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September 5, 2014

Boston Beatdown

Filed under: ACC,Chryst,Football — Justin @ 10:27 pm

A quick stat for yinz that I just tweeted.: last season Pitt averaged 23 points per game on the road. That total INCLUDES the 58 points from the Duke game. If the Duke score is removed, Pitt only scored a total of 57 points on the road last season, a mere 14.25 points per game. Pitt’s offense was not perfect. Voytik had a bad turnover, there were some early pass protection issues, and the defense let Tyler Murphy run wild on the first drive.

The football team opted to do the exact opposite of the fan base: not panic. The offense scored 27 more points. The defense only allowed 7 more points when the game was still in contention. This game easily could’ve turned into something similar to the UNC or Miami game last year with one more mistake.  But that mistake never came. That’s a testament to the mental fortitude Paul Chryst has instilled in this team. No one represented that better than Chad Voytik.

Voytik didn’t have a great start to the game. On the first series his line didn’t give him enough time.  On his second series a great play to Garner was wiped out by a penalty. Then on the third series he threw a terrible interception. He responds by throwing a dime to Tyler Boyd in the end zone on 3rd and 10. With a 10-7 lead, Voytik and company never looked back.

It’s easy to laud the superlatives of Boyd and Conner. What really stuck out to me was defensive play-calling. Matt House has been a whipping boy and the fan base needs to give credit where credit is due. On Tyler Murphy’s long run, Reggie Mitchell came in on a corner blitz and had Murphy dead in his sights–nothing a coach can do about that. I can’t figure out what happened on the deep pass to Phillips in the 3rd quarter. It wasn’t a blitz, but only Pitts was deep. My assumption is one of the safeties had deep responsibility and didn’t do his job. Also, Murphy had a lot of time to throw that ball; the pass rush didn’t get there.

One thing that jumped out to me was Ray Vinopal on read option plays. I counted at least three occasions where Big Play Ray read the read option and immediately went after Tyler Murphy. I’m guessing the coaches gave him the free reign to blitz when he saw it coming rather than let BC set the pace. I love the aggressiveness and trust in your senior leader. That’s the type of thing Matt House couldn’t do last season; he lacked a trusted player in the back seven to give that sort of freedom to.

Onto the awards!!!!

The “Shove Your Puns Right up Your A..” ward: Chris Blewitt. Blewitt nailed three FGs beyond 40 yards including a new career high of 49. I saw far too many “ZOMGS PITT’S KICKER IS NAMED BLEWITT!!!” tweets and it’s great that no one had the chance to say it.

The “WHAT THE F$&# ARE YOU DOING?” Award: Terrish Webb. Just click this link, but beware, it’s NSFW due to language.

Big Time Youngin’ Award: Rori Blair. Blair had his first career sack and played extensively in the second half in pass rushing packages. Blair’s success has kept James Conner off of defense because Pitt is at least three deep at DE with David Durham, Shakir Soto, and Blair.

Grown Ass Man Award: James Conner. ’nuff said.

Get Better Soon Award: Artie Rowell and TJ Clemmings. Get better soon guys. Take next week off if need be, FIU would probably lose to Delaware.

All in all, this was a huge win. Pitt proved that last year’s offensive road woes won’t plague them, they can overcome a rough start, and they can dominate for long stretches of time. This team dominated the second and most of the third quarter. Next up is FIU and as I mentioned above, they would probably lose to Delaware. Anything short of a boring dominance next week will be a major disappointment.  FIU lost to Bethune-Cookman from the FCS 14-12 in week one.





Next weeks game would be a perfect time for Chad work on his passing game and not just handing the ball off. OL can work on pass blocking as well. Oh, and Matt House is making me a believer.

Comment by pd 09.05.14 @ 10:36 pm

Voytik started terribly. That interception was awful but he turned it around after that. He lead them down the field before the half, made smart decisions and made some very nice throws. He was no Kenny Trill but he improved as the game went on. James Conner is a monster but I wouldn’t have kept giving him carries on those last few drives. He was just taking unnecessary hits at that point.

Defensively there were a few bad plays. They lost contain on Tyler Murphy on that first drive and that last garbage time td that Murphy threw was a blown coverage. There should have been safety help over the top for Lafayette Pitts that was nowhere to be found. Other than that, the defense handled business. They got pressure with some creative blitzes and Reggie Mitchell got to the qb again today. Rori Blair got his first career sack. The interior dl did a good job stuffing up the middle. BC’s offense is really bad but Pitt handled their business other than those few big plays.

