I watched the game this morning and focused on the offense. I am definitely not any expert, but here are my uneducated observations.
1. OL had a bad day. Noel had damn near 200 yards, but it was not pretty. The zone offense was "working", but the line was consistently 2 yards behind the LOS. It needs to move 2 yards forward in the zone. Johnson looked like the weakest link today. He may of been playing though an injury. I have no idea.
2. Mizzou needs to abandon the QB Power run game. Too many plays designed for Cook to be the tailback. He tiptoes too much for that. Cook can and needs to run for the offense to work yes. It needs to be RPO and nakeds. Not QB Power.
3. I love LB3, but too many times Cook looks to force it to him. The last play in OT was a great example of it.
4. Obviously 2/5 FG is not good, but if Mizzou wants to go the places they want they are going to have to finish drives.
Here is the drives with what happened below. Great time to have 2 weeks to fix some things.
Drive #1
3 and out Punt
Drive #2
LB3 20 Yd TD
Drive #3
3rd and 1 from Vandy 5. QB Trap Stuffed. 4th and 3 FG Doink
Drive #4
1st and Goal from the 7 2yd Carroll Run up the middle
2nd and Goal I formation 0 yard run Noel
3rd and Goal Uncatchable ball back of end zone
FG Good
Drive #5
4th and 3 own 48 Cook Sack 5 yard loss (WTF moment here)
Drive #6
Derailed by 1st and 10 QB Run. 3OL pulling. OL blown up. 6 yard loss
2nd & 16 2 yard scramble Cook
3rd & 14 pass incomplete Uncatchable ball
FG Good 55 yards
Drive #7
Noel big run
Carroll 2yd run up the gut TD
Drive #8
Run stuff
Cook high throw Incomplete
3rd and 10 Burden 8 yard route
Punt
Drive #9
3rd and 2 QB Lead with Noel as lead blocker Cook dances stuffed
FG no good
Drive #10
3rd and 14 Uncatchable pass
FG no good
Drive #11
2nd and 4 Noel 3 yards
3rd and 1 Carroll stuffed
4th and 1 Punt
Drive #12 OT
Out and up to Burden TD
Drive #13 2nd OT
1st and 10 Norfleet 4 yards ball was late to him
2nd and 6 Noel 0 yards
3rd and 6 Burden double covered incomplete
Wease was open out and up/hitch n go out the outside 1v1. Ball needs to go there.
4th down FG Good
1. OL had a bad day. Noel had damn near 200 yards, but it was not pretty. The zone offense was "working", but the line was consistently 2 yards behind the LOS. It needs to move 2 yards forward in the zone. Johnson looked like the weakest link today. He may of been playing though an injury. I have no idea.
2. Mizzou needs to abandon the QB Power run game. Too many plays designed for Cook to be the tailback. He tiptoes too much for that. Cook can and needs to run for the offense to work yes. It needs to be RPO and nakeds. Not QB Power.
3. I love LB3, but too many times Cook looks to force it to him. The last play in OT was a great example of it.
4. Obviously 2/5 FG is not good, but if Mizzou wants to go the places they want they are going to have to finish drives.
Here is the drives with what happened below. Great time to have 2 weeks to fix some things.
Drive #1
3 and out Punt
Drive #2
LB3 20 Yd TD
Drive #3
3rd and 1 from Vandy 5. QB Trap Stuffed. 4th and 3 FG Doink
Drive #4
1st and Goal from the 7 2yd Carroll Run up the middle
2nd and Goal I formation 0 yard run Noel
3rd and Goal Uncatchable ball back of end zone
FG Good
Drive #5
4th and 3 own 48 Cook Sack 5 yard loss (WTF moment here)
Drive #6
Derailed by 1st and 10 QB Run. 3OL pulling. OL blown up. 6 yard loss
2nd & 16 2 yard scramble Cook
3rd & 14 pass incomplete Uncatchable ball
FG Good 55 yards
Drive #7
Noel big run
Carroll 2yd run up the gut TD
Drive #8
Run stuff
Cook high throw Incomplete
3rd and 10 Burden 8 yard route
Punt
Drive #9
3rd and 2 QB Lead with Noel as lead blocker Cook dances stuffed
FG no good
Drive #10
3rd and 14 Uncatchable pass
FG no good
Drive #11
2nd and 4 Noel 3 yards
3rd and 1 Carroll stuffed
4th and 1 Punt
Drive #12 OT
Out and up to Burden TD
Drive #13 2nd OT
1st and 10 Norfleet 4 yards ball was late to him
2nd and 6 Noel 0 yards
3rd and 6 Burden double covered incomplete
Wease was open out and up/hitch n go out the outside 1v1. Ball needs to go there.
4th down FG Good
