I don't think Burns is substantially better than Chryst to warrant another QB change. I also think that David Shaw won't backtrack on his QB decisions unless injury is involved. Having said that, Chryst has not been much better than Burns with a couple games under his belt...slow learning curve? Or similar levels of play? The issues I think I'm seeing don't seem likely to be solved any time soon.
Glad to see Shaw give the OL a lot of seasoning with all those run plays at the end...they probably needed that. Sorry to hear about Fanaika though :( (I didn't start watching the game until it came back to FS1.) The injury bug has been rampant this season.
MacLovin looked really good out there--they seem to be at 100% for the first time since the early season. Or maybe OSU is just that bad at run defense and tackling. Whatever. CMac looked really good again.
Dallas Lloyd...make that tackle :( But Bolden Jr. was fast enough to beat Meeks, so oh well. Great overall defensive effort.
Whoever heard of the first down chain breaking??
Are bad snaps contagious? Which team did we catch it from?
On that 4th-and-goal failure--I like the decision. But remember earlier when CMac took a toss play to the edge for 5 yds? He's really fast, dontcha know. The whole defense was stacked somewhat tight at the LOS on 4th and goal. You think CMac couldn't beat out some poor OSU corner to the sideline pylon?? Or maybe you don't trust Chryst's arm when he throws underhand either...(the pitch/toss).
Speaking of which, yeah, I agree that backwards pitch draw is effing annoying. Might as well direct snap it to the RB with the QB playing matador.
Back to the 1-yd plays, CMac through the air is just not a good play. We had better be setting up to fake out teams later this season with those. The zone-blocking-find-a-cutback-crease plays work better, imho. MacLovin are fast enough to get a yard, plus you have the option of a QB keeper to pass or run (depending on who's blocking). Well, I guess passing is out of the question these days.
If they ever put a sideline camera at the pylon for scoring review, that footage will not be available to the public for second-guessing. I'm pretty sure the existing angle is there so that 1) the cameras don't ever get in the way of the ref, and 2) the public will never be able to truly second-guess the ref's decision. Having said that, giving the refs a definitive view of the plane would be nice.
OSU is not a good team, so Stanford was supposed to look good. It is a bit unfair of Burns to not have had a chance to warm up against not-awesome teams, but such is life. Here's hoping we don't get into a track meet with the Ducks this week!
Glad to see Shaw give the OL a lot of seasoning with all those run plays at the end...they probably needed that. Sorry to hear about Fanaika though :( (I didn't start watching the game until it came back to FS1.) The injury bug has been rampant this season.
MacLovin looked really good out there--they seem to be at 100% for the first time since the early season. Or maybe OSU is just that bad at run defense and tackling. Whatever. CMac looked really good again.
Dallas Lloyd...make that tackle :( But Bolden Jr. was fast enough to beat Meeks, so oh well. Great overall defensive effort.
Whoever heard of the first down chain breaking??
Are bad snaps contagious? Which team did we catch it from?
On that 4th-and-goal failure--I like the decision. But remember earlier when CMac took a toss play to the edge for 5 yds? He's really fast, dontcha know. The whole defense was stacked somewhat tight at the LOS on 4th and goal. You think CMac couldn't beat out some poor OSU corner to the sideline pylon?? Or maybe you don't trust Chryst's arm when he throws underhand either...(the pitch/toss).
Speaking of which, yeah, I agree that backwards pitch draw is effing annoying. Might as well direct snap it to the RB with the QB playing matador.
Back to the 1-yd plays, CMac through the air is just not a good play. We had better be setting up to fake out teams later this season with those. The zone-blocking-find-a-cutback-crease plays work better, imho. MacLovin are fast enough to get a yard, plus you have the option of a QB keeper to pass or run (depending on who's blocking). Well, I guess passing is out of the question these days.
If they ever put a sideline camera at the pylon for scoring review, that footage will not be available to the public for second-guessing. I'm pretty sure the existing angle is there so that 1) the cameras don't ever get in the way of the ref, and 2) the public will never be able to truly second-guess the ref's decision. Having said that, giving the refs a definitive view of the plane would be nice.
OSU is not a good team, so Stanford was supposed to look good. It is a bit unfair of Burns to not have had a chance to warm up against not-awesome teams, but such is life. Here's hoping we don't get into a track meet with the Ducks this week!