This was basically a 30-14 win as the last td BC scored was in garbage time. I feel a little bit better about this pitt team as their run game is going to be extremely difficult to stop this year. The injuries to the OL are something to be afraid of, though. I also want to see how Voytik progresses as I think he’s shown more good things than bad but he still has a ways to go.

Comment by shady1 09.05.14 @ 10:46 pm

If anyone really wants to question the direction of this program just compare the 1st 2 games of the Chryst era just 2 short years ago compared to the 1st 2 games of this year.

The loss to YSU was bad, but considering a 1st time coach replacing a one and done coach who had to suspend 6 guys right before the game, I wasn’t shocked. The 2nd game against Cincy and the great Munchie Legaux and I remember thinking this team is going 0-12.

Since then 15-11 including bowl games and more and more becoming Chryst’s team and his vision. And I F*!#ing love it!

Hail to Pitt!!!!

Comment by Pap76 09.05.14 @ 10:49 pm

A couple of the pass plays the D gave up were helped by what I thought were really good play fakes. I think Murphy stinks as a passer, but can run and needs to take advantage of his ability to dell a play action pass

Comment by Pap76 09.05.14 @ 10:53 pm

Sell. not dell as in ” Dude you’re gettin a Dell”

Whatever happened to that guy? Lol

Comment by Pap76 09.05.14 @ 10:55 pm

I apologize, that blown coverage was late in the 3rd quarter. Murphy ran for a TD late in garbage time and Pitt ended up stopping their 2-pt conversion attempt.

Comment by shady1 09.05.14 @ 10:58 pm

Gotta slightly disagree with the Vinopal assessment Justin. The first two big runs were caused by Vinopal not containing. I believe he was ripped a new one and only then did he start going after the qb, even hitting him when he handed off. He did have an interception, so that was good.

Rori Blair, KK and Render (91?)did a nice job. Blair is going to be nice. He is fast and represents my alma mater well. Agree that we need to come out strong next week. Not 62-0 strong, but getting everyone some reps strong. I don’t want James to lose confidence because he was pulled after the almost fumble. No Rachid today which was odd to me.

A couple bogus holding calls. A lot of staring down receivers by our qb. Tyler did well but Mannessah seemed to give up on a few routes that ended up coming his way. OL is big and “burger” Jones looked massive in there! Jaymar Parrish had a good game too. Well done everybody. Let’s get healthy and stay healthy this week. An extra day might help there. Can’t get to 4-0 if you aren’t 3-0. Go get em boys!

Comment by dhuffdaddy 09.05.14 @ 11:12 pm

James Conner… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a performance like that. He wasn’t just slamming guys back and stiff-arming them into oblivion, he wasn’t just carrying 3 (or more) tacklers with him, his footwork was amazing, he ran with vision, he was literally spinning off/sliding off guys and getting another 3-4 yards that you look at and think “how the hell did he stay on his feet there?” This kid is something very, very special.

Comment by deepelemblues 09.05.14 @ 11:13 pm

Going back to the “Pizza Pizza” Bowl…James Conner 76 carries for 696 yds at 9.2 a clip. Heisman-esque?

Comment by Pap76 09.05.14 @ 11:13 pm

Way to go boys! It may not of been very pretty, but it was tough and gritty. We are proud of you, enjoy the road W. And James C you are the BEAST!!!!

Comment by Pittman4ever 09.06.14 @ 12:11 am

Key stat for me….0 sacks! This team loses this game a year ago. But Chryst has made the plan very clear, get the hogs up front and let the Hammer go! Voytek didn’t look great but he is young. The key is he can run if he has to. The first down scramble in the first was huge. His passing will only get better. Boyd is like Pat said “a beast!” He is a flat out winner and I am glad he is wearing the blue and gold. H2P!

Comment by Sweet Caroline 09.06.14 @ 12:18 am

Can I get excited yet or is BC not a real team either?

