Leonardfan
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Buffalo vs Bowling Green
Akron vs Kent St
Ohio vs Miami cancelled due to the china flu
Akron vs Kent St
Ohio vs Miami cancelled due to the china flu
Crum having a masterful game for Kent St. He was the QB who outclassed last year's black quarterback hype job Jordan Love in their bowl game. Have yet to hear any sort of discernible draft buzz for Crum.
He is currently 17/19 300 yds 2 TDs with 10 carries for 90 yds and 2 TDs rushing too.
Rmember that the NFL hates athletic white quarterbacks. They do their best to bury most of them. A few slip through the cracks. No doubt that Dustin Crum should be playing on Sundays. He has all the talent in the world. The question as always
is will he ever get the chance despite his lack of a tan?
@Shadowlight - come back soon where ever you are.
this is an example of how coaching “philosophy” frequently doesn’t align with coaching “action,” when it comes to players involved in caste positions ...
in tonight’s Minnesota-Purdue contest, consider the usage rates and physical attributes of the two starting tailbacks.
Minnesota’s Ibrahim has 16 touches, all runs, (for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, and a long of just 9). Ibrahim, at 5-10, 210-lbs is a talented pure running back who is featured as the bell cow despite being one dimensional; he can only run the ball, but the Gophers coaching staff takes full advantage of this one skill.
Purdue’s Horvath has 8 touches, 5 runs and 3 catches, (for 48 yards, with a long run of 6 and a long catch of 16). Horvath, at 6-3, 230-lbs is a complete all-purpose back; he is both a physical runner and deft receiver, yet his coaching staff limits his touches, with nearly half not coming until their final drive of the first half.
one would think, based on near-universal coachspeak regarding physically wearing down an opponent and wanting versatile playmakers, it would seem obvious which player has the higher “upside.” but that (White) player gets significantly less, and far more sporadic, usage than the more limited (albeit talented) player.
can you guess which team has the lead at halftime? methinks it’s not hard to figure. if coaches really want to win, it’s “weird,” huh?
this is an example of how coaching “philosophy” frequently doesn’t align with coaching “action,” when it comes to players involved in caste positions ...
in tonight’s Minnesota-Purdue contest, consider the usage rates and physical attributes of the two starting tailbacks.
Minnesota’s Ibrahim has 16 touches, all runs, (for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, and a long of just 9). Ibrahim, at 5-10, 210-lbs is a talented pure running back who is featured as the bell cow despite being one dimensional; he can only run the ball, but the Gophers coaching staff takes full advantage of this one skill.
Purdue’s Horvath has 8 touches, 5 runs and 3 catches, (for 48 yards, with a long run of 6 and a long catch of 16). Horvath, at 6-3, 230-lbs is a complete all-purpose back; he is both a physical runner and deft receiver, yet his coaching staff limits his touches, with nearly half not coming until their final drive of the first half.
one would think, based on near-universal coachspeak regarding physically wearing down an opponent and wanting versatile playmakers, it would seem obvious which player has the higher “upside.” but that (White) player gets significantly less, and far more sporadic, usage than the more limited (albeit talented) player.
can you guess which team has the lead at halftime? methinks it’s not hard to figure. if coaches really want to win, it’s “weird,” huh?