PLaw
10/7/2007, 10:11 AM
Re: Official Game Thread: OU vs Texas
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Originally Posted by toast
Ryan Reynolds cannot cover the tight end, hopefully Venables will make some sort of adjustment or Finley going to have 1,000 yards receiving. Why does our defense make every qb we play look like a heisman candidate?
Do we have anyone that can cover Finley?
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Got to give credit where it's due -- after all of the DC bashing on the game thread. Most of us saw that Nic, Wolf, or Holmes would be a good adjustment.
High standards breed high expectations which produce winners - appropriate criticism when previously established standards are not met is an expression of frustation.
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From the Oklahoman:
"We just changed up our coverage a little more,” OU coach Bob Stoops said.
Those changes primarily consisted of using a defensive back rather than a linebacker to cover Finley. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound sophomore with sprinter's speed had his most success against the coverage of linebackers Ryan Reynolds and Curtis Lofton.
"If you look at what he's done this year, they hadn't run vertical nearly as much,” OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. "And they did it out of some different sets.”
Venables credited his defense's ability to stop the run for allowing him to shift the coverage.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toast
Ryan Reynolds cannot cover the tight end, hopefully Venables will make some sort of adjustment or Finley going to have 1,000 yards receiving. Why does our defense make every qb we play look like a heisman candidate?
Do we have anyone that can cover Finley?
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Got to give credit where it's due -- after all of the DC bashing on the game thread. Most of us saw that Nic, Wolf, or Holmes would be a good adjustment.
High standards breed high expectations which produce winners - appropriate criticism when previously established standards are not met is an expression of frustation.
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From the Oklahoman:
"We just changed up our coverage a little more,” OU coach Bob Stoops said.
Those changes primarily consisted of using a defensive back rather than a linebacker to cover Finley. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound sophomore with sprinter's speed had his most success against the coverage of linebackers Ryan Reynolds and Curtis Lofton.
"If you look at what he's done this year, they hadn't run vertical nearly as much,” OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. "And they did it out of some different sets.”
Venables credited his defense's ability to stop the run for allowing him to shift the coverage.
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