Comment by Chris 09.06.14 @ 12:23 am

@Chris:

Get excited? If I was 10 years younger I would bash my head through my living room wall…

I still might? FIU, Iowa, Akron, and UVA…this team can be 6-0 rolling into VA Tech thurs Oct 16th. We could also be 4-2…

No way you lose to FIU or Akron. You just can’t. Iowa and UVA more than likely are the difference between 4-2 or a ranked 6-0 on primetime against VA TECH…

Hail to Pitt!!!!

Comment by Pap76 09.06.14 @ 12:46 am

Watching the game I thought to myself, and even looking back now, the tide turning play for Pitt was Chad Voytik’s interception. You expect your quarterback to make some sort of effort after something like that happens, rather than hang his head or make some half assed attempt at defusing the mistake. But what I saw from Voytik was a man who realized his mistake, and without hesitation fought his way to the BC defender, and made a touchdown saving tackle at our 29 yard line. That very well could have turned the tide the other way for us had he not expedited himself so quickly to the returner. After that, Pitt held the Eagles to 3 and out, they missed their field goal, and subsequently we went on a 9 play drive that resulted in Boyd’s first TD, our first lead, and the rest of the game was downhill from there. By no means did he play a perfect game. But his effort after his interception toss was pivotal.

Comment by PittFan28 09.06.14 @ 1:40 am

Well it wasn’t my prediction of 34-17 but it was close enough.

I’ll take 30-20 with a meaningless last minute TD by BC. Really 30-13.

Beating BC at BC isn’t a cakewalk as even Florida State had trouble at BC last year. Before losing 34-48.

After 2 games PITT is avg’g 46 ppg and were not throwing 40 passes per game doing it.

Rock em Sock em old fashioned punch em in the mouth football. With a few timely passes from our gamer QB. Who will only get better as he grows more confident. And like Pittfan28 suggested he made a very critical tackle after throwing a pick, which the end result was no points for BC and no momentum change in the game.

Mr. Connor won’t be playing DE this year or any year if they’re smart. What a freight train looking to run you over. He’s a faster, little lighter version of Ironhead. Wish he would have kept his old number, it only made him look even bigger and more menacing on the field.

Miami here we come, get out the sun tan lotion !

Comment by Emel 09.06.14 @ 4:23 am

What a great morning.

Let’s hear it for special teams.

A kicker that makes long field goals and kickoffs through the endzone. A punter that goes deep and has finesse inside the 20.

Tyler Boyd, enough said.

A little on side kick practice and we’ll be perfect.

What a difference a year makes.

Comment by gc 09.06.14 @ 5:14 am

Missed Ronald Jones, Ibrahim, and #55,did they smell the field?

Comment by gc 09.06.14 @ 5:22 am

Tweet from Artie Rowell:

Proud of my teammates to finish that game.. Thanks to everyone for all the support, I’ll be back in no time. Love my Pitt Family

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 5:34 am

Justin, you don’t credit House for dialing up good calls and then blame the players for the ‘many’ times there were receivers wide open.

Possibly the 2 most important plays of the game were poor passes by their QB to wide open receivers that may have scored.

1) The 1st play after Voytik’s interception, their receiver was wide open and probably would have scored which would have made the score 14-3.

2) Late in the 3rd, BC scored to make it 27-14, forced a punt, then on 3rd and 4 had a perfect screen pass set up that would have gone long way. If not a TD, it would have put the ball deep in Pitt territory but the pass (which turned out to be a lateral) was poorly thrown.

I’m not a Negative Nellie but our pass defense has to be shored up for when we actually play against a decent passer. And if our CBs can’t cover, then our DC should consider other schemes … there were receivers open too frequently.

Overall, I’m obviously very pleased with the game outcome but when you see something so obvious, it needs to be fixed.

Last year when we beat UVa, our offense had scoring drives of 17 and 19 yards and that was it. It was obvious that there were issues, and sure enough, that was he start of pretty bad offensive games (ODU being the exception but even that game was close.)

But now that I’m off of my pulpit, I am very pleased at this moment

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 5:50 am

wbb – agree regarding the 2 pass plays where we were caught off guard (over-pursuit or whatever), but hopefully this is a discipline issue they learn from. On the other hand, BC was a bit lucky on the first long BC td run. I do think that we need to consider another starter at the CB position.

Offensively, besides the obvious Kudos to Boyd & The Beast, I really feel good about the progress our OL seems to be making. Just last year, that was an achilles for us.

