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Post by beaver55to7 on Sept 18, 2017 18:31:24 GMT -8
So I am trying to think of a worse play then punting from the 30 on 4th and 6. So how about you put your punt team gunners in at receiver, then go for it on 4th down. The QB lofts a soft duck of a pass to the five yard line right at one of the opponents DB's. The gunners are dragging behind the pass and tackle the DB as soon as he intercepts it at the 5 yard line. Worse idea then punting from the 30?
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Post by spudbeaver on Sept 18, 2017 18:36:19 GMT -8
Not at all. Those db's are so hungry for a pick football sense won't kick in and they'll grab it. They can't help themselves and would never knock it down. Is our kicker that bad other than his name? I thought he was pretty good. Owens is still kicking for Iowa St I believe. Geez...
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Post by baseba1111 on Sept 18, 2017 18:40:53 GMT -8
So I am trying to think of a worse play then punting from the 30 on 4th and 6. So how about you put your punt team gunners in at receiver, then go for it on 4th down. The QB lofts a soft duck of a pass to the five yard line right at one of the opponents DB's. The gunners are dragging behind the pass and tackle the DB as soon as he intercepts it at the 5 yard line. Worse idea then punting from the 30? Hmmmm... because no coaching staff is immune to major gaffes... How about a very tight game @ Colorado, Buffs score late to make it 36-31 OSU and on the ensuing kick off, OSU has no return men and had to scramble back to fall on the ball!!??
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Post by alwaysorange on Sept 18, 2017 18:50:48 GMT -8
I remember that game in Boulder I sat there in disbelief wondering what some coach called riley was thinking or NOT. Also remember a game in Seattle a few years ago (Riley was the coach). We had stopped Washington on their own 20 or so and it was 4th and Washington had to punt with about 2 minutes left in the half. The clock is running and we let it go down about 30 seconds before we call a freaking timeout. WE were going to get the ball at maybe the 50 with two minutes to go instead we get the ball on about the 50 with a minute and a half to go. Freaking brain freeze by a coach that is now in the Midwest.
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Post by snohobeav on Sept 18, 2017 19:01:35 GMT -8
I remember that game in Boulder I sat there in disbelief wondering what some coach called riley was thinking or NOT. Also remember a game in Seattle a few years ago (Riley was the coach). We had stopped Washington on their own 20 or so and it was 4th and Washington had to punt with about 2 minutes left in the half. The clock is running and we let it go down about 30 seconds before we call a freaking timeout. WE were going to get the ball at maybe the 50 with two minutes to go instead we get the ball on about the 50 with a minute and a half to go. Freaking brain freeze by a coach that is now in the Midwest. Those types of clock management blunders weren't uncommon. Nor were taking 2 timeouts into the locker room at half. I suppose taking a knee in the endzone on the last untimed play of the half, a KO, is right up there.
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Post by kersting13 on Sept 18, 2017 19:24:29 GMT -8
Not at all. Those db's are so hungry for a pick football sense won't kick in and they'll grab it. They can't help themselves and would never knock it down. Is our kicker that bad other than his name? I thought he was pretty good. Owens is still kicking for Iowa St I believe. Geez... I remember playing JR high football and when it was 4th down I yelled at EVERY defensive player in the huddle and told them if the ball is thrown to them deep, they better KNOCK IT DOWN instead of intercepting it. SaveSave
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Post by sagebrush on Sept 18, 2017 19:26:42 GMT -8
You forget the fair catch at the 2 last week. That's coaching error, too I guess.
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Post by TheGlove on Sept 18, 2017 19:29:15 GMT -8
So I am trying to think of a worse play then punting from the 30 on 4th and 6. So how about you put your punt team gunners in at receiver, then go for it on 4th down. The QB lofts a soft duck of a pass to the five yard line right at one of the opponents DB's. The gunners are dragging behind the pass and tackle the DB as soon as he intercepts it at the 5 yard line. Worse idea then punting from the 30? Hmmmm... because no coaching staff is immune to major gaffes... How about a very tight game @ Colorado, Buffs score late to make it 36-31 OSU and on the ensuing kick off, OSU has no return men and had to scramble back to fall on the ball!!?? even worse is that we had a full time special teams coach!
