Smelter Olive Branch

Lee

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One of my concerns for the last three seasons has been the inability of our receivers to get separation. Smelter was the master of that. He wasn’t our fastest receiver but he had good technique and was quick at finding open seams in the defense.
There are guys getting open. We just haven’t had the protection to find them or the QB has missed.

That being said, Smelter was fantastic at finding soft spots in zones as well as attacking the ball in the air. Any help he provides would be a plus.

We need Morgan Burnette, Jemea Thomas, and Chris Milton to work with the DBs more than anything.
 

Northeast Stinger

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There are guys getting open. We just haven’t had the protection to find them or the QB has missed.

That being said, Smelter was fantastic at finding soft spots in zones as well as attacking the ball in the air. Any help he provides would be a plus.

We need Morgan Burnette, Jemea Thomas, and Chris Milton to work with the DBs more than anything.
Most of the sacks we suffer are because no one was open from what I’ve observed.
 

WrongShadeOfGold

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Most of the sacks we suffer are because no one was open from what I’ve observed.
Then you are observing incorrectly. Most of the sacks are because the QB has about .2 seconds from the time he gets the snap until he starts having to run for his life while 4 of our 5 linemen stand around looking clueless and not blocking anyone.
 

Gtswifty81

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Most of the sacks we suffer are because no one was open from what I’ve
I think that represents a small percentage of our sacks. There are so many times I see an Offensive lineman blocking no one and a player running unblocked to the QB. If we blocked better, I’d expect the coverage sacks to go up but that isn’t the issue at the moment.
 

Northeast Stinger

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I think that represents a small percentage of our sacks. There are so many times I see an Offensive lineman blocking no one and a player running unblocked to the QB. If we blocked better, I’d expect the coverage sacks to go up but that isn’t the issue at the moment.
Prior to Notre Dame we just weren’t getting open. At Notre Dame the problem was no time to throw.

It hasn’t been all one or the other this year.

But receivers not getting open down field has been a problem. Even with Sims’ ability to extend the play by moving around there were receivers who still couldn’t separate.
 

LongforDodd

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There are guys getting open. We just haven’t had the protection to find them or the QB has missed.

That being said, Smelter was fantastic at finding soft spots in zones as well as attacking the ball in the air. Any help he provides would be a plus.

We need Morgan Burnette, Jemea Thomas, and Chris Milton to work with the DBs more than anything.
We also need Morgan Burnettes, Jemea Thomas', and Chris Miltons to show up on campus
 
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