Missed Opportunity

[hookdown]

Anybody else think that had White blocked the guy that tackled Patton on the long pass in the 3rd, we would have scored on the play. As it was, we got a FG out of the drive instead of 7. Might have made the difference in the game, but that of course is debatable. It appeared from the TV that White was in good position to do so, but just kind of looked around instead. Maybe in person, it was not as obvious, but it sure liked like it on the TV.

Little things like this make the difference in winning and losing most times. And the difference between good teams and great teams.

[LookingForResults]

I didn't see the play but your comment precisely identifies a key missing component of Tech teams of the last "x" number of years. Not enough players take care of every assignment every play.

[dawg80]

The TV guys tried to make that same point. And maybe there is some validity to the argument. Mostly cuz as it was, White blocked no one.

The USM guy that made the tackle came flying up from behind and it was probably another Tech player, not White, that needed to slow him down.

[PawDawg]

White was running with Patton as he should have been.

White turned to look over one shoulder for someone coming from behind.

As he was looking over that shoulder an extemely fast tackler came up from White's blind side to disrupt the play.

Nobody did anything wrong except the idiot homer announcer who stated White had misplayed the block.

[Allgood]

I saw it. I don't think White expected the player who ran behind him to catch up with Patton. I know I didn't. Didn't really see the tenacity to "go looking for a hit" though.

[xphantomx]

Anybody else think that had White blocked the guy that tackled Patton on the long pass in the 3rd, we would have scored on the play. As it was, we got a FG out of the drive instead of 7. Might have made the difference in the game, but that of course is debatable. It appeared from the TV that White was in good position to do so, but just kind of looked around instead. Maybe in person, it was not as obvious, but it sure liked like it on the TV.

Little things like this make the difference in winning and losing most times. And the difference between good teams and great teams.

There were a ton of missed assignments for both teams. If the play you are talking about is the one on my mind that was definitely a miss blocking assignment by the receiver. Hopefully we can both chalk up missed assignments to the weather and not have it be a weekly thing.

[dj95]

The biggest missed opportunity was not taking the sure FG in the 1st Qtr. We instead go for it and come up short. Those lost 3 points came back to haunt us.

[PawDawg]

There were a ton of missed assignments for both teams. If the play you are talking about is the one on my mind that was definitely a miss blocking assignment by the receiver. Hopefully we can both chalk up missed assignments to the weather and not have it be a weekly thing.

He simply looked over the wrong shoulder. It wasn't a mistake that can be corrected by coaching or athleticism.

[taeemwar]

White is fast but doesn't do the little things very well.

[FishingBack]

The biggest missed opportunity was not taking the sure FG in the 1st Qtr. We instead go for it and come up short. Those lost 3 points came back to haunt us.

bingo! I was mad about that the whole rest of the game, especially at the end.

[Amos Moses]

I haven't seen anyone comment on that pass for 2.5 yards on fourth down when we needed three. It was on the next to last drive, I believe. That would have extended the drive. Big missed opportunity, IMO.

[Bigdog13]

The biggest missed opportunity was not taking the sure FG in the 1st Qtr. We instead go for it and come up short. Those lost 3 points came back to haunt us.

I agree. Hated the decision to go for it and hated the play call that went along with it.

[Rooster]

White is fast but doesn't do the little things very well.

I disagree..I keyed on him all night last night. He blocked well and when the play wasn't on his side he was still blocking...He was consistently talking to Isham and other WR's on the sideline. From what I could tell last night, he is our best WR. HE and Isham still aren't on the same page, but that will come

[PawDawg]

I haven't seen anyone comment on that pass for 2.5 yards on fourth down when we needed three. It was on the next to last drive, I believe. That would have extended the drive. Big missed opportunity, IMO.

Another play that we didn't get a replay on so just watching it the one time...

At first I thougt it was a bad route by Casey and that Isham shouldn't have thrown it. After thinking about it and the way their LBs and Safeties had been playing our middle short stuff, our OC made a HORRIBLE call there.

They were much better prepared for us on defense than we were prepared for their defense. Their defense carried them.

[Rooster]

I haven't seen anyone comment on that pass for 2.5 yards on fourth down when we needed three. It was on the next to last drive, I believe. That would have extended the drive. Big missed opportunity, IMO.

I totally lost it in the stands when that happened. We teach 4th graders this...no excuse whatsoever for that. We get that first down and it keeps the drive going...