Yeah, when I alluded to "maybe coaching" in my last post I was thinking route running and technique, and when I alluded to "maybe play calling" I was thinking that we could be more creative. It's tough to do interesting things when pass blocking breaks down because you don't have time, but it's also easier for a defense to attack and play downhill when they are less worried about getting beat over the top or laterally by some sort of clever / deceptive play designs.You think ACC when you think "high end, track speed difference makers?"
Duke's wideouts ran much better routes and had much better separation than on our deep throws, which mostly seemed like "chuck it and hope." Lloyd ran a nice post route on a cover-4 beater for his TD ("stepped on his toes" then broke to the post; deep posts always give Hank's defense problems, especially when the QB has time to let them develop) and Rahming absolutely toasted Hartage on an option route for his TD. The FB wheel was a nice little design and completely fooled our LBs.
Whether you want to blame it on scheme or on our wideouts' physical shortcomings, something has to give if we want to generate a legitimate downfield passing game.
It's a combination of multiple different factors, but this "Whether you want to blame it on scheme or on our wideouts' physical shortcomings, something has to give if we want to generate a legitimate downfield passing game" is 100% true...