My old school view ...

Discussion of the Falcon football team.
Post Reply
User avatar
1987alum
Noah's Dad
Noah's Dad
Posts: 7691
Joined: Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:54 pm
Location: Philly

My old school view ...

Post by 1987alum »

So pleased to be able to watch some Bowling Green football, even it was the typical less-than-idea conditions of a Miami game. :)

The team definitely looks young, no doubt. But I came away with two thoughts nagging me.

1) A small thing, but how does Jordan get caught from behind on that pass play? I guess I figure our WRs should be fast enough to beat a DB to the end zone with five-yard head start.

2) A bigger thing, and I know this can be attributed to my age and outs me as an Old Schooler, but I believe that the key to most any game is the offensive line. If the O Line takes care of business, you control the tempo of the game and can open up your playbook, playing to strengths and hiding weaknesses. Hammb has highlighted the problems with our O Line in other posts, but I don't think we can overlook the impact that poor O Line play has across the board.

And I'm not saying we have a bad line. They are, however, not playing well (if last night was any indication). That could be due to injury, inexperience, whatever. But the trickle down effect is huge.
Hey, look at me! I'm all over the InterWebs!
Facebook ~ Twitter @ CoachKarlPA ~ LinkedIn
User avatar
MarkL
Peregrine
Peregrine
Posts: 5558
Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:23 am
Location: Greater Washington DC area

Re: My old school view ...

Post by MarkL »

As for Jorden - he does not have breakaway speed. He's more of a possession receiver than a breakaway guy like Sharon was. He is not all that incredibly fast, but he is very athletic, has great size, and can do a lot to get open and make things happen once he has the ball. Big problem, though - he's had some problem dropping passes all year. Once he improves that, I really see a Steve Sanders in him.
MarkL has spoken.
You may all now return to your daily lives.
User avatar
BGGrad01
Peregrine
Peregrine
Posts: 1772
Joined: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:56 am
Location: Columbus, Ohio

Re: My old school view ...

Post by BGGrad01 »

Obviously the fog made it a little difficult to tell, but it looked like the ball slipped in his hand as he was breaking away from the corner. He definitely slowed down a little bit. I don't think Jorden has great top end speed, but I think that split second cost him the TD.
AyZiggy97
Peregrine
Peregrine
Posts: 535
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:47 am
Location: Detroit

Re: My old school view ...

Post by AyZiggy97 »

BGGrad01 wrote:Obviously the fog made it a little difficult to tell, but it looked like the ball slipped in his hand as he was breaking away from the corner. He definitely slowed down a little bit. I don't think Jorden has great top end speed, but I think that split second cost him the TD.

Exactly what I was going to say. It certainly looked that way on the replay.
transfer2BGSU
Peregrine
Peregrine
Posts: 5829
Joined: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:50 am
Location: Jed's, Myle's Pizza, Corner Grill

Re: My old school view ...

Post by transfer2BGSU »

1987alum wrote:
1) A small thing, but how does Jordan get caught from behind on that pass play? I guess I figure our WRs should be fast enough to beat a DB to the end zone with five-yard head start.
If he doesn't look back, he would have scored. He looked back TOO MANY TIMES! Just run with the ball toward the end zone!!!
"The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back" -Herb Brooks
Post Reply