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<blockquote data-quote="TheGridironGeek" data-source="post: 113866" data-attributes="member: 1898"><p>Depends on who my QB is. Justin Thomas plays faster in the pocket than any Tech QB I've seen in the CPJ era. He can convert through the air so you let him throw or scramble for yards. If you have an ordinary option QB then yes a fancy running play can be your best bet to make the line to gain. Navy often runs on 3rd and long despite having a wunderkind of their own at QB right now.</p><p></p><p>One thing that has hurt the Jackets over the years is giving to the B back up the middle on 3rd and long. I don't know enough about tactics to prove it, but I feel like the majority of the time an opposing DC is trying to bait the QB into a give read, knowing that our slowest runner going up the middle is the least likely to make 10 yards. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Couldn't agree more. The fallacy of the "terrible in passing situations" myth is that most teams, statistically, are terrible in 3rd-and-forever or with a few seconds on the clock. That's why teams try to force their opponents <em>into </em>those situations. What team <em>isn't </em>at a disadvantage when it's 3rd and 20?</p><p></p><p>A weak defense will make every punt feel like a turnover. It puts added pressure on the offense to convert-or-else, which is a bad frame of mind. If you look at the most recent old-school dynasty at Nebraska under Tom Osbourne, they were never scared to punt. Osbourne would run off-tackle on 3rd and forever. The defense would get the ball back for them, and they'd pop a 75 yard option play for a touchdown.</p><p></p><p>As glad as I am to see a top-20 recruiting class, I'd be satisfied going forward if Tech could manage annual top-20 classes on just the defensive front 7.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheGridironGeek, post: 113866, member: 1898"] Depends on who my QB is. Justin Thomas plays faster in the pocket than any Tech QB I've seen in the CPJ era. He can convert through the air so you let him throw or scramble for yards. If you have an ordinary option QB then yes a fancy running play can be your best bet to make the line to gain. Navy often runs on 3rd and long despite having a wunderkind of their own at QB right now. One thing that has hurt the Jackets over the years is giving to the B back up the middle on 3rd and long. I don't know enough about tactics to prove it, but I feel like the majority of the time an opposing DC is trying to bait the QB into a give read, knowing that our slowest runner going up the middle is the least likely to make 10 yards. Couldn't agree more. The fallacy of the "terrible in passing situations" myth is that most teams, statistically, are terrible in 3rd-and-forever or with a few seconds on the clock. That's why teams try to force their opponents [I]into [/I]those situations. What team [I]isn't [/I]at a disadvantage when it's 3rd and 20? A weak defense will make every punt feel like a turnover. It puts added pressure on the offense to convert-or-else, which is a bad frame of mind. If you look at the most recent old-school dynasty at Nebraska under Tom Osbourne, they were never scared to punt. Osbourne would run off-tackle on 3rd and forever. The defense would get the ball back for them, and they'd pop a 75 yard option play for a touchdown. As glad as I am to see a top-20 recruiting class, I'd be satisfied going forward if Tech could manage annual top-20 classes on just the defensive front 7. [/QUOTE]
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