The Jet Sweep pass/run plays

[screwduke1]

What's everyone's thoughts on this? We probably won't be able to run those plays as much against good competition...but I like throwing those plays in at times. It's an easy touch for someone like Barion Brown and if it's blocked even half decently...it can be a 10+ yard gain.

My first thought too was Hamdan must have been playing a lot of CFB 25 😂 because that is used on that game almost religiously.

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

Agreed. Jet sweep and designed qb runs are gonna get somebody killed

 

[screwduke1]

Agreed. Jet sweep and designed qb runs are gonna get somebody killed

I can't recall ever seeing a UK team run that many jet sweeps in a game. Hell we probably ran it more yesterday than we have in the last several years combined. If we are gonna run it we need to throw in some fake jet sweeps too and pass it.

I'm ok with the QB runs if Brock learns to slide. He took a few pretty good shots last night.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Imo its there to give teams something to respect. Much better way to take one or two defenders out of an inside/backside run than just straight blocking with guys thats aren't good at blocking.

 

[Bluegrass79]

Coach is using the fastest player on College 2K to run a sweep.
Wouldn't you?
Gotta see if he can outrun pursuit each game.
Better disguise it well and he better jet

 

[JPFisher]

I don't mind us getting reps where we stress the defense by using the full width of the field. So much of Kentucky football has been runs up the middle and bombs downfield. I loved the outside runs and sweeps. It feels like we utilized our speed properly for the first time in years.

It gives us something to build on and add complexity to later with fakes. If defenses have to respect the boundary runs and QB keepers, it helps the whole offense out immensely.

We can't/(hopefully) won't do too many of those types of runs/"passes" in future games, but it's nice to see this kind of play getting reps.

 

[Tf2217]

Barion Brown should've been used exactly like last night by Liam.
Barion Brown is the definition of a player who you want to give the ball in space. The Jet sweep is one way to efficiently do that. Block it well and BB has more than enough ability and speed to house it anytime it's called.

So again, IMO bush is doing a much better job being a college OC than Liam did.

 

[bballcat4]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Brown attempt a pass next week out of that same play. You know DBs are going to attack the LOS when they see BB or Macklin get the jet sweep.

I think Hamdan used both the jet sweep and the shovel pass last night to setup some more things from that lateral action.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Or that play with wimsatt.

 

[Rockfly78]

USC will need to spend a lot of practice time defending jets. Mission accomplished. We will use it but not as much as we did last night

 

[K_TIME]

UK had 24 rush attempts...5 of which were WR sweep plays. I'd argue 2-3 more were those flip plays to WR coming in motino that counts as a pass attempt.

I think those are setting up plays later in game....but I'm fine with 10% of our plays designed to get Barion/Maclin the ball in open side of field to see if they can outrun and make a gain with their feet.

Again, as stated earlier...why Coen would not do this more last year vs. the fade balls that never were caught is beyond me.

 

[coachcombs57]

UK had 24 rush attempts...5 of which were WR sweep plays. I'd argue 2-3 more were those flip plays to WR coming in motino that counts as a pass attempt.

I think those are setting up plays later in game....but I'm fine with 10% of our plays designed to get Barion/Maclin the ball in open side of field to see if they can outrun and make a gain with their feet.

Again, as stated earlier...why Coen would not do this more last year vs. the fade balls that never were caught is beyond me.

The difference in the pop pass and handoff is a subtle thing but has big implications in plays off it. Just another thing for opposing DCs to have to prepare for. Really enjoyed the offense last night.

 

[bigbluedon]

Coach is using the fastest player on College 2K to run a sweep.
Wouldn't you?
Gotta see if he can outrun pursuit each game.
Better disguise it well and he better jet

No. It was run too many times.

 

[bigbluedon]

UK had 24 rush attempts...5 of which were WR sweep plays. I'd argue 2-3 more were those flip plays to WR coming in motino that counts as a pass attempt.

I think those are setting up plays later in game....but I'm fine with 10% of our plays designed to get Barion/Maclin the ball in open side of field to see if they can outrun and make a gain with their feet.

Again, as stated earlier...why Coen would not do this more last year vs. the fade balls that never were caught is beyond me.

Screw Coen. Wasted another year because of Stoops’ stubbornness.

 

[Soupbean]

Imo its there to give teams something to respect. Much better way to take one or two defenders out of an inside/backside run than just straight blocking with guys thats aren't good at blocking.

This^^^. They didn’t create a ton of positive yardage but Hamden uses them to stretch the linebackers and to slow the rush since they can’t dig in having to keep eyes on the jet action. Helps open up other things and fatigues the defense too

 

[JHB4UK]

Against Georgia we can fake that motion then give it to Chip T to plow forward (hopefully he's good by then)

 

[seccats04]

I figured we ran so many of them because we are short on depth at RB. Karngbaye is probably not a #1 back in the SEC, Patterson is a freshman and Wilcox looked awfully small in his limited time. That's it for right now. Trayanum and Mizell are still hurt and Mizell probably won't play this year.

 

[maysvilleky]

They run it as a touch pass so that if it’s dropped it’s an incomplete pass. You can’t throw a pass after doing it that way. To throw a pass the initial exchange has to be a backwards toss. So you do risk a fumble.

 

[K_TIME]

I figured we ran so many of them because we are short on depth at RB. Karngbaye is probably not a #1 back in the SEC, Patterson is a freshman and Wilcox looked awfully small in his limited time. That's it for right now. Trayanum and Mizell are still hurt and Mizell probably won't play this year.

I agree Wilcox looked tiny out there.....I am glad we have next year's RB class and moving away from the scat back stuff so much.