Here's part of the problem with the offense

[TheDouglas78]

Franks is scared to throw the ball down field. Here's a screen shot from the INT with about 4 minutes left to play. If FF hits Brandon Powell it's a sure TD because he's past the safeties.

Instead he chose the safe target which resulted in a freak interception.

that's assume Franks could see shorta$$ Powel behind the safeties.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

but this offensive line doesn't give too much confidence to look around.

Nope, this staff claps and praises him for throwing a short completion with an open guy deeper. At one time UF had a staff that would yell at a QB who did such things. That is a difference in coaching for success and coaching scared.

 

[Doopree]

I see 10 defenders there, where was the 11th?

I think at the bottom left. It's a lot easier to see the sure TD when seeing it on video.

 

[diehardg8r]

Nope, this staff claps and praises him for throwing a short completion with an open guy deeper. At one time UF had a staff that would yell at a QB who did such things. That is a difference in coaching for success and coaching scared.

Progression should go from deep to short, not the other way around and Powell should be used the way New England used Edelman or the way the Cowboys use Beasley. That seam route should actually be a TE running it....not Powell but that's Nuss dumb shyt offense.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Progression should go from deep to short, not the other way around and Powell should be used the way New England used Edelman or the way the Cowboys use Beasley. That seam route should actually be a TE running it....not Powell but that's Nuss dumb shyt offense.

Actually I think most coaches still coach short to long. The argument for that is that the short receiver should be open first.

The first I heard of reading long to short was from Spurrier QBs. Presumably this came to him somehow via Coryell.

 

[diehardg8r]

Actually I think most coaches still coach short to long. The argument for that is that the short receiver should be open first.
The first I heard of reading long to short was from Spurrier QBs. Presumably this came to him somehow via Coryell.

Well judging by whats coming into to the NFL from the college ranks, they are teaching it wrong. I am sure the the D is perfectly fine with the 4 yd route being open on 3rd and 8. I heard Cutcliff once say he teaches long to short because it forces the QB's to see the whole field and holds the safeties. He coached up a few good ones.

 

[ATXGator]

Franks is scared to throw the ball down field. Here's a screen shot from the INT with about 4 minutes left to play. If FF hits Brandon Powell it's a sure TD because he's past the safeties.

Instead he chose the safe target which resulted in a freak interception.

This shot is after the ball is in the air so the defenders are already breaking forward... You don't know if Powell was open before that ball is thrown... back it up about 2 seconds and see what it looks like.

 

[TLB]

This shot is after the ball is in the air so the defenders are already breaking forward... You don't know if Powell was open before that ball is thrown... back it up about 2 seconds and see what it looks like.

This is what I'm seeing in the pic - DBs already broke on the pass making Powell look more open than he might really have been.

 

[Zambo]

Making the defense defend the entire field. What a concept.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Well judging by whats coming into to the NFL from the college ranks, they are teaching it wrong. I am sure the the D is perfectly fine with the 4 yd route being open on 3rd and 8. I heard Cutcliff once say he teaches long to short because it forces the QB's to see the whole field and holds the safeties. He coached up a few good ones.

Well,

1. Yes this is much of what is wrong with NFL offenses.

2. I suspect Cutcliff got that from Spurrier, certainly P. Manning at UTn under Fulmer and Cutcliff was looking short to long.