Knobler Article on Pass Offense

Hey! If his receivers didn't drop his passes he would be #12!
 
You know it's getting bad when you start recalling AJ Suggs wistfully.
 
"he told offensive coordinator John Bond to stay conservative"

what a shocker!
 
GT dropped two more spots to 112 out of 119 teams in passing efficiency.

92,96,101,109,82,112. GT national rankings in passing efficiency under Gailey. 109 with Calvin Johnson as a sophomore. Even more unbelievable than this year.
 
jacketup said:
GT dropped two more spots to 112 out of 119 teams in passing efficiency.

92,96,101,109,82,112. GT national rankings in passing efficiency under Gailey. 109 with Calvin Johnson as a sophomore. Even more unbelievable than this year.
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This is a legit bitch IMHO. It's not like our QB candidates are all that bad...too slow, too short, too dumb, etc. Ditto with our receivers. Like any other aspect of the game, the passing game requires special coaching and practice. When I see receivers drop balls consistently, it tells me something about our practices.
 
What does it tell you about practice Essobee? I'm not defending anyone just honestly curious what you think cures the problem of dropped passes?
 
I'm not defending anyone just honestly curious what you think cures the problem of dropped passes?
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Pass catching drills and stickier gloves.
 
Would we have taken 63 for 126 from Reggie Ball? The one TD with 2 INT's is really hurting him. We need to open up the passing more for Taylor's numbers to rise. 15 pass attempts is way too low.
 
I have a few suggestions to improve WR play:

-Make the WRs catch rolls of toilet paper during practice
-Take the WR corp to Six Flags for a day of bonding
-Have the WRs practice in a video montage
-Recruit a scrawny band member with glasses to play WR but only use him with the game on the line
-Chan Gailey must say, "Show me the money!" with LOTS of enthusiasm
-Employ the unorthodox formation of having 4 WRs on one side of the line a lone WR on the other. Throw a hook and ladder, tossing the ball to a slow lineman

Granted, my advice is based solely on football movies and not actual coaching/playing experience
 
AllAmericanBuzz said:
I have a few suggestions to improve WR play:

-Make the WRs catch rolls of toilet paper during practice
-Take the WR corp to Six Flags for a day of bonding
-Have the WRs practice in a video montage
-Recruit a scrawny band member with glasses to play WR but only use him with the game on the line
-Chan Gailey must say, "Show me the money!" with LOTS of enthusiasm
-Employ the unorthodox formation of having 4 WRs on one side of the line a lone WR on the other. Throw a hook and ladder, tossing the ball to a slow lineman

Granted, my advice is based solely on football movies and not actual coaching/playing experience
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Those movies were based on true stories, so I expect these to work well.
 
mm42 said:
You know it's getting bad when you start recalling AJ Suggs wistfully.
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Yes, the good ole days of 3 quarter stat padding and 4th quarter meltdowns.

If anything, Taylor has proven to be a solid QB in the 2:00 offense. Suggs, not so much.
 
Correction MORE pass catching drills and STICKIER gloves.
 
The fact is that CG is the common denominator for the poor QB play over SIX yrs.He doesn't have to improve much because he rides Tenutas' DEF to wins in "most" games esp since we play a bunch of avg teams.A 10-7 win is a win same as 27-7.BUT a close game becomes a real problem if EVERYTHING does not go right-ie: uva dropped punt,04 ncst game 2 missed gimme FGs- therefore a 8-4 season becomes 7-5
we have had a few just beyond break even and will continue to have this-accept next yr when the DEF might not actually be able to CARRY us---oh s***
 
One thing I've wondered, is whether practicing against Tenuta every day stunts the growth of the QBs, since they can never get into a rhythm in what they're seeing defensively.
 
beej67 said:
Pass catching drills and stickier gloves.
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Not much more I could add to that. A receiver has to look the ball into his hands. All concentration should be on that element until he sees and feels the ball firmly in his hands. Everything else is blocked out until that instant when he has full control of the ball. Only then he can worry about footsteps, getting ripped apart, running room, spiking the ball at the goal, touchdown dance, etc.

Once that all important concentration element is achieved, then we can move onto sync drills and those things that make the receiver and QB look like one mind instead of two.

It's all much more sophisticated now than during my day but one thing hasn't changed. When the ball is there, you gotta catch it or nothing else matters.
 
beej67 said:
One thing I've wondered, is whether practicing against Tenuta every day stunts the growth of the QBs, since they can never get into a rhythm in what they're seeing defensively.
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Interesting hypothesis, but I don't think that's the case, or at least not the dominant cause.

In 2001 when Tenuta was at UNC, they had a perfectly respectable pass offense, #25 in efficiency and #46 in yardage.

In 2000 at Ohio State, their passing offense was average, #48 in efficiency and #65 in yardage.
 
Originally Posted by beej67
One thing I've wondered, is whether practicing against Tenuta every day stunts the growth of the QBs, since they can never get into a rhythm in what they're seeing defensively.
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mm42 said:
Interesting hypothesis, but I don't think that's the case, or at least not the dominant cause.

In 2001 when Tenuta was at UNC, they had a perfectly respectable pass offense, #25 in efficiency and #46 in yardage.

In 2000 at Ohio State, their passing offense was average, #48 in efficiency and #65 in yardage.
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I'm glad to read mm42's post, because it occurred to me that Tenuta may be our offense's own worst nightmare. Here's what crossed my mind:

Are our receivers gun-shy? I mean, think about trying to catch a pass during scrimmage with the likes of Philip Wheeler around. You see the ball coming to you and you begin thinking, "Will my legs be headed toward the goal line while Wheeler heads the other way carrying the top half of my body which is still holding the ball?" Those are the kinds of thoughts that will interrupt a person's concentration.
 
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