So now we've got film to analyze and improve on. Luckily our O-line gets two extra days of rest, and the adage goes that your biggest improvement is between your first and second games. That means we should be able to beat Stanford. At the very least, we need to show our support as fans.
1. O-line must watch film and rep blitz and stunt protection. 2 extra days to watch film means they should grade out 5-15% higher than against FIU. You play how you practice so the O-line should practice protection shifts and line calls from the Center this week.
2. Let Holman throw. Holman clearly outclasses Kevin Hogan head to head. Unfortunately they don't play head to head, they play against each other's defenses and Stanford trends higher on the 2 year F+ index.
3. Play 8 men in the box, with Hogan spied to the flats. If possible try making Hogan pick you apart. He is a mere game manager with decent scrambling ability. Stanford is all o-line and running back. Hogan doesn't make mistakes but only accounts for 8.3 QB adjusted ppg over his career. That means on average he will create only just over 1 TD in the passing game if his surrounding cast was average. To contrast, Jeff Driskell was an 8.0, Bortles was a 34.1. Hogan does excel at not making negative point mistakes, allowing his O-line to create points. Thus the 8 man in the box strategy.
4) LB's need to show up against Stanford's excellent O-line. I don't ask anything of my team that I wouldn't do myself, so I have been running gassers and up-downs all summer. I can do over 250 up downs in 5 minutes. I can tell the LB's have been training too, from what I've seen and heard, and I think they are ready to shock the world.
4) play the odds.
5) press coverage. (See Hogan)
1. O-line must watch film and rep blitz and stunt protection. 2 extra days to watch film means they should grade out 5-15% higher than against FIU. You play how you practice so the O-line should practice protection shifts and line calls from the Center this week.
2. Let Holman throw. Holman clearly outclasses Kevin Hogan head to head. Unfortunately they don't play head to head, they play against each other's defenses and Stanford trends higher on the 2 year F+ index.
3. Play 8 men in the box, with Hogan spied to the flats. If possible try making Hogan pick you apart. He is a mere game manager with decent scrambling ability. Stanford is all o-line and running back. Hogan doesn't make mistakes but only accounts for 8.3 QB adjusted ppg over his career. That means on average he will create only just over 1 TD in the passing game if his surrounding cast was average. To contrast, Jeff Driskell was an 8.0, Bortles was a 34.1. Hogan does excel at not making negative point mistakes, allowing his O-line to create points. Thus the 8 man in the box strategy.
4) LB's need to show up against Stanford's excellent O-line. I don't ask anything of my team that I wouldn't do myself, so I have been running gassers and up-downs all summer. I can do over 250 up downs in 5 minutes. I can tell the LB's have been training too, from what I've seen and heard, and I think they are ready to shock the world.
4) play the odds.
5) press coverage. (See Hogan)
