[61_Shasta]

Hans Olsen is a former NFL player that now does radio in the Salt Lake City area. Every week he breaks down certain plays and gives his insight into what went right and what went wrong. I thought you might find some interesting. He praised your defense today as one of the most prepared defenses he's seen.

When a defender misses his assignment against Bryce Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKGzJ1P89ow

Stanford's defensive backfield did its homework:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdSfxwb04oY

Giving up pressure and the interception:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBKGArz9ZQ

[61_Shasta]

Hans Olsen is a former NFL player that now does radio in the Salt Lake City area. Every week he breaks down certain plays and gives his insight into what went right and what went wrong. I thought you might find some interesting. He praised your defense today as one of the most prepared defenses he's seen.

When a defender misses his assignment against Bryce Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKGzJ1P89ow

Stanford's defensive backfield did its homework:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdSfxwb04oY

Giving up pressure and the interception:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBKGArz9ZQ

[TreesAndBirds]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

[TreesAndBirds]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

[Goose]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

Actually, I was a bit worried that Love had pulled something breaking that last reaching tackle, because, while he got back up to speed quick, it didn't seem to be full speed. Also, I have never seen Love slow down that early. Seeemed out of character. So, maybe he was tweaked? I haven't heard anybody say so, and he played well later on, but it did seem strange.

[Goose]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

Actually, I was a bit worried that Love had pulled something breaking that last reaching tackle, because, while he got back up to speed quick, it didn't seem to be full speed. Also, I have never seen Love slow down that early. Seeemed out of character. So, maybe he was tweaked? I haven't heard anybody say so, and he played well later on, but it did seem strange.

[stupac2]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

What point did he make? I just watched it and all he said is that 25 nearly made him pay, which was pretty obvious live. Did I miss something? The guy was kind of raspy and hard to hear...

[stupac2]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

What point did he make? I just watched it and all he said is that 25 nearly made him pay, which was pretty obvious live. Did I miss something? The guy was kind of raspy and hard to hear...

[61_Shasta]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

I found that odd as well although Love's run was at the opposite end zone than the one we sit in. It seemed out of character for a Stanford player, particularly a star such as Love, to deliberately slow up and showboat his way into the end zone. I doubt that's the case. I hope it's nothing.

[61_Shasta]

Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

I found that odd as well although Love's run was at the opposite end zone than the one we sit in. It seemed out of character for a Stanford player, particularly a star such as Love, to deliberately slow up and showboat his way into the end zone. I doubt that's the case. I hope it's nothing.

[61_Shasta]

[quote author=TreesAndBirds link=topic=17645.msg205436#msg205436 date=1507599699]
Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

What point did he make? I just watched it and all he said is that 25 nearly made him pay, which was pretty obvious live. Did I miss something? The guy was kind of raspy and hard to hear...
[/quote]

I think the focus was the excellent job Stanford did blocking the scheme, the mistake Guidry made reading the QB instead of Love plus the unexplained slowdown of Love and that Utah's #25 was very close to having a chance to punch the ball out. I only put it in because I felt it was complimentary to Love & Stanford.

Also, because you wouldn't have any way of knowing, Hans' voice was raspy from doing pre/half/post on the BYU game Friday night and the Utah State game early Saturday and the Utah game late.  His film breakdowns are something he just does for the fans. Usually does them on Sunday night in his basement with his TV and his iPhone.

[61_Shasta]

[quote author=TreesAndBirds link=topic=17645.msg205436#msg205436 date=1507599699]
Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

What point did he make? I just watched it and all he said is that 25 nearly made him pay, which was pretty obvious live. Did I miss something? The guy was kind of raspy and hard to hear...
[/quote]

I think the focus was the excellent job Stanford did blocking the scheme, the mistake Guidry made reading the QB instead of Love plus the unexplained slowdown of Love and that Utah's #25 was very close to having a chance to punch the ball out. I only put it in because I felt it was complimentary to Love & Stanford.

Also, because you wouldn't have any way of knowing, Hans' voice was raspy from doing pre/half/post on the BYU game Friday night and the Utah State game early Saturday and the Utah game late.  His film breakdowns are something he just does for the fans. Usually does them on Sunday night in his basement with his TV and his iPhone.

[stupac2]

[quote author=TreesAndBirds link=topic=17645.msg205436#msg205436 date=1507599699]
Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

I found that odd as well although Love's run was at the opposite end zone than the one we sit in. It seemed out of character for a Stanford player, particularly a star such as Love, to deliberately slow up and showboat his way into the end zone. I doubt that's the case. I hope it's nothing.
[/quote]

Love wasn't dancing or anything so it wasn't showboating. He might've just been tired from a long game at altitude, or he didn't realize that guy was closing as fast as he was, who knows? He'll probably get a stern talking to.

[stupac2]

[quote author=TreesAndBirds link=topic=17645.msg205436#msg205436 date=1507599699]
Thanks Shasta. I found this interesting. The point about Love slowing down at the end of the TD is a good one and I assume there was some coaching discussion about it. I wish we had someone doing this breakdown for our games (maybe there is and I'm not aware).

