We blitzed on almost every 3rd down in the first half

you're right. but, the all out blitz that chavis sent on the first washington series is what people are expecting. I think that he was gun-shy after that.

bringing a 5th guy is NOT a blitz.

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you're right. but, the all out blitz that chavis sent on the first washington series is what people are expecting. I think that he was gun-shy after that.

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Yeah, that first all out blitz was one of those calls where there is pretty much only one play that will beat that and its the screen, which they hit perfectly. You gamble when you blitz, we gambled and lost that time. I think our D will be ok. And yes, its usually the punks that dont know shite about football that want to blitz every play and pass every play (or give it to #8 every play at LSU).

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And yes, its usually the punks that dont know shite about football that want to blitz every play and pass every play (or give it to #8 every play at LSU).

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lol couldn't agree more. yeah we got burnt bad on that blitz, and that may have contributed to the less frequent blitzing, but anyone who expects us to blitz 2 or more EVERY 3rd down is a dumbass. You blitz the house on 3rd down a lot, especially in game 1, you're going to have a lot of teams calling up screens on 3rd down that will bite you in the arse later in the season.

If you don't like what a blitz is, take it up with someone else.

The definition of a blitz is sending someone who does not usually rush. LB's don't usually rush, and we sent one almost every play.

I'm willing to bet you're another arm chair QB fan who's never played football in your life.

The blitzes were just poorly designed and the blitzer gave it away early and Locker read it and threw to that blitzer's man.

Hawkins made this mistake SEVERAL times which cost us. If they can disguise them better, run more fake blitzes, they will be fine. LSU just thought they'd overwhelm UW, and got caught with their collective pants down when UW showed up firing.

People need to realize that blitzes can be shitty as well.

The game winning TD against Arky last year was one of many examples for that. And as the OP said, we unfortunately had about 10 more examples of that in the first half against UW.

You know Washington had all summer to prepare picking up Chavis's blitzing styles. They probably watched a lot of film and drew up a blocking scheme that worked pretty well. It's not like Sark is a bonehead when it comes to offense.