10-27-2017, 02:16 PM
On recollection, Chryst threw one good ball last night - the semi-long "corner" route to the sideline. Other than that, the throws were somewhere in the range of bad to hideous (especially if you take into account stare down, tardiness, throwing into covered receivers, etc.).Â
On the play of the game - the fourth down conversion to Smith - the defender COULD NOT BELIEVE the play. For one thing, he had perfect coverage on Smith (running stride for stride and directly between Smith and Chryst). So I imagine him thinking: "no way is the ball passed here" or even "I hope the ball is passed here." Second, the ball was thrown behind the moving target, just enough so that Smith could adjust, but the defender (looking back) could not. And he still almost knocked it away. All I can say for Chryst on that play was that it's fourth down so you have to throw it 10 yards down the field somewhere - and he obviously put it in a "catchable" spot. But really, the result was incredibly lucky for Stanford.
I just hope we see something different next weekend on O. I'm assuming Love will remain out. We have a legendarily complex playbook - it would be good to see some looks/plays we haven't seen to date. [I mean, here are the plays that recur pretty frequently: the pitch back to the RB b/w the tackles; the simple out pattern to a receiver; the traditional snap and straight handoff to the RB; read option runs; the deep sideline pass against one-on-one coverage; and the fade/jump ball near the end zone. I know we must do a lot of other things, but I'm having a hard time describing the other types of plays. Respectfully, we'll need to do more/better to be competitive in Pullman].
On the play of the game - the fourth down conversion to Smith - the defender COULD NOT BELIEVE the play. For one thing, he had perfect coverage on Smith (running stride for stride and directly between Smith and Chryst). So I imagine him thinking: "no way is the ball passed here" or even "I hope the ball is passed here." Second, the ball was thrown behind the moving target, just enough so that Smith could adjust, but the defender (looking back) could not. And he still almost knocked it away. All I can say for Chryst on that play was that it's fourth down so you have to throw it 10 yards down the field somewhere - and he obviously put it in a "catchable" spot. But really, the result was incredibly lucky for Stanford.
I just hope we see something different next weekend on O. I'm assuming Love will remain out. We have a legendarily complex playbook - it would be good to see some looks/plays we haven't seen to date. [I mean, here are the plays that recur pretty frequently: the pitch back to the RB b/w the tackles; the simple out pattern to a receiver; the traditional snap and straight handoff to the RB; read option runs; the deep sideline pass against one-on-one coverage; and the fade/jump ball near the end zone. I know we must do a lot of other things, but I'm having a hard time describing the other types of plays. Respectfully, we'll need to do more/better to be competitive in Pullman].