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byucougar1Bad Decision:
Over the last couple of weeks, the coaches have acquiesed to allowing Riley to play when it is obvious that he is hurt. It was clear in his body language in the middle of the Weber State game and in the last two games that he was seriously hurting. Riley Nelson is a warrior and is tough as nails but when he is not healthy he doesn't give us a very good chance to win games. I think that the coaches should consider this condition vs his grit when deciding if he should play.
We have seen how Riley plays when injured TCU(busted ribs), Utah (back), and BSU (back) game.In passing, he was a combined 38-84 (45%) in those three games with 5 TD passes and 6 INTâs. Regarding his rushing, in those same three games, Riley rushed 34 times for 63 yds (1.8 YPC).
Riley struggles against good defensive teams that push our OL around because he cannot stretch the field vertically with his arm. Those defenses do not respect his arm so they play man coverage and then stack 7-8 in the box and contain Nelson's scrambles by penetrating the OL, applying constant pressure, batting down passes, hitting his arm and forcing him to make bad throws that are easily picked off. When he is injured, he loses his mobility, and ability to consistently throw long passes. Thus, our WR are taken out of their game.
Bad Decision:
Weber's job with the OL. The Oline is abysmal, they have trouble providing pass protection and there is no running game unless it is to the outside. Leadership of Braden Hanson and Braden Brown â they are seniors and 3-4 yr starters. Instead of calming down the younger OL they are contributing to the problem with all these false start penalties.They appear to have never heard crowd noise before! It is rare to find the Opening some holes and pushing the opposing DL back a yd or two. They should also be able to provide a moving pocket to allow Riley and Hill time to scan the field this and find an open receiver.
Bad Decision:
Doman play calling appears worse than Robert Anaeâs, and he is struggling mightily with the passing game and running game. Besides having the challenge of inserting the correct QB, we donât play our best playmakers at RBJ. Williams is the best RB - great speed, power and instincts. Alisa's strength is not running wide but straight ahead. David Foote needs some more touches as he has shown some play making ability as well. Our WRs cannot make plays without the ball and without a scheme to get them the ball.
Good Decision:
Iâm fine with the 2-point conversion call. It was a gutsy one, and I thought a great decision. It was BYUâs first legit drive all night, we had momentum and the BSU defense was deflated. Go for the W. Cody was open, their LB just barely got a hand on the ball to knock it down.
Good Decision:
Playing Ansah, Hill, Wilson and Unga.
Ziggy Ansah was an animal last night on national TV. Led the team with 8 tackles and 2.5 TFLâs, and batted down a pass. If he continues to play like last night, he will have a chance to get drafted in the NFL draft or at least a FA contract.
Taysom Hill â overcame early entrance jitters and happy feet (while under pressure) to settle down and lead BYU on a 95 yd TD drive with 3 1/2 to go. He racked up 72 yds on the ground in the final quarter (mostly) and was quick, fast, elusive, tough and on his TD run broke no less than 6 tackles while dragging a half dozen defenders into the end zone.
Uani Unga - played on fire in the 2nd half and was an absolute stud - made some great tackles for loss to stymie runs.
Richard Wilson made a great catch (21 yds) late in the game to kick start our TD drive, gave Hill lots of confidence in his passes (knowing they would catch it if they got their hands on it). Without his catch we are in difficult field position and again in the shadow of our end zone.
In summary, Bronco has to get the offense on the same page as the defense with fire, passion and removing turnovers as part of their game. When this happens, we will be BCS material.
Over the last couple of weeks, the coaches have acquiesed to allowing Riley to play when it is obvious that he is hurt. It was clear in his body language in the middle of the Weber State game and in the last two games that he was seriously hurting. Riley Nelson is a warrior and is tough as nails but when he is not healthy he doesn't give us a very good chance to win games. I think that the coaches should consider this condition vs his grit when deciding if he should play.
We have seen how Riley plays when injured TCU(busted ribs), Utah (back), and BSU (back) game.In passing, he was a combined 38-84 (45%) in those three games with 5 TD passes and 6 INTâs. Regarding his rushing, in those same three games, Riley rushed 34 times for 63 yds (1.8 YPC).
Riley struggles against good defensive teams that push our OL around because he cannot stretch the field vertically with his arm. Those defenses do not respect his arm so they play man coverage and then stack 7-8 in the box and contain Nelson's scrambles by penetrating the OL, applying constant pressure, batting down passes, hitting his arm and forcing him to make bad throws that are easily picked off. When he is injured, he loses his mobility, and ability to consistently throw long passes. Thus, our WR are taken out of their game.
Bad Decision:
Weber's job with the OL. The Oline is abysmal, they have trouble providing pass protection and there is no running game unless it is to the outside. Leadership of Braden Hanson and Braden Brown â they are seniors and 3-4 yr starters. Instead of calming down the younger OL they are contributing to the problem with all these false start penalties.They appear to have never heard crowd noise before! It is rare to find the Opening some holes and pushing the opposing DL back a yd or two. They should also be able to provide a moving pocket to allow Riley and Hill time to scan the field this and find an open receiver.
Bad Decision:
Doman play calling appears worse than Robert Anaeâs, and he is struggling mightily with the passing game and running game. Besides having the challenge of inserting the correct QB, we donât play our best playmakers at RBJ. Williams is the best RB - great speed, power and instincts. Alisa's strength is not running wide but straight ahead. David Foote needs some more touches as he has shown some play making ability as well. Our WRs cannot make plays without the ball and without a scheme to get them the ball.
Good Decision:
Iâm fine with the 2-point conversion call. It was a gutsy one, and I thought a great decision. It was BYUâs first legit drive all night, we had momentum and the BSU defense was deflated. Go for the W. Cody was open, their LB just barely got a hand on the ball to knock it down.
Good Decision:
Playing Ansah, Hill, Wilson and Unga.
Ziggy Ansah was an animal last night on national TV. Led the team with 8 tackles and 2.5 TFLâs, and batted down a pass. If he continues to play like last night, he will have a chance to get drafted in the NFL draft or at least a FA contract.
Taysom Hill â overcame early entrance jitters and happy feet (while under pressure) to settle down and lead BYU on a 95 yd TD drive with 3 1/2 to go. He racked up 72 yds on the ground in the final quarter (mostly) and was quick, fast, elusive, tough and on his TD run broke no less than 6 tackles while dragging a half dozen defenders into the end zone.
Uani Unga - played on fire in the 2nd half and was an absolute stud - made some great tackles for loss to stymie runs.
Richard Wilson made a great catch (21 yds) late in the game to kick start our TD drive, gave Hill lots of confidence in his passes (knowing they would catch it if they got their hands on it). Without his catch we are in difficult field position and again in the shadow of our end zone.
In summary, Bronco has to get the offense on the same page as the defense with fire, passion and removing turnovers as part of their game. When this happens, we will be BCS material.