Spring ball: Spring Scrimmage on Saturday

[Swamp Donkey]

Maybe we should try "32 Left" or "23 Right"... worked for us just fine in 8th and 9th Grade going 8-0-1 and 9-0-0 those two years. Hell, in 9th Grade, we even worked in a buncha bootlegs with Dan Enos as our QB.

PS: 32 would be right and 23 would be left and you wouldnt really need to say left or right because of the you know there is only one 2 hole or 3 hole. But maybe your coach was Australian and numbered the holes backwards.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Have we ever actually handed it off on a jet? I recall the 800 fake handoffs but can’t actually recall us running it even once .

Yeah, about 3 or 4 times a game. The rest of the time it is primarily used to ensure the 5 DBs can easily cover the other 2 receivers.

The funniest is when we fake the jet and then have the WR try to block the backside DE. Some pretty hilarious results, usually a flying receiver and a DE catching the Rb from the backside while the RB does the stutter step thing waiting for the outside zone to develop.

Because "analytics".

 

[Swamp Donkey]

In their defense, they had to hurry and fall off a mountain, which is basically all they did in Afghanistan.

FIFY

 

[Detroitgator]

PS: 32 would be right and 23 would be left and you wouldnt really need to say left or right because of the you know there is only one 2 hole or 3 hole. But maybe your coach was Australian and numbered the holes backwards.

No… you’re over complicating it. We did left and right, almost impossible for us dumb linemen and even dumber backs to f up! First number was which back got the ball, second number was the hole off center, left was the hand you can make an “L” with, right was… right was… the other side!

I can still hear Mr. Haas yelling at Alan Bandula (9th Grader, OL) at half time when I was in 8th Grade: “Al, I don’t need you to beat the fuk outta the guy in FRONT of you! I need you to take that left or right stab step (picture Mr Haas with hands up taking stab steps) and beat the fuk outta him to the side!”

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Have we ever actually handed it off on a jet? I recall the 800 fake handoffs but can’t actually recall us running it even once . I think my favorite that you listed is what I like to call a Billy Bob special . All receivers run 6 yard hitch routes on 3rd and 12.

And then we hand the ball off.

Yes, one of my favorites also.

 

[aka]

Who's going to the spring game on the 13th? I plan to be there. Then baseball!

 

[Homer J]

I’m hoping to hit the football game and head to the coast.

 

[soflagator]

Who's going to the spring game on the 13th? I plan to be there. Then baseball!

I was planning to go but have to be in WP that weekend. First Saturday game since ‘19 so I’m bummed.

 

[Gator CPA]

I'm flying my plane with family to the Bahamas that day.

 

[GatorTruth133]

Who's going to the spring game on the 13th? I plan to be there. Then baseball!

I’ll be there

 

[oxrageous]

I'm flying my plane with family to the Bahamas that day.

You have an effing plane and you’ve never donated one dime to the Chatter?

 

[abefroman]

Yeah, about 3 or 4 times a game. The rest of the time it is primarily used to ensure the 5 DBs can easily cover the other 2 receivers.

The funniest is when we fake the jet and then have the WR try to block the backside DE. Some pretty hilarious results, usually a flying receiver and a DE catching the Rb from the backside while the RB does the stutter step thing waiting for the outside zone to develop.

Because "analytics".

Yup, phantom blocks on the jet in this era

 

[AuggieDosta]

Interesting take on our Defensive staff's ability to coach technique:

 

[gatormandan]

Interesting take on our Defensive staff's ability to coach technique:

Surprised?

 

[Silverback Gator]

I could understand Prancely's position more if he had never played football or had a low IQ for the game. He's supposed to make plays and put himself in position to make the plays. It's intuitive.

 

[AuggieDosta]

Surprised?

Yes, a little. But also, No, not at all.

 

[AuggieDosta]

I could understand Prancely's position more if he had never played football or had a low IQ for the game. He's supposed to make plays and put himself in position to make the plays. It's intuitive.

I get your point but if we novices are belittling Princely's abilities as an edge rusher then I'm sure his coaches were also wondering why he wasn't more effective. So for his coaches to simply abide by his inabilities vs leaning forward just a little and coaching him up on technique then it does shock me a little.
Just because someone SHOULD know something doesn't mean they DO. And when losses keep piling AND you're known as a detail oriented army of coaches then someone somewhere should have wondered, "is there something we're missing or more we could do?"

This is embarrassing IMO. Even now, I wonder if our coaching staff is aware that this perception is out there and if so, what are they doing better to prevent it from happening. Hopefully, that young NFL coach we hired is looking at this. But, I doubt it.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I get your point but if we novices are belittling Princely's abilities as an edge rusher then I'm sure his coaches were also wondering why he wasn't more effective. So for his coaches to simply abide by his inabilities vs leaning forward just a little and coaching him up on technique then it does shock me a little.
Just because someone SHOULD know something doesn't mean they DO. And when losses keep piling AND you're known as a detail oriented army of coaches then someone somewhere should have wondered, "is there something we're missing or more we could do?"

This is embarrassing IMO. Even now, I wonder if our coaching staff is aware that this perception is out there and if so, what are they doing better to prevent it from happening. Hopefully, that young NFL coach we hired is looking at this. But, I doubt it.

no worries. tater is detail oriented and self scouts every aspect of the program throughout the year. rest assured all these issues will be addressed and corrected, no doubt. I'd be very surprised to see back to back seasons with facepalm level offensive and defensive play calls, or a special teams unit that can't perform at a basic fundamental level.


























wait, this is year 3 for tater?
forget everything i just said.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Have we ever actually handed it off on a jet? I recall the 800 fake handoffs but can’t actually recall us running it even once . I think my favorite that you listed is what I like to call a Billy Bob special . All receivers run 6 yard hitch routes on 3rd and 12.

The first 3rd down the last five games of 2022, were always a jet sweep. If Mrs Dougie knew it was happening, don't you think the other coaches knew it was happening.

 

[jdh5484]

no worries. tater is detail oriented and self scouts every aspect of the program throughout the year. rest assured all these issues will be addressed and corrected, no doubt. I'd be very surprised to see back to back seasons with facepalm level offensive and defensive play calls, or a special teams unit that can't perform at a basic fundamental level.


























wait, this is year 3 for tater?
forget everything i just said.

BN "self scouting"