Moore's Injury
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I don't know that I'd say he's "overused", but there are times when trying to get him the ball seems a bit forced. Just my two cents, but in the MSU game they had 1st & Goal from inside the 5 and got a little too cute with some sort of misdirection/end around trick play for him that involved multiple flips of the ball which resulted in a large loss. Maybe just run it off tackle with Knox there and see what happens.
Yeah! Good example and common sense too. I like to see both Knox and Markell Jones getting short yardage work as well.
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you've been down this road repeatedly. Ad nauseum.
We're not "risking injury to Moore."
His injury has nothing to do with . . . 'overuse.'
you've been down this road repeatedly. Ad nauseum.
We're not "risking injury to Moore."
His injury has nothing to do with . . . 'overuse.'
I'm with you Wole! The collisions that happen on kickoffs and punt returns can be awful. To use him for everything, just increases the chances that he will get hurt. Plus, the chances for injury increase when you are fatigued.
I said the same thing about Biggie. It's pretty easy to defend when a team (in the last minutes of a close game) only use one option. When I coached, I would NEVER set up one guy. "Run the offense and let's see who gets open. If you have a good shot, take it!"
Who would you have return kickoffs and punts that can have a chance To make big plays?
Zico, Anthrop and Sparks. Maybe a DB.
As for big plays, how many has Moore made on punt returns?
With Anthrop that’s a fair catch only. Catching the ball is important but teams have kicked away from Moore.
Sparks would not be good as he’s not fast or shifty and actually has had trouble catching the ball.
Not sure on Zico.
Amad Anderson could be used the last four games and still redshirt so he may be an option.
I don’t believe he’s seen the field yet. I’d anticipate him getting some plays the remainder of the season.
I’d also anticipate seeing Jack Smith, DT Johnson, CB Rucker, and maybe DE Stokes.
so when Tiller was here, Drew should have sat every third series so he wasn’t over used? Kerrigan should have been taken out of every third down snap so he wasn’t exposed to increased risk?
This seems like a stretch to me as well. 12.5 touches per game would strike me as low for your best weapon. Guys like Beckham get 12 plus targets in the nfl all the time.
This is his first injury in a violent game, I'd say that's pretty good management.
Unless the player is saying he's getting too beat up, I'd say let it ride up to a ridiculous point like 25 touches
Woke, respectfully doubt other teams keyed on him because of his number of plays...If they had not keyed on Moore they would have to have had the dumbest Defensive Coordinator in the world!!!
I was talking about a receiver of which we have many of, not our starting QB or defensive lineman. I also said to spare him from some of his return duties. His ticket in the MFL may be as a return specialist. I'm sure the NFL also wants him to be healthy.
Odd , I don't recall Drew or Kerrigan returning punts or kickoffs either. My thought was to spare Moore from our special teams play.
And I'm sorry but a smart coach tells his players how much they will play rather than allowing the player to tell him how much he can play. It's kind of like a pitcher telling the coach to leave me in. The smart coach should have already made up his mind before going to the mound.
Odd , I don't recall Drew or Kerrigan returning punts or kickoffs either. My thought was to spare Moore from our special teams play.
And I'm sorry but a smart coach tells his players how much they will play rather than allowing the player to tell him how much he can play. It's kind of like a pitcher telling the coach to leave me in. The smart coach should have already made up his mind before going to the mound.
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I don't think this coaching staff is letting players dictate who plays and how much.
I came here to find news because the line went from 3 to 1.5 this morning. Hard to believe that it's from Moore not returning kicks.
The line is loosely based on how many words WOLE posts a week.
maybe because the 2 DB's from Iowa got suspended earller in the week, don't know if they were starters are not, maybe some Iowa lurkers will respond.
Typical game from Rondale.
6 receptions.
1 return.
no injuries, so no carping and b*tching about the coaching decisions.
6 receptions.
1 return.
no injuries, so no carping and b*tching about the coaching decisions.
Did we watch the same game? You forgot his 3 kick returns and the amount of times he was targeted and the amount of times Blough tried to throw him the ball. To me, that's kind of forcing the action.
Talk to the official scorers, bigs.
You seem to have an agenda that won't quit.
This is absurd.
You're kidding, right? You did see the 3 TDs to Wright, didn't you? And the one to Zico? And the long reception to Hopkins?
What's your deal??
This thread is sort of about Moore. That's my deal. Did you not see how many plays Blough wanted to throw to Moore? Did you not see the kickoffs?
Watched the entire game.
Also gave you the official stats.
Give it up, bigs. stop b*tching about something that isn't occurring. Enjoy the team, the win, and the talent.
Then tell me who was the guy who ran out those three kick-offs when he could have taken a knee.
Wole likes to believe he knows everything and everyone else has ignored his advice. He likes to pat his own back and say, “I told you so”. Just thank him for warning us and move on.
Can any of you answer my simple question? What Purdue player ran out those three kick-offs in the second half when they could have taken a knee? Is that too tough of a question to ask? If you can't answer the question , I have serious doubts you actually watched the game, and all you really want to do is argue.
