03-26-2019, 10:30 PM
(03-26-2019, 10:12 PM)McC Wrote: OU put up ten points in the first half. They obviously weren't doing their defense any favors. And why did they wait an entire half to adjust? Why did they wait until it was too late?
In many games 10 points in the first half doesn’t prevent you from winning, the issue is when your defense allows 31 in that first half. It was on the defense as only one Bama scoring drive was less than 50 yards (48) and that was a field goal, it wasn’t a case of turnovers putting them in bad positions. Bama played great on offense no doubt but the Oklahoma defense was dreadful all year and everyone saw that coming.
Pressure up the middle on a QB is a huge issue, especially when you want to take deep shots. You can’t step up and so your constantly forced laterally which makes your throws deep down the middle late and easy to intercept. You don’t want to make it a habit to roll out if your plan is to work vertically which the OU offense likes to do.
The guy threw for 300+ yards 100 rushing and two TDs against a defense with most likely 6+ draftable defenders on it. It was a special performance and one that puts him in rare company. It actually reminds me a lot of the Watson performance a couple years back.
