send the house, easy touchdown. Every team runs this and it very seldom gets called. This could have been one of the few times it probably should’ve been called.
49. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option R, flip it to R slot receiver on the reverse. Piss poor block by the LT for USA, Alex Davis just sort of stays back, Bootle whiffs, Mo and company clean it up after a gain of about 15.
50. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, power left, Darrion Daniels does a great job fighting off a block and tackling the back after a gain of 1 or 2.
51. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, play action pass, switch concept, qb floats it in on a beautiful ball to the RB on a wheel route Alex Davis brings him down after a gain of about 20.
52. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, jet motion L to R, jet sweep R, we do a nice job of sealing the edge and hold them to a gain of 2.
53. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option L, Tannor makes the QB make a decision to pitch, Colin Miller comes in with a really nice tackle for a TFL.
54. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, play action, QB under pressure, hits TE on a crossing route, Mo gets caught looking in the backfield, easy Touchdown.
55. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, bubble motion R, QB draw, Caleb Tannor comes in unblocked and tackles QB at LOS.
56. 2 by 1 Bubble motion R, pass, We blitz Cam Taylor from the Nickel, Alex Davis hops on it for the Touchdown.
57. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, Power L, Darrion Daniels does a nice job getting off a block but whiffs on the RB, Mo and crew there to clean it up but we have 12 on the field.
58. Didn’t get a good look at this one, looks like a qb draw to left.
59. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, inside zone, we all get blocked JoJo does a nice job fighting off his block to get his hands on the RB so he only gains about 3.
60. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, buck sweep R, Honas and Thomas do a nice job of forcing inside, K Davis and Mo there to lay the wood.
61. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, inside zone L, K Davis does a nice job getting off the block and dragging the back down after a gain of 3.
62. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, play action, QB just chucks it downfield as he’s under pressure.
63. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, bubble motion RB L, QB sweep L, Jojo flies in and whiffs, Stille gets off a block and makes a tackle for about a gain of 1.
64. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, switch concept, ball thrown high and were lucky it was. Likely would’ve been a touchdown, instead receiver had to dive and fall for the ball. Gain of 20.
65. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, jet motion R to L, jet sweep L, Colin Miller does a nice job staying with it, Dismuke flies in and makes a shoe string tackle for a loss of 6.
66. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, bubble slant concept, QB hits the bubble to the R, Dismuke with an awful attempt for a tackle, Mo and Dismuke take him down after a gain of 10.
67. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, pass, Khalil almost got to him, hits slot receiver on an in route over the middle, Colin Miller and Mo run into each other, Carlos chases him down after a gain of maybe 8.
68. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, inside zone, host of Huskers tackle him after a gain of 3 or 4.
69. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, speed option L, Jojo makes him pitch it, Colin Miller and Bootle do a good job of shaking off blocks to tackle him for no gain.
70. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, ball thrown behind the receiver on the slant bounces off his hands into Cam Taylors for the pick, Cam out ran his blockers there, and needed to cut it back or Tannor should’ve thrown a block it would’ve been 6.
71. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, Still and Ferg give good pressure off the edge, Damion almost has him in the backfield but can’t quite get there, Mo and Cam Taylor clean it up after a gain of 9.
72. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, switch concept, new QB stares down the receiver and throws it off his back foot, Eric Lee is there to jump it for the pick.
73. Can’t tell formation due to broadcast being late. Looks like a bubble stick concept, throws the ball at his feet incomplete.
74. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, almost a safety throws it over the middle on a crossing route, incomplete.
75. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, tunnel screen, piss poor excuse for a tackle by Carlos he bounces off it and picks up about 25 before being tackled by a host of huskers.
76. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, floats it over the middle to a wide-open receiver on a post route, Dismuke saves the touchdown.
77. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, wants his receiver on the far sideline on a back shoulder, good coverage by Bootle.
78. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, coverage sack by Khalil Davis.
79. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, bubble motion L by RB, pass, tunnel screen left, Thomas comes up and makes the tackle after a gain of maybe 4.
80. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, wants his man deep on left sideline, throws it out of bounds. Husker ball. Ball game.
Offense Breakdown:
QB: Adrian was not his usual self today. Missed a lot of reads in the pass game and really forced some throws that he shouldn’t have, I’m not too worried about him cause we all know what he can do.
