? for football coaches/Yurcich offense

[Connorpozlee]

Because a lot of variables go into play calling, schemes, and personnel. One thing I am sure of is that the coaches aren't consulting one another in the heat of the game in regards to the number of carries each player has received.

Right, but they should be watching the game. I’m watching that game and noticing that Allen is getting good chunks every time he gets the ball, Singleton is seeming to have to fight for 2 or 3. No reason to utilize both equally is one is better than the other.

 

[marshall23]

Frankly, I don't remember if we ran with 13 personnel or not on Saturday. But seems to me that Mike's desire was to spread the field horizontally to get more 1 on 1's and to open the running lanes, which did happen. I thought Mike called a pretty good game with a couple of stinkers in there. 13 personnel allows the defense to run a heavy box (7 or more) which OSU did quite a bit even when we were in 11 or 12. My guess is he was thinking we get 8 in the box with 13.

I think you'll agree that back in the day we ran schemes and varied very little. FB was man vs man LOL.
Today, its more about looking at creating favorable matchups. Also, scouting and game prep is so precise that game plans are built week to week almost from scratch.

 

[VaDave4PSU]

It’s not the 12 vs. 14 carries I have the issue with. It’s the YPC, one twice as many as the other. That’s my issue. It doesn’t make sense.

For better or for worse, they were hoping Singleton would bust one.

I'm in the camp that I'd probably start Allen myself, but would do rotations more within drives than one back gets series 1/2 then the other gets 3/4.

The biggest mistake I see is short yardage. Allen's 1 yard TD run would have been a 2 yard loss by Singleton just because he hasn't effectively shed hits in the back field.

Singleton is learning though. If he breaks 3+ long TD runs over the next 4 games those carrys will have paid dividends. Allen's time at IMG shows up in his running. He'll be a bowling ball by the time he graduates.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

For better or for worse, they were hoping Singleton would bust one.

I'm in the camp that I'd probably start Allen myself, but would do rotations more within drives than one back gets series 1/2 then the other gets 3/4.

The biggest mistake I see is short yardage. Allen's 1 yard TD run would have been a 2 yard loss by Singleton just because he hasn't effectively shed hits in the back field.

Singleton is learning though. If he breaks 3+ long TD runs over the next 4 games those carrys will have paid dividends. Allen's time at IMG shows up in his running. He'll be a bowling ball by the time he graduates.

From my view in the N end zone… Singleton had 2 carries where he was a step from going to the house. OSU just barely got him

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

For better or for worse, they were hoping Singleton would bust one.

I'm in the camp that I'd probably start Allen myself, but would do rotations more within drives than one back gets series 1/2 then the other gets 3/4.

The biggest mistake I see is short yardage. Allen's 1 yard TD run would have been a 2 yard loss by Singleton just because he hasn't effectively shed hits in the back field.

Singleton is learning though. If he breaks 3+ long TD runs over the next 4 games those carrys will have paid dividends. Allen's time at IMG shows up in his running. He'll be a bowling ball by the time he graduates.

Could it be that Allen faced better competition in HS and therefore learned how to be a better runner? He finds seams, cuts back and lowers his pads better than Nick who I think just outran everybody in HS . The one run I mentioned earlier, had Nick planted his left foot and cut back he was gone. Instead, he just ran to the edge and gained a few yards. Just an opinion from a guy who knows zippo about FB!

 

[VaDave4PSU]

Could it be that Allen faced better competition in HS and therefore learned how to be a better runner?

Absolutely. Allen was splitting reps with a RB who ended up at UGA (I think, big time D1, might have been a different school) when he was a junior (the other back was a senior). IMG is essentially a college collecting talent at the HS level. He ran college schemes in HS. Their schedule is the best of the best some weeks as well.

It's not a negative about Singleton; strictly a positive for Allen.

 

[BostonNit]

I'd really like to see Singleton on a Jet Sweep as well.

They faked it a few times early in the game. Thought they would eventually use it but it never happened.

 

[CvilleElksCoach]

I think you'll agree that back in the day we ran schemes and varied very little. FB was man vs man LOL.
Today, its more about looking at creating favorable matchups. Also, scouting and game prep is so precise that game plans are built week to week almost from scratch.

I would very much agree. You need to assess each opponent by themselves. From that study, you build your game plan which includes formations, personnel groupings, plays, presnap/post snap reads, everything.

 

[bbrown]

Another ? I have...why don't we ever run split back sets with Allen and Singleton on the field at the same time??? Don't mean all game, I get that, but why not 8-10 plays a game? I would think the options from that package would be enormous and would drive opponent DC's crazy...

We have been using Allen and Singleton at the same time, at various points of the game, since Purdue.