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<blockquote data-quote="jojatk" data-source="post: 746157" data-attributes="member: 2627"><p>You can exercise 5-7 days a week in the gym and that doesn't necessarily mean you're ready to run full speed with a receiver every play and then sprint back to the line of scrimmage and turn around and do it again. Over and over and over with very little time to stop and breathe. Same with the DL trying to rush the passer or run down a play every play and then go do it again without any rest between plays. Our guys look to be in significantly better condition than last year but going full gas for a short period, stopping and running back to your starting position, then going full gas over and over is hard unless you specifically train that way. Don't get me wrong, of course you train to do those kinds of things just not at quite that pace. And it makes a difference.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course they have to execute the plays at that pace. But the pace does two things to help them make first downs over and above just the skill at running and executing the football movements. It keeps the defense from being able to get plays in, it keeps the defenders from being able to catch their breath for long enough to make a difference and from substituting, and it frequently puts them literally off balance from where they need their weight to be heading. If you are a DB running back to the LOS and just as you get there and get barely set the ball is snapped you may not be ready to shift your momentum in the direction the receiver is headed and that puts you a step slower than you might normally be at getting off the line. Same thing goes for every other defender. At some point you are going to get caught flat-footed or moving in the wrong direction just to get back to the LOS and your spot.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'm all for using whatever is in the rules that you can to get an advantage. UCF does it very well and I congratulate them for it. I think they also have some guys who are very good football players who execute their offense quite skillfully. I think we did a decent job of not letting the game get out of hand for 3+ quarters even when we were making a ton of mistakes. Finally our mistakes combined with their more experienced execution of their offense caught up with us and they pulled away. Congrats to them. We have work to go do in order to beat Syracuse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jojatk, post: 746157, member: 2627"] You can exercise 5-7 days a week in the gym and that doesn't necessarily mean you're ready to run full speed with a receiver every play and then sprint back to the line of scrimmage and turn around and do it again. Over and over and over with very little time to stop and breathe. Same with the DL trying to rush the passer or run down a play every play and then go do it again without any rest between plays. Our guys look to be in significantly better condition than last year but going full gas for a short period, stopping and running back to your starting position, then going full gas over and over is hard unless you specifically train that way. Don't get me wrong, of course you train to do those kinds of things just not at quite that pace. And it makes a difference. Of course they have to execute the plays at that pace. But the pace does two things to help them make first downs over and above just the skill at running and executing the football movements. It keeps the defense from being able to get plays in, it keeps the defenders from being able to catch their breath for long enough to make a difference and from substituting, and it frequently puts them literally off balance from where they need their weight to be heading. If you are a DB running back to the LOS and just as you get there and get barely set the ball is snapped you may not be ready to shift your momentum in the direction the receiver is headed and that puts you a step slower than you might normally be at getting off the line. Same thing goes for every other defender. At some point you are going to get caught flat-footed or moving in the wrong direction just to get back to the LOS and your spot. Personally I'm all for using whatever is in the rules that you can to get an advantage. UCF does it very well and I congratulate them for it. I think they also have some guys who are very good football players who execute their offense quite skillfully. I think we did a decent job of not letting the game get out of hand for 3+ quarters even when we were making a ton of mistakes. Finally our mistakes combined with their more experienced execution of their offense caught up with us and they pulled away. Congrats to them. We have work to go do in order to beat Syracuse. [/QUOTE]
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