FINALLY – We need another WR to step up, otherwise there will be too much pressure on both TB & CV. And we need CV to throw to those other WRs. Are you telling me Jones or someone else couldn’t get open all night? We need more balance.

Comment by 1618mt 09.06.14 @ 6:10 am

Pitt defensively is playing assignment football and some freelancing is OK. House is not selling out and still is more of contain than attack mode. Good simple play book here and that is enough to get the W. As the players gain needed experience playing together, HCPC will add some wrinkles here and there. For now assignment football and a couple of shots down field is where we are. Staying healthy and laying the foundation will pay dividends later this year.

Comment by chethejet 09.06.14 @ 6:28 am

I am not ready to call this a beat down. It was however a satisfying win.

The defensive stats ook good. If you take away Mitchell’s missed tackle on Murphy in the first quarter and the presumably blown coverage on the TD pass, the score and BC’s yardage would be pretty dismal. Big plays like those two killed Pitt against Miami last year.

On the other hand, BC dropped/missed a lot of catchable passes. That screen pass attempt that ended up being a lateral was a TD in the making if Murphy throws anything remotely catchable. Very smart play by BC intended receiver to cover up on that play.

I liked the defensive play. They just need to tighten some things up.

Offensively I would have liked to see some play action in the second half. BC wasn’t biting too much on it in the first half. However it seemed to me that they were really stacking for Conner in the second half, especially on the tight formations. Our TEs are studs. I would have liked to see some play action for Holtz or Orndorff in space in those situations. Other than Voytik’s INT and Rowell’s injury, absolutely nothing to complain about in the first half offensively.

Conner might be our biggest hitter on either side of the ball. I think his willingess to deliver contact is infectious on the team. He may be our next Ironhead.

I definitely felt that the team played confidently throughout and didn’t let adversity get to them at any point.

I see a lot of upside to this team. There are a lot of younger guys playing. I am excited to see continued growth.

Comment by Barvo 09.06.14 @ 6:28 am

1618mt, don’t get me wrong, I am very pleased overall …. but as you pointed out, I hope this is a big learning tool because even a decent passer could have made the game very close, and probably up for grabs.

On the 2 examples I provided above, the receivers were WIDE open, but there were certainly other plays where they had openings …. and this needs to be rectified.

But my main point is that you don’t credit the coach for all of the good then blame the players for all of the bad. I’ve seen this crap all too often on this site. If our players can’t cover man-to-man, then we need a scheme change.

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 6:38 am

@@@@@@@

Count the blessings:

Conference road win for a young team
Smash mouth running oriented FB
Young QB learning on the job; note 47 yards rushing
Virtually no penalties; that is coaching/discipline
Tough RB hurting defensive players; remember the Ironhead?
Kicking game very nice
Like the “D” vs an experienced O-line; LB play very nice
Tyler!
Pitt 2-0!

Comment by JR 09.06.14 @ 6:49 am

Ah, if only Conner was switched to DE. Tony Dorsett would have made a great safety as well.

Comment by 66Goat 09.06.14 @ 6:52 am

I might mention kudos to our conditioning coach who took a ripping on this blog. Pitt came ready to play and their conditioning wore BC into the ground. The last drive by BC was a gift from coach Chryst by only rushing three and allowing BC’s QB to run free because his receivers were covered. A nice win on the road. Hail To Pitt!

Comment by MariettaMike 09.06.14 @ 6:58 am

Message from the Most Interesting Man In The World: Stay healthy my Pitt friends. 🙂

Comment by MariettaMike 09.06.14 @ 7:05 am

Steelers did very well when preserving a lead by running Bettis against a worn down defense in the 4th quarter. I guess the 250 lb Conner fits this bill … although he is definitely the slimmest 250 pounder, I’ve ever seen

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 7:08 am

What I saw:
First half, BC had an intensity level on O and D which was helped by home field that Pitt did not match but neither did Pitt panic. HCPC’s interview at half showed that – NO panic.

CV is not a great passer and does stare down his receivers..errr…receiver(TB). Pitt wants to get him the ball, but THAT needs to improve. CV IS very good scrambling and hustling(tackle on int.)

O-line is very good and hopefully stays intact. JC uses them well and if they get better, THAT is the part of this Pitt team that is top 15 in the country.

