In Reply to: If we had UW's OL, the result of this game is reversed posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on November 16, 2024 at 10:37:56
Yeah, Jed the Fisch outcoached us again, but we were down to our 4th string LT, and he got beat on just about every passing down he was in, even with help.
EB also didn't do a very good job adjusting to that. 4th stringers are almost always FAR better at run blocking than pass blocking, but against a bad run defense and great pass defense, we had over 50 called passing plays, v less than 20 called runs.
That's a bad gameplan, and a bad adjustment to the injury. EB and Foster have been slowly improving the run game, but after the Iowa explosion, that was a massive step back. I liked the end around game to get us on the edge that one drive, but then it disappeared, as the running game almost always does with EB when we're behind. the running game has gotten a bit better, but it's still dreadful.