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Bravo to the defense. The coaches did what they needed to do to win. We do not have enough talent to be disappointed with any win we get this year. Not sure where we would be without the two grad transfer receivers. We have a bigger talent issue than people think.
The offense cannot run and that is not the fault of the running backs. Our starting running back averaged .4 yards per carry on 17 carries. Beau led us in rushing with 32 yards on 19 carries, which includes sacks. We don’t run block well. We tried to run the ball repeatedly and got stuffed. It is hard on the Qbs to execute the pass in a RPO based offense when there is no run game. The RPO offense is premised on establishing the run. Without the run, it makes it more likely to throw into coverage and turn it over.
The offense was efficient in th first half and the coaches shut it down in the second half to preserve the win. Our pass game was efficient when it had to be. We were one turnover away from losing that game and the coaches ensured no turnovers. We beat a 3 win CAA team so you take the win any way you can get it. There will be no pretty wins this season. A win is a win. A loss yesterday would have ended the season. The boys now believe they can beat Maine and salvage the season.
The offense cannot run and that is not the fault of the running backs. Our starting running back averaged .4 yards per carry on 17 carries. Beau led us in rushing with 32 yards on 19 carries, which includes sacks. We don’t run block well. We tried to run the ball repeatedly and got stuffed. It is hard on the Qbs to execute the pass in a RPO based offense when there is no run game. The RPO offense is premised on establishing the run. Without the run, it makes it more likely to throw into coverage and turn it over.
The offense was efficient in th first half and the coaches shut it down in the second half to preserve the win. Our pass game was efficient when it had to be. We were one turnover away from losing that game and the coaches ensured no turnovers. We beat a 3 win CAA team so you take the win any way you can get it. There will be no pretty wins this season. A win is a win. A loss yesterday would have ended the season. The boys now believe they can beat Maine and salvage the season.
Rare that under 200 yards offense is going to win a game. Our defense front 7 were at
the top of their game but we are an injury away in lb area of being more than thin.
the top of their game but we are an injury away in lb area of being more than thin.
We’ll be going to the transfer portal bright and early (likely we already have) after the regular season.Our WRs as it stands for ‘20,except for Castellano,don’t have size and/or length.
this offensive scheme does not seem to be wide receiver friendly , gonna need a big back too, and a te , that can get open in the middle. , then hope for a defense to take over the game , this offense with its short passing is in trouble if they get too far behind.
Great for this young team to get the win yesterday. Never take a win for granted but Albany really helped us out with self inflicted mistakes. I was hopeful coming into the season that our O-line would be a strength but we can’t seem to get much running game going outside of designed qb runs. Hopefully the run game improves.
Coaches/QB only want to throw to two primary targets. They're making it easy for the other team's defense. I've only seen the TE run a legitimate route a handful of times and when he does the QB never looks his way. Most of the time the TE is blocking. Why have a TE then? Makes no sense. How did Duke beat Va Tech? The TE. Why they don't sneak the TE out puzzles me. Every successful college/pro team I know of uses the TE to their advantage as a viable option for the pass. It also seems to me the coaches don't have much confidence in the o-line to run the ball. I say run between the tackles. Don't be afraid to go under center (I can't help it, hence my user name). I've watched the game film from Saturday over and over. I see an offense that struggles with knowing who to block and a QB that decides his target before the ball is snapped. I blame that on the coaches. Simplify in order to execute. I'm tired of hearing the coaches are going to "stay the course". If something is not working, make adjustments!
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Pro Set may be gone forever.Everything attuned to the spread.Belichick uses a fullback occasionally(kid from Brown)but he also likes leather helmets over hi tech Riddells.
I see what Durden is doing as incredibly uninventive and also not a good fit for who we are.
If there is a parallel between UR and the rest of the CAA teams ...and Stanford and the rest of the Pac-12 teams ... And I think there is ... There is a reason why Stanford uses Fullbacks and Tight Ends as an essential part of the offense and finds themselves successful. They will never have kids as fast as Oregon or USC or Washington but they regularly beat them with their smashmouth style of football.
I think a similar relationship exists between UR and a rival like JMU. We will never have as many 4.4 athletes on our team as JMU. So why try to run the same,offense you ran at JMU or Chattanooga? Rodney Landers is not walking thru that admisssions office door.
Recall Danny Rocco and Lauletta lining up with 3 tight ends on our first play from scrimmage when we beat them up there after ESPN Gameday. We bludgeoned them with Jacobi Green behind multiple tight ends and James Pavick that day...and then took huge shots in playaction downthe field.
We now have a 1- or occasionally 2-read passing game and cannot throw the ball more than 10 yards down the field. It's tough for me to watch.
Durden's brand of offense, generally, is soft and our loyalty to it will be the ultimate undoing of this regime.
My 2 cents.
If there is a parallel between UR and the rest of the CAA teams ...and Stanford and the rest of the Pac-12 teams ... And I think there is ... There is a reason why Stanford uses Fullbacks and Tight Ends as an essential part of the offense and finds themselves successful. They will never have kids as fast as Oregon or USC or Washington but they regularly beat them with their smashmouth style of football.
I think a similar relationship exists between UR and a rival like JMU. We will never have as many 4.4 athletes on our team as JMU. So why try to run the same,offense you ran at JMU or Chattanooga? Rodney Landers is not walking thru that admisssions office door.
Recall Danny Rocco and Lauletta lining up with 3 tight ends on our first play from scrimmage when we beat them up there after ESPN Gameday. We bludgeoned them with Jacobi Green behind multiple tight ends and James Pavick that day...and then took huge shots in playaction downthe field.
