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How Cal Lost in The Rose Bowl, Part III

Started by Avinash · 10 months ago

Click to read Part I and Part II of the Rose Bowl series.
As the game progressed, DeWayne Walker seemed to take into account the adjustments Cal was making to his UCLA defense. Here you can see him revert from the Cover 4 and go back to the Cover 2.

In a Cover 2 set, the corners [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Jan K Oski

    1 year ago

    Great analysis, Avinash. If Tedford and/or Cignetti haven't already addressed this, I'd be shocked. But, I'm actually glad Tedford's policy is to keep such weaknesses between him and his players. That's how it is in the real world and should be unless they're breaking the law. Sorry fans who think they're entitled to every tidbit! As well, it should be a clear indicator to Tedford that he can't handle multiple duties with limited sleep, as it appears that he didn't help Nate correct this last year. I'm no expert, and I saw it... Go Bears!
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  • Reno Bear

    1 year ago

    Longshore is one of the worst QB's to start for Cal in a long time. His shortcomings were masked for two years by Cal's great running game. When the defenses started shutting down the run and Cal was forced to throw Longshore was not up to the task. Bring in Kevin Riley ASAP. As you point out in the article above Longshore stares at his receiver. This led to critical interceptions that lost games against ASU and UCLA.
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  • Avinash

    1 year ago

    Jan,
    I don't think it's a HUGE deal that a quarterback locks into his receiver on a short route, especially in college. I think that Pac-10 secondaries just know what to expect and good playmakers like Verner or Cason last year can take advantage of that. Credit the defense.

    Reno,
    Whaaaa? Worst QBs ever? His ankle was hampering him and his throws were a little bit shorter this year. Let's face that stubbornness from Tedford was more of an issue than Longshore's struggles.
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  • Reno Bear

    1 year ago

    His ankle was a problem but Longshore locks into a receiver and watches him run his route. This has led to two interceptions which were returned for touchdowns against Arizona and UCLA. Both were "out" patterns that were telegraphed. He is also slow footed and panics when pressure is applied. We need a more mobile accurate QB. Longshore will never lead us to a championship. He had the best receiving corp in the PAC 10 with Hawkins,Jordan,Jackson and two excellent tight ends. As a result we barely made it to a mid level bowl game. Please bring in Kevin Riley!!
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