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Where is the Creativity Within the Red Zone?

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AVBuckeye's picture
10/30/23 at 9:56p in the OSU Football Forum
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Coach Day has forgot more about football in the last two days than I have learned in my entire lifetime.

In any event, my YouTube algorithm pulled up the 2018 highlights -- where is this type of play in the red zone (start at 7:43)? Hill comes in motion, clearly indicating to Haskins that it's man coverage. He runs a route behind the line and scores. In my opinion the defense cannot guard this if they are in man coverage.

Surely with Harrison occupying a corner, we could run something similar with Ebuka or Tate if they are in man coverage.

Then in the 2019 game, in addition to several other plays, the delayed route to Austin Mack was a genius call (start at 11:38). Olave and Wilson occupy the defenders. Mack comes underneath, easy throw for Fields, Mack takes it to the end zone.

We need more of these easy throws, not less. Day needs to go back to what made him a great OC hire. As Harrison's TD against Wisky and PSU show, these short routes work.

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