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Assigning responsibility to the 27 MSU pass completions

lived1

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Not as easy in the 3-3-5 and nobody except Gonzalez/Nua/White/AP/HE know what defense was actually called but this is my best guess:

Defensive play calling/run replacement/Prevent Defense-6 plays, 71 yards
Frederick-3 plays, 74 yds & TD
Crosswell-3 plays, 34 yards
Lucas-3 plays, 29 yards
King-1 play, 19 yards
Merlin-2 plays, 22 yards
Das-1 play, 16 yards
Soelle-1 play, 13 yards
Adams-2 plays, 10 yards
Harvey-2 plays, 9 yards
Thomas-2 plays, 9 yards
Butler 1 play, 8 yards
Kobe-1 play, -2 yds




1)Q1/series1--16 yards over middle to Sowards on 3rd & 10. Das 11 yds off the LOS backs up 5 more and never comes forward as pass is easily completed (Frederick had to take the 2nd man on shorter route). Das makes tackle.

2)Q1/series 2--3rd & 5 from 5 yd line, 20 yards over the middle to Frederick's man and Frederick lets him get the last 5 after contact.

3)Q1/series 2--screen to Heyward yds behind LOS that goes for 13 yds. With all 3 LBs blitzing and Lucas having to follow his man inside, there was nobody for the 2 OL to even block. Lucas actually does a nice job of retreating/knifing-in and whiffing but altering the RBs path while MLB Thomas runs from the 50 to the 38 on the blitz and back to the other 38 for the solo. Nobody to blame but the coaches in this one (lucky call?)

4)Q1/series 2--5 yd curl that Davis takes for and additional 2. Merlin's man. Good coverage, good tackle, good pass to big receiver

5)Q2/series 3--all day to throw (a common occurrence early) 19 yds to Davis on a sideline route that had a receiver cut underneath and distract Lucas who let Davis go to King. Since King had a 6 yard cushion 20 yards downfield, I'm guessing his was his responsibility. King shoves out of bounds.

6)Q2/series 3--WR screen to White 2 yds behind LOS and Kobe makes great tackle for -2.

7)Q2/series 3--#7 White goes in motion and Harvey follows him across the field and shoves out of bounds after 6 yard completion on 3rd & 4. Ref does terrible job marking the ball 2 yards further for an 8 yard gain. Frederick also arrives late to help

8)Q2/series 3--Delayed screen to LJ Scott 4 yds behind LOS goes for 13 yards to the 3. Lucas' man went in motion to opposite side of the field so he had responsibility of this side but OLB Soelle would be the primary and he was double-team mauled by the OL. Lucas buries head and goes for ankles and whiffs. Butler just late dives for ankles and whiffs. Harvey who was blitzing on the other side of the field retreats and went from the 12 to the 23 and back to the 5 where he knocks Scott out of bounds at the 3.

9)Q2/series 4--1st and 10 at ASU 11, all day to throw and 21 yard pass to White. Crosswell, playing 4 yds off the LOS hand checks him before letting him go and Adams playing DEEP eventually picks him up and makes the tackle. Adams must come up quicker and Crosswell must drop back further. Blame Crosswell?

10)Q2/series 4--5 yard curl to Nailor. Terin Adams playing him tight gives it up and makes tackle.

11)Q3/series 6--3 yard curl to Davis. Lucas' man and Lucas grabs 1 leg and a shoelace before letting him go for 11. Bates good hustle from other side of field for tackle.

12)Q3/series 6--dump off in flat to Heyward 6 yds behind LOS and Harvey makes nice open field tackle for 1 yard and Heyward has to leave game limping.

13)Q3/series 6---3 yd curl to White (crazy pass with Wren standing 2 yards in front of White and , Forman 2 yards to his right and Lucas 2 yards behind him but miraculously not an INT) then carries Forman for 5 yards and 7 total as Lucas tries to shake White's hand on his way down. LUCAS' man

14)Q3/series 6---broken play, Lewerke rolls out of trouble, throw at least 55 yards (from 34 to 20 plus across field) to Stewart who runs backwards to 27 for 23 yds. Frederick's man.

15)Q3/series 6--11 yards to Davis. 1 on 1 with Lucas who makes the tackle

16)Q3/series 8--forward pitch to White for 15 yds. Merlin makes the tackle as he should on sweep.

17)Q3/series 8--31 yd TD to White. Frederick had him 1 on 1 the entire play and had his hand on him in very tight coverage but White just made a play on the ball on the endzone side of Frederick

18)Q4/series 9--MSU sends 2 receivers to middle of the field, 1 curls in just behind Butler and 1 just in front of him. White catches it 3 yds from LOS on a crossing pattern directly in front of Butler who is 9 yds deep with Tillman help. Merlin approaches and gets juked as Lucas flies up with 6 Sun Devil defenders and all whiff as Merlin catches back up for the tackle after 8 yards. Butler?

18)Q4/series 9--Heyward split out does 5 yd curl and Adams immediately makes the tackle.

19)Q4/series 10--White on the sideline for 11 yds. Crosswell's man and Crosswell knocks out of bounds

20)Q4/series 10--complete to Stewart 2 yds beyond LOS and Crosswell does a nice job of ending it there as others actually get the tackle

21)Q4/series 11--Stewart on fly sweep for 2 yds and MLB Thomas makes the tackle. Call it his responsibility along with OLB Merlin.

22)Q4/series 11--trips left and WHite finds a seam on 5 yard curl near MLB Thomas as Harvey knifes up to make the solo.after 7 yd gain. Thomas' man?

23)Q4/series 12 ==screen to RB Heyward 4 yds behind LOS and Lucas does nice job of flying up and taking out an OL blocker but King and Thomas are outrun and Harvey has to come from other side of the field to shove out of bounds after 22 yd pickup. OLB Wilson was rushing the passer & the tackle did a good job on him. Play call was the culprit but blame it on Wilson

24)Q4/series 12--3rd & 24...so.... Davis runs a 5 yd out and no defender within 10 yards. Lucas gets past the deeper man who blocks him and gets an ankle to slow him up as King shows up to close the deal after 16 yards. Somewhat prevent defense and with Jay Jay Wilson blitzing, its gotta be King's man as Harvey is lined up on the other side of the field.

25/26/27---they must've delineated a few of the plays that I called handoffs as passes....so really run responsibility
 
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