ducky23 said:calumnus said:Joegeo said:
To me I always assumed inside zone runs allow for the RB to cut to the outside if all the linebacks pinch inside, so I don't think he will be getting blasted by the coaches for not bouncing outside unless he is constantly losing more yards and or missing the read.
So he was a great 4 star prep recruit, and last year he lead the Pac-12 in rushing and had the most yards from scrimmage of any Cal player since Jahvid Best, then just forgot everything he knows about being a running back in the bowl game and the entire year after? Couldn't be that Bloesch, the OL coach, also just happened to become the OC at that time? Must be a great player suddenly screwing up 100 times in a row?
Besides shouldn't the coaches have corrected that mistake by now if he was not doing what they want him to do?
It's obviously 90% poor oline play. No one is disputing that. However there are yards there that he's not getting.
I believe most of it are the coaches in his ear about not losing yards, so he doesn't feel like he can freelance as much. If you listen to Wilcox, he's absolutely terrified of negative yards in the run game (as he should be).
This also explains why you aren't seeing more outside runs, because of the fear of negative yardage.
It is a combination of poor line play, not scheming around it and being too predictable in our play calling exacerbating the problem.
Ott is undoubtedly doing what he is told to do in a bad situation.