Biggest concern for A&M right now is the mid range passing game. Missing a long ball option isn't that big a deal, but you've got to be able to threaten the ~10-20 yard deep area accurately (not just hitting wide open guys) to avoid the defense scooting extra guys forward and screwing up everything else. Weigman, when he's on, has done it before. Reid hasn't really shown accuracy there yet, but both will be hampered by inconsistent receiver play. Mostly please with the Oline, obvious exceptions at times. 2 games in a row where the bad guys mostly scored on a couple big plays. Good overall, but it would have been nice to hold them to 10.
I'm starting to believe I see the speed of the front 7 look like the speed of the old days of the Wrecking Crew, causing havoc and disruption in offenses with QB's running for their lives. Just waiting for the OL to dominate all game instead of just the 4th Q. Then we can be what we need to be to take on Texas in the last game of the season.
Arkansas defense very good because A&M offense is one dimension. A&M win because of A&M defense. There 4 things A&M needs to change in order to beat Missouri: 1) Reed needs to practice short pass and slant. He is not ready to pass >20 yards 2) OC is not smart, He has to know Reed is not ready to pass >20 yards. He cannot make good throw when WR run. He can throw well when WR stop. 3) A&M Coaches have a bad habit from Fisher: when tie of lead a minute before the half time, they don’t want to play any more and call off 4) A&M Coaches have a bad habit from Fisher: at crunch time they don’t know what to do, just call run. They have never prepared any play at crunch time
We tend to predict our results for upcoming opponents based on how good their offense looked against other teams. Ole Miss looked explosive before playing Kentucky and how'd that turnout?! My point is, yes we have to get better on offense to have a better chance against good offensive teams, but to say (David Nuno) that you don't see us beating Missouri with that offense against our defense if we don't get better on offense is totally overlooking what we have done on defense. This team is very similar to the Alabama teams that won championships with little to no QB play and a dominant running game combined with elite defense. Elko defenses usually hold their opponents to less than 27pts. We beat Missouri by running the ball against a defense that has not shown to be as good as Arkansas, keeping that offense off the field and dominating on defense when they are... PERIOD!!
Reed just can't pass and his ability to run doesn't make up for his lack of ability to pass. This is game four now and we have seen it in all four games. Reed's inability to pass is making the offense way too one-dimensional.
@BigTimeBallas Healthy Wiegman can pass and work over a secondary. We have three very capable HB. We don't need a scrambling QB if the passing game is working.
Reed had 3 touchdowns. No turnovers. Ran at times fast , made key throw from end zone. Made throws dropped or no call interference ( to Tight End ). It wasn’t his best performance- but Arkansas is good at run stopping. And he did decent enough to win.
@JoshSmith-x5i "It wasn't his best performance" Reed has played 14 quarters and only the first three against Florida would I consider good and that was most likely because Florida was not prepared to stop a scrambling QB. While Bowling Green and Arkansas both prepared to stop a scrambling QB and completely shut Reed down.
And? Weigman vs Auburn bad. Vs Notre Dame bad. Reed didn’t turn it over. He made key plays at times. Throw to Noah Thomas was on point. He presents a “run capability” every time he has the ball. With Weigman it’s one dimensional as he’s more pocket passer , so defense would likely reach him more and sack him. Reed still played a solid game to get the job done. His running creates just another headache to prepare defense for. Why switch if we won and he has 3 touchdowns ? Can you honestly say Weigman has no turnovers by now like Reed ? I could see him sit in pocket get sacked for a fumble.
Biggest concern for A&M right now is the mid range passing game. Missing a long ball option isn't that big a deal, but you've got to be able to threaten the ~10-20 yard deep area accurately (not just hitting wide open guys) to avoid the defense scooting extra guys forward and screwing up everything else.
Weigman, when he's on, has done it before. Reid hasn't really shown accuracy there yet, but both will be hampered by inconsistent receiver play.
Mostly please with the Oline, obvious exceptions at times.
2 games in a row where the bad guys mostly scored on a couple big plays. Good overall, but it would have been nice to hold them to 10.
I'm starting to believe I see the speed of the front 7 look like the speed of the old days of the Wrecking Crew, causing havoc and disruption in offenses with QB's running for their lives. Just waiting for the OL to dominate all game instead of just the 4th Q. Then we can be what we need to be to take on Texas in the last game of the season.
LeVeon Moss was that dude in the 4th
Arkansas defense very good because A&M offense is one dimension. A&M win because of A&M defense. There 4 things A&M needs to change in order to beat Missouri:
1) Reed needs to practice short pass and slant. He is not ready to pass >20 yards
2) OC is not smart, He has to know Reed is not ready to pass >20 yards. He cannot make good throw when WR run. He can throw well when WR stop.
3) A&M Coaches have a bad habit from Fisher: when tie of lead a minute before the half time, they don’t want to play any more and call off
4) A&M Coaches have a bad habit from Fisher: at crunch time they don’t know what to do, just call run. They have never prepared any play at crunch time
Gosh y’all have no idea what y’all are talking about in these comments
I like the way Elko stuck to the run game in the 4th quarter even though we had not been successful for 3 quarters!
I saw soooo many times Reed avoiding sacks too in this game. Where Weigman likely would have been sacked. Reeds best qb option still.
We tend to predict our results for upcoming opponents based on how good their offense looked against other teams. Ole Miss looked explosive before playing Kentucky and how'd that turnout?! My point is, yes we have to get better on offense to have a better chance against good offensive teams, but to say (David Nuno) that you don't see us beating Missouri with that offense against our defense if we don't get better on offense is totally overlooking what we have done on defense. This team is very similar to the Alabama teams that won championships with little to no QB play and a dominant running game combined with elite defense. Elko defenses usually hold their opponents to less than 27pts. We beat Missouri by running the ball against a defense that has not shown to be as good as Arkansas, keeping that offense off the field and dominating on defense when they are... PERIOD!!
Bruh. I didn’t take you seriously until you said PERIOD.
Can’t overlook our punter put Ark back on their 10 often forcing them to put long drives together against an aggressive defense.
This was not a game to be proud of. Emotions need to be managed going into next week because Mizzou could easily take advantage of overconfidence
CT is spot on as usual! Run game + good defense allows good teams to close a game out!
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Reed just can't pass and his ability to run doesn't make up for his lack of ability to pass. This is game four now and we have seen it in all four games. Reed's inability to pass is making the offense way too one-dimensional.
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@BigTimeBallas Healthy Wiegman can pass and work over a secondary. We have three very capable HB. We don't need a scrambling QB if the passing game is working.
Reed had 3 touchdowns. No turnovers. Ran at times fast , made key throw from end zone. Made throws dropped or no call interference ( to Tight End ). It wasn’t his best performance- but Arkansas is good at run stopping. And he did decent enough to win.
@JoshSmith-x5i "It wasn't his best performance" Reed has played 14 quarters and only the first three against Florida would I consider good and that was most likely because Florida was not prepared to stop a scrambling QB. While Bowling Green and Arkansas both prepared to stop a scrambling QB and completely shut Reed down.
And? Weigman vs Auburn bad. Vs Notre Dame bad. Reed didn’t turn it over. He made key plays at times. Throw to Noah Thomas was on point. He presents a “run capability” every time he has the ball. With Weigman it’s one dimensional as he’s more pocket passer , so defense would likely reach him more and sack him. Reed still played a solid game to get the job done. His running creates just another headache to prepare defense for. Why switch if we won and he has 3 touchdowns ? Can you honestly say Weigman has no turnovers by now like Reed ? I could see him sit in pocket get sacked for a fumble.