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McCaffrey did get more slot appearances and fewer carries against Arizona than against OSU, did he not?

As for Sanders, I never understood how anyone doubted his ability.  He needs more snaps.  Maybe a few more carries, but even having him on the field to run play action fakes can pay big dividends.

Neither Hooper or Schultz caught a single pass vs. Arizona. I'm not even sure they were targeted.  The offense is going to become tougher to stop as the year goes on with all the offensive weapons being developed.

Yup, only one pass to a tight end (Chryst to Taboada).  I haven't looked but my guess is that Arizona was bracketing our tight ends (I know at least one case the announcers mentioned it) and leaving our wide receivers 1 on 1.  Perfect diversity isn't necessary; we just have to be able to take what the defense gives us; it's impossible for anyone to put 8 in the box, bracket the tight ends, and use a cover 2 to make sure nobody gets beaten deep (at least not without a too many men on the field penalty).  You need exceptional defensive backs who can cover our receivers man-to-man, allowing you to put 8 in the box to slow the running game in order to slow us down.  Northwestern had that (as did Michigan State in the Rose Bowl), but nobody has been able to do so in the last games.

McCaffrey had 17 carries for 156 yards in three quarters of play (I don't think he saw much action in the fourth quarter).  That's on the low side for him this year (only against Northwestern did he have fewer carries).  He had 2 catches for 11 yards; I don't know how many times he played in the slot, though.  For obvious reasons, he attracts attention when he is in.

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McCaffrey did get more slot appearances and fewer carries against Arizona than against OSU, did he not?

As for Sanders, I never understood how anyone doubted his ability.  He needs more snaps.  Maybe a few more carries, but even having him on the field to run play action fakes can pay big dividends.

Neither Hooper or Schultz caught a single pass vs. Arizona. I'm not even sure they were targeted.  The offense is going to become tougher to stop as the year goes on with all the offensive weapons being developed.

Yup, only one pass to a tight end (Chryst to Taboada).  I haven't looked but my guess is that Arizona was bracketing our tight ends (I know at least one case the announcers mentioned it) and leaving our wide receivers 1 on 1.  Perfect diversity isn't necessary; we just have to be able to take what the defense gives us; it's impossible for anyone to put 8 in the box, bracket the tight ends, and use a cover 2 to make sure nobody gets beaten deep (at least not without a too many men on the field penalty).  You need exceptional defensive backs who can cover our receivers man-to-man, allowing you to put 8 in the box to slow the running game in order to slow us down.  Northwestern had that (as did Michigan State in the Rose Bowl), but nobody has been able to do so in the last games.

McCaffrey had 17 carries for 156 yards in three quarters of play (I don't think he saw much action in the fourth quarter).  That's on the low side for him this year (only against Northwestern did he have fewer carries).  He had 2 catches for 11 yards; I don't know how many times he played in the slot, though.  For obvious reasons, he attracts attention when he is in.

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