Comments on: Cal @ Oregon Analysis http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/ Tell The Whole Damn World, This Is Blog Territory! Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: abercrombie london http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-3315 Sat, 28 May 2011 00:40:35 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-3315 I think am just having some problems with subscribing to RSS feed here. I think am just having some problems with subscribing to RSS feed here.

]]> by: HydroTech http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-819 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:00:07 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-819 Thanks for the comments guys. California Pete, I see what you’re saying. Putting RJ out right and running a short route might have gotten the safety to drop down so Stevens can go over the top. I think that’s the best case scenario, but the worst case scenario is that the safety doesn’t and then the safety maintains deep coverage on Stevens (and the cornerback on RJ could be playing a deep zone too adding to the coverage on Stevens). Alternatively, if the cornerback on RJ (if RJ was split to the offense’s right) was playing a short zone then you’d rather have RJ’s route go deeper and over the top of the cornerback thus forcing the cornerback to choose between taking away the deep route and giving up run yardage or attacking the ball carrier and possibility giving up a deep pass play. And as for putting your other options away from Jackson, you have an excellent point and if you remember my last Tennessee analysis showed that Tedford did exactly that. Now why Tedford didn’t do that in this play, I think it’s because the twin WR formation brings more to the table in terms of big-playness than giving Best a second receiver option against a non-shifted defense. Nickel, yeah, if the defense is going to not overpursue and be overly aggressive then I would agree that the best course of action would be to just attack them from outside the hashes. Putting the ball carrier out in space forces the defense to close the space and be more aggressive (leaving open the possibility for reversing direction plays) or not close the space and allow Best room to run and be elusive. Bay Area Bear, I simply download the torrent and take screen captures of the game. I do not have the game as a video file on my computer to splice and put up on youtube. You do have a good idea though. But for the sake of simplicity and time, right now I think I’m just going to continue using screen captures. Thanks for the comments guys.

California Pete, I see what you’re saying. Putting RJ out right and running a short route might have gotten the safety to drop down so Stevens can go over the top. I think that’s the best case scenario, but the worst case scenario is that the safety doesn’t and then the safety maintains deep coverage on Stevens (and the cornerback on RJ could be playing a deep zone too adding to the coverage on Stevens). Alternatively, if the cornerback on RJ (if RJ was split to the offense’s right) was playing a short zone then you’d rather have RJ’s route go deeper and over the top of the cornerback thus forcing the cornerback to choose between taking away the deep route and giving up run yardage or attacking the ball carrier and possibility giving up a deep pass play. And as for putting your other options away from Jackson, you have an excellent point and if you remember my last Tennessee analysis showed that Tedford did exactly that. Now why Tedford didn’t do that in this play, I think it’s because the twin WR formation brings more to the table in terms of big-playness than giving Best a second receiver option against a non-shifted defense.

Nickel, yeah, if the defense is going to not overpursue and be overly aggressive then I would agree that the best course of action would be to just attack them from outside the hashes. Putting the ball carrier out in space forces the defense to close the space and be more aggressive (leaving open the possibility for reversing direction plays) or not close the space and allow Best room to run and be elusive.

Bay Area Bear, I simply download the torrent and take screen captures of the game. I do not have the game as a video file on my computer to splice and put up on youtube. You do have a good idea though. But for the sake of simplicity and time, right now I think I’m just going to continue using screen captures.

]]> by: Bay Area Bear http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-813 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:15:20 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-813 I love these analyses, they are some of the best non-opinion material any Cal blog has produced. Please keep them coming!!! You can't really find anything like this on wikipedia... Idea: it looks like you have the games on your comp, by the screenshots. How about uploading/embedding some youtube vids to aid with the analysis? I love these analyses, they are some of the best non-opinion material any Cal blog has produced. Please keep them coming!!! You can’t really find anything like this on wikipedia…

Idea: it looks like you have the games on your comp, by the screenshots. How about uploading/embedding some youtube vids to aid with the analysis?

