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Gophers quarterback Conor Rhoda had one carry on a read-option play with running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks in the 31-24 loss to Maryland on Saturday. And Rhoda’s rush went for six yards and came with six minutes left in the loss.
The staple play in the Gophers’ offense has Rhoda decipher whether a certain defender on the edge of the line of scrimmage is favoring the running back or the QB before the handoff is or isn’t given. On Saturday, it was given to the running backs all but that one time.
“I think there were two or three other opportunities where he possibly could have pulled it, but there wasn’t a lot,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “The way they play it. It might seem like it by the naked eye that, oh, we should pull that.”
In the end, Maryland held the Gophers to a season-low 80 rushing yards. That was 89 rushing yards fewer than their next lowest: 169 yards in the 17-7 season-opening win over Buffalo on Aug. 31. It also was Minnesota’s lowest rushing total in 17 games, dating back to the 31-21 loss to Wisconsin in November 2015.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/3...id-option-reads-hamper-shutdown-running-game/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers quarterback Conor Rhoda had one carry on a read-option play with running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks in the 31-24 loss to Maryland on Saturday. And Rhoda’s rush went for six yards and came with six minutes left in the loss.
The staple play in the Gophers’ offense has Rhoda decipher whether a certain defender on the edge of the line of scrimmage is favoring the running back or the QB before the handoff is or isn’t given. On Saturday, it was given to the running backs all but that one time.
“I think there were two or three other opportunities where he possibly could have pulled it, but there wasn’t a lot,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “The way they play it. It might seem like it by the naked eye that, oh, we should pull that.”
In the end, Maryland held the Gophers to a season-low 80 rushing yards. That was 89 rushing yards fewer than their next lowest: 169 yards in the 17-7 season-opening win over Buffalo on Aug. 31. It also was Minnesota’s lowest rushing total in 17 games, dating back to the 31-21 loss to Wisconsin in November 2015.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/3...id-option-reads-hamper-shutdown-running-game/
Go Gophers!!