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Kevin Wilson Explains It All — Those Frustrating Sideline Passes
You all saw it and you were all frustrated by it — those wide passes to the sideline against Penn State that were constantly tackled for a loss or a very small gain.
Well, not constantly, but it sure felt like it.
Of J.T. Barrett’s 33 completions, only five of them went for a loss or no gain.
Some of those passes were run-pass options, where Barrett had the option to run it, or hand it off, or throw it out wide based on where the numbers advantage was for the Buckeyes.
Sometimes he made the correct decision, sometimes he didn’t. What went wrong on the plays that didn’t go so well?
“We’re playing pretty fast when those things happen,” Barrett explained on Wednesday. “Before I call for the ball, I take a picture of the defense and while I’m calling for the ball the picture can change, and that’s what happened.”
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As Kevin Wilson explains below, Barrett wasn’t perfect in his reads, but it’s nearly impossible to be perfect at the pace they were running and in the time Barrett had to take his mental picture.
The good news for the Buckeyes is that even when the wide passing game isn’t effective, it can still lead to big things well down the line.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2017/11/kevin-wilson-explains-frustrating-sideline-passes/
You all saw it and you were all frustrated by it — those wide passes to the sideline against Penn State that were constantly tackled for a loss or a very small gain.
Well, not constantly, but it sure felt like it.
Of J.T. Barrett’s 33 completions, only five of them went for a loss or no gain.
Some of those passes were run-pass options, where Barrett had the option to run it, or hand it off, or throw it out wide based on where the numbers advantage was for the Buckeyes.
Sometimes he made the correct decision, sometimes he didn’t. What went wrong on the plays that didn’t go so well?
“We’re playing pretty fast when those things happen,” Barrett explained on Wednesday. “Before I call for the ball, I take a picture of the defense and while I’m calling for the ball the picture can change, and that’s what happened.”
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continued
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As Kevin Wilson explains below, Barrett wasn’t perfect in his reads, but it’s nearly impossible to be perfect at the pace they were running and in the time Barrett had to take his mental picture.
The good news for the Buckeyes is that even when the wide passing game isn’t effective, it can still lead to big things well down the line.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2017/11/kevin-wilson-explains-frustrating-sideline-passes/
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Systems_id
Head Coach
Wilson should get a raise solely for being able to actually throughly explain a coherent gameplan after listening to Beck and Warriner fumble through answers for the past two years.
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
The exciting thing is that we are still peaking on both sides of the ball. The OL is playing at a very high level right now and JT and everyone else is benefiting from it. The horizontal game can be frustrating but overall the play calling is creating a successful flow that is stretching defenses and making them cover the entire field. Everyone is executing in both the run and pass game. W
JT's throws are much crisper and done with greater anticipation. We now can go deep with the pass as well and Dobbins is going to average at least 7 yards a pop. Couldn't be happier with this Offense. GO BUCKS!
JT's throws are much crisper and done with greater anticipation. We now can go deep with the pass as well and Dobbins is going to average at least 7 yards a pop. Couldn't be happier with this Offense. GO BUCKS!
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I think another big reason we saw so many stretch/screens, is we haven’t had a reliable H-back to add the stretch run plays to draw opposing defenses out of the box. Parris has been up and down, and Demario hasn’t looked 100% this season. More props go to Kevin Wilson for finding ways to adapt on the fly, while still being effective down the stretch in games.
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matt_thatsme
Ain’t nobody got time for that
Yep. This team has played just over 1 quarter of one game up to its potential. I’m hoping to see another step toward 4 quarters played close to the level they demonstrated on both sides of the ball in the 4th quarter against PSU. Wilson, Day and JT have found their comfort zone and the receivers are catching contested balls. This offense truly could be something to behold if it keeps progressing.
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You do realize the offense committed two turnovers this past weekend, and as epic a fourth quarter JT had, he did thread a couple passes on any other day might have been defended or even intercepted. The moment you quite trying to progress is when you start to regress. But yeah, I'd take 800/70...
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
We don’t know how reliable the stretch run plays can be out of the H position this year because we have seen very little of it called. I’ve been clamoring for Parris to get hand offs, pop passes, etc all year because of his jets and less reliable hands. Guess we will still have to wait for it.
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matt_thatsme
Ain’t nobody got time for that
Not expecting 800/70, but I’d take it. A lot of those offensive numbers are inflated based on level of competition. I’d like to see better execution on a consistent basis, e.g. less false starts, turnovers, etc. If you watched the first three quarters of that PSU game and don’t think there is significant room for improvement, then you saw things much differently than I did.
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matt_thatsme
Ain’t nobody got time for that
Exactly. Our goal should be to play every quarter like the 4th against PSU. I’m not saying that should be the expectation, but definitely an aspiration. With that said, there is no doubt in my mind that this team has the talent and coaching to do that. It is a matter of developing consistency and execution with each play.
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Frohlich
Heisman
They had around 250 yards of offense in the first half (going from memory...can't remember the exact number). That's is against the number 1 rated defense in the country. What cost us was our special teams play. Our exact same offense shows up with better special team play and that is probably a 35 to 17 type of game. Again, we are all on the same team and want every unit to keep improving but I feel like the offense is much closer to 100% of their potential than other units such as special teams.
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matt_thatsme
Ain’t nobody got time for that
I believe every reasonable person on this site would agree that special teams has the most room for improvement, but this is the Kevin Wilson/ OC thread.
I’ll leave it at this, the offense is really good now, but it has not played its best game yet. This is less a criticism of the current play and more a statement about the talent, coaching prowess and potential that exists. I’ll chime back in when it has played 4 full quarters close to its full potential.
I’ll leave it at this, the offense is really good now, but it has not played its best game yet. This is less a criticism of the current play and more a statement about the talent, coaching prowess and potential that exists. I’ll chime back in when it has played 4 full quarters close to its full potential.
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