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We were. The problem is, we were so ineffective running that Utah could drop back more pass defenders on most downs. That leads to double coverage (and an interception). The second defender being there is not part of the plan.  This is a problem since when we rely on our receivers to make plays when they are well covered. KJ makes a living throwing passes that most coaches would bench a QB for throwing. He throws to covered receivers as a matter of course. With us, it's normal offense. The fact we got as many yards as we did is a tribute to the receivers and KJ. However, since Utah could get pressure (often when rushing only 4), it also led to sacks,  hurries, an interception and a fumble. This pressure also contributed to some under-thrown balls  and not reading who was double covered at times. This same scenario let to an interception against ND (except the receiver was actually triple covered).

A receiver covered by a single DB is a match-up you will take every time, especially when you have receivers with a height advantage over their DB's.  An uncovered receiver means there was a breakdown in the defense, and is not something you can count on in your scheme.  What you want is to throw to a receiver in single coverage.

On Saturday, our typical pass formation featured three wide receivers (sometimes a tight end line up wide), in a 12 formation (one on one side, two on the other), a tight end, and a single running back, defended by a Utah team that spent most of their time in their base D with one safety covering the slot defender and one safety deep who usually rotated on the snap to cover the deep route on the two wide receiver side.  Our TE and running back usually stayed in to pass protect.

The result is we usually had the slot receiver running a shallow/intermediate route and covered by the safety and a linebacker, the deep route on that side covered by the DB and the rotating safety, and the opposite receiver in one-on-one coverage.  The result was 381 yards of passing offense (the most since 2013 if I saw that correctly) and 14.6 yards per catch.  We also drew three pass interference penalties and one defensive holding, plus several uncalled penalties (including on the play before the pick-6).

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We were. The problem is, we were so ineffective running that Utah could drop back more pass defenders on most downs. That leads to double coverage (and an interception). The second defender being there is not part of the plan.  This is a problem since when we rely on our receivers to make plays when they are well covered. KJ makes a living throwing passes that most coaches would bench a QB for throwing. He throws to covered receivers as a matter of course. With us, it's normal offense. The fact we got as many yards as we did is a tribute to the receivers and KJ. However, since Utah could get pressure (often when rushing only 4), it also led to sacks,  hurries, an interception and a fumble. This pressure also contributed to some under-thrown balls  and not reading who was double covered at times. This same scenario let to an interception against ND (except the receiver was actually triple covered).

A receiver covered by a single DB is a match-up you will take every time, especially when you have receivers with a height advantage over their DB's.  An uncovered receiver means there was a breakdown in the defense, and is not something you can count on in your scheme.  What you want is to throw to a receiver in single coverage.

On Saturday, our typical pass formation featured three wide receivers (sometimes a tight end line up wide), in a 12 formation (one on one side, two on the other), a tight end, and a single running back, defended by a Utah team that spent most of their time in their base D with one safety covering the slot defender and one safety deep who usually rotated on the snap to cover the deep route on the two wide receiver side.  Our TE and running back usually stayed in to pass protect.

The result is we usually had the slot receiver running a shallow/intermediate route and covered by the safety and a linebacker, the deep route on that side covered by the DB and the rotating safety, and the opposite receiver in one-on-one coverage.  The result was 381 yards of passing offense (the most since 2013 if I saw that correctly) and 14.6 yards per catch.  We also drew three pass interference penalties and one defensive holding, plus several uncalled penalties (including on the play before the pick-6).

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