Bell has 6 of the last 7 OU TDs that is NOT a good thing [Archive]

dennis580

11/26/2011, 01:59 PM

We all love what Bell has done for us at the goaline, but we have to have TDs from other people. Were not getting big TD plays everything is coming from the goaline. By the way the ohter Td was a 5 yard run from Milliard. We have been without passing TD both last week, and this week.

Fiatil

11/26/2011, 02:32 PM

I've been pretty confused by our lack of big, touchdown scoring, plays (both run and pass) too, but I'll take that statistic over "OU is 0 for 6 on their last 6 redzone drives".

Okie35

11/26/2011, 02:32 PM

That's only when we're in the redzone. I actually like us having to play in the redzone as opposed to just getting longer TDs all the time. I think it'll help the team in the long run. The last long TDs we've had were against Tech.

AlboSooner

11/26/2011, 02:34 PM

scoring TDs is a bad thing now? I don't care if Jimmy Stevens is scoring TDs, as long as we score.

Collier11

11/26/2011, 02:35 PM

He has 6 of the last 7 TDs cus we are getting down inside the 5. Do you want us to have to rely on 50 yd TDs every game? Geez

colinreturn

11/26/2011, 02:37 PM

http://i.imgur.com/Y8mw8.gif

wrong. simply wrong.

jkjsooner

11/26/2011, 02:43 PM

We don't have Whaley, Reynolds, and Broyles. I don't think it should surprise anyone that we're not getting the long TDs. I'm just happy we're still finding ways to score.

soonercastor

11/26/2011, 02:43 PM

Bell has 6 of the last 7 OU TDs that is NOT a good thing

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KABOOKIE

11/26/2011, 03:06 PM

Its time to can the bell dozer.

Breadburner

11/26/2011, 03:10 PM

Who gives a **** how we score as long as we win....Jesus....!!!

dennis580

11/26/2011, 03:16 PM

Who gives a **** how we score as long as we win....Jesus....!!!

Except we did NOT win against Baylor, and the OSU game really concerns me with the way we are playing.

Collier11

11/26/2011, 03:26 PM

STFU, what is your problem

SicEmBaylor

11/26/2011, 03:38 PM

It smells like stupid in here.

Breadburner

11/26/2011, 03:50 PM

Except we did NOT win against Baylor, and the OSU game really concerns me with the way we are playing.

Yes...Because the d-sucked...Dumbass....!!!

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 03:50 PM

FIRE TRAY MULLURD

Collier11

11/26/2011, 03:55 PM

Yep, blake bell scoring TDs caused our D to give up 41 against Tech and Baylor, please dont talk anymore

8timechamps

11/26/2011, 03:58 PM

It's not like we're not getting big plays, we just haven't scored on them. No big deal really.

Sooner_Tuf

11/26/2011, 04:02 PM

Scoring > Not Scoring. There is no exception to the rule.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 04:03 PM

Scoring > Not Scoring. There is no exception to the rule.

http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/image/images/small-bnb.gif

Just ask these guys. Scoring rules.

dennis580

11/26/2011, 04:04 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 04:07 PM

Hi, I'm Chuck Naive. Yes, I'm blind.

Far as I'm concerned, we're not scoring at the pace we need to be anyway. We should be able to hang 80 regardless of circumstances.

SoonerorLater

11/26/2011, 04:08 PM

I think what started as a solution to isolated red zone problems has morphed into an integral part of our offensive strategy. A good part too. Yes it would be more aesthetically pleasing not to see wholesale substitutions to overpower the defense but it's a trade-off I'll take. Has anybody else noticed that since the inception of the the"Belldozer" our offensive line has started run blocking better in other situations also? I see this as a work in progress. Give Josh some kudos for going in a different direction to get some results.

yermom

11/26/2011, 04:17 PM

Iowa State seems to have learned how to stuff it already though...

think OSU will next week?

kenth68

11/26/2011, 04:19 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.

I'd like to think Landry Jones has been at least a bit embarrassed for being yanked out of the red zone. Touch downs are great, but I see what he's saying. It's not so good if it seems our only scoring capability comes from either Bell or field goals. Some of the others, including LJ, needs to step it up even more.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 04:21 PM

Maybe no TDs from Jones today had more to do with horrible ball placement and a bunch of wideouts with skillet hands than some burgeoning trend caused by the coaching staff establishing at least a semblance of a short yardage set.

tulsaoilerfan

11/26/2011, 04:37 PM

goingoneight

11/26/2011, 04:38 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.
You do remember a guy named Barry Switzer, don't you?

trpltongue

11/26/2011, 04:38 PM

Zero TD's in 2 weeks is a VERY bad thing. If we had scored these TD's with our running backs instead of with the "Belldozer" the boards would be full of threads discussing the offensive problems we're having. Jones is in a bit of a bad spot because he's without his starting RB, his #1 receiver, and his #3 receiver. I don't think anyone is saying that LJ is off his game, rather the offense is having issues scoring through the air because of all the injuries, etc. I mean, we beat Iowa State at home and only scored 26 points. 26 points is fine if you have a defense that can muscle up against an opponent (and they did a better job today) but 26 points isn't going to beat OSU next week, and it likely won't beat whomever we play in a bowl game. We really need some of our young receivers to step up and start performing or it could get real ugly real quick next week. How about this question, how many people think we'll beat OSU if we have 0 passing TD's next week? And before you start thinking we'll score against OSU's crappy defense, remember that Baylor is one of the worst defenses IN THE ENTIRE FBS and we couldn't get a passing TD against them either.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 04:38 PM

FIRE HIPUL

toast

11/26/2011, 04:50 PM

so if Finch could have scored on that nifty 9 yard run, or Landry went in on the qb sneak we could be have been saved from this thread?

