Doman/Staley winning TD vs Utah. Short side option. That is all

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Nov 19, 2024
3:55:18am

MoveTheChains Contributor

Doman/Staley winning TD vs Utah. Short side option. That is all

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MoveTheChains

Bio page: MoveTheChains
Joined: Jul 11, 2007
Last login: Nov 19, 2024
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Look, it's simple. Running an option to the short side is inexcusable.

Nov 18, 7:11pm

He scores if the WR blocks. Bad block screwed the whole play.

Adwight

Nov 18, 7:14pm

Hindsight is 20 20. We have gone to this too many times on 3rd

NYCougz

Nov 18, 7:15pm

I'm okay with it in-between the 20s. Not at the 11 yard line

machete

Nov 18, 7:19pm

Yep issue is short field means the defense isn’t sitting back and can crash

ordinary tri guy

Nov 18, 7:21pm

I understand the leverage part, but vs Utah it’s not inside the 10 or 3rd & 7

palangi

Nov 18, 7:21pm

Lol. Most of BYUs speed options (usually successful) are run to the short side of the field.

kccougar

Nov 18, 7:23pm

If you're suggesting I'm jumping to conclusions just based on the outcome . . .

Nov 18, 7:33pm

Yep, never never never, especially when down late in the 4th.

XORCoug

Nov 18, 7:36pm

Again, that was 1st down. Also, Doman was a master of the option

palangi

Nov 18, 10:40pm

It was also the play BYU ran against SMU to salt it away.

Future_Tacos

Nov 18, 7:43pm

That and jet sweeps to short side. It cracks me up

Belboz

Nov 18, 7:54pm

It’s beautiful when you have the right people because it creates a crease for the RB who has been drawn downfield by the

GoodBetterBestBYU

Nov 18, 8:04pm

But on 3rd and 7 inside the 15? In quite literally a do a die drive? No thanks

palangi

Nov 18, 10:38pm

I think the main discussion has been about why to run to the short side. I wasn’t talking about this particular scenario

GoodBetterBestBYU

Nov 18, 11:47pm

It did not work the previous Saturday in a do or die, it was on 1st down

palangi

Nov 18, 11:53pm

Ropati was on a last minute drive. That qualifies for me. Great play.

GoodBetterBestBYU

Nov 18, 11:58pm

Do or die drive but not do or die play. Situation was still very different

palangi

12:04am

You're totally correct--so many here have zero clue about play design/execution

Incentivize

Nov 18, 8:36pm

Doman/Staley winning TD vs Utah. Short side option. That is all

3:55am

Yep. This is thee funniest discussion. Short side was one of our most successful plays in HS

GoodBetterBestBYU

6:35am

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