Changes I hope we see more of:
1) run the ball with numbers. Pulling guards on the edges. More RB behind a fullback or motioning TE up the middle. Get numbers. We have good running backs that can all run and catch.
2) Enough with the non stop substitutions. Illinois was matching personnel with 5-6 subs every play. Run the same players for 5+ plays in a row. Don’t give the defense the benefit of constant substitution. We have plenty of talented WRs and RBs and TEs to sub every series vs every play. Force the defense to defend with the same eleven or to burn a timeout. Do your homework. Know their personnel. When they can’t sub each group has some weakness to exploit.
3) Barney and Lloyd. You have to get them out there together. It’s ok if it’s a running play. The corners won’t have their eyes in the backfield when they have those two to in man coverage out wide. If you have to drop banks into the slot, so be it.
4) Fidone. He should be seeking contact and then creating space. He isn’t out running or shaking a LB or Safety. Has huge catch radius but he need to clear some space.
5) Get yourself into 2nd and 6 more often. Enough with the 1st down passes all being 15-20 yards down field.
1) run the ball with numbers. Pulling guards on the edges. More RB behind a fullback or motioning TE up the middle. Get numbers. We have good running backs that can all run and catch.
2) Enough with the non stop substitutions. Illinois was matching personnel with 5-6 subs every play. Run the same players for 5+ plays in a row. Don’t give the defense the benefit of constant substitution. We have plenty of talented WRs and RBs and TEs to sub every series vs every play. Force the defense to defend with the same eleven or to burn a timeout. Do your homework. Know their personnel. When they can’t sub each group has some weakness to exploit.
3) Barney and Lloyd. You have to get them out there together. It’s ok if it’s a running play. The corners won’t have their eyes in the backfield when they have those two to in man coverage out wide. If you have to drop banks into the slot, so be it.
4) Fidone. He should be seeking contact and then creating space. He isn’t out running or shaking a LB or Safety. Has huge catch radius but he need to clear some space.
5) Get yourself into 2nd and 6 more often. Enough with the 1st down passes all being 15-20 yards down field.