]]> by: Rishi http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-812 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:21:58 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-812 Very nice. Definitely learning more about Tedford's playcalling style. Very nice. Definitely learning more about Tedford’s playcalling style.

]]> by: nickle http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-811 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:14 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-811 I feel like for play 1, that Belotti was well prepared for the halfback toss after seeing how the DB's didn't bite whatsoever. It's almost as if Tedford should have called a regular sweep or screen to Jahvid in open space and let him do his own thing after making oregon think it was a halfback toss. But Tedford could do whatever the hell he wants, and I'll be fine with that. I feel like for play 1, that Belotti was well prepared for the halfback toss after seeing how the DB’s didn’t bite whatsoever. It’s almost as if Tedford should have called a regular sweep or screen to Jahvid in open space and let him do his own thing after making oregon think it was a halfback toss.

But Tedford could do whatever the hell he wants, and I’ll be fine with that.

]]> by: California Pete http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-810 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:31:24 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-810 I'll join the chorus and commend you on another fine analysis. One question I have, though, concerns the role of the "twin" wideouts. I understand the rationale of getting the defense tilted away/behind the intended direction of the play call. But maybe having Jordan split out to the right would have been more effective. Jackson by himself is going to command the attention of one of the safeties, in addition to the corner. Perhaps if Jordan had run a short out pattern to the right sideline, that would have drawn up the other safety, creating an opportunity for Stevens to perhaps find space behind him near the hash. Alternatively, it would have given Best two receiver options, not just one. Since Jackson is going to draw a crowd all by himself, why not deploy your other targets elsewhere, where they're more likely to find/exploit open space? Then, again, who am I to question the genius of Tedford? While it didn't work this time, it's a well-designed play that I except we'll see again sometime soon. I’ll join the chorus and commend you on another fine analysis. One question I have, though, concerns the role of the “twin” wideouts. I understand the rationale of getting the defense tilted away/behind the intended direction of the play call. But maybe having Jordan split out to the right would have been more effective. Jackson by himself is going to command the attention of one of the safeties, in addition to the corner. Perhaps if Jordan had run a short out pattern to the right sideline, that would have drawn up the other safety, creating an opportunity for Stevens to perhaps find space behind him near the hash. Alternatively, it would have given Best two receiver options, not just one. Since Jackson is going to draw a crowd all by himself, why not deploy your other targets elsewhere, where they’re more likely to find/exploit open space?

Then, again, who am I to question the genius of Tedford? While it didn’t work this time, it’s a well-designed play that I except we’ll see again sometime soon.

]]> by: CalBear http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-809 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:47:23 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-809 Awesome analysis. I can't believe you would think you weren't able to convey your thoughts clearly. Dude that was 1000 times better than the 3 second analysis they do on the TV (even though they have the yellow pointer thingy). Great job and keep it up. Awesome analysis. I can’t believe you would think you weren’t able to convey your thoughts clearly. Dude that was 1000 times better than the 3 second analysis they do on the TV (even though they have the yellow pointer thingy).
Great job and keep it up.

]]> by: Ken Crawford http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-808 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:56:00 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-808 Hydro, great analysis yet again. I'd actually say this one was even better than the last one. Hydro, great analysis yet again. I’d actually say this one was even better than the last one.

]]> by: timote http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-807 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:34:56 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-807 Agreed - these are awesome. And Stevens actually caught a pass? ;-) Agreed - these are awesome.

And Stevens actually caught a pass? ;-)

]]> by: danzig http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-805 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:50:27 +0100 http://goldenblogs.blogsome.com/2007/10/10/cal-oregon-analysis/#comment-805 dude hydro.... i love reading these... its cool to learn new things and to see some of the thought that goes into plays that seem vanilla to us. PLS keep doing these. dude hydro…. i love reading these… its cool to learn new things and to see some of the thought that goes into plays that seem vanilla to us. PLS keep doing these.

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