Defense is overall inconsistent. Line was generally good with pressure but coverage was beaten enough to be a concern. A very good game by the BC QB and this game would have been in question. IT WASN’T.

Kicking game is already top 10 level. Only question is kick coverage ability, punt coverage looked good, kick-off looked vulnerable. Without Blewitt, this game could have been in question. IT WASN’T.

JC, TB, HCPC, CV’s composure – enough has been said. Only question about HCPC is having JC in the game at the end. As much as everyone recognizes what a loss TB could mean for this team, a JC loss might be worse.

Comment by TVax 09.06.14 @ 7:25 am

Voytik is going to be a good solid college quarterback over time, only a sophmore. O-line a positive, Boyd and Conner are studs. Like coach said, a lot of things need to be cleaned up, as Pitt fans we have good things to look forward to.

Comment by Moe Greene 09.06.14 @ 8:27 am

haven’t posted on here for a while. glad to see the positivity shifting on the site. Chryst has really done wonders at turning this thing around. Thought Voytik improved throughout the game; less staring down receivers. We have a lot of playmakers on offense other than Boyd and Connor, although Connor is just freaking awesome; would love to see some more receivers get involved in the game. we definately have the depth at that position. Not sure what has happened to Lafayette Pitts; seems like a bust of a player that always looks out of position. The youth movement is successfully in full effect. Now would like to see a few votes thrown our way to get ranked in the top 25.

Comment by pittisit37 09.06.14 @ 8:40 am

Chad is a work in progress, he will continue to improve with game experience. He’s not to shabby as a defensive player, right now, either, TD saving tackle on his int shows his true colors. The kid is a gamer, you can’t coach that, glad to have him as our team leader.

DO NOT look past FIU, no matter how bad a team Upittbaseball says they are. This game could be invaluable to give critical game experience to our two deep. I would love to see guys like Callings worth, James, Maclean, Jennings, Moody, Caprara, Officer and of course Anderson on the field in the 2nd half getting their mojo going.

Watching both Artie and TJ going down last night, both in kind of freakish circumstances, it makes it quite apparent that many of these names could be just a play away from starting.

Love the vibe that this team is projecting. “Here we are, we’re going to run the football on you, what are you going to do about it”? That has to get real old for opposing defenses by the middle of the fourth Q! How would you like to be that exhausted 180 lb CB responsible for staring a downhill running James Conner in the eyes while lining him up for a tackle at the end of a game? UNCLE!

H2P!

Comment by Dr. Tom 09.06.14 @ 8:53 am

Dr Tom, on Boyd’s 2nd TV, CV pump faked to the right side before finding Boyd over the middle. The point I am trying to make is that he appeared to get more comfortable as the game went on as well as look for other receivers.

He doesn’t have a strong arm and may not be the most accurate passer, but in the very small sampling we saw him, he appears to be a playmaker and rise to the occasion when needed.

Remember the 3rd and long in the bowl game last year when he completed a pass for the first down from his own endzone?

Time will tell how good he turns out to be but so far I am OK with it.

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 9:11 am

Rowell’s injury looked bad. Classic non-contact ACL tear. Did you hear him scream as soon as it happened? Hope I’m wrong….

Comment by Joe 09.06.14 @ 9:20 am

This team comes ready to play. Conner stays at RB. Hopeful injuries not bad.

Pitt newspapers and their web sites are BAD. Even ESPN not much (to much junk about their own shows). FIU on FOX Sports One next saturday.

Comment by Frank MD 09.06.14 @ 9:40 am

Vinopal was in position to blow up that failed screen/lateral. BC had 2 lineman there blocking & Ray got right by them. The lineman were looking downfield & had no way of knowing the pass wasn’t caught. The receiver may have made a move on Ray, but he was right there.

Comment by Nick 09.06.14 @ 9:47 am

Boston Globe
When Conner ran it was hard to tell who was supposed to be delivering the blows and who was supposed to be absorbing them.

BC cornerback Manny Asprilla was on the wrong end of a collision with Conner on Conner’s 9-yard touchdown run that made it 27-7 with 5:15 to go in the third quarter.

BC would have had as much luck trying to tackle an Amtrak train as it did Conner at times.