I found that odd as well although Love's run was at the opposite end zone than the one we sit in. It seemed out of character for a Stanford player, particularly a star such as Love, to deliberately slow up and showboat his way into the end zone. I doubt that's the case. I hope it's nothing.
[/quote]

Love wasn't dancing or anything so it wasn't showboating. He might've just been tired from a long game at altitude, or he didn't realize that guy was closing as fast as he was, who knows? He'll probably get a stern talking to.

[pefloresjr]

During one of Shaw's post-game or Monday interviews he said that there was a discussion with Love about not slowing down at the end of a play.  His tone made it clear that he was not pleased with the way Love eased up at the end of that run.  I don't think it will happen again.  (It didn't look like any showboating was happening, just easing up thinking that he wouldn't be caught.)

Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

During one of Shaw's post-game or Monday interviews he said that there was a discussion with Love about not slowing down at the end of a play.  His tone made it clear that he was not pleased with the way Love eased up at the end of that run.  I don't think it will happen again.  (It didn't look like any showboating was happening, just easing up thinking that he wouldn't be caught.)

Cheers,
Pete F.

[Snorlax94]

Thanks for sharing these videos, Shasta, I did indeed find them interesting.

As for the bryce love letting up video, my interpretation is similar to goose's.

Bryce is able to catch himself from being tackled by a Utah defender, and in my experience when you kind of catch yourself with 1 foot, you're putting a lot of pressure on that leg and it feels like the whole leg could buckle, and  puts a lot of stress on both the knee and the ankle. Plus he didn't seem to be running as fast as he usually does on that breakaway run. So I thought one possibility was that he felt like his whole leg was buckling maybe even his ankle or his knee felt momentarily weakened, so his top speed wasn't quite as fast, ans he petered out a little at the end.

I think it's still worth following up on,  but I there are also circumstances that show how it's not typical for him and not showboating.

[Snorlax94]

Thanks for sharing these videos, Shasta, I did indeed find them interesting.

As for the bryce love letting up video, my interpretation is similar to goose's.

Bryce is able to catch himself from being tackled by a Utah defender, and in my experience when you kind of catch yourself with 1 foot, you're putting a lot of pressure on that leg and it feels like the whole leg could buckle, and  puts a lot of stress on both the knee and the ankle. Plus he didn't seem to be running as fast as he usually does on that breakaway run. So I thought one possibility was that he felt like his whole leg was buckling maybe even his ankle or his knee felt momentarily weakened, so his top speed wasn't quite as fast, ans he petered out a little at the end.

I think it's still worth following up on,  but I there are also circumstances that show how it's not typical for him and not showboating.

[BostonCard]

Perhaps it isn’t nice to say this, but the defensive lineman who beat the offensive guard who was a converted defensive lineman with the swim move to force the interception... was himself a converted tight end.

Thanks for sharing the film breakdown.  I learned a lot.

BC

[BostonCard]

Perhaps it isn’t nice to say this, but the defensive lineman who beat the offensive guard who was a converted defensive lineman with the swim move to force the interception... was himself a converted tight end.

Thanks for sharing the film breakdown.  I learned a lot.

BC

[BostonCard]

Also this sequence was interesting.  Showed us stunting the defensive end (Cotton, again, I think) towards the inside, and the offensiv guard not handing off his double team to look in the gap.  The result of the play was an unblocked lineman barreling down on Williams, who made a great play to dump it off, and the receiver made another nice play to get a first down.

https://youtu.be/g4DhfJ90TWo

On the second play in the sequence, the guard gets his eyes on the stunting lineman in time (and gets praised for it) but then “there’s a touch of a hold” (actually it was pretty bad) on Dylan Jackson, and Williams scampers out of the pocket and gets a first down.

BC

[BostonCard]

Also this sequence was interesting.  Showed us stunting the defensive end (Cotton, again, I think) towards the inside, and the offensiv guard not handing off his double team to look in the gap.  The result of the play was an unblocked lineman barreling down on Williams, who made a great play to dump it off, and the receiver made another nice play to get a first down.

https://youtu.be/g4DhfJ90TWo

On the second play in the sequence, the guard gets his eyes on the stunting lineman in time (and gets praised for it) but then “there’s a touch of a hold” (actually it was pretty bad) on Dylan Jackson, and Williams scampers out of the pocket and gets a first down.

BC

[Leftcoast]

Good stuff, Shasta. Thanks for sharing.  Utah played tough on Saturday in a game between two well coached teams.

[Leftcoast]

Good stuff, Shasta. Thanks for sharing.  Utah played tough on Saturday in a game between two well coached teams.

[BostonCard]

Good stuff, Shasta. Thanks for sharing.  Utah played tough on Saturday in a game between two well coached teams.

I don't know.  I thought we were characteristically mistake-prone.  Two targetting penalties in one drive (especially on third/fourth down)... momentary lapses or a sign of sloppiness we usually associate with UCLA.

Thankfully the two coaches yesterday have a long history that would point towards sloppiness.  Still, though... ugh.

BC

[BostonCard]

Good stuff, Shasta. Thanks for sharing.  Utah played tough on Saturday in a game between two well coached teams.

I don't know.  I thought we were characteristically mistake-prone.  Two targetting penalties in one drive (especially on third/fourth down)... momentary lapses or a sign of sloppiness we usually associate with UCLA.

Thankfully the two coaches yesterday have a long history that would point towards sloppiness.  Still, though... ugh.

BC

[braincheese]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[braincheese]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.