WR: This staff is very high on Wandale he can make a lot of guys miss in space and they manufactured a lot of stuff trying to get him going and really couldn’t which was a bummer. JD looked awesome but he got dinged pretty good early and he was a nonfactor after that. Noa is a big body but just seems like another guy not a huge difference maker but then again grad transfers rarely are.
TE: Way better than last year Stoll and Allen have both really come on. Their perimeter blocking is way better and we all know what they can do in the passing game. Really happy with how this group performed.
RB: Not at all impressed with Dedrick Mills, I know everyone was up in arms about how the OL performed but I would place just as much if not the majority of the blame on Mills lack of vision. There were times the OL carved out a nice hole for him and he’d just barrel forward into a pile and pick up 3 yards where if he had hit the right hole, which is imperative in a zone blocking scheme he’d have had a chunk. He is no Devine Ozigbo, which is what the staff was hoping for him to be. We all need to hope and pray Mo gets his legal matters resolved because we are a completely different offense with him in the backfield. That kid is a special talent and I hope for the team’s sake we can keep him around because we desperately need him.
OL: I know the pitchforks were out for Cam Jurgens and I was sharpening my own, but here’s the deal. He really didn’t perform that badly. Yes, he had quite a few bad snaps but there were a lot less than I originally thought. Here’s the thing about Cam though, he is a better blocker than Will Farniok by quite a bit I see what the staff sees in Cam and I think if he can continue to improve he can be a very good center. That being said our interior OL is very shaky this year Boe Wilson leaned on Farmer and Foster a lot last year and it showed. Hixson has an awesome story and he’s worked really hard to be in this position but he is absolutely the weak link in this line right now. He missed a lot of blocks and just flat out got beat on way too many plays. The good news is Jaimes is a great Left tackle, I don’t think I saw a single play where he got beat or didn’t provide a good block. Matt Farniok had a nice game too but there were a few hiccups in his game that I’m sure will get ironed out, but the tackle spots aren’t anything to be worried about. It will be interesting to see what this line looks like moving forward. Frost has proven he’s not afraid to move guys around to get the best 5 out there and it may be something to look out for down the line.
Defense Breakdown:
DL: I can tell why the staff was so high on this group, very deep pretty athletic has everything in the tool box for what this staff wants to do. Darrion and Damion Daniels both had really solid games they are exactly what we need for noses in this scheme giant and pretty athletic given there size. Both Davis’ and Stille had nice games too. Like what I saw from this group.
LB: When the staff said we lacked depth at LB they weren’t kidding. Outside of Mo Barry who was his usual self-there isn’t a lot behind him. Honas had a terrible first half, he continues to underwhelm me but he was better the 2nd half. Colin Miller is okay but not really a starter at this level more of guy that can come in and spell. Jojo and Tannor both showed some really nice flashes but neither were all that consistent, want to see consistency from the going forward. Really surprised I didn’t see more of Ferguson and I completely forgot about Alex Davis. I thought he had a nice game overall. He just struggles mightily in pass coverage. All in all we need those young guys to mature fast because this group is the weak link in an otherwise strong defense.
DB: Wow, this group has come a long way since the beginning of last year. Way more athleticism and discipline than I’ve seen from this group in about 5 years. What a difference having the same coach for more than a year makes. L Jax and Bootle both look like really strong corners and Cam Taylor had a very nice day in his own right. The awesome feel good story of the day had to be Eric Lee though, he played really well coming in cold for Deontai Williams who lacked discipline in his limited time. All together I feel very good about this group and really happy with what Fisher has done for this group.
Offense Game Notes:
Offense:
1. I formation 21 Personnel, Toss right to Wandale. Jurgens disengages his block to go to the next level, Hixson doesn’t pick it up, NG and host of USA players tackle Wandale. Gain of 2
2. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, Stoll in at H back right, Jet motion Wandal left to right. High snap, fakes jet sweep to Wandale, Adrian hits Stoll on what looks like a post snape RPO, flare route. Stoll cruises for about a gain of 15.
3. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, Bubble motion Wandale from L to R, Inside zone bubble RPO, Adrian reads Nickel staying home on bubble, feeds ball to Mills on the inside zone. Mills looks like he wants to cut it back but backside DE makes a nice play to get an arm on him and slow him down enough for the LB to get to him. Gain of 1.
4. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, false start on RT Farniok. Loss of 5
5. Broadcast cut away from field. Can’t tell formation looks like 21 personnel. Adrian has Wandale open in the flat, hesitates and throws it at his feet. Incomplete
6. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, Stoll tight to Left. Mills motioned to right out of backfield. USA safety comes up to cover it on bubble. Adrian hits JD in stride on a post for a gain of 20.
7. 2 by 2 stacked, 11 personnel, Adrian hits Mike Williams on a quick screen. USA flag 12 men on the field.
8. Can’t tell the formation, fakes power to the left pulling Farniok, hits Stoll on the seam for a huge gain.
9. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, high snap, switch zone to the left. Hixson and Cam get beat through a double team. Mills tackled after a gain of maybe 2.
10. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, jet motion JD L to R, high snap, USA does a nice job of beating our guys playside, Mills does the right thing and cuts it backside. Falls forward and has what looks like a TD that is reversed.
11. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, inside zone read, well blocked, Mills plows forward for the touchdown.
12. Can’t tell the formation, power to the right with Mills, Mills reads this one completely wrong. Giant gaping hole if he just follows Jaimes through it on the pull. This one could have been 6. Gain of 2 instead
13. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, Jet motion JD L to R, inside zone read, USA sending an overload blitz to our R, Adrian makes the right read to keep it. Piss poor blocking by Farniok and Noa loss of 3.
14. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Martinez wants Noa over the middle, throws into heavy coverage. Should’ve been an easy pick for USA, dropped. Incomplete. JD was wide open on the outside.
15. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jumbo L, Adrian with plenty of time, hits JD wide open on a switch concept for a gain of about 17.
16. 2 by 0 L, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Stoll motioned L, Inside zone bubble RPO, nickel stays home on bubble so Adrian gives it to Mazour on inside zone. This looks like miscommunication because nobody picked up the Mike backer and Jurgens and Wilson both got manhandled on this play. Loss of 2.
17. 2 by 0 L, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Stoll motion L to H back, play action, Adrian has Stoll wide ass open and sails one to JD out of bounds.
18. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, Wandale Jet motion to make it 21 personnel, USA sends an overload blitz, we are running a straddled triple option Adrian makes the right read and pitches it to Mazour, Hixson and Jurgens got blown by. Mike Williams and JD with nice downfield blocks to get a gain of 7. It was 3rd and 10,
19. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, we drop back to pass, USA isn’t fooled. Looks like they are spying Martinez and he realizes it and stays in the pocket after it looks like he initially wanted to scramble. Tries to hit Wandale on scramble drill. Wandale falls over and the pass is incomplete. Turnover on downs. Had Stoll and JD wide open
20. Ace Bunch, Adrian under center, quick motion and give to Wandale to the left pretty good blocking all around. Gain of 9.
21. 3 by 1 R, 11 personnel, inside zone read with backside bubble RPO. DE stays home, USA does a nice job of beating our guys playside so Mills cuts it back but too early and gets tackled by the zone read key. Haven’t been impressed with Mills at all thus far.
22. 3 by 1 L, 11 personnel, ball snapped over Adrians head loss of 20.
23. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, pass to Mazour on a flare route good downfield blocks but USA is in prevent defense. Gain of 15.
24. 3 by 0 L, 11 personnel, Buck sweep to the Left, good blocks by Boe Wilson and Mike Williams gain of 9.
25. 2 by 1 L Stoll at H back L, 11 personnel, Flare screen to Stoll on the left, good block by Noa and okay block by JD pick up of about 10.
26. 2 by 1 R, Allen at H back L, Power R, Mills falls forward for 3 yards. Really unimpressed with his lack of vision.
27. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, play action pass, Hixson whiffs on a blitz pick up, Adrian under pressure lobs one up to Allen and he comes down with it to gain about 9.
28. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, straddled triple option, Adrian makes the wrong read and gives it to Mazour, Hixson and Bo Wilson get beat and we get tackled for a loss of 1.
29. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, looks like maybe an outside zone read with a qb sweep, Adrian gives it to Mazour great perimeter blocks by Allen and Mike Williams. Gain of 7
30. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, bubble motion JD R to L, Switch zone, Mills should’ve cut it back and followed Allen for an easy TD. Instead he dives into a pile for no gain.
31. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, Stoll tight to R, Allen H to L, motion Allen to R, outside zone read, Adrian gives it to Mills, does a nice job of cutting it back when he needs to and gets the 1st down.
32. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, PA pass, Adrian has Allen who’s 6’8” against maybe a 5’8” corner, he’s wide open behind the line. We try an illegal pick play here but instead of running into the corner JD runs into Noa and Adrian floats it a little outside. Incomplete.
33. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, Jet motion Noa L to R, inside zone read, pretty poor blocking all the way around no gain.
34. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jumbo R, H motion R to L with Stoll, we roll Adrian to his left we want Noa in the end zone, we get a PI call fresh set of downs.
35. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, inside zone good push, Mills looks backside and dives into the end zone for a TD.
36. 3 by 0 R, 11 Personnel, Buck Sweep R, Bo Wilson whiffs on a block, Wandale pushes it outside, runs around a couple guys to pick up 2.
37. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jumbo R, Mills lined up behind guard, Adrian under center, QB sneak picks up 3 yards. First down.
38. 3 by 1, empty with tight end tight to the line, we hit Wandale on a stick route, illegal motion bring it back.
39. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, outside zone RPO, goes straight for Adrian, who has to take a sack for loss of 11. Had JD wide open, If Wandale just chips him it might have been 6.
40. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, straddled triple option, DE stays home, Adrian gives the ball to Mills who has a wide open hole between Hixson and Jaimes and he runs it up the gut for a gain of 4 when he could have had 20+
41. 3 by 0 R, 11 personnel, Mills bubble motions R, Martinez hits Mills on a bubble and sails it a bit which throws off the timing and he can only get 3 yards out of it.
42. 3 by 1 R, 11 Personnel, Play action pass, slip screen set up to Wandale, pick up of about a dozen.
43. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, play action, Adrian hits McQuitty on a stick route gain of about 6.
44. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Cam with a “Look Out!” block a la Dylan Utter, Adrian scrambles out of bounds after a gain of 2 or 3.
45. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, USA with a blitz, Adrian hits Wandale who’s the hot receiver, Wandale makes a nice grab speeds by a tackler and gets us in field goal range.
46. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Adrian drops back steps up and dives ahead for about a gain of 4.
47. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, high snap, inside zone, bubble RPO, Adrian does a good job of corralling the snap handing it off Hixson with a pretty weak block gain of maybe 2.
48. 2 by 1 11 Personnel, Adrian drops back, and decides to scramble picks up a nice block and picks up about 8 before getting out of bounds to stop the clock.
49. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, play action, pathetic double team by Cam and Boe Wilson, Adrian had JD wide open over the middle, a decent block by one of them and it’s a touchdown. Incomplete out of the back of the end zone.
50. 3 by 1, R, 11 personnel, USA blitz, Sam comes in unblocked ready to kill Adrian, Adrian feels the pressure and tries to float one into Wandale, he’s lucky it wasn’t picked.
51. 3 by 1 R, 11 personnel, Adrian does a nice job looking off the safety, has Wandale wide open and just overthrows it. Incomplete.
52. 3 by 0 L, 12 personnel, outside zone with Mo, he gets around the edge and picks up 6.
53. 3 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Stoll at R H back, switch zone, USA does a good job of getting playside and Mo bounces it outside and picks up 15. We are a completely different offense with Mo at tailback.
54. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, pass, a lot of congestion Adrian dives ahead and picks up 5.
55. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, switch zone, Mo hits the hole hard and picks up 6.
56. 3 by 1, 12 personnel, pass, Adrian has Mike Williams wide open on a stick route, floats into Mo into triple coverage and it’s picked.
57. 2 by 2, 11, personnel, JD jet motions L to R, inside zone read, Martinez does a nice job of keeping it and Tackle Farniok makes a piss poor attempt at blocking and Adrian is tackled in the backfield.
58. 3 by 1 L, 11 personnel, pass, Adrian wants Mo in the flat, Boe Wilson and Trent Hixson get beat and we take the sack.
59. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, slip screen to Mo, makes a man miss and picks up about 15 before being pushed out of bounds.
60. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, bubble motion Wandale out of the backfield, looks like a post snap RPO outside backer stays home on the run and Adrian zips it to Wandale on the bubble pick up of 6.
61. 2 by 1 R, 21 personnel, bubble motion Wandale out of the backfield, post snap RPO, this time Adrian give it to Mills, Mills hits the hole hard bounces off a couple tacklers and fumbles it.
62. 2 by 0, R, 22 personnel, Bubble motion Wandale R out of backfield, outside zone read, Adrian makes the right read and keeps it pick up of 4.
63. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, motion Wandale L to R, Power with Mo, Will Farniok and Trent Hixson get beat, no gain.
64. 3 by 1, Adrian wants Mo in the flat, he’s wide open but he’s facing pressure so he looks to tuck it and run. He should have hit Mo here, he’s too good of a player to not make that throw, picks up 2.
65. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, motion Allen from L H to R H, outside zone read, Will Farniok gets beat across his face, Mo with nowhere to go and he gets back to the line of scrimmage.
66. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, power to the right with Mo, Middle is clogged so Mo bounces it outside, great downfield block by elder Farniok, we pick up 11. We are a different offense with him at Tailback.
67. 2 by 1, L, 11 personnel, elder Farniok gets beat, otherwise we have hat on hat and this would’ve gone for a chunk. Instead no gain.
68. 3 by 0, L, 11 personnel, QB draw, Hixson gets beat, no gain.
69. Victory formation, Kneel. Ball game.
Defense Game Notes:
1. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, slot motion R, pass, qb wants slot receiver on an in well covered by Cam Taylor but pass is completed for about a 15 yard gain.
2. 2 by 1, 1 personnel, empty, Jet motion L to R, jet sweep R. Colin Miller does a nice job of containing and Mo chases him down after a gain of 3
3. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion L to R, pass, qb throws a low ball, had his man on post in the zone but D Williams was right on top of it. Incomplete.
4. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB L. pass, tunnel screen, pretty good recognition by Darrion Daniels. Dropped ball, L Jax in good coverage. Bring on punt team.
5. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, motion H back L to R, false start. USA looks nervous playing us early on.
6. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, wants his man on a switch concept, ball is a little behind but catchable and it’s dropped. Decent coverage by the secondary.
7. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, jet motion slot L to R, jet sweep R, Stille gets cut block and Honas loses contain. Still very underwhelmed by that kid. Taylor and L Jax also lose contain. Cam gets lucky we don’t get a horse collar call, Dismuke there to save a touchdown.
8. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, bunch, Honas out of position again. Mo does a nice job of cleaning things up after a gain of 3.
9. 1 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, bubble slant concept, hits the slant, dropped but good coverage by Bootle, incomplete.
10. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jet motion for a inside zone bubble rpo, we aren’t fooled. Mo whiffs on a sack in the backfield, Honas and Carlos get to him for a sack.
11. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB draw, looks like the turf monster almost gets the QB, Gets upfield, Honas out of position again loses contain, QB runs out of bounds and D. Williams comes flying in to bail them out with a late hit. Stupid play.
12. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, inside zone bubble rpo, Honas stays home on the bubble, Carlos does a nice job getting off his block and tackling him after a gain of 1.
13. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option, Honas takes the pitch man, looks like he was probably taught to do that, Tannor whiffs on a TFL, D Williams gets away with a horse collar, USA gets a first down.
14. 1 by 0, 13 personnel, D Williams comes off the edge unblocked and whiffs on a TFL, Damion Daniels gets held but probably a good no call. Honas way out of position again. Easy touchdown.
15. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB L, qb hits the bubble, D. Williams does a nice job getting off blocks and making a tackle after no gain. This is the play he gets injured.
16. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion TB R, QB fakes the bubble, throws the ball into soft zone coverage. Dismuke whiffs on a tackle, Tannor chases him out of bounds huge gain.
17. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, play action. L Jax comes in an a corner blitz unblocked and QB fumbles. Carlos Davis falls on it for the turnover. L Jax has come a long long way since we saw him in the Riley era.
18. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, Mo blows by his defender. D Line gets obliterated. Stille and Damion Daniels drag him down after a gain of 8.
