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<blockquote data-quote="txsting" data-source="post: 73528" data-attributes="member: 349"><p>Only a couple of these were true belly option 3-O. Most of the rest were a fake dive and a double option. Very few of the decisions maximized the available yardage, IMO. The give to Synjyn was wrong, for sure. The pitch/pass to Snoddy was inadvisable, results be damned. </p><p></p><p>The QB, when gaining the edge, is usually coached to attack to inside shoulder of the man taking him, and force him to commit (see the old GSU playbooks). JT, like Vad before him, tends to make his decision way before necessary, when he still has 3 or 4 yards of space. This negates the value of the option and allows one man to play both the QB and the pitch. It really minimizes the chances of hitting a big play on the pitch, especially when JT is within 3 or 4 yards of the sideline before pitching, due to his speed. The defense just flows to the edge and doesn't get spread out. Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but I thought Nesbitt tended to run a more attacking arc that was just outside the hash marks. Best example I can think of was the long Anthony Allen TD against Clemson in 2009. Damn I miss JFN. I really thought we were destined to find more like him or better, but as the years go by, you realize how special he was.</p><p></p><p>The things I like about JT are a willingness to cut up field and take a hit, and the speed to the edge. Sometimes he can make an iffy decision or outrun the pitch relationship, and it doesn't matter because he is stepping out of bounds with a 7 yard gain in hand. We haven't had that type of QB yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txsting, post: 73528, member: 349"] Only a couple of these were true belly option 3-O. Most of the rest were a fake dive and a double option. Very few of the decisions maximized the available yardage, IMO. The give to Synjyn was wrong, for sure. The pitch/pass to Snoddy was inadvisable, results be damned. The QB, when gaining the edge, is usually coached to attack to inside shoulder of the man taking him, and force him to commit (see the old GSU playbooks). JT, like Vad before him, tends to make his decision way before necessary, when he still has 3 or 4 yards of space. This negates the value of the option and allows one man to play both the QB and the pitch. It really minimizes the chances of hitting a big play on the pitch, especially when JT is within 3 or 4 yards of the sideline before pitching, due to his speed. The defense just flows to the edge and doesn't get spread out. Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but I thought Nesbitt tended to run a more attacking arc that was just outside the hash marks. Best example I can think of was the long Anthony Allen TD against Clemson in 2009. Damn I miss JFN. I really thought we were destined to find more like him or better, but as the years go by, you realize how special he was. The things I like about JT are a willingness to cut up field and take a hit, and the speed to the edge. Sometimes he can make an iffy decision or outrun the pitch relationship, and it doesn't matter because he is stepping out of bounds with a 7 yard gain in hand. We haven't had that type of QB yet. [/QUOTE]
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