Official game day thread GRIZ vs NAU

[mtgrizrule]

I'm so tired of short routes on 3rd and long. Use short routes for 1st and 2nd downs!

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

Lol. 3 missed tackles to let him get out of bounds.

I’m going to dinner and don’t even care that I’m going to miss the 2nd half.

Take us with you.

 

[UMcheer2000]

Saved by the whistle..

 

[UMcheer2000]

I'm so tired of short routes on 3rd and long. Use short routes for 1st and 2nd downs!

DK screamed about this during the 49ers Seahawks game.. Not sure why this seems to be an playcalling issue rather than an execution issue..

 

[Copper Griz]

NAU’s coach is going to create a culture at NAU that is all about winning. Disciplined, energetic, confident and young. I am impressed by his demeanor and his teams play.

 

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Seems like our coaching staff missed on every transfer this year. Including the special teams kids.

 

[RobGriz]

And I bet we make no adjustments at the half! Or at least not the correct adjustments. Truly puzzling…

More screen passes and routes behind the sticks are in the future

 

[MantanaGrizzly]

No continuity on offense today. D looks pretty decent so far. The Griz of old

 

[Silenoz]

On the bright side, when you're bad every game, you're no longer taken aback by it...

 

[Fahque]

No continuity on offense today. D looks pretty decent so far. The Griz of old

I'm all for playing Ah Yat the 2nd half and see if he can get something going

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

It's sad that I'm not even really mad about how the team is playing today. I honestly expected it.

 

[SoCal Surfer]

1st half results:

Griz-
Passing: 97 yds
Rushing: 32 yds
TO: 1
1st downs: 5
Total yds: 129 yds
TOP: 12:44

NAU-
Passing: 22 yds
Rushing: 107 yds
TO: 0
1st downs: 11
Total yds: 129 yds
TOP: 17:16

 

[ElrodGrizzly]

While I never try to gripe too much, I have been bitching for five years about how we keep throwing a 3-4 yard out route on 3rd and 6 or 7. I don't understand that. I had someone tell me that it is the last resort pass, when nothing else is open, and that is why I see it so much. Then why the fuck is our last resort pass not a slant? A shallow in route? A little cross? Even sending that guy deep on a wild hope and prayer instead of sending him on a short out?

There is no world where we should throw a constant four yard out route when we need 6 or 7 yards. It never works. I honestly just don't get why we keep that in the playbook and rotate to it so heavily. It is a route with no positive potential. There is no positive hope for that play other than "maybe one day the receiver will catch the ball, shake the tackle, and then beat one more tackle for a touchdown." That is what having that route in the package is hoping for. It is not much better than just taking the sack, and that "successful route" is essentially equivalent to just throwing the ball away. Fuck.

I try to stay really positive, but that specific thing makes me scream. I am legitimately upset about it. I don't understand it, and while I give a lot of grace for the coaches knowing more than I do, that seems like football malpractice.

 

[Ursus1]

In person. ZERO fire on sidelines and Bobby is just coasting with the extension looks like a beaten puppy

 

[SoCal Surfer]

DK screamed about this during the 49ers Seahawks game.. Not sure why this seems to be an playcalling issue rather than an execution issue..

It's talent and execution

 

[IdahoGrizFan]

Well we will be under 100 total points today.

 

[AZGrizFan]

It's sad that I'm not even really mad about how the team is playing today. I honestly expected it.

Same. I’m just shocked it’s not 28-20 instead of 13-3. Figures the game the D finally appears to have figured some things out would be the game the offense absolutely doesn’t show up after lighting it up for 3 straight games.

 

[HikeGlacier]

No continuity on offense today. D looks pretty decent so far. The Griz of old

Defense is getting worked

 

[first11]

Dazed and confused

 

[MantanaGrizzly]

I'm all for playing Ah Yat the 2nd half and see if he can get something going

I agree, not sure why they have not given him 1 series in the first half. The play calling in critical situations has been dog shit today, personnel choices as well. Can we not put Xavier Harris in at all? I’m so confused by that first half.