I wasn't a Weber hater, but it occurs to me that the read option

Dec 18, 2014
1:28:03pm

gwalker

leads to QBs getting tackled for one and two yard losses sometimes. Don't those technically count as sacks since the QB was tackled behind the LOS?

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For all the Weber haters....

LEDSFW

12/18/14 12:25pm

wait, what? I love my grill

workinglate

12/18/14 12:29pm

They were good pass blocking and really struggled to run block well though

lawboy

12/18/14 12:29pm

I agree, for the last season, but remember, Doman had moved to a new spread....

LEDSFW

12/18/14 12:36pm

How many times was garretson moving the pocket around behind the LOS?

monkeycowboy

12/18/14 12:30pm

There's more to sacks than just the OLine...

billyrust

12/18/14 12:30pm

And there's more to the OL than just sacks

CoopDizz

12/18/14 12:36pm

Sacks was the biggest criticism for ALL of you, and its laughable that...

LEDSFW

12/18/14 12:48pm

No, no. The complaint was much more about run blocking, over and over again.

yakkamole

12/18/14 1:02pm

....and the toughness and physicality of the O line

Bonoman

12/18/14 3:30pm

RE: ....and the toughness and physicality of the O line corresponded with their

LEDSFW

12/18/14 4:31pm

Answer it yourself. You brought up a bunch of "reasons" for every little

southernfriedcougar

12/18/14 1:04pm

You clearly don't get it. Move on everyone.

Ebolarama

12/18/14 1:12pm

Dude settle down. You sound like the dudes Dad.

RaggaeCoug

12/18/14 3:32pm

I remember it as mostly run blocking and not having any edge

ALC

12/18/14 4:29pm

RE: For all the Weber haters....

Mr Bassman

12/18/14 12:31pm

Your point is true, but then it is also the preference for passing teams...

LEDSFW

12/18/14 12:57pm

RE: For all the Weber haters....

Mr Bassman

12/18/14 12:33pm

nope, something like that would have nothing to do with evaluating him

kotacoug

12/18/14 12:35pm

Did you not notice the Bronco emphasis on linebackers during that time frame?

LEDSFW

12/18/14 1:00pm

You're way off base on this topic

ManicBlue

12/18/14 1:17pm

???

southernfriedcougar

12/18/14 2:22pm

Well done sir, and we all know there are NO OTHER factors that would come into

kotacoug

12/18/14 12:34pm

lol nice logic. Way to not discuss any of the important factors.

southernfriedcougar

12/18/14 12:36pm

How often does USU keep 7 or 8 guys in to block?

Ebolarama

12/18/14 12:39pm

Is he playing his own recruits yet? We're still using his.

Grit for Brains

12/18/14 12:40pm

All I know about Coach Weber is that when my son realized his knee wasn't going

OldCosmo

12/18/14 12:40pm

This was the reason Webber stuck around for so long

PolarisPrime

12/18/14 1:52pm

BTW - I love your sig gif.

PolarisPrime

12/18/14 1:53pm

Yes, by all accounts, Weber is a great guy.

Bob Vance

12/18/14 4:41pm

How many more plays are we running compared to Weber's teams at BYU and USU?

jhingman

12/18/14 12:49pm

10-15 more.

southernfriedcougar

12/18/14 1:30pm

We run more plays than we did then.

fulano

12/18/14 12:52pm

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Cougazul

12/18/14 12:56pm

It's the caliber of athletes we get, not the coaches. Great analysis.

coolblue

12/18/14 12:53pm

Learn how to spell a coaches name right before you try to sound intelligent.

coug203

12/18/14 1:04pm

Why can't you just change your name to TL;DR?

Epileptic Beagle

12/18/14 1:14pm

I wasn't a Weber hater, but it occurs to me that the read option

gwalker

12/18/14 1:28pm

I've always liked LEDSFW's posts...and then I read this one.

Super Chicken

12/18/14 7:06pm

My biggest deal was

PolarisPrime

12/18/14 1:56pm

Fast and lean was Bronco's decision and a reaction to TCU's success.

LEDSFW

12/18/14 2:00pm

It may have been his "decision" because he is the head coach

PolarisPrime

12/19/14 11:18am

With somebody else's recruits that he hasn't had long enough to taint yet.

ChubbyChaser

12/18/14 2:05pm

So explain how he was considered extremely successful in his first 5 years...

LEDSFW

12/18/14 2:13pm

first five years = not his recruits

crazY

12/19/14 4:00pm

I think Nelson should start over Heaps

RunningQB

12/18/14 2:26pm

Hi Sister Weber!

SausageKing

12/18/14 2:35pm

I have three friends who played O-line in the NFL. Two of them

Iron Coug

12/18/14 2:42pm

Younger guys are starting over veterans because the veterans are bad athletes

coolblue

12/18/14 4:15pm

I don't believe that. The older guys have been so poorly taught, that the

Iron Coug

12/18/14 4:54pm

Clearly you didnt watch byu this year or last year

macaroni

12/18/14 2:58pm

Byu was #10 in the nation in

fish_tacos

12/18/14 3:16pm

Just look at our running blocking and you can see the difference.

mudpupper

12/18/14 3:52pm

The nastiness is being restored on the Oline...lost it with Weber

1984coug

12/18/14 3:58pm

Not I ...

mindzeYe

12/18/14 4:17pm

I've been a very vocal critic of Weber. He has done better than I thought he

Lance71

12/18/14 4:21pm

Even if his coaching was good, his recruiting stunk

Venom

12/18/14 4:37pm

^This

deliciousmocha

12/18/14 5:23pm

I seriously wonder how you were a professional writer sometimes, in sports no

Bob Vance

12/18/14 4:39pm

Have you read the sports page lately?

autonomous

12/18/14 5:14pm

Answer

Lionaround

12/18/14 5:16pm

System that runs 80+ plays a game w/ a freakishly athletic, running QB.

deliciousmocha

12/18/14 5:24pm

Weber is not a good coach. Based on the statistics I had BYU averaged .7 seconds

Shimmy

12/18/14 7:23pm

I think the increase in sacks has more to do with the zone read offense

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