My thoughts. Freshman QB, playing at LES at night, we have to rattle him.

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Sep 16, 2024
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We have to disguise coverages and blitzes and hit him early and often.

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Trevor Matich suggested a strategy that I'm not sure I agree with. Trevor said

CT98

Sep 16, 5:42pm

My thoughts. Freshman QB, playing at LES at night, we have to rattle him.

Hawk Talons

Sep 16, 5:44pm

I totally agree. I see Trevor's logic because Avery is a dangerous runner but I

CT98

Sep 16, 6:04pm

Johnson is a sophomore.

Corky Ramirez

Sep 16, 6:20pm

Then, fill the gaps.

jaba166

Sep 16, 7:59pm

Why don’t you agree with it? Make him one dimensional

Zombre

Sep 16, 5:44pm

Because he can beat us with his arm. With the receivers he has, if we don't hit

Hawk Talons

Sep 16, 5:45pm

Cause a P4 starting QB can make plays if you give him all the time without press

Coug-Ida

Sep 16, 10:18pm

With any QB with a decent arm, they’ll pick you apart with that strategy.

VACougMD

Sep 16, 5:44pm

Mix it up and try and keep him guessing and see what's effective, then adjust

basman

Sep 16, 5:45pm

At this point he has shown to be a better runner than he is a passer. BYU's pass coverage has been good.

kccougar

Sep 16, 5:45pm

Pretty common strategy vs a dynamic running QB

Blueto

Sep 16, 5:47pm

This is basically what Tuiaki tried

canuckchuck

Sep 16, 5:51pm

Worked really really well in certain games. Problem is he ALWAYS did it

MaximusMeridius

Sep 16, 6:29pm

Yeah, it worked against Slovis & USC.

WhyaskY?

Sep 16, 8:03pm

Not really. He used 3 people. You can't seal any gaps with 3 people and

mudpupper

Sep 16, 7:39pm

His legs are more dangerous than his arm at this point

Remigius

Sep 16, 5:51pm

I'd love to bottle up his running, but still get a coverage sack or two in the first half just to let him meet Batty.

IdahoCoug

Sep 16, 5:51pm

I agree. Getting pressure with 3 or 4 guys will be key.

allaboutthegainz

Sep 16, 5:52pm

Isn’t that what we tried to do with the SMU and the Wyoming QB’s

icecougar

Sep 16, 5:54pm

No on SMU. Yes on Wyoming.

kccougar

Sep 16, 5:55pm

That’s what we did when Jennings was in the game…

icecougar

Sep 17, 12:29am

Spy the QB

TADOW

Sep 16, 5:57pm

That was Michigan's plan against Bama and Milroe.

Xenon

Sep 16, 6:08pm

They definitely have to maintain rushing lanes.

Eddie

Sep 16, 6:12pm

We've seen drop 8 work really well in certain games and awful in others

MaximusMeridius

Sep 16, 6:34pm

Sounds like our strategy over past decade, which hasn’t seemed to work

zerome4sooners

Sep 16, 7:04pm

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Mabuhay Coug

Sep 16, 7:28pm

This is how we beat Jake locker at Washington

travelcoug

Sep 16, 7:52pm

RE: Trevor Matich suggested a strategy that I'm not sure I agree with. Trevor

Stripes56

Sep 16, 8:00pm

Never claimed to be an expert...simply asking for thoughts on what strategy

CT98

Sep 16, 10:17pm

He is correct. Elite runner. Way less elite passer.

Cougarbib

Sep 16, 8:48pm

100% agree with TM

BulldogCoug79

Sep 16, 9:05pm

Unless you have a linebacker that has enough speed to spy

BulldogCoug79

Sep 16, 9:07pm

Might need a DB to play spy - LB won't be fast enough.

Eddie

Sep 16, 9:09pm

Glasker

2FarGone

Sep 16, 9:49pm

Yeeesss!

jaba166

Sep 17, 4:16pm

Taggart and glasker are both pretty fast. I don’t think speed is Johnson’s

davidmj10

Sep 16, 9:51pm

I like the speed we've seen from Jack Kelly. We'll need his athleticism Saturday

CT98

Sep 16, 10:21pm

Which we do.

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 16, 11:27pm

Our D coordinator will be able to game plan--he's one of the great ones.

Plantagenet

Sep 16, 10:13pm

Use the SMU game plan. Jack Kelly is perfect as a QB spy.

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 16, 11:27pm

Define pressure

Unibro

Sep 17, 3:48am

Giving him all day to throw, he'll pick us apart...

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