How can we open up the offense?

[notoriousD_O_G]

Against a team with strong run D ( Bama, Auburn, Georgia) our offense seems very stale. I got the feeling on Saturday night that if we could just make 1 big play things would open up. Fitz has been able to make long runs in the past, but can you really count on that against Auburn?

We have to be able to go vertical at least well enough to make them respect it. Any ideas?

 

[coach66]

We've got two guys committed that are going to help but we are what we are

for this year.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

So much for the TEs getting more involved

 

[tatedog]

Is it too late to install the veer?

 

[PBRME]

Fitz made some bad reads. Oline needs to give him more time and he needs to stop relying on his arm.

 

[MarkDallas]

There were a number of back shoulder passed down the left side that were dropped. Catch those and you not only get the yardage, but you also open up the field a little.

 

[dog12]

Gray and Mixon on the left, with Gray out wide and Mixon in the slot. Jackson out wide to the right. Green at TE on the right.

At the snap, fake the handoff to Williams.

Gray runs a deep fly straight down the field. Mixon runs a deep post route.

Jackson runs a 8-yard curl. Green runs a deep corner route to the right.

Thus, we have Gray, Mixon and Green running deep routes. Hopefully, one of them will be open.

If not, then at least throw the ball away deep to one of them.

Run this play at least once in the first quarter and at least 2 other times in the game.

This will at least force the defense to think about staying back for a deep pass.


We've got to figure out a way to get our receivers open.

 

[philduckworth]

for this year.

Pretty much this ^^^. I guess we can just keep throwing Todd into the fire and hope he steps up.

I would probably move Gray to the slot. And then go with Todd and Couch on the outside. We just have to recruit better. Haven't signed a true 4 star WR since Fred Ross.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

should have called the flea flicker and raised Kirby Smart 2 flea flickers

 

[Dawgzilla]

Fitz made some bad reads. Oline needs to give him more time and he needs to stop relying on his arm.

Fitz seemed intent to throw to Gray all night, and just ignore other receivers. There were guys open....or at least more open than Gray was. Granted, on some plays he had absolutely no one and just needed to throw the ball away, but he did not have a good night from a decision standpoint.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

so true. he was staring him down all night and then throwing to him. Why not stare down another WR then fall back on D. Gray. Did we throw it to a TE all night? At least we have some good film on what not to do. Safeties have to stay home. Corners gotta find a way to not get blocked by the grass monster. And how in the F do 4 people surround a WR let him catch a ball and then all of them run into each other and fall down. It was like watching bloopers. UGA came to play. We gotta step it up this week. Auburn is beatable. Defense better bring the pain. Let our DL do work. No need to sell out blitz. Feed Kylin Hill.

 

[coach66]

I agree, people forget that Fitz is still a project. He didn't start at QB

until his senior year and they rarely threw the ball. He will keep getting better but there will be ups and
downs.

 

[shotgunDawg]

until his senior year and they rarely threw the ball. He will keep getting better but there will be ups and
downs.

How much longer are we going to make this excuse?

He's been here 4 years. Accuracy isn't something that usually improves.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Okay, he's a project, but I'm about done hearing how he didn't play QB in HS until he was a Senior. He's been on our campus for almost 4 years now. That's got to be worth way more than another season or 2 of HS experience would have been. Plus, even in his earlier HS years he was the backup QB, and played QB for 7 on 7 teams, so its not like this whole "passing" thing is foreign to him.

 

[coach66]

I bet if you compared Fitz with let's say Patterson/Fromm's upbringing and

access to high dollar camps and tutoring there would be no comparison. Fitz is going to be a very solid QB but his exposure to great coaching and instruction at an early age pales in comparison to most of these other guys.

 

[AROB44]

Is it too late to install the veer?

Rocky retired.....

 

[thf24]

There were a number of back shoulder passed down the left side that were dropped. Catch those and you not only get the yardage, but you also open up the field a little.

Were they drops or were they break-ups because DB's were on Gray like glue? I didn't see most of the game so I may be wrong, but I've heard it was more of the latter.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Fitz is never going to be an elite passer. Dunno why our fans can't come to grips with this. It doesn't make him a bad QB by any means, and he will go down as one of the best QBs to ever play at state.

 

[coach66]

I understand your point but I'm going to give him a few more games to

correct some things before I start riding him. I see lot's of potential and he is working with average receivers.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

And he doesn't have an elite group of WRs to help him out.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Fitz is a RS Junior. If he is ever going to develop as a passer, it is time.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Fitz is never going to be an elite passer. Dunno why our fans can't come to grips with this. It doesn't make him a bad QB by any means, and he will go down as one of the best QBs to ever play at state.

I don't ask him to be an elite passer. Just make good reads and do your best to get the ball there. He didn't accomplish that Saturday Night.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

1. We make sure one of our 6'4+ guys are always on be field. Seriously, what can it hurt. None of the others are getting open, try something new.
2. Use the TEs in play action, specifically two TE sets. LBs are gonna bite a lot, hit the TE for 5-10.
3. Don't have a receiver run a route on third down short of the chains.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I was at the game five rows up from the hedges. Fitz didn't have as bad a night throwing the ball as people seem to think. There were many plays where he had time to throw but literally no receivers were open. He went through progressions and either checked down to a back (who got clobbered as soon as he caught the ball), or he tried to force it to the best hands on the team (Gray). I can't count how many times I watched Gray jogging back to the huddle after running a deep route. Not sure that shows up on TV, but in the third quarter I told my wife Gray had run about three miles of deep routes and still wasn't open. He is out of position. He should be our Cole Beasley or Wes Welker. Find him underneath on 3rd down instead of sending him deep.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I don't ask him to be an elite passer. Just make good reads and do your best to get the ball there. He didn't accomplish that Saturday Night.

I would say he generally does that. But when a team can stop the run without loading the box and keep 2 safeties deep and WRs can't separate, it's gonna make Fitz look bad.

I dunno if he was missing open receivers or not Saturday, bc I was madder than hell most of the game...but I don't remember there being many open guys.

 

[MaroonNation]

Okay, he's a project, but I'm about done hearing how he didn't play QB in HS until he was a Senior. He's been on our campus for almost 4 years now. That's got to be worth way more than another season or 2 of HS experience would have been. Plus, even in his earlier HS years he was the backup QB, and played QB for 7 on 7 teams, so its not like this whole "passing" thing is foreign to him.

I’ve accepted the fact that this will be another year of watching this team with the better option not starting at QB (ala Russell the Statue vs Dak). At least Fitz can run and doesn’t take himself out of games

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Holy **** dude. How do you know Thompson is better? From his spring game? From his reps against teams 3rd string. 17 me running.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Simple solution if we want to win

TE. TE T G C G T TE

RB. QB. RB