Week 11 (EMU) Thoughts

[catdaddyp]

That was the style of offense I wanted to see all season. Somewhat similar to what we did against Kent State. Heavy focus on the run and an emphasis on getting the ball in Lingard’s hands. Lingard rushed 26 times and also had 4 receptions. I thought he was close to breaking a few runs, but have to give credit to the excellent tackling by EMU’s LBs. Lingard played 70 snaps last night. Nice job utilizing Bullock as well.

 

Newell needs to continue to see the field. He and Banks played the majority of snaps with all the 2 TE sets. I’m excited to see how he develops over the coming years.

 

JU usually had time to throw the ball thanks to the high amount of max protects and chips. 19 of 26 for 223 yards and no turnovers. Give me that any day of the week.

 

Shammond Cooper had his best game of the season. He’s become our best blitzer and has a knack for knowing where offensive players are going to attempt their next move. 9 total tackles, a sack, and 2 TFLs last night.

 

On the flip side, Darrian Lewis probably had his worst game of the season.

 

I was concerned our run defense would eventually take a hit when T.Jones went down and Fish was later ejected. For a while, the defense held up well, but the departures were noticeable in OT. Robinson saw his most action of the season, while McCoy, Cooper, and Griffin filled in for Fish.

 

It’s unfortunate we didn’t execute when needed to win the game. The opportunities were certainly there. I’m also frustrated the fumble wasn’t reviewed when it seemed (from watching on tv) it was actually a fumble. We had timeouts to call to force a review, yet didn’t use them.

 

That’s now 7 games decided by 7 points or less, including 3 OT losses. A season that could have gone a number of ways. Hopefully, the team lays it on the line next week and can end on a high note.

 

 

QB - Undercuffler (Bullock)

RB - Lingard (Anderson)

WR - Gathings (Norton)

WR - George (Anderson)

(WR) - Walker (Golden)

TE - Banks

TE - Newell

LT - Chambers

LG - Frank

C - T.Williams (Georges)

RG - Lyons

RT - N. Williams

 

DE - Nunnally (A. Smith)

DT - T. Jones (Robinson)

DT - Lavea (Moore) (Murphy)

DE - Adler (L. Jackson)

LB - Fish (Griffin)

LB - Cooper (McCoy)

NB - C. Thomas (Lewis)

CB - Durant (Golden-Nelson)

CB - Tallandier (Golden-Nelson)

S - Thompson (C. Thomas)

S - Martin (C. Thomas)

Edited November 15, 2023 by catdaddyp

[Blue & Gold]

Thanks for cranking these out every week @catdaddyp.  They're always well done and very insightful.  This season has to have been almost as difficult for you, a newbie Zips fan, as it's been for many of us long sufferers.

 

Newell looked very good at TE. Only a R-Fr.

 

 

[GP1]

3 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

That was the style of offense I wanted to see all season. Somewhat similar to what we did against Kent State. Heavy focus on the run and an emphasis on getting the ball in Lingard’s hands. Lingard rushed 26 times and also had 4 receptions. I thought he was close to breaking a few runs, but have to give credit to the excellent tackling by EMU’s LBs. Lingard played 70 snaps last night. Nice job utilizing Bullock as well.

 

Newell needs to continue to see the field. He and Banks played the majority of snaps with all the 2 TE sets. I’m excited to see how he develops over the coming years.

 

JU usually had time to throw the ball thanks to the high amount of max protects and chips. 19 of 26 for 223 yards and no turnovers. Give me that any day of the week.

 

Shammond Cooper had his best game of the season. He’s become our best blitzer and has a knack for knowing where offensive players are going to attempt their next move. 9 total tackles, a sack, and 2 TFLs last night.

 

On the flip side, Darrian Lewis probably had his worst game of the season.

 

I was concerned our run defense would eventually take a hit when T.Jones went down and Fish was later ejected. For a while, the defense held up well, but the departures were noticeable in OT. Robinson saw his most action of the season, while McCoy, Cooper, and Griffin filled in for Fish.

 

It’s unfortunate we didn’t execute when needed to win the game. The opportunities were certainly there. I’m also frustrated the fumble wasn’t reviewed when it seemed (from watching on tv) it was actually a fumble. We had timeouts to call to force a review, yet didn’t use them.

 

That’s now 7 games decided by 7 points or less, including 3 OT losses. A season that could have gone a number of ways. Hopefully, the team lays it on the line next week and can end on a high note.

 

 

QB - Undercuffler (Bullock)

RB - Lingard (Anderson)

WR - Gathings (Norton)

WR - George (Anderson)

(WR) - Walker (Golden)

TE - Banks

TE - Newell

LT - Chambers

LG - Frank

C - T.Williams (Georges)

RG - Lyons

RT - N. Williams

 

DE - Nunnally (A. Smith)

DT - T. Jones (Robinson)

DT - Lavea (Moore) (Murphy)

DE - Adler (L. Jackson)

LB - Fish (Griffin)

LB - Cooper (McCoy)

NB - C. Thomas (Lewis)

CB - Durant (Golden-Nelson)

CB - Tallandier (Golden-Nelson)

S - Thompson (C. Thomas)

S - Martin (C. Thomas)

Good post. I'd respectfully disagree about the QB protection. He gets off a lot of short passes, but the line still cannot protect enough to give him time to set his feet and deliver down field into the teeth of the defense. The passing game feels rushed. Their only 40+ yard play was a 1 yard pass and the receiver did the rest of the work. 

[zipsfan33]

1 hour ago, GP1 said:

Good post. I'd respectfully disagree about the QB protection. He gets off a lot of short passes, but the line still cannot protect enough to give him time to set his feet and deliver down field into the teeth of the defense. The passing game feels rushed. Their only 40+ yard play was a 1 yard pass and the receiver did the rest of the work. 

Yeah, what's up with those little tosses.  I'm not sure I've ever seen a QB constantly just flick the wrist and arc it in there.  Seems really odd to see it a number of times.