Coach Baird on Husky Football

    Oregon State hosts the Huskies this weekend and the Rodgers brothers, James and Jacquizz just might be the most exciting show in college football. They are two 5-7 dynamos who prove the little man has a definite place in college football.

    James leads the Pac-10 Conference in receiving, his brother is second. James also leads the conference in all purpose yardage, his brother is third. Quizz is also third in the conference in rushing and tied for 1st in touchdowns scored. He enters the Husky game with 989 yards so is certain to pass the 1000 barrier this weekend. He only has one fumble on the year and can run inside as well as outside and like his brother is lightening quick and difficult to tackle in open field. Wow! these two alone represent a long night for the Husky defense.

    The Beavers are better on the offensive side of the ball than they are on the defensive side so the Huskies are going to be pressed to keep up with them on the scoreboard. The Huskies should be able to run and throw against the Beavers and they should be prepared to play another game all the way to the finish only this time making the field goal to win it. If Washington wins it will probably be by a high score.

    The Beavers’ offense is really clicking and their left handed quarterback, Sean Canfield, is really accurate and especially on his short throws.  They use Quizz out of the backfield on flat routes, check downs, and on slip screens or delay dumps.  He is also the main running back and sort of hides behind his big linemen on the power play, stretch sweep plays, and zone reads.  They use James on fly sweeps when he is motioning across the formation and throw to him on a full array of short quick passes. Their offense is obviously built around the Rodgers brothers but they also have an excellent tall receiver an a huge tight end that will also challenge the Husky secondary.

     This could be a really difficult game if the Huskies leave their defense on the field too much. They would be best to attack Canfield and make him throw early. The Husky linebackers will need to always know where the Rodgers brothers are and be under control when they are in tackling position.  These kids are just electric in open field and they move their feet so fast that they can stop and start in an instant.  It is their acceleration that makes them so explosive and both are compact and not afraid to lower their shoulder for extra yards.

     The Beavers like to use two tight ends at the same time and that usually means a run.  They are big strong blockers and really have three kids rotating in. Washington will need crowd the line of scrimmage because of the run and also because the Beavers have so many short passes.

    Even though the Beavers have an excellent pass offense they have a pass defense that is even worse than Washingtons’. They have given up 16 touchdown passes and only have 10 sacks on the season while giving up 23. This is a team, that if they have an off night, then the Huskies could beat them.  The Dawgs will need a big day out of running back, Chris Polk, but if he out rushes Quizz then the Huskies have a great chance of winning. It will take a lot of luck but if they can just hang again then maybe this is the week they win a close one on the road. They’ve been getting closer and closer with each road game and maybe, just maybe, this will be the big win.

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