Who starts for Kansas at QB
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Where are you getting that I want conservative play calling from? I want play calling that compliments the strengths of the personnel KU has on the team right now. KU has a bunch of smaller, speedy receivers, which means that KU will probably see a lot of cover 2 defense this year to keep those speedy guys from having single coverage deep. You beat cover 2 with intermediate routes and passes to flats.
The reason I want KU to reduce turnovers and penalties is because that’s how less talented teams pull off the upsets. KU doesn’t have the talent to overcome turnovers and penalties like a Clemson or Louisville do. KU has protect the football as much as possible to give themselves as many scoring opportunities as possible this season.
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Stanley has a hand injury per kusports.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 You can’t play like Alex smith and reduce turnovers without playing a conservative style. Both things that you have said.
You also can’t beat a cover 2 doing that the entire game. Unless you are willing to take the top off of a cover 2 they won’t respect the deep routes you run and will end up taking away the running game and intermediate game as a result. Just like what happened last season… We have to be willing to hit a backside post or run a 4 verticals scheme at least once almost every drive. We also don’t have a good enough running game to score when we get in enemy territory and the field shrinks. Which is why it is important to try to take the top off of a defense and score from 30+ yards out on a deep ball.
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@Kcmatt7 The Chiefs play conservatively because Alex Smith has one of the weakest arms in the NFL. The west coast offense the Chiefs run is a naturally conservative system designed for QB’s with weaker arms like Alex Smith, like Joe Montana who the offense was created for.
Peyton Bender has a cannon, but that doesn’t mean throwing deep every other play is a good strategy. That’s not what the Air Raid or spread offense is about. It’s about creating space and one on one match ups for receivers.
If KU runs as many deep routes as you want to see, those routes will not be successful because defenses will keep leaving safeties deep to take away those go, deep post, and deep corner routes.
You have to build to running those home run plays where you’re sending 3-4 receivers down field. You that by running plays where 95% of the time, the progression starts with the short to intermediate routes, the have one deep route in case of a one on one or blown coverage down field, and then a back or TE in the flat somewhere for a check down as the last read. As you continue to do this, opposing defenses start bringing the safeties closer to take away those short to intermediate routes, that’s when you hit them over the top. That doesn’t happen in a few plays, it has to be built to over the course of the game and you might only get to run 2-3 of those types of plays a game.
KU doesn’t have the appropriate personnel to run the version of the Air Raid you want to see. To run that version, you need a bunch of tall receivers who can go catch jump balls and Chase Harrell is the only guy KU has that fits that mold. Most everyone for KU are the smaller receivers that have to be great route runners to be effective because they aren’t going to go win many jump balls. KU’s receivers need to be able to beat press coverage and run lots of slants and crossing routes and getting open that way.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Its also worth considering its all a bit relative: judging Bender, recruited for the AirRaid, but how good was the guy that took his starting spot at WSU? Just how close was that battle between Bender and his replacement? Bender clearly thinks he’s better than being a backup, and now he’s got that intangible “something to prove”…This could be good for KU…
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Regarding your mention of Alex Smith, what then, is your impression of Patrick Mahomes so far in preseason?
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Pat has big potential. Well see what Reid can do for him over the last two years of Alex’s contract. The QB future is rosey at the moment for Chiefs fans.
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@JayhawkerRedLegs I’m not a Chiefs fan so I couldn’t tell you anything about how he’s looked.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Who is your team? Or do you just not care for the NFL?
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@BShark Let’s guess: Dallas?
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@mayjay Don’t you put that evil on me.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Houston? Maybe you like the classics, like Green Bay?
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@mayjay I’m from Houston, I’m a Texans fan. The QB situation here is that Savage will start until he gets injured or until DeShaun Watson is ready in a few weeks, maybe after their bye in Week 7 if not sooner. Watson will end up starting in Houston at some point this year.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I’d hope so. Savage is crap.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Ironically, the two cities whose teams you said you are not a fan of, Kansas City and Dallas, are joined by coincidence in the AFL history books to your real team because before they became the KC Chiefs they were the Dallas Texans.
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Peyton Bender da gawd.
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And Tyler Patrick is done as a retuner, or at least should be.
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Wow what a terrible quarter from half of 1st to half second. No way Neal’s pick has evidence to be overturned.
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Shades of Cozart with that pass
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Good end to the half, a couple of KU turnovers is the only reason why it’s a contest
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Ehhh, hoping for better 2nd half. - need work on the run - -17 yds on 11 carries- - isn’t gonna get it done, got to make them respect the run. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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jayballer54 said:
Ehhh, hoping for better 2nd half. - need work on the run - -17 yds on 11 carries- - isn’t gonna get it done, got to make them respect the run. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Yeah the run game has been embarrassing against a weak FCS opp…
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Nick Schwerdt @nick_schwerdt 4m4 minutes ago
Peyton Bender just became the first #kufball QB to throw 4 touchdowns in a game since Reesing in 2009.
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How about Turner Gill about to beat Baylor!?!?
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@Texas-Hawk-10 crazy, glad to see him doing well. He was a super nice guy, sadly he wasn’t given a fair chance here. Don’t think he was the answer but Weis ruined us.
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We won - - -on to the next game, improvement every week. - - I PREDICTED 41-13 KU - - off by 3 pts for KU - -off by 3 pts for SEMO
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I had a super nice football coach for a year also. We went from winning the league the year before to a 2 win team. Nice football coaches are doing you a disservice.
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Texas Hawk 10 said:
How about Turner Gill about to beat Baylor!?!?
Awesome stuff. Baylor deserves to lose, a lot.
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Oh…how the mighty have fallen…
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Really not quite sure what to think. 1st weekend of the season , as far as our boys, how would you grade them? - -I don’t know maybe I’m expecting a little too much, I have to realize how far down we were, - - I get that - -I totally understand that, We did some good thing, BUT there were times during the game I was thinking man, here we are slodging our way through again… I’m even beating myself up for my thinking some, again this program was/is really down. I know I need more patience, sorry guys - -the when we come out like we did I was physcd and then we bog down , look quite frankly pretty ugly till right at the end of the half. - -Then their dam QB I mean not to take away from him but man - - -was thinking if this team is moving the ball like that then what are big 12 QB’S gonna do?
It’s ok guys I’m having this conversation out loud with myself and putting it on the computer, I know we will be ok, and continue to improve - -I am just looking for to much to fast. - -Overall when I look at the entirety of the game, - -you would have to say I’ll take it - -like the former Coach says Keep sawing wood. - -I’d grade us out probably at a B-. - -Bender was decent in his 1st game, but also like the radio announcers wee saying, how is he going to react under pressure - -we didn’t see that yesterday - -no pressure from SEMO, - -next week going to be a really big game, oh ya by the way did any body know what the attendance was last night? - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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KU is still the worst team in the league imo. That doesn’t mean the team has to go winless in league though.