You’ve heard of shock and awe. This was shock and ouch for the Eagles, who got both their bodies and their egos bruised trying to tackle Pittsburgh running back/human battering ram Conner. The 6-foot-2-inch, 250-pound sophomore left tire marks — and other marks — on would-be BC tacklers.

Comment by notrocketscience 09.06.14 @ 9:50 am

“Tony Dorsett would have made a great safety as well.”

LMAO

Comment by 9-2,8-4,11-1,11-1,11-1 09.06.14 @ 9:51 am

I have few doubts in my mind that Voytik will end up being a good qb at pitt. He has shown more good than bad, IMO, and will only get better with experience. With this run game looking as good as it does, all he needs to do for pitt to win a lot of it’s games is take what is given to him by the defense, take advantage of down field throws when the opportunity presents itself, and don’t turn the ball over. Against teams like unc, iowa, va tech, miami, he will need to be more of a playmaker but I think he’s capable of that. we will see if that comes to fruition, though.

Comment by shady1 09.06.14 @ 9:52 am

Welcome back home “pittisit”- glad to have you back in the fold. The Blather is now full of koolaide drinking optimists (like myself),the trolls have pretty much all left the building, and there are a few Negative Nelly’s (especially when their drunk!) to help keep it interesting. Reed, Chas, and Justin are also doing an awesome job with the site. Life is good my friends, stay thirsty and H2P!!!!

Comment by pittman4ever 09.06.14 @ 9:59 am

actually Dorsett was all-state safety at Hopewell in his junior year … I sh*t you not!

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 10:00 am

Nick, there were 4 guys in front of the receiver on that failed screen pass vs one (Vinopal) and nobody from Pitt was even close to the receiver until after the pass went to the ground he picked it up after fumbling it.

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 10:03 am

Joe, according to a Sam Werner tweet last night, it appears to be a knee strain … and Rowell tweeted that he will be back – see above @ 5:34 am

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 10:06 am

PittFan28 – great observation on Voytik’s reaction after his interception. Not to diminish his effort but for the first time in a long, long while, this type of all-out effort and unselfish, disciplined play seems to be a natural trait in each individual on the entire team…. and staff.

Comment by rcch87 09.06.14 @ 10:10 am

Frank MD – I agree about local coverage of Pitt. There are a few websites which aren’t too bad but the Post-Gazette is THE WORST when it comes to covering anything dealing with Pitt Athletics (even the consistently nationally ranked Basketball Team). I have cancelled home delivery of the paper and deleted it from the bookmarks on my computer. When they do write something about Pitt, you have to go to the remote portions of the Sports Section or search link after link after link on their website, all the while tripping over insignificant and whining Penn State riff-raff.

Comment by rcch87 09.06.14 @ 10:26 am

While I mostly agree about the PG, I find the Trib to be much more PSU oriented … they seem to worship Franklin, and even did a series about him about a month ago.

If you want anything in-depth about Pitt FB in the PG, you have to go to the Redshirt Diaries blog

Comment by wbb 09.06.14 @ 10:31 am

I rarely visit either of the local paper’s sites. Did either give any space to the pedders shiny new president telling the enablers to shut up and eat their pea’s?

Comment by marcus of schaumburg 09.06.14 @ 10:41 am

Elated and still on a high. At 7-3 we’re knocking on the door, phantom holding call killed that drive. Conner keeps this up he’ll be invited to NY for the H Trophy presentation. Little bothered by the d on BC’s last TD, I think we were in a sub 3-3-5 and Murphy had wide lanes; maybe a 2-3-6 with disguised pressure would have contained him. Agree that Murphy’s weak sideline / backwards throw saved us the anxiety of a BC TD and the fumbled snap on 2nd down with 4:30 left killed that drive to ice the game and could have been a disaster. I do believe we’ll correct some of this stuff. Haven’t been this stoked about Pitt football in a long time.

Comment by Old School Panther 09.06.14 @ 10:50 am

Joe, my question is, what help do those bulky knee braces provide a player when non contact injuries like Artie’s occur while wearing them?

Comment by Dr. Tom 09.06.14 @ 1:11 pm

A big part of the reason BC had open guys was we sold out to stop the run.

If Murphy was actually a threat with his arm there would have been more guys dropping back into coverage. We knew BC couldn’t throw worth a damn consistently and our defense played accordingly.

Comment by deepelemblues 09.06.14 @ 11:57 pm

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