Jerry Hughes

I don't think TCU has the same success this year that they had last year as far as sack go. Two reasons: (1) the sod will slow them down just enough, (2)--the bigger reason is that David Oswald will not be playing at right tackle. Oz is a great kid who gave his all, but his 5 years of football experience and his lack of lateral speed were exposed for the whole world (and 10+ NFL scouts) to see in Ft. Worth last year.



We might give up 2 or 3 simply because Jerry Hughes is that good and the attention he demands opens things up for the other rushers, but I don't see 6 happening.

Is the screen pass we've seen a few times this year going to make any difference for sacks in the TCU game? I know it's usually a blitz counter, but it seems like we didn't use the running back much for quick pass-and-run plays last year and that sort of thing might make a difference when TCU is bearing down on Max.

I wonder if we might see Hughes pass rush so hard a few times around the outside that it opens up a nice running lane for Hall. I have to believe that this is why we saw so much of it last game, to keep Hughes working on filling a lane rather than going balls out to get around the tackle and into the backfield.

It does seem that BYU has been running more screens and draws. Perhaps this is to counter TCU pass rush.