Good point. Not just missed opportunities but big momentum shifters

Dec 28, 2024
10:50:16pm

jordbyu All-American

I think I took for granted how many times the D kept those swings in check by playing lights out.

They kept the snowball from gaining steam into an avalanche on some of Jake’s TO’s that could have taken the steam out of a team.

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Jake needs to take a pretty considerable leap for this team to win the Big 12

whoneedscorners?

Dec 28, 10:40pm

He doesn’t even need to play better than what his peak was this season

puntersarepeople

Dec 28, 10:42pm

I think he needs to cut his TO’s in half next year for BYU to be a 10-11 win

jordbyu

Dec 28, 10:42pm

Why would our ceiling be lower next season?

CrimWalCoug

Dec 28, 10:43pm

Just a general feeling that many games this year we won in spite of lackluster

jordbyu

Dec 28, 10:48pm

Because we're unlikely to recreate the luck we had over the first 9 games this

russkiejedi

Dec 28, 11:06pm

Especially in the red zone. Mind numbing to see those chances evaporate with poor decision making.

Bonoman

Dec 28, 10:45pm

Good point. Not just missed opportunities but big momentum shifters

jordbyu

Dec 28, 10:50pm

He’s so good at keeping drives alive. He seems to play better under a time constraint than in the slow game

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 10:43pm

He needs to improve in the red zone.

pittsburghcoug

Dec 28, 10:44pm

I just want him to hand the ball off whenever we're in the red zone. We're far more likely to score that way. It's so...

Brisco

Dec 28, 10:50pm

This is exactly correct, imo. Just improve red zone decision making.

BlueTooth

Dec 28, 10:52pm

Mostly needs to make better decision throwing into the end zone

ByuImaginesDragons

Dec 28, 10:48pm

He's had more than enough time to learn that lesson.

Brisco

Dec 28, 10:51pm

Well he did just win more games and out play shadeur sanders in a blowout. There’s that. Sanders had two throws

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:00pm

I'm good with Jake running the ball. And to be fair, that interception by Johnson was just pure genius.

Brisco

Dec 28, 11:09pm

As was the lucky shovel pass INT with the DL.

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:11pm

The shovel pass was a terrible decision. If completed, our guy wasn't going to get any yards. Jake unwisely forced that.

Brisco

Dec 28, 11:14pm

Any feedback on good decisions? Success? Good plays? Or all bad?

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:25pm

I said tonight he did a good job running the ball. But turnovers are countered by touchdown passes. And Jake had none.

Brisco

Dec 29, 12:06am

😂

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 29, 12:07am

He did. And I was happy with our 3rd down conversion % tonight. But Jake's QB rating tonight was only 30.7.

Brisco

Dec 29, 12:40am

Agree he is a risk taker. He came pretty raw out of the Covid era and juco system. Last year was him to the wolves

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 29, 12:45am

Oh trust me I’m enjoying it! Those were simply frustrating to see

ByuImaginesDragons

Dec 28, 11:47pm

So why the heck is he still doing it? You’d think he would learn

ByuImaginesDragons

Dec 28, 11:46pm

Also when under pressure or scrambling. He’s More likely to force something.

Jstak17

Dec 28, 11:03pm

Seems like his deep ball accuracy waned late in the season. Not sure why. He had some amazing throws in first 2/3

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:13pm

Probably injury and/or teams forcing the ball out earlier. Different OL combos

puntersarepeople

Dec 28, 11:30pm

Last point probably relevant. Maybe seeing pressure coming from different places due to line changes

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:39pm

His decision making is still really poor sometimes. Hope he improves a lot there

D.T. Survivor

Dec 28, 10:52pm

Accuracy can improve. But, I question whether decision-making in tense situations can get better in the off-season.

Brisco

Dec 28, 11:08pm

Seeing him regress over the year doesn’t engender a lot of confidence

D.T. Survivor

Dec 28, 11:25pm

He needs to make waaaaaaaay better throwing decisions in the red zone.

TeeKaa

Dec 28, 10:55pm

Just need to avoid pooch punts bouncing off our DBs’ helmets and we’re good.

Japan Coug

Dec 28, 11:24pm

I thought he showed a bit better touch today.

JuicyJam

Dec 28, 11:24pm

Here! Here!

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 28, 11:26pm

We’re a bad fade call away from playing for the title this year

RenoCoug

Dec 28, 11:24pm

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