(09-22-2019, 07:07 PM)SF_Cardinal_Fan Wrote: I listened and appreciate your efforts at maintaining a relatively positive outlook for Stanford football. I agree with your perspective that Stanford's defense put on a respectable performance against Oregon. On offense I think the reason behind receivers not getting open is due to lack of pass protection from the OL.
Thank you for listening! Make it a habit, if you haven't already.
Wasn't expecting that defensive showing from Stanford against Oregon. Hope that becomes closer to the norm than what we saw the two weeks prior. (minus the busted coverage that leads directly to a score, obviously...)
A lot of things go into getting recievers open: play design, pass protection, and the actual throw itself. There's probably a lot more to that list, but if one or more of those things aren't up to snuff, that makes it hard to get it done in the passing game. Have all of those three things worked together this year? With the possible exceptions of the first half vs. Northwestern and the first quarter at USC, it doesn't seem so, does it?
Troy C
