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by JazzyUte on Nov 4, 2009 1:50 AM MST
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I want a breakout performance Saturday. I need a breakout performance Saturday. It's got to happen if Utah has any chance of building the confidence needed to walk into Fort Worth and defeat the highly ranked Horned Frogs.
This Utes team, unfortunately, has been low in that regard. There really isn't one game they've completely dominated in - though I guess Louisville comes the closest. That isn't entirely bad, especially when they're still 7-1, but it does suggest at one point this season the other shoe will drop. Many of you have that happening in two weeks against TCU. That's possible. And probably will happen if Utah doesn't quickly find an identity on offense entering that game.
Which means New Mexico will offer them a chance to do just that. Can Jordan Wynn step up and lead this team to a win Saturday? Probably. But will it be the type of win that leads us into a great performance a week later? That's the looming question and hopefully it's answered with a resounding yes.
That isn't to say, though, it's necessary. The Utes struggled against the Lobos last year and then beat TCU a week later. But that was 2008 and I think we can all agree these teams just aren't the same. That team seemed to have it, which was on display in games against Air Force and Oregon State. This team seems to have just enough of it to not lose a really bad game to a really bad team. And that's why a blowout would be a welcomed sight.
Utah needs to come out and jump on them early. They need to keep the pedal to the metal and dominate from start to finish. They can't let up like they did against UNLV and I really believe, if this season is going to end on a high note (meaning at least a split against TCU & BYU), a breakout performance will be needed.
If it doesn't happen Saturday, I don't imagine it'll happen a week later against TCU...or even three weeks later against the Cougars. That's a scary thought.
Hopefully it won't be an issue and the Utes do what they should be capable of doing against teams like New Mexico.
Then we can start wondering if it'll be enough to beat TCU.
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Play calling..
Regardless who starts at QB we need to mix it up with the play calling. Earlier in the year Cain was benefiting from a playbook that had him using his legs often to help move the ball down the field. But the last couple games it’s been rare to see Cain take off. You take Cain’s legs out of the equation and you really hurt his production on the field. Our playbook lately has been really made for a pocket passer like Wynn. I’d like the utes to mix up the playbook give Cain some opportunities that he hasn’t had lately. btw the benching could actually end up being a positive for Cain, it puts pressure on himself to perform in whatever opportunity he gets.
by utahmanami on Nov 4, 2009 3:06 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Concur.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 4, 2009 5:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
utah could just use a 2 qb system. use the skills of both qb's in the situations
they are best suited for.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 4, 2009 4:16 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
With all due respect wolfman...
I hate 2 QB systems, so does Coach Whittingham. You pick your man and stick with him. If he can’t perform , you bench him.
by GambitUte on Nov 4, 2009 8:07 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
I do too.
It doesn’t work out very well. Sometimes it does, but generally there are problems and things fall apart rather quickly.
Especially when you have a QB who is really better than the other.
What does Cain do that Wynn can’t? If we’re only playing Cain for his scrambling ability, than I just say throw in Devonte Christopher.
by JazzyUte on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we make Cain the Weddle back and leave DC at WR?
I’m not sure. I do think we’ll see Wynn starting on Saturday. If it goes badly, Cain is our guy for the rest of the season. If it goes well, Cain is our #2 guy and probably doesn’t get in again since we’ll want Wynn to get all the snaps he can between now and the end of the year.
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by displacedute on Nov 4, 2009 2:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
My concern is Cain's ability to hold onto the ball.
by JazzyUte on Nov 4, 2009 4:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
True. How about this scenario?
We line up with Wynn as the QB, DC on the wide side as a slot back and Cain on the tight side as a slot back in a 5-wide set. Then we throw a screen to DC and he decides if he wants to keep it and run, throw it deep to Reed/Key/Matthews, or toss it back across the field to Cain? Kind of like Wyoming with ACS and the double pass. Could be fun to have 3 HS qbs on the field at once.
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by displacedute on Nov 4, 2009 5:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
No – our offense needs to go back to the pre-snap reads that Cain was unable to do so far this year, and having an action read like that…especially for a guy like Christopher who hasn’t played QB since HS…would only lead to disaster. Trick-eration is all well and good, but only resort to it when you can’t move the ball regularly, or if the D is over-aggresive on the pursuit.
I have heard that alot of the offensive woes can be traced back to Cain not getting the offense set right before the snap, and that Wynn was able to perform a bit better in the 2nd half against Wyo…
I guess we will see on Saturday.
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by Hockey Beard in SLC on Nov 5, 2009 11:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Could explain the false starts...
Anyone remember the total in the first half compared to the second?
by JazzyUte on Nov 5, 2009 11:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep...
that has been a problem.
Very similar to BJ a couple years ago.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 4, 2009 5:38 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
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