OGT 2023 Week 4: Charlotte 7 at #25 Florida (2-1) 22 (9/23/2023)

[DRU2012]

Turned a 5 yard loss into a 2 yard loss, plus or minus.

Guess we basically run Etienne here.
But no--this offense is just not converting with any consistency here tonight.
Still: A turnover down here in their red zone would be a fitting way to put this one away...After all, it had Bern DEFENSE, rather than offense, who has kept us ahead.
Not Mertz's fault though; hcompletion rate has been outstanding again. Billy has restrained him with an unimaginative downfield passing game.

 

[DRU2012]

Maybe a safety? That TOO would be "fitting".

 

[Escambia94]

Charlotte needed 5:51 to go 75 yards for a TD earlier in the game. They have 5:00 to go 95 yards.

 

[DRU2012]

We REALLY DO need to get healthy on offense.

 

[DRU2012]

We BOTH get a break on the penalties.
Now 4th and a gamble.
PUNT.

 

[Escambia94]

Guess we basically run Etienne here.
But no--this offense is just not converting with any consistency here tonight.
Still: A turnover down here in their red zone would be a fitting way to put this one away...After all, it had Bern DEFENSE, rather than offense, who has kept us ahead.
Not Mertz's fault though; hcompletion rate has been outstanding again. Billy has restrained him with an unimaginative downfield passing game.

I can see what Napier is doing. In the first half Napier went up-tempo to get to a two score lead. Once the lead shrank he went back into ball control. The problem is that against better opponents the Gators either need to eliminate one turnover or get one explosive play.

 

[DRU2012]

Well, we KNOW what happens now:
We run Etienne, get the win--and hope we at least DIDN'T lose anyone else important tonight that we'll REALLY NEED NEXT WEEK.

 

[DRU2012]

I can see what Napier is doing. In the first half Napier went up-tempo to get to a two score lead. Once the lead shrank he went back into ball control. The problem is that against better opponents the Gators either need to eliminate one turnover or get one explosive play.

AND: ELIMINATE THE STUPID UNFORCED ERRORS!

 

[Escambia94]

Boardingham is hard to bring down.

 

[Escambia94]

Shane Mathews has a point. Charlotte is crowding the line of scrimmage and daring Florida to throw over the top.

 

[DRU2012]

Whatta ya know? COACH CALLS A PASS PLAY LATE...Guess HE wants the "better looking score" too.

 

[Escambia94]

3:21. Each team with 2 timeouts. Important thing to notice nowadays.

 

[Escambia94]

Pearsall should consider wearing his mouthpiece when he faces the larger SEC players.

 

[Escambia94]

2:22 to go. 4th down coming out of Charlotte’s 2nd timeout.

 

[Escambia94]

Gators take their 2nd timeout. 2:30 to go.

 

[DRU2012]

Shane Mathews has a point. Charlotte is crowding the line of scrimmage and daring Florida to throw over the top.

He's also right about things looking a lot different and be different by NOW if the offense had scored just ONE of those TDs instead of fieldgoal.
And here's ANOTHER poor play-calling sequence that has us possibly missing out on ANOTHER TD.

 

[Escambia94]

Smack is 4/4 today. 12 points for your fantasy league.

 

[DRU2012]

And they settle for ANOTHER fieldgoal.
New question:
"How can a team DOMINATE A GAME, yet stink the place UP?"

 

[Escambia94]

5 plays, 34 yards, 1:43, field goal. 6.8 yards per play. 0:21 per play.

• 4th & 1 at CLT6​

  (2:28 - 4th) Smack 23 yd FG GOOD
• (2:30 - 4th) Timeout Florida, clock 02:30

• 3rd & 1 at CLT6​

  (2:45 - 4th) Mertz run 0 yards to the CLT6
• (3:20 - 4th) Timeout Charlotte, clock 03:20

• 2nd & 10 at CLT15​

  (3:21 - 4th) Mertz to Pearsall 9 yds to CLT6

• 1st & 10 at CLT15​

  (3:24 - 4th) Johnson Jr. run 0 yards to CLT15

• 1st & 10 at CLT40​

  (4:05 - 4th) Mertz to Boardingham for 25 yds to CLT15 1ST down

 

[DRU2012]

Though the 49ers get SOME of the credit, I place a big CHUNK of the blame on Billy. This is one of those times when I neither understand nor LIKE the game he called as his own OC.
Turn Mertz LOOSE, Coach!
He has EARNED that.