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re: Why are people blaming Mett?
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:02 pm to shang1
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:02 pm to shang1
Mett has a ways to go. Blame is warranted. I mean , he played well, but he has soo many little things to put together. This is why it takes time to develop someone for that job, it isn't as simple as drop back and throw. Added to that, he had beast coming off the edge at him, line reads, snap responsibilities from 2 different centers, and they were calling plays he didn't have on his wrist......give him some time.
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Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:04 pm to gotygers
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The fumble at the goal line was the fault of the back up center Porter not Mett. The second fumble was a caused by a sack.
Uh NO!
1. That ball could NOT have been snapped any more directly in the center of Metts hands. He let it slip thru. That snap should be grabbed 100% of the time.
2. 2nd was cause caused by a sack. But that doesn't mean it wasnt his fault. QBs don't "automatically" fumble on every sack. Actually its still a small % that sacks turn into fumbles. Mett saw the defender... or should have. Easily should have secured the ball.
Buut that being said... I don't think Mett was the main blame. He was only one of a few problems we had and in my opinion... continue to have. People need to relax.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:05 pm to gotygers
I'm not not blaming Mett. But the first fumble was entirely his fault. It hit him in his hands..... The O line better step it up, they looked like a bunch of pussies the longer the game went on. I believe they can play better, if not... Bama will chew them up.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:08 pm to lake chuck fan
Our O-line looks better at run blocking then pass protecting.
Mett made some good throws downfield.
Mett made some good throws downfield.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:09 pm to sunnydaze
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fricking idiots, when the offense looks awful and you don't know jack shite about football it's always the QBs fault.
Or the play calling...
The ignorance is astonishing.
Both fumbles were on Mett...the snap was not the problem and he held the ball too long on the sack/fumble.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:09 pm to GFunk
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ter if we bothered to help our tackles-who played shiteously-on pass pro.
The OL played horribly on pass defense.
It was embarrassing trying to move the ball at the end of the first half and we had to leave two RBs in the backfield to help block three AU pass rushers.
Obviously the fumbles were shite. I still thought
Mett got raked across the face mask on the second fumble, but nothing was called. He made some good decisions as he made a lot of throw aways when nothing was there.
IMO
OL pass protection is the number one problem on offense. It looked horrible the last two games last year too including the horrible performance in the NC.
WR drops are problem #2. The WRs are dropping easy catches every game which could go for big gains and are stalling our defense.
Mett needs to not get so scared when scrambling for the sticks, but he will get better at that. The offensive playcalling seemed like it could have been better had they worked some more off tackle run plays (or plays to the outside) into the game. AU was loading the box to stop our run game. None of it probably is a problem had the WRs caught the easy catches they dropped.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:14 pm to gotygers
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What game did DD's son watch? If it were not for Mett we would have lost! The fumble at the goal line was the fault of the back up center Porter not Mett. The second fumble was a caused by a sack.
The rec core dropped a bunch of passes that would have changed the game, including beckhams dropped pass for 40 yards right in his hands!
I thought metts play was very good considering he was running for his life and got hit every play!
I suppose they're blaming Mett because they never played QB or they don't really understand the game, or perhaps because they're just over reacting like we all do at times.
I thought Mett played well for a QB starting the first conference game of his career and also the first road game of his career. He threw the ball well, though the receivers didn't help him out in spome cases. People knock his runnung, but he was quicker than I thought he would be when he decided to run, albeit the one time he stumbled a little and came up just a bit short of the first down.
The guy has a great arm and is very accurate. Sure, a couple of times I think he should have kept his eyes downfield to pick up a receiver when the pressure was on. But that comes with SEC experience. He'll be fine, and he'll have a good game at Florida, as will the whole team. I'm glad he's our QB, and he'll do big things before he leaves LSU.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:19 pm to thekid
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Both fumbles were on Mett...the snap was not the problem and he held the ball too long on the sack/fumble.
The snap was definitely the problem. Nothing unusual about that. Mett didn't pull back too soon, but the ball never made it to his hands because the center was more concerned about the player over his nose. It happens. I played QB in high school and college, and it happened to me several times.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:21 pm to gotygers
The snap was perfect. The fumble was on Mett.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:23 pm to gotygers
Why shouldn't he get a part of the blame? He looked like shite, If JJ played like that last nite we would be bashing his arse!!
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:34 pm to Geaux Tahel
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1. That ball could NOT have been snapped any more directly in the center of Metts hands. He let it slip thru. That snap should be grabbed 100% of the time.
in the center of metts hands is not where you snap the ball. you snap the ball directly to the top hand and mett uses his lower hand to trap it.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:36 pm to BillF
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The snap was definitely the problem. Nothing unusual about that. Mett didn't pull back too soon, but the ball never made it to his hands because the center was more concerned about the player over his nose. It happens. I played QB in high school and college, and it happened to me several times.
i played QB as well (though not in college) and in the replay, the ball definitely didnt make it to the top hand. went right between both
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:43 pm to TigerAlum93
quote:There are pass plays to help them out.
Our O-line looks better at run blocking then pass protecting.
They need to be working the 3 and 5 step, instead of running all over Towson next game.
It's what should've been repped vs UNT and the Tater Tots.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:46 pm to Behind The Ivy
Here's our offense summed up in a few short sentences:
Everytime we dive down the middle, we gain 1-2 yds. 66% of the plays called are a dive down the middle. The other 33% of plays fail 75% of the time due to either unforced mistakes by the offense or Mett has to try and run because we need yards on a third down play. If it's the former, Mett throws a pass out of bounds or the reciever drops the catch. If it's the latter, Mett is 1 yard short of a 1st.
Everytime we dive down the middle, we gain 1-2 yds. 66% of the plays called are a dive down the middle. The other 33% of plays fail 75% of the time due to either unforced mistakes by the offense or Mett has to try and run because we need yards on a third down play. If it's the former, Mett throws a pass out of bounds or the reciever drops the catch. If it's the latter, Mett is 1 yard short of a 1st.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 12:56 pm to Behind The Ivy
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in the center of metts hands is not where you snap the ball. you snap the ball directly to the top hand and mett uses his lower hand to trap it.
Wrong. I played center for a while... granted it was pop warner... but we were ALWAYS taught to snap the ball to where the wrists touched together. Metts wrists were what looked to be about 8 inches apart... way too far and thats why the ball went right thru. If I snapped the ball to where the QBs top hand was supposed to be... I'd be hitting myself in the balls every snap. I disagree with you 100%.
Regardless that was a snap that "should" be grabbed 100% of the time.
This post was edited on 9/23/12 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 9/23/12 at 1:08 pm to BillF
I played QB and if you say that was a bad snap there is no way you've ever taken a snap under center.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 3:02 pm to Topwater Trout
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I played QB and if you say that was a bad snap there is no way you've ever taken a snap under center.
Took thousands of them, played QB for Bastrop, Southern Miss, and briefly at LSU. Maybe you played QB, but you apparently didn't play it very well.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 3:11 pm to gotygers
Mett had a mediocre game. He was under duress but there were a couple of sacks where better pocket movement would have prevented it. He improved his movement in the second half and also stood tall and took some hits and delivered strikes. C- first half A- second. He also delivered some pretty deep balls in the second half and our receivers failed to capitalize. We have to do something about our LT, but I like what I saw in the second half out of mett on the road.
ETA he is slow as crap though. There were 2-3 drives that stalled because he cant scramble whatsoever.
ETA he is slow as crap though. There were 2-3 drives that stalled because he cant scramble whatsoever.
This post was edited on 9/23/12 at 3:13 pm
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