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Post by seastape on Sept 18, 2017 20:37:35 GMT -8
Not a planned play, but the WSU game in Riley's last year when the defense was looking toward the sideline as WSU snapped the ball...that was a whole new level of incompetence.
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Post by seastape on Sept 18, 2017 20:43:12 GMT -8
I remember that game in Boulder I sat there in disbelief wondering what some coach called riley was thinking or NOT. Also remember a game in Seattle a few years ago (Riley was the coach). We had stopped Washington on their own 20 or so and it was 4th and Washington had to punt with about 2 minutes left in the half. The clock is running and we let it go down about 30 seconds before we call a freaking timeout. WE were going to get the ball at maybe the 50 with two minutes to go instead we get the ball on about the 50 with a minute and a half to go. Freaking brain freeze by a coach that is now in the Midwest. Those types of clock management blunders weren't uncommon. Nor were taking 2 timeouts into the locker room at half. I suppose taking a knee in the endzone on the last untimed play of the half, a KO, is right up there. More than anything else, those were the things that drove me insane about Riley...horrible clock management and deciding that He'd let the last 1:40 of a half go to waste because we were backed up all the way to our own 30 yard line. AAArgh!
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Post by nforkbeav on Sept 18, 2017 20:59:39 GMT -8
Those types of clock management blunders weren't uncommon. Nor were taking 2 timeouts into the locker room at half. I suppose taking a knee in the endzone on the last untimed play of the half, a KO, is right up there. More than anything else, those were the things that drove me insane about Riley...horrible clock management and deciding that He'd let the last 1:40 of a half go to waste because we were backed up all the way to our own 30 yard line. AAArgh! As excruciating as it was sitting through those periods as a fan wanting to see your team in action, there was a method to the madness. Against more talented teams the thought was, it was to our advantage to shorten games. The more plays you run the more likely the more talented team comes out on top.
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Post by Tigardbeav on Sept 18, 2017 21:13:41 GMT -8
the infamous backward punt?
I know....I'm being a little hard on the Beaver. Johnny
Ohhh, you mean the opponents 30? Never mind. I got nothing
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Post by usmc1958 on Sept 18, 2017 21:38:36 GMT -8
So I am trying to think of a worse play then punting from the 30 on 4th and 6. So how about you put your punt team gunners in at receiver, then go for it on 4th down. The QB lofts a soft duck of a pass to the five yard line right at one of the opponents DB's. The gunners are dragging behind the pass and tackle the DB as soon as he intercepts it at the 5 yard line. Worse idea then punting from the 30? A soft duck pass?? Does that mean a soft *hitty pass instead of short hard one? (Sorry. I'm surprised someone else, that's a bit wittier than I didn't jump on the "soft duck".)
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Post by grumpybeaver on Sept 18, 2017 21:46:08 GMT -8
I was at a UCLA vs Stanford game and nueheisal sent the punt team out on 3rd down. I thought "can't wait to play these clowns". Of course we lost.
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Post by atownbeaver on Sept 19, 2017 6:53:41 GMT -8
Hmmmm... because no coaching staff is immune to major gaffes... How about a very tight game @ Colorado, Buffs score late to make it 36-31 OSU and on the ensuing kick off, OSU has no return men and had to scramble back to fall on the ball!!?? even worse is that we had a full time special teams coach! Eh... see, this isn't a play call. This was a personnel gaff not caught. Which is a mistake yes, but not a purposeful decision. Obviously OSU was covering a potential onside kick. They failed to put a person deep. mistake. Not a bad play call. punting from the 30 is a purposeful decision. And I am going to be honest, I am REALLY struggling to think of a worse purposeful decision than that. I can think of plenty of facepalms, from Erickson and Riley and across the nation from other coaches.
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