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Post by wcatradio75 on Sept 3, 2018 9:59:37 GMT -5
I read smack's comments and understand what the DEs were doing and it worked as planned - kudos for Newberry into forcing the play. However, if we can only rely on a 'one man show' in Adams scoring all the TD's via option reads and misc. scrambles that's a risky business. I would just hate to see Adams get hurt and if he runs as much as he did during this game in future ones he will get hurt no doubt - it's just matter of time. I hope Corey H. at RB comes back soon and wonder if Western will redshirt that little freshman RB? He's probably fast as greased lightening. New faces at WR looked to be good. We had no turnovers and that was good ( got lucky on that interception called back due to a penalty) I will tell you this, if our D had made 2-3 more TFL / sacs we would have won that game by 21 points....All it would have taken were 2-3 on key plays. Agreed - we woulda coulda shoulda gone into half time 26-7. I do worry about tightening up outside coverage. If we had played Wofford on Saturday, they would have eaten us alive. Hopefully, we will be healthy and experienced at the end of the season facing the triple option. One thing I noticed in the fourth quarter was that we were lining up a lot tighter on the Newberry wide receivers and gave up fewer receptions. |
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Post by wcatradio75 on Sept 3, 2018 10:03:22 GMT -5
Jim - Tyrie had 17 rushes for a net of 81 yards. I think that's part of the plan. Also - although he did lose his helmet 2 or 3 times crashing for extra yards, I saw him slide several times once he got the first down yardage.
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Post by wcugamer2 on Sept 3, 2018 11:38:25 GMT -5
A lot of what I will add here has already been stated, but some of my biggest take-aways from Saturday's game are:
1) I love the size we have on our O line. Tyree was only sacked once, and didn't have many rushed throws
2) Our front 4 on defense put a lot of pressure on their QB. The bad part though, is we didn't have good approach angles after the QB was flushed from the pocket.
3) Too much arm tackling.........their RB was able to get half or more of his yardage after contact. I hope this part gets cleaned up, as most every team in the SoCon will exploit this on us
4) The secondary didn't seem to know their coverage schemes as well as they should have. Their QB picked us apart during the first 3 1/2 quarters.
5) I sit right behind the Cats bench, and loved seeing the senior O-linemen talking the the defensive unit during the 4th quarter. I heard a couple of comments like "we need you for one more series......lets go, you can get a stop!"
All in all, there are lots of things the Cats can do to get better. I am actually very glad for the bye week to come as early as it does. This will not only get our guys back healthy, but the team and coaches can focus on cleaning up a lot of things before the schedule gets a lot tougher. I still think we have a lot of promise, and it can be a great season! GO CATS!
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Post by jim64 on Sept 3, 2018 11:51:00 GMT -5
Jim - Tyrie had 17 rushes for a net of 81 yards. I think that's part of the plan. Also - although he did lose his helmet 2 or 3 times crashing for extra yards, I saw him slide several times once he got the first down yardage. Yes I know that & stated earlier that he threw the ball well and ran well. However, I agree with Smack that he had many opportunities to run the ball & did not. Tyrie did not take advantage of the opportunities the Newberry Defensive Ends were giving him. He is an outstanding QB & should run the ball when necessary or throw when necessary. |
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Post by Old Catamount on Sept 3, 2018 12:34:32 GMT -5
Spot on. I talked with a former WCU player/ACC coach who is very familiar with Newberry before the game and he told me we were going to be in for a tough game as Newberry has a bunch of non-qualifiers who were recruited by ACC, SEC, Sun Belt and SoCon schools and they could PLAY. He said Newberry would be no worse than a middle of the pack SoCon team and possibly better. I personally think their talent level is as good as Furman, Mercer, Chattanooga, The Citadel and better than VMI and ETSU.
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Sept 3, 2018 12:48:35 GMT -5
I read smack's comments and understand what the DEs were doing and it worked as planned - kudos for Newberry into forcing the play. However, if we can only rely on a 'one man show' in Adams scoring all the TD's via option reads and misc. scrambles that's a risky business. I would just hate to see Adams get hurt and if he runs as much as he did during this game in future ones he will get hurt no doubt - it's just matter of time. I hope Corey H. at RB comes back soon and wonder if Western will redshirt that little freshman RB? He's probably fast as greased lightening. New faces at WR looked to be good. We had no turnovers and that was good ( got lucky on that interception called back due to a penalty) I will tell you this, if our D had made 2-3 more TFL / sacs we would have won that game by 21 points....All it would have taken were 2-3 on key plays. If you are not going to run the QB, you need to stop running the Spread Formation. I repeat, the QB is a running back in the Spread Formation. Adams is a better runner than he is a passer. One of the big negatives about running the Spread Formation is the greater possibility of getting the QB hurt. Speir & the Coaching Staff made that decision when they came to Cullowhee. Agreed. You are 100 percent correct. This is called football and if we are going to run this offense then the QB has to be a threat or you take away a third of the offense. Tyrie is tough and I hope an pray he does not get hurt, but he needs to have the green light to run the offense which means scrambling and calling his own number at times. We are trying to win games and not going to focus on making sure the QB does not get hurt. So we need to stop talking about that because Tyrie not running is not an option. |
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Post by The Cats on Sept 3, 2018 13:08:32 GMT -5
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Post by catamountfanatic07 on Sept 3, 2018 13:39:54 GMT -5
Spot on. I talked with a former WCU player/ACC coach who is very familiar with Newberry before the game and he told me we were going to be in for a tough game as Newberry has a bunch of non-qualifiers who were recruited by ACC, SEC, Sun Belt and SoCon schools and they could PLAY. He said Newberry would be no worse than a middle of the pack SoCon team and possibly better. I personally think their talent level is as good as Furman, Mercer, Chattanooga, The Citadel and better than VMI and ETSU. Exactly! Many of their players were big time high schoolers. QB I believe was recruited heavily by Florida state but didn’t qualify. |
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Post by Sam on Sept 3, 2018 15:10:02 GMT -5
I hope you are correct! I still feel Gumby is gonna get hurt running the ball. He's like a string bean. I understand what everyone is saying about the offense and that's just part of the equation but man every time he starts zig zagging and weaving up the field I cringe...especially when his helmet comes flying off or he's hit from behind. Anyway, I'll keep cringing I guess...hahaha
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Post by The Cats on Sept 3, 2018 15:23:09 GMT -5
I hope you are correct! I still feel Gumby is gonna get hurt running the ball. He's like a string bean. I understand what everyone is saying about the offense and that's just part of the equation but man every time he starts zig zagging and weaving up the field I cringe...especially when his helmet comes flying off or he's hit from behind. Anyway, I'll keep cringing I guess...hahaha I thought the same things when Armanti Edwards was playing for ASU. Edwards was 6' and 180 lbs, while Tyrie is 6'2" 180 lbs, very similar body build. Every time Edwards would run the ball, it looked as if he'd be killed when he was hit, but he'd bounce back up after run. I think the only thing that took him down one season, was a lawn mover one season. |
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