Mezentius
04-24-2008, 01:56 PM
It's about WVU but given our offense under Fran was essentially their offence there are some good nuggets here about stretching the field and why all option all the time is probably not a good thing, especially for the QB.
Note White's comments towards the end about the physical toll he's taken. Remind us of anyone else? This is why I won't miss the spread option.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=3363049&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1
"We've been able to hit the deep ball down the boundary," Stewart said. "What happens is, when a South Florida or a Pittsburgh loads the box and they tackle well, we're in trouble. To get us to the ultimate, you've got to be able to pass the ball a little bit." There's a reason White threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Tito Gonzales (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=159832) in the fourth quarter of the Fiesta Bowl. Gonzales ran a pattern down the middle of the field. Oklahoma didn't see it coming because West Virginia hadn't shown it all season.
"A quarterback shouldn't run the ball 20 times a game," Stewart said. "Eventually, it catches you. … Now, if we can get the ball a couple of more places, make them defend the entire field, maybe we won't have those safeties coming down [toward the line]. Maybe we won't have people loading the box quite as much."
Note White's comments towards the end about the physical toll he's taken. Remind us of anyone else? This is why I won't miss the spread option.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=3363049&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1
"We've been able to hit the deep ball down the boundary," Stewart said. "What happens is, when a South Florida or a Pittsburgh loads the box and they tackle well, we're in trouble. To get us to the ultimate, you've got to be able to pass the ball a little bit." There's a reason White threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Tito Gonzales (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=159832) in the fourth quarter of the Fiesta Bowl. Gonzales ran a pattern down the middle of the field. Oklahoma didn't see it coming because West Virginia hadn't shown it all season.
"A quarterback shouldn't run the ball 20 times a game," Stewart said. "Eventually, it catches you. … Now, if we can get the ball a couple of more places, make them defend the entire field, maybe we won't have those safeties coming down [toward the line]. Maybe we won't have people loading the box quite as much."