The First Half Set The Tone
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:10 pm
The First Half Set The Tone
If you believe field position matters, here is how it went in the first half before all of these pieces connected at the hips got worn down.
Nevada received. Bronco likes his defense to set the tone by getting a quick stop, a punt, and giving the offense field position that is better than taking a knee in the end zone and starting on the 25. Ricky tacky hit to the head of the QB on 2nd down, then Kaufusi overrunning the play gave 10 more. Midfield ate 3 snaps. DL bring pressure but linebackers drop back. Bam. Screen for 20. Field goal after that. 3 points, and no field position help for the offense.
BYU Dye return to 17, nearly fumbled it, too. Special Teams does not even get the offense out to the 25. Lasker 3. Leslie 1. Matthews incomplete. Catchable, but barely. Punt. 38 yards. 45 or 50 would be nice.
Nevada starts on their 40. D gets a stop. Punt to 3 yard line.
BYU drives 97 yards, overcoming the hole they started in, partly caused by themselves. But largely caused by the defense and special teams on the first exchange. Bam. Got the lead. 7-3. Just need to extend it and hold it.
BYU gets a stop. Starts on their own 28. Decent, but not great. Marches 72 yards. TD. BAM. 14-3.
Nevada receives it in end zone. Knee. Out to 25. Chance for defense to stomp on their throat. Missed tackle gives up 65 yard screen play on 2nd down. 9 yard run. TD. 3 plays. 75 yards. Oops. 14-10.
Nevada screws up. Pooch kick. Plus offsides tacked on 5 yards. BYU gets to start at the 40. Not because our District helped. Not because of a big kick return by special teams. A Nevada mistake times 2. Six plays and and 60 yards later a 20 yard TD to Matthews. All is well. 21-10.
Time for Special Teams and Defense to step on their throat. Alas. BYU kicks it out of bounds. Nevada starts at the 35. Moves the ball just enough. Field goal. Throat still intact. 21-13.
Special Teams gets another chance to stomp on their throat. 65 yard kickoff return after 87 hesitates then goes. But 36, Hinds, tugged a bit on a shirt sleeve. Just enough to call it all back minus 10 more. BAM. Offense gets it at the 10. No problem. Offense overcomes that special teams mistake and marches 90 yards. TD Matthews.
Nevada starts at the 25. 1 minute left. Does not try to go downfield.
The defense and special teams put the offense in a hole and gave no advantage the entire first half. Had several opportunities to help step on the throat. Did not get any picks or create any fumbles. The offense masked all of this by getting 7 on every possession but the first one and did not ever put the defense or special teams in a hole.
Apparently, the defense and special teams expected the offense to carry them the entire game. Odds are always against that. Because field position matters, and when Nevada got behind, they adjusted, brought pressure, loaded up and cheated up and dared BYU to go over the top after seeing Stewart badly overthrow the 2 shots he took in the first half.
Just rewarded the first half. If I can bare it, I will watch the rest.
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If you believe field position matters, here is how it went in the first half before all of these pieces connected at the hips got worn down.
Nevada received. Bronco likes his defense to set the tone by getting a quick stop, a punt, and giving the offense field position that is better than taking a knee in the end zone and starting on the 25. Ricky tacky hit to the head of the QB on 2nd down, then Kaufusi overrunning the play gave 10 more. Midfield ate 3 snaps. DL bring pressure but linebackers drop back. Bam. Screen for 20. Field goal after that. 3 points, and no field position help for the offense.
BYU Dye return to 17, nearly fumbled it, too. Special Teams does not even get the offense out to the 25. Lasker 3. Leslie 1. Matthews incomplete. Catchable, but barely. Punt. 38 yards. 45 or 50 would be nice.
Nevada starts on their 40. D gets a stop. Punt to 3 yard line.
BYU drives 97 yards, overcoming the hole they started in, partly caused by themselves. But largely caused by the defense and special teams on the first exchange. Bam. Got the lead. 7-3. Just need to extend it and hold it.
BYU gets a stop. Starts on their own 28. Decent, but not great. Marches 72 yards. TD. BAM. 14-3.
Nevada receives it in end zone. Knee. Out to 25. Chance for defense to stomp on their throat. Missed tackle gives up 65 yard screen play on 2nd down. 9 yard run. TD. 3 plays. 75 yards. Oops. 14-10.
Nevada screws up. Pooch kick. Plus offsides tacked on 5 yards. BYU gets to start at the 40. Not because our District helped. Not because of a big kick return by special teams. A Nevada mistake times 2. Six plays and and 60 yards later a 20 yard TD to Matthews. All is well. 21-10.
Time for Special Teams and Defense to step on their throat. Alas. BYU kicks it out of bounds. Nevada starts at the 35. Moves the ball just enough. Field goal. Throat still intact. 21-13.
Special Teams gets another chance to stomp on their throat. 65 yard kickoff return after 87 hesitates then goes. But 36, Hinds, tugged a bit on a shirt sleeve. Just enough to call it all back minus 10 more. BAM. Offense gets it at the 10. No problem. Offense overcomes that special teams mistake and marches 90 yards. TD Matthews.
Nevada starts at the 25. 1 minute left. Does not try to go downfield.
The defense and special teams put the offense in a hole and gave no advantage the entire first half. Had several opportunities to help step on the throat. Did not get any picks or create any fumbles. The offense masked all of this by getting 7 on every possession but the first one and did not ever put the defense or special teams in a hole.
Apparently, the defense and special teams expected the offense to carry them the entire game. Odds are always against that. Because field position matters, and when Nevada got behind, they adjusted, brought pressure, loaded up and cheated up and dared BYU to go over the top after seeing Stewart badly overthrow the 2 shots he took in the first half.
Just rewarded the first half. If I can bare it, I will watch the rest.
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