The Book: 2007 Football

[Crawfish]

Wow, thanks...

[CajunNation]

_ We didn't make it through last year without a effective passing game and we won't do so this year. _

Let me refresh your memory. Last season our passing stats were:


PASSING OFFENSE

7th in the SBC
114th Nationally


PASS EFFECIENCY

7th in the SBC
96th Nationally


During our losing 5 out of our last 7 games last saeason, we had more pass attempts in those 5 losses than any other games. Babb had fewer rush attempts in those 5 losses than any of our wins.

If this is your definition of an effective passing game, then you and I have different definitions.

[Just1More]

_ In the six games Desormeaux played in 2005, he ran the ball quite a bit and was not injured. He is pretty durable. Do you guys remember the wishbone/veer teams of the 70's and 80's? Those QB's ran just as much as Desormeaux and most held up fairly well. In fact it is sometimes more dangerous to get hit in the pocket as the blow comes from the blind side. When you are running you brace yourself for the contact. _

You are absolutely right, if the QB has good instincts. MD has good run instincts, and does run toward the open seam. It kills me where people say stupid stuff like we are more likely to get injured playing a "big school" or stupid things like that. We are as likely to sustain injury in the McNeese game as in the SC or Tenn game.

Most injuries happen after first contact and can be caused by any player on the field... someone adding a lick to a pile, rolling up on someone, or like we saw with MD, a DT dropping on his back after he is down. Not to whine... but had this been our DT falling on top of their down QB... flag.

Injuries will happen even to a pure drop back passer QB. Trust me, there are going to be people projecting that MD is going to get hurt. Look around the league. There are going to be just as many QBs hurt in shots taken when attempting to pass as when running in a design run. It's football, not golf. Being mobile adds to your not taking hits when passing. Linemen trying to keep MD contained is going to be like herding a cat.

When we get into Sunbelt play, MD is going to be dodging DBs more than anything else. The DL is only going to see him go by. Rarely will an LB be lined up to square up against him. This is predicated on our establishing that you must stop Fenroy, Wallace or Roberson. MD is going to be the "ought oh" runner... not the "first you gotta stop this guy" runner.

I love the passing that we did use against SC. We will see some of these exact 5 yard catches turn into 25 and 35 yard gains. As MD settles in, and that could be as soon as our next game, we will see an occasional deep ball. If you do not need to, you don't throw em. But, as a defense completely sells out on the run, and neglects a deep route... you pop em. Even if it's overthrown... if the WR gets past his coverage... those guys start playing softer. They hate, more than anything else, to be burned by a WR.

See you at the Ohio game. We have fun times ahead.

[CajunCharlie]

_ No offense taken! Just been a busy weekend. I wish I could drop everything and come down; you people sound like you do football up right!

Anyway, best of luck, I look forward to a good game, and for those who don't have the URL, stop by, say hi...


www.bobcatattack.com


and to see what our school looks like...

http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/tour/tour.html _

I took the tour, saw what your school looks like, and I like what I saw.

I assume that the Cajuns visit you all in 2008. Having a daughter and her family living in Columbus gives me, and members of my family, added incentive to make that game.

[CajunKate]

Linemen trying to keep MD contained is going to be like herding a cat.

LOL!

This is my nomination for the Best Quote of the 2007 Football Season!

[CajunT]

What your statistics don't show is what happens during games when the opponent has stopped your running game forced to you into third and long situations. When you look at the loses to UNT, Troy and ULM; the Cajun offense ran the ball well at times, but could not convert third and long downs. Other words, we could not pass effectively. That is what the coaching staff is trying to eliminate this year, to be more consistant throwing the ball.

[RCAJUN90]

Does anyone know what kind of injury Michael sustained last night? I know it wasn't serious
because he came back in the game & played well.Also I am not panicking about this,but I think
the the offense needs to go deep on at least 2 passes a game,just to stretch the defense out a little to open the short passes.PLEASE GOT OUR TIGHT ENDS INVOLVED IN THE OFFENSE,THEY ARE WEAPONS NOT BEING UTILIZED.

Putting my fingers in my ears and singing nananannanna. Mike was awesome and he will bring us many wins this year.

[FLbobcat99]

I don't know how many Bobcat fans will be making the trip. Certainly I wish I could carve out the time to make it up there, because as I've said before I have loved your university for a very long time, and certainly this is the only week the "GEAUX CAJUNS" sign one of your cheerleaders gave me in Nashville will be coming OFF my office wall.

You guys were pretty impressive against South Carolina -- and I was less than impressed with our own performance. I'm really not all that confident about Saturday's game at all.

[Bert]

Unlike a lot of folks I have always liked the Ole Ball Coach and wish you all well, and thanks for the kind words.

[CajunT]

By Jerry Lafleur
Author/Moderator
Posted Sep 3, 2007


The Cajuns open their 106th season of home football and the seventh annual Herbert Heymann Football Classic facing a much improved Ohio University Bobcat team. A team with a lot more promise than the one Frank Solich took over just two short seasons ago.


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