Football question

[CMSOONER]

Having those starting OLinemen back made a big difference.

 

[WaymanFan]

I worry that Mateer won’t make it through the season. It’s obvious that the coaches fully understand that we can’t succeed with a traditional run game, and if we have to have him carry the ball 8-10 times per half again real teams like this, it’s trouble. But I may be wrong. Maybe we are saving Ott for Temple.

That's a very good point. We can't have Mateer running it 19 times...not sure I'm comfortable with 9 times. Get the backs involved ASAP. That may mean having Ott or Blaylock running it over and over again until one gets comfortable. In watching Joe Mixon in the NFL over the past 8 years, I saw many a game which he did very little for three quarters and then starts breaking out in the last 15 minutes...he just wares a defense down. Some RBs cannot get into a flow with 1-2 carries per quarter.

And speaking of RBs, we've all been giving Barnes a lot of grief this past week, but he did have the only two decent RB carries tonight.

 

[sanguinetti]

Barnes also caught screen pass for 1st down against a lot of UM pressure on Mateer

 

[SoonerBounce13]

Boomer!

Oh and fire the special teams coach

 

[WichitaSooner]

That's a very good point. We can't have Mateer running it 19 times...not sure I'm comfortable with 9 times. Get the backs involved ASAP. That may mean having Ott or Blaylock running it over and over again until one gets comfortable. In watching Joe Mixon in the NFL over the past 8 years, I saw many a game which he did very little for three quarters and then starts breaking out in the last 15 minutes...he just wares a defense down. Some RBs cannot get into a flow with 1-2 carries per quarter.

And speaking of RBs, we've all been giving Barnes a lot of grief this past week, but he did have the only two decent RB carries tonight.

Yea they need to figure something out. There will be games where teams find a way to slow Mateer, and/or we need to score more because we are playing against a better offense. I’m not a football Xs and Os guy so I’m not sure how to explain the lack of success for the RBs. I am mainly baffled by what’s going on with Ott. If he is close to the player everyone said he is, there has to be a way to make that show up on Saturdays.

And I agree, I’m not a Barnes fan by any means but he did come up with some important plays tonight. But I agree with you — we need to figure out a way for one of the backs to get rolling.