19. 2 by 1, 2 personnel, Jet motion R to L, outside zone read, qb keeps Colin Miller, Damion Daniels and K Davis all bite on the jet, QB gets 4 yards before Mo and Stille clean it up.
20. 1 by 1 12 personnel, Switch zone. Damion Daniels shucks his blocker and falls on the Tailback after only a gain of 1. He continues to impress me.
21. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, jet motion R to L, jet sweep L, Colin Miller loses contain, but Eric Lee comes flying in and lays the wood on the back for no gain.
22. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB draw, DL does a nice job keeping off blocks and containing QB, he tries to bounce it outside but Colin Miller and Cam Taylor are there. USA has to punt.
23. 1 by 1, 11 personnel, Jet motion L to R, Power L, JoJo gets too far upfield and takes himself out of the play, Honas out of position again. Bootle makes a nice read and comes in and probably saves a touchdown. Honas continues to underwhelm
24. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, inside zone. Carlos does a great job getting off his block and stuffing it.
25. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, QB wants his receiver deep, defensive holding on Dismuke
26. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, power left. Darrion fights off a double team and piles on after about a gain of 3.
27. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, jet motion L to R, inside zone, JoJo comes in like a bat out of hell and blows the play up for a 6-yard loss. He had a really nice game.
28. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, QB throws to the hot, RB on a flare. Stille and Honas get to him before he can get back to LOS.
29. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option left, Jojo gets too far up field but somehow makes a shoelace tackle for no gain.
30. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, motion R slot to H back R, pass, throws it over the middle right to JoJo’s chest and he drops it. Incomplete.
31. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion L to R, inside zone bubble post snap RPO, JoJo comes screaming off the edge and gets a TFL with Thomas it looks like.
32. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to L, QB hits back on bubble who picks up 16. DBs need to be better about getting off blocks there.
33. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to R, false start.
34. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, H motion L to R, pass, bubble stick concept. Receiver sits in the zone and catches the ball for a gain of 7. Decent coverage by Bootle.
35. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, H motion L to R, pass, wants R slot receive on an outside release go route, good ball, should have come down with it if we’re being honest but Lee does a good job of closing in and breaking the pass up.
36. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB to R, QB stares down an out route, Mo is a little out of position but Eric Lee sees it all the way and jumps the route and takes it to the house for the pick 6. Touchdown.
37. 2 by 2, 1 personnel, empty, jet motion R to L, outside zone read, Honas bites on the RB. Mo Gets held and Thomas hops on him after a gain of 7.
38. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, post snap inside zone bubble RPO, errant throw, incomplete
39. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, QB buck sweep, Honas does a nice job of forcing here, Mo fills and gets the tackle at the LOS.
40. 2 by 1, 2 personnel, empty, jet motion R to L, jet sweep, Tannor does a good job of forcing him inside Stille and Mo clean it up after a gain of 4.
41. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, Jet motion L to R, inside zone. Darrion does a nice job fighting off a block but can’t quite get him down. Alex Davis and crew take him down after maybe a gain of 1.
42. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB L, pass, Honas bites on the bubble, WR settles in behind him and makes an easy catch in the zone for the first down.
43. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, pass, Tannor almost gets to him for the sack so the QB launches it into the bleachers.
44. 3 by 0, 11 personnel, inside zone bubble post snap RPO, Colin Miller comes in hard on the run so the QB hits the bubble, Sullivan flys in and gets a TFL. Secondary looks much improved over last year.
45. 2 by 2, 11 personnel, Jet motion R to L, pass, hits the hot to the RB on the flare, poor tackle by Cam Taylor. L Jax comes in and cleans it up for a gain of 4 on 3rd and 10.
46. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, jet motion R to L, inside zone read, Mo forces him inside and dives at his ankles, Eric Lee and Dismuke there to clean it up.
47. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, jet motion R to L, pa pass, floats it to RB in the flat, kid makes a helluva an effort to bring it in, Sullivan cleans his clock for a loss of 1.
48. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, bubble motion RB R, illegal pick play to the left, we send the house, easy touchdown. Every team runs this and it very seldom gets called. This could have been one of the few times it probably should’ve been called.
49. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option R, flip it to R slot receiver on the reverse. Piss poor block by the LT for USA, Alex Davis just sort of stays back, Bootle whiffs, Mo and company clean it up after a gain of about 15.
50. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, power left, Darrion Daniels does a great job fighting off a block and tackling the back after a gain of 1 or 2.
51. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, play action pass, switch concept, qb floats it in on a beautiful ball to the RB on a wheel route Alex Davis brings him down after a gain of about 20.
52. 2 by 0, 12 personnel, jet motion L to R, jet sweep R, we do a nice job of sealing the edge and hold them to a gain of 2.
53. 2 by 1, 11 personnel, speed option L, Tannor makes the QB make a decision to pitch, Colin Miller comes in with a really nice tackle for a TFL.
54. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, play action, QB under pressure, hits TE on a crossing route, Mo gets caught looking in the backfield, easy Touchdown.
55. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, bubble motion R, QB draw, Caleb Tannor comes in unblocked and tackles QB at LOS.
56. 2 by 1 Bubble motion R, pass, We blitz Cam Taylor from the Nickel, Alex Davis hops on it for the Touchdown.
57. 1 by 1, 12 personnel, Power L, Darrion Daniels does a nice job getting off a block but whiffs on the RB, Mo and crew there to clean it up but we have 12 on the field.
58. Didn’t get a good look at this one, looks like a qb draw to left.
59. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, inside zone, we all get blocked JoJo does a nice job fighting off his block to get his hands on the RB so he only gains about 3.
60. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, buck sweep R, Honas and Thomas do a nice job of forcing inside, K Davis and Mo there to lay the wood.
61. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, inside zone L, K Davis does a nice job getting off the block and dragging the back down after a gain of 3.
62. 1 by 1, 21 personnel, play action, QB just chucks it downfield as he’s under pressure.
63. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, bubble motion RB L, QB sweep L, Jojo flies in and whiffs, Stille gets off a block and makes a tackle for about a gain of 1.
64. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, switch concept, ball thrown high and were lucky it was. Likely would’ve been a touchdown, instead receiver had to dive and fall for the ball. Gain of 20.
65. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, jet motion R to L, jet sweep L, Colin Miller does a nice job staying with it, Dismuke flies in and makes a shoe string tackle for a loss of 6.
66. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, bubble slant concept, QB hits the bubble to the R, Dismuke with an awful attempt for a tackle, Mo and Dismuke take him down after a gain of 10.
67. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, pass, Khalil almost got to him, hits slot receiver on an in route over the middle, Colin Miller and Mo run into each other, Carlos chases him down after a gain of maybe 8.
68. 2 by 0 R, 12 personnel, Jet motion R to L, inside zone, host of Huskers tackle him after a gain of 3 or 4.
69. 2 by 1 L, 11 personnel, speed option L, Jojo makes him pitch it, Colin Miller and Bootle do a good job of shaking off blocks to tackle him for no gain.
70. 2 by 1 R, 11 personnel, pass, ball thrown behind the receiver on the slant bounces off his hands into Cam Taylors for the pick, Cam out ran his blockers there, and needed to cut it back or Tannor should’ve thrown a block it would’ve been 6.
71. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, Still and Ferg give good pressure off the edge, Damion almost has him in the backfield but can’t quite get there, Mo and Cam Taylor clean it up after a gain of 9.
72. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, switch concept, new QB stares down the receiver and throws it off his back foot, Eric Lee is there to jump it for the pick.
73. Can’t tell formation due to broadcast being late. Looks like a bubble stick concept, throws the ball at his feet incomplete.
74. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, almost a safety throws it over the middle on a crossing route, incomplete.
75. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, tunnel screen, piss poor excuse for a tackle by Carlos he bounces off it and picks up about 25 before being tackled by a host of huskers.
76. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, floats it over the middle to a wide-open receiver on a post route, Dismuke saves the touchdown.
77. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, wants his receiver on the far sideline on a back shoulder, good coverage by Bootle.
78. 3 by 1, 10 personnel, coverage sack by Khalil Davis.
79. 3 by 1 L, 10 personnel, bubble motion L by RB, pass, tunnel screen left, Thomas comes up and makes the tackle after a gain of maybe 4.
80. 2 by 2, 10 personnel, pass, wants his man deep on left sideline, throws it out of bounds. Husker ball. Ball game.
