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DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:28 PM
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His second on is getting the most attention. But, to my untrained eye his first was even worse. I just watched it again. (Link below. It is the second play of the highlight real, about the 20 second mark.)
On the shovel pass I could at least think, "DJ never saw the guy. He blitzed and DJ was reading some other guy." I don't know if that is true. And, even if it was it was still a horrible decision by DJ.
But, look at the first interception. Ross is out in open field. There is no one else around. He is covered, and covered well. The pass never should have been thrown. I am convinced that DJ had made up his mind before the snap that he was going to throw it to Ross. He threw it without even, apparently, looking to see if a defender was there. A classic case of locking onto one receiver. But, I think it is even worse than that. He didn't take the snap with Ross as his first progression and then fail to go to his second progression.
For all the world to me it looked like the decision was made before the ball was snapped. "I'm catching the snap and throwing it to Ross. Period. End of discussion."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDoSzyKjIEY
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:34 PM
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I believe his “thought process” on his RPO or hand-off “decisions” is the same. Made before the snap. Long before the snap.
Even if he sees the DE crashing down on the RB, his brain can’t process that information fast enough. So he’s an automaton. He’s doing whatever the call was, no matter what.
That explains the lack of pre-snap motion and eye-candy. Because DJ can’t comprehend what the defense would be telling him anyway.
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:38 PM
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TP showed better improvisation and decision making for the few plays he was in. TP just has nowhere near the arm strength of DJU. We, as a team have to move away from the passing game altogether for the time being. We just ain't getting it done in the air.
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DJ’s arm strength is like #### on a pig.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:49 PM
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Wasted asset without any kind of a brain behind it.
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DJU's job....
Oct 24, 2021, 1:35 PM
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on the pick shovel pass is to read the DE--not the LB blitzing. Yes, it was a bad decision on his part and maybe a more experienced QB recognizes it....but the OL totally busted the assignment and totally whiffed on the block...that was the OL's job. In the film room, its going to be the OL who gets ripped a new one... If the OL does his job....its a big gain...
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Re: DJU's job....
Oct 24, 2021, 1:44 PM
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You are correct. The pulling tackle ran right past the hole where, I assume, he was supposed to lead the TB and instead just ran outside. But, even if he had turned up and tried to make the block, the hole was still not there. Look at how much room DJ has to keep rolling out.
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:39 PM
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On the the first Int I remember wishing DJ had thrown the ball further downfield so maybe the WR could make a play.
Of course, there were apparently offsetting penalties on the play. The DB's pass interference offset his own holding, and therefore no flag was thrown.
That's not why we lost, but it hurt.
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I may have missed your point but there was no
Oct 24, 2021, 1:45 PM
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PI called on the first interception. It was PI. Pitt blew us up on the second one with a run blitz.
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Re: I may have missed your point but there was no
Oct 24, 2021, 1:52 PM
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No PI on that play was just the ACC refs doing their usual ACC ref thing to Clemson.
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:42 PM
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I may have to reconsider. I just watched the second interception. It appears to be the same situation. DJ appears to have made the decision to throw the shovel pass before the ball was snapped.
It is about the 1:35 mark of the video I linked. I've paused it at the 1:40 mark several times. DJ takes the snap at the 1:39 mark. He makes the pass at the 1:40 mark. I see a wide open field for him to keep rolling out with no pressure and then look at the 3 WRs who are on his side of the field. He could then decide whether to run or throw depending on what the two defenders closest to him decide to do. If it was a read, it was clearly the wrong read. But, I don't even think it was a wrong read. In DJ's mind, it was a called play. "Get the snap, take two steps to the right and toss it to the TB."
I could be wrong on both those plays. I am no coach. But, with my very limited understanding of the game, I see nothing that would lead me to believe that DJ didn't make both decisions on where to throw the ball BEFORE the snap was made.
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 1:51 PM
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He can’t think fast enough to run an RPO offense. Looks to be struggling at all times and no idea where he’s going or what he’s doing.
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I've thought the same all season, plus, he telegraphs nearly
Oct 24, 2021, 2:04 PM
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every single play, looking at a designated route or staring down a particular receiver.
Then, there is that split-second hesitancy with the ball in hand, compounding the problems. When you add the apparent lack of efforts among other offensive team members, you've got a recipe for disaster.
The other issue is the apparent confusion over a number of the plays called, resulting in last second hikes. I've probably yelled more about that than anything else. Call the play and get on the darn ball!
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Re: I've thought the same all season, plus, he telegraphs nearly
Oct 24, 2021, 2:18 PM
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Bingo. Squared.
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Re: DJ's two interceptions.
Oct 24, 2021, 2:24 PM
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On the first one, I think DJ is giving Ross an opportunity to make a play. A 50/50 ball. Ross's effort looks suspect to me. Kind of like a flop in basketball looking for a call.
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1st interception I was saying to the TV don’t throw it
Oct 24, 2021, 3:23 PM
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there. Within a split second that’s exactly where the ball went for a pick. I firmly believe that he predetermined where the ball was going go and doesn’t process things fast enough to do something else. Of course every D coordinator we have faced this year knows this which is one of several reasons that our offense is in shambles.
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