C&CDean

11/26/2011, 05:02 PM

Oh geez. Just when you think the pinnacle of stupid was reached last week.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 05:09 PM

FIRE DEAN

C&CDean

11/26/2011, 05:11 PM

**** YEAH!!

tulsaoilerfan

11/26/2011, 05:12 PM

Oh geez. Just when you think the pinnacle of stupid was reached last week.

No fooling; last i checked it didn't matter who scored the damn TD's

SoonerorLater

11/26/2011, 05:20 PM

OU touchdowns are always a good thing. Anytime, anyway, anywhere. Always, without exception.

btb916

11/26/2011, 05:32 PM

I liked that we had over 200 yards rushing. I don't know how that fits into the context of this thread. But I really liked that.

delhalew

11/26/2011, 05:52 PM

Skillet hands=rushing touchdowns.

StoopTroup

11/26/2011, 06:09 PM

Were any of you at the game today?

bluedogok

11/26/2011, 06:29 PM

Oh geez. Just when you think the pinnacle of stupid was reached last week.
I don't even think we are half way to the summit.....there's a whole lot more stupid out there.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 06:29 PM

Nope.

FIRE SKILLETHANDS

sooneredaco

11/26/2011, 06:33 PM

Double post

sooneredaco

11/26/2011, 06:35 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.

^^
this

Our offense has issues. Landry has issues in the red zone.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 06:36 PM

http://www.monologuedb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Rob-Schneider-Townie-The-Waterboy-150x150.jpg

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN

pphilfran

11/26/2011, 06:37 PM

The Sooners had trouble scoring tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy...

The staff finds a way to score tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy....

8timechamps

11/26/2011, 06:44 PM

The Sooners had trouble scoring tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy...

The staff finds a way to score tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy....

Business as usual.

dennis580

11/26/2011, 06:51 PM

Hi, I'm Chuck Naive. Yes, I'm blind.

Far as I'm concerned, we're not scoring at the pace we need to be anyway.

Thats the whole point of this thread.

Tulsa_Fireman

11/26/2011, 06:52 PM

You suck at this.

soonercastor

11/26/2011, 07:26 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.

*facepalm*

That was the whole point of the package to fix our red zone issues. Another way to think about is how many of those would we have converted to TDs had we kept our regular offense on the field?

SoonerorLater

11/26/2011, 07:54 PM

You're probably right. Blake Bell is just scoring too darn many touchdowns. How can we correct this?

jkjsooner

11/26/2011, 08:04 PM

Didn't Florida win a national title with a young guy running similar plays in the redzone a few years ago? As for Jones being embarrassed about it, I'd ask if Chris Leak was also embarrassed. Our problems in the red zone have everything to do with the run game and it's not Jones's fault for that. Any QB would have trouble scoring from within the five if the running game is not at all effective.

The formation is already pretty hard to stop but once it becomes less predictable it will become harder to stop. Right now it's clear that Bell is much more confident keeping the ball than handing off on the zone read or passing. In the future (probably not this year) we'll force the defenses to play the pass and option reads.

As for not having big play TD's, we have too many skill players with injuries. Maybe it's concerning but not unexpected.

Aries

11/26/2011, 08:07 PM

The Sooners had trouble scoring tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy...

The staff finds a way to score tds in the red zone and the fans ain't happy....

Exactly what I was thinking.

cccasooner2

11/26/2011, 08:12 PM

Thats the whole point of this thread.

Ohhhhhhh.

dennis580

11/26/2011, 08:18 PM

I don't know about anybody else in this thread, but I find 26 points at home against Iowa St to be very dissapointing.

bearcat_sooner

11/26/2011, 08:29 PM

If you guys cann't see the problem of not having a TD pass for 2 straight games then your are naive or blind.

The wishbone says, "Hola, Que tal?"

toast

11/26/2011, 08:30 PM

I don't know about anybody else in this thread, but I find 26 points at home against Iowa St to be very dissapointing.

oh I agree, I felt so much better after we scored 38 against tech and lost

SoonerorLater

11/26/2011, 08:41 PM

I don't know about anybody else in this thread, but I find 26 points at home against Iowa St to be very dissapointing.

I couldn't be happier. OU diced them for over 250 yards on the ground, kept their defense off the field for good stretches and generally owned a team that bloodied OSU's nose last week.

BoulderSooner79

11/26/2011, 09:09 PM

It's a legit point and I don't see why everyone is so hostile about it. It's great we have an effective redzone scheme, but we need big plays too to be really effective. But just looking at who is missing from the offense answers the question of why it isn't happening right now. Man, I just hope we have Jaz Reynolds back next week. We did see today that just the Belldozer formation is not enough. ISU was prepared and stuff the play several times. It wasn't enough to stop it, but it showed that it's not a given on 4th down if the opposition is prepared. I'm glad it happened at times (stuffing Bell), because it helps us going into next week.

Sooner70

11/26/2011, 09:10 PM

I'm OK with the Belldozer and him running for all the TDs he can. Passing.....not so much.

picasso

11/26/2011, 09:12 PM

Stanford runs that **** and they have Andrew Luck.

pphilfran

11/27/2011, 08:26 AM

The Sooners have had 28 passing tds this year...

Broyles (out) had 10
Reynolds (out) has 5

Total passing yards of 4131
Broyles (out) had 1157 yards
Jaz (out) has 692

It is not easy to replace 50% of your receiving offense with no drop in performance....

BoulderSooner79

11/27/2011, 11:03 AM