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RealSandySalmons
Sep 17, 9:13 PM
Let's hope this serves as the reset that both Salter and the whole team needs to salvage the season. Go Buffs!
HighlandsCPA
Sep 18, 3:50 AM
Juju must be bad.
stealthbuff
Sep 18, 8:03 AM
QBKS needs to play to his strengths and not worry about anything but winning the football game he is playing. Between the new teammates, new school new opponents and coaching staff he's had alot to deal with in the last 9 months. He looks like a very talented kid to me and a very good passer when set. He looks like a very capable runner when things break down but his throwing accuracy is not good while on the run. Clearly a mechanical issue that can be fixed with work. In the meantime, on third down when flushed, he needs to run for a first down every time he can and stop trying to make the incredible pass to the wide open receivers downfield. Keep the chains moving on third down.
THis can be a very dangerous offense with our talent and much improved OL, but an overthrow on 3rd and 6 is no bueno. The O needs to kepp the D off the field as much as possible......and score more.
As far as QBJL goes, you can see he is a natural leader and thrower but he's also not ready to run the ball at will and subject himself to ruthless LBs and DBs. He needs to get stronger or he'll get hurt quickly. If our QB could sit in the pocket and survey the field without needing to scramble, he'd be great but that's not where we are right now.
Let's hope DCRL can figure out the D. THey are better than they've show i believe but they need to prove it soon.
HighlandsCPA
Sep 18, 1:14 PM
Wouldn’t KS be the type of guy to run some RPOs where he has the option to hold it and read the end and run? Is our run blocking not good enough to actually draw in a DE?
QinMing
Sep 18, 2:02 PM
HighlandsCPA said:Or he's just a skinny 17 year old that rightfully should still be in High School. I don't think any kid that young, no matter how athletically gifted, can be mentally & emotionally ready to QB at the P4 level. I just hope we have a coaching staff that can teach and have him develop to his predicted potential.Juju must be bad.
RealSandySalmons
Sep 18, 3:26 PM
HighlandsCPA said:I think our OC is just stubborn/ineptWouldn’t KS be the type of guy to run some RPOs where he has the option to hold it and read the end and run? Is our run blocking not good enough to actually draw in a DE?
PeakBuff
Sep 18, 3:31 PM
RealSandySalmons said:I sure don't pretend to know what's going on or pretend to be a D1 coach. Yet it seems to me the OC and his coaches should have been working on RPO plays and perhaps even some outright option plays from the very moment they knew QB Salter was on his way to Boulder and before spring camp.I think our OC is just stubborn/inept
RealSandySalmons
Sep 18, 3:39 PM
PeakBuff said:One would certainly think that, and that’s what makes everything so perplexing with this team..I sure don't pretend to know what's going on or pretend to be a D1 coach. Yet it seems to me the OC and his coaches should have been working on RPO plays and perhaps even some outright option plays from the very moment they knew QB Salter was on his way to Boulder and before spring camp.
PeakBuff
Sep 18, 3:43 PM
RealSandySalmons said:Yes. And if we don't see the Buffs try out some RPO plays and one or two QB draws against Wyoming, then it will be even more perplexing.One would certainly think that, and that’s what makes everything so perplexing with this team..
SoCo Buff
Sep 18, 5:52 PM
RealSandySalmons said:Don't question him he coached in the NFL!!!One would certainly think that, and that’s what makes everything so perplexing with this team..
Longtimebuff
Sep 19, 6:40 PM
Reposting this from a different thread. I think Salter is a liability if we try to rely on his passing skills. I am looking to see if the run something that suits Salters running skills, as opposed to sticking with what they started with....
I don't mean to be a conspiracy theorist. But what if the answer is more simple than what people are stating. I presume in the JuJu Lewis came to Colorado based on some guarantees. And I wonder if some of those guarantees include running an offense that is suited to JuJu's talents as a passer.
It's so obvious to me and everybody else in the planet that Salters skill is as a runner and that he's a marginal passer. Anybody with even nominal knowledge of football would say execute the scheme that works to the quarterback's talents. But on those occasions that Salter has started, they did not use his skill set at all, but instead stuck with play action, drop back etc.
I think that - at a minimum, this is to create a context where JuJu can operate the offense without getting killed, and also to operate in a mode that fits his skill set for the longer term. And right now we have no one who can operate that offense, because we either rely on the QB who is not accurate (but it seems can run like a deer), or the other two QBs who can't make their reads in a timely enough manner before the pass rush gets home.
RealSandySalmons
Sep 20, 1:29 AM
Longtimebuff said:I mean, I know we aren't running an ideal RPO style offense to better execute misdirection and designed QB runs, but Salter has had plenty of opportunities to run the ball (both by design and on broken plays) and has looked subpar doing so to put it mildly. IIRC, his two TD runs he barely made it to the pylon and had to stretch out completely to get the touchdown.Reposting this from a different thread. I think Salter is a liability if we try to rely on his passing skills. I am looking to see if the run something that suits Salters running skills, as opposed to sticking with what they started with.... I don't mean to be a conspiracy theorist. But what if the answer is more simple than what people are stating. I presume in the JuJu Lewis came to Colorado based on some guarantees. And I wonder if some of those guarantees include running an offense that is suited to JuJu's talents as a passer. It's so obvious to me and everybody else in the planet that Salters skill is as a runner and that he's a marginal passer. Anybody with even nominal knowledge of football would say execute the scheme that works to the quarterback's talents. But on those occasions that Salter has started, they did not use his skill set at all, but instead stuck with play action, drop back etc. I think that - at a minimum, this is to create a context where JuJu can operate the offense without getting killed, and also to operate in a mode that fits his skill set for the longer term. And right now we have no one who can operate that offense, because we either rely on the QB who is not accurate (but it seems can run like a deer), or the other two QBs who can't make their reads in a timely enough manner before the pass rush gets home.
HighlandsCPA
Sep 20, 3:06 AM
Longtimebuff said:If the OC can’t design a decent acheme with slightly different QBs that means you have the wrong guy. Don’t think the OL is great but I don’t think they are as bad as they have looked. The offensive coaching is not good.Reposting this from a different thread. I think Salter is a liability if we try to rely on his passing skills. I am looking to see if the run something that suits Salters running skills, as opposed to sticking with what they started with.... I don't mean to be a conspiracy theorist. But what if the answer is more simple than what people are stating. I presume in the JuJu Lewis came to Colorado based on some guarantees. And I wonder if some of those guarantees include running an offense that is suited to JuJu's talents as a passer. It's so obvious to me and everybody else in the planet that Salters skill is as a runner and that he's a marginal passer. Anybody with even nominal knowledge of football would say execute the scheme that works to the quarterback's talents. But on those occasions that Salter has started, they did not use his skill set at all, but instead stuck with play action, drop back etc. I think that - at a minimum, this is to create a context where JuJu can operate the offense without getting killed, and also to operate in a mode that fits his skill set for the longer term. And right now we have no one who can operate that offense, because we either rely on the QB who is not accurate (but it seems can run like a deer), or the other two QBs who can't make their reads in a timely enough manner before the pass rush gets home.
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