If you want a glaring example of how we've become boring on Offense, just look at the first plays on each drive.9 Read/Option dives. 2 passes behind the line to RB's. 1 forward pass. 0-7 UTEP started getting 2-3 players in the backfield each 1st down play. I was able to point that out to JAB during the game.
- 1st and 10 at LATECH25 DANCY, Jaqwis rush for 2 yards to the LATECH27 (RICHARDSON, C.)
- 1st and 10 at UTEP48 TUCKER, Israel rush for 2 yards to the UTEP46 (HOTCHKINS, A.J.)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH25 DANCY, Jaqwis rush for 45 yards to the UTEP30, 1ST DOWN LATECH (NEEDHAM, Nik)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH38 SMITH, J'Mar pass complete to VEAL, Teddy for 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN LATECH (NEEDHAM, Nik;SMITH, Kahani)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH23 DANCY, Jaqwis rush for 2 yards to the LATECH25 (SMITH, Kahani)
- 1st and 10 at UTEP40 SMITH, J'Mar pass complete to DANCY, Jaqwis for no gain to the UTEP40 (SMITH, Kahani)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH20 MCKNIGHT, K. rush for 7 yards to the LATECH27 (SMITH, Kahani)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH25 DANCY, Jaqwis rush for no gain to the LATECH25 (CHUKWUKELU, D.;SMITH, Kahani)
- 1st and 10 at UTEP46 TUCKER, Israel rush for 4 yards to the UTEP42 (HOTCHKINS, A.J.)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH20 SMITH, J'Mar pass complete to TUCKER, Israel for 1 yard to the LATECH21 (NEEDHAM, Nik;FORESTER,S.)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH22 TUCKER, Israel rush for loss of 2 yards to the LATECH20 (RICHARDSON, C.;TUPOU, Sione)
- 1st and 10 at LATECH19 MCKNIGHT, K. rush for 5 yards to the LATECH24 (MASCORRO, Trace;FORESTER,S.)
Also, J'mar has to take the drag when it's open. AT LEAST 2, if not 3 of the sacks he took, he had Veal or Hardy on a drag route open, but he held the ball waiting for the big play to open up. Make the accurate throw and see if your playmakers can make someone miss get a big play. It was there several times and he wouldn't take it. Late in the 4th, those WR's running the drags were just jogging knowing they weren't getting the ball. THAT'S ON THEM, but J'mar HAS to take those when they are there. This isn't the rodeo where the point is to hang on for 8 seconds to get a win.