Texas Tech Press Conference
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Peacefrog
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Let's get past the game in Lubbock and then start worrying about what's next. Long way to go to a W on Saturday right now.
I think it is pretty clear what GP wants.
He wants to protect his banged up starting QB. He also wants his freshman QB to start getting more reps now that he has had more time to learn the system and now that we are facing two of the worst defenses in the league.
So if we can control the game and get SR more live reps, win-win.
It’s not some mastermind plan that is impossible to decipher.
He wants to protect his banged up starting QB. He also wants his freshman QB to start getting more reps now that he has had more time to learn the system and now that we are facing two of the worst defenses in the league.
So if we can control the game and get SR more live reps, win-win.
It’s not some mastermind plan that is impossible to decipher.
Also, I think the world of hill as a person, incredible journey these last few years.
But there is a very small distribution of his outcomes at this point. He is what he is.
SR on the I her hand has much more volatility and a wide distribution, he could be great or he could be terrible.
On the average, no QB is significantly better than the other, just a higher chance of an extreme with SR.
But there is a very small distribution of his outcomes at this point. He is what he is.
SR on the I her hand has much more volatility and a wide distribution, he could be great or he could be terrible.
On the average, no QB is significantly better than the other, just a higher chance of an extreme with SR.
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Pharm Frog
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I don’t believe we’ve thrown nearly enough deep balls to say that we’ve dropped more of those than other routes. If we had “dropped” every deep ball thrown this year, I still don’t think it would meet that threshold.
I don't remember many drops at all on deep balls. Regardless of what the stats say, I've seen far fewer just plain drops than I did last year. Seemed like last year our guys just had stone hands, this year it's more like they haven't been able to make the tough catch.
TCURiggs
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Tough catch? Apparently you missed the Arkansas game, the K State game, the OU game, etc... We've dropped a lot of simple catches, including a few sure TDs.
Pharm Frog
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I learned everything I needed to know about “dropped” passes early last season when many were claiming that an ankle-high (generously calf-high) slant pass was a drop because the receiver (I believe Diarse) was able to get hands on it. I’d also point out that it’s tough math to talk about high pass efficiency and completion rates and claim an inordinate amount of dropped passes.
Pharm Frog
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No one is disputing that we haven’t dropped passes. We have. And some simple ones. And some with high importance.
No doubt we've dropped some simple catches, but not nearly as many as last year IMO. That is all I'm saying.
TCURiggs
Active Member
Wexahu just said "this year it's been more like they haven't been able to make the tough catch." Seems like he's disputing that they haven't dropped some simple ones, which is crazy. If they had just dropped the tough catches, I doubt anyone would still be bitching about our WR group.
Sheesh, every word doesn't have to be dissected to death. Receivers drop passes. For every team. It happens, it's part of football. This year I haven't seen as many plain drops, where the receiver is wide open and the ball hits him right in the hands, as I did last year. Have we dropped some easy ones? Sure, that's always going to happen. This year, it seems like the drops have been more on plays where the receiver was covered and definitely should have made the play, but it wasn't nearly as egregious. But I need to qualify that statement to say that there have been some clear drops on what should have been very easy passes to catch.
Now, is that ok?
How do you know that? Three games ago we were on track for 35. And that was before last weeks debacle. We led the league with 39 last year. I can easily see us surpassing that. But lets not put any of this on the receivers right? That would ruin the narrative.
jake102
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I almost feel it's been worse this year. We started better but it's declined since. We must of had five drops in the OU game.
You need to start supporting our WRs more instead of always throwing them under the bus and blaming them for everything.
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I think drops are an indication our receivers have lost faith in the qb's ability to get them the ball.
I think drops are an indication our receivers have lost faith in the qb's ability to get them the ball.
I do think there is something to that, that over time when you either aren't getting targets, or the ball just isn't getting to you in the right place at the right time when you do get targets, eventually the whole thing just kind of breaks down.
Dogfrog
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I believe what GP is saying regarding injuries, etc. But there is another possibility, although maybe a remote one. What if SR has been playing lights out in practice for several weeks? To the point where the coaches wanted to play him more, but when you are winning you don't want to make changes. Now GP and Cumbie think SR gives us a better chance at beating OU in the CCG so start working him in now. Trying to be an optimist.
