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Indy Coug · 04-16-2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BYUTexan

Dennis Dixon in the 06 LV Bowl

10 carries for 51 yards

LOL. You mean in the 2nd half when BYU was up 20 to 30 points? QB running was the least of BYU's worries at that point.

cougjunkie · 04-16-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

10 carries for 51 yards

LOL. You mean in the 2nd half when BYU was up 20 to 30 points? QB running was the least of BYU's worries at that point.

Jason Thomas in 2002 killed us, maybe that is what worries him.

Spaz · 04-17-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BYUTexan

Dennis Dixon in the 06 LV Bowl

lol. Yeah, that 38-8 squeeker was a nail-biter. Good thing we shut down everything else that game, eh?

Seriously, what was Dixon's averages rushing the ball, and compare that to what BYU allowed. I doubt you'll find much difference. Hence, my point stands - QB rushing is NOT the pivotal issue it's made out to be.

All that said, BYU should absolutely take Locker's running ability seriously and game-plan to shut it down. I just don't share the skepticism many have with BYU's ability to do so.

Indy Coug · 04-17-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

Jason Thomas in 2002 killed us, maybe that is what worries him.

The last QB that honestly killed us with his legs was Ratliff in 2005.

Spaz · 04-17-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

The last QB that honestly killed us with his legs was Ratliff in 2005.

That was embarrassing. But then again, we had more embarrassing play from the Defense that year than we've had maybe any other year since '01...

Insensitive PAP · 04-17-2008, 05:22 PM

We'll play Locker just like we play every running QB. We'll let him run for 100 yards and try hold him under 200 yards passing plus get 2 or 3 picks. Then we try to throw up over 30 on offense and win by 7.

K-dog · 04-17-2008, 05:45 PM

I think we don't spy at all. We play our zones and let our OLBs ring his bell a few times. This kid will throw it away against our zone.

Spaz · 04-17-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Insensitive PAP

We'll play Locker just like we play every running QB. We'll let him run for 100 yards and try hold him under 200 yards passing plus get 2 or 3 picks. Then we try to throw up over 30 on offense and win by 7.

Remind me again - what QB ran for 100 yards against us in the last two years?

Locker is certainly one of the most talented running QB's we've faced in the last two years, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him run for less than 60 yards against us.

bluegoose · 04-17-2008, 06:33 PM

I watched a couple of highlight videos of his and he looks okay. He's big and fast, but I don't think that he'll do more damage than several other athletic QBs have done in the past. Talk of him running for 200 yards and throwing for 200-300 is absurd. 100 yards rushing and 150-200 in the air is possible, but I really doubt it.

My big question is, who is he going to distribute the ball to to take the pressure off himself? As far I can tell, he's lost his top RB and his 3 top receivers this season. Those are some big holes to fill when you run a lot of play action and bootlegs.

Indy Coug · 04-17-2008, 06:40 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player...layerId=184374

Until he becomes a more efficient passer, his feet aren't going to consistently make any difference. In half of his games, his pass efficiency was under 100. In 7 of 12 games, his completion percentage was under 50%.

04-17-2008, 05:45 PM	#17
K-dog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 699	I think we don't spy at all. We play our zones and let our OLBs ring his bell a few times. This kid will throw it away against our zone. __________________ He's down by the creek, walkin' on water. K-dog P.S. Grrrrrrrrr

04-17-2008, 05:22 PM	#16
Insensitive PAP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 293	We'll play Locker just like we play every running QB. We'll let him run for 100 yards and try hold him under 200 yards passing plus get 2 or 3 picks. Then we try to throw up over 30 on offense and win by 7.

04-17-2008, 06:33 PM	#19
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I watched a couple of highlight videos of his and he looks okay. He's big and fast, but I don't think that he'll do more damage than several other athletic QBs have done in the past. Talk of him running for 200 yards and throwing for 200-300 is absurd. 100 yards rushing and 150-200 in the air is possible, but I really doubt it. My big question is, who is he going to distribute the ball to to take the pressure off himself? As far I can tell, he's lost his top RB and his 3 top receivers this season. Those are some big holes to fill when you run a lot of play action and bootlegs.

04-17-2008, 06:40 PM	#20
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player...layerId=184374 Until he becomes a more efficient passer, his feet aren't going to consistently make any difference. In half of his games, his pass efficiency was under 100. In 7 of 12 games, his completion percentage was under 50%.