We now have a 1- or occasionally 2-read passing game and cannot throw the ball more than 10 yards down the field. It's tough for me to watch.
Durden's brand of offense, generally, is soft and our loyalty to it will be the ultimate undoing of this regime.
My 2 cents.
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2005-8 is so far in the rear view mirror,it’s almost silly.That goes for most things football.
Many of the MVFC teams utilize a more traditional "pro-style" offense, and they are right up there with the CAA as the top conference in FCS. (With a significant coat-tail effect from NDSU, of course)
Klieman has brought his style to KSU - he's 0-2 so far in the Big XII but it will be interesting to see how it plays, especially in that conference.
I don't understand how we could run so well against BC yet struggle against Albany. How does this work? Seriously, I'd appreciate someone with more knowledge about football to explain this to me.
Not effective, need more targets. If I'm a defensive coach I'm telling my guys the ball's most likely going to #5 or #9 and sometimes to #15, then there's a major drop off, rare for a pass to be thrown to someone else.
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Spiders hoping for additional offensive diversity, and production, to supplement The Beau Show
JOHN O'CONNOR·2 hours ago
University of Richmond quarterback Beau English after Saturday's 23-20 win over Albany said the Spiders' goal is to "keep the ball rolling." First, they have to get the ball rolling.
Richmond's defense, with seven sacks among 11 tackles for losses and two interceptions, drove UR to its first CAA victory. The Spiders (2-3, 1-1 CAA) held the Great Danes (3-3, 1-1 CAA), who had scored 113 points in their last three games, to their season-low.
Richmond's offense gained 183 yards, and the Spiders have averaged 18 points in four games since starting the season with a 38-19 win over non-scholarship Jacksonville. Richmond rushed for 62 yards against Albany.
UR coach Russ Huesman saluted his offense for not committing a turnover versus the Great Danes – the Spiders reported to their fifth game with a turnover margin of minus-6 – but said "183 yards is not near what we need to have. ... We've got to get way, way better offensively."
Saturday was mostly The Beau Show. English, the redshirt sophomore transfer from Air Force, ran a team-high 19 times for 32 yards and threw all 15 of Richmond's passes, completing eight for 121 yards. Sixty-one of those came on a touchdown completion to Keyston Fuller, who ran a short slant pattern, made the reception, and outraced the Great Danes to the goal line.
That score, and a 1-yard English scoring run that capped a 6-yard drive following an interception, were Richmond's only touchdowns. Freshman Jake Larson kicked three field goals (50, 48 and 26 yards). The 50-yarder was the seventh-longest FG in program history.
"Great weapon. When you can send him out there and you know you're going to make field goals, that's huge," said Huesman.
Less Larson and more touchdowns is the next step the Spiders desire.
"I think the main thing we can focus on going forward is just finishing drives," said English. "A lot of times, we get good drives going, but we come away with three points, or we get a couple of first downs and then we punt the ball. So I think the biggest thing we can do is just learn how to finish those drives and get seven points on the board."
English recognized win over Albany as the "spark" the Spiders needed. The degree of schedule difficulty now elevates for Richmond. The Spiders on Saturday visit defending CAA champion Maine (2-3, 0-2 CAA). After dealing with the Black Bears, UR plays Yale (3-0), at Delaware (3-2, 1-0 CAA), Stony Brook (4-2, 1-1 CAA), at Villanova (6-0, 3-0), at James Madison (5-1, 2-0 CAA) and William & Mary (2-4, 0-2 CAA).
NOTES: Senior defensive end Maurice Jackson was named co-CAA defensive player of the week after three sacks among four tackles for losses, a forced fumble, and an interception followed by a 27-yard return that set up a touchdown against Albany.
The league named Larson special teams player of the week after his three FGs. Larson scored 11 of UR's 23 points in the win.
The game that English plays is so conservative. It's hard for me to watch. Mancuso is mistake prone but at least has had some flashes of brilliance both running and passing. How about playing both at the same time?
I feel like screaming "Open up the playbook coaches! You're not winning any more games this year with 183 total yards."
I feel like screaming "Open up the playbook coaches! You're not winning any more games this year with 183 total yards."
It's not really about opening up the playbook. It's about using plays suitable for your personnel in relation to your opponent. Stop calling plays that sets the offense up for failure before the play is even run.
Not sure why they keep trotting this kid out in front of the media. He's the problem not the answer. Happy feet, weak arm, slow when he finally decides to run. Answer is sitting on the bench preserving his RS. I have been told that when Walker runs the scout team against 1st team defense he sits back in the pocket and picks them apart. Great weapon to hide if you have someone who is wining games, but we do not.
They had both out there for multiple plays. When the play is blown up at the line it’s hard to do much. Our interior guys got beat routinely.
Rick, there is an old saying, when you have 2 QBS, you have none.
Would you like me to pull the video of the excisting Pick 6s that Mancuso threw last year?
I'd love to see Walker have a chance. At this point, I think preserving his red shirt is the best choice. Perhaps next year!
At this point I'm more concerned about our lack of push up front in the run game. We didn't surpass 100 yards rushing as a team against Elon or Albany (62 yards against Albany). When you can't run you aren't keeping on schedule on offense and you lose the ability to effectively use play action. You can't be creative when teams don't respect your running game. Coming into this season we knew that we were going to have to lean on the running game while these young QB's matured. I was under the impression that the O-line was one of our few somewhat experienced units. So far we haven't been able to establish the running game outside of a few designed qb runs and its difficult to tell what we have at RB without consistent blocking up front.
At UR, but not in High School.
Someone asked about English and Mancuso on the field at the same time.
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