'Coachable' Fixes

One thing I saw, and this is product of a very aggressive defense, but everyone wants to get a shot on the ball carrier. Couple of times where guys were jumping on a player who was basically down. Bush did well to ease up a bit on the first play of the game but hopefully we don't get a late hit penalty at a key junction of the game.

The mouthguard in the helmet is a personal foul equipement penalty.  I doubt Harbuagh is coaching this because if we were to hit a big play against OSU I'd expect to be flagged for it because we can't have nice things.

At least Speight doesn't unbutton his chin strap after every play like Brett Favre.

Doesn't the long snapper have a 1 second grace period where he can't be hit?  I recall it should have been a penalty in the MSU game in 2015 and if he gets hit right away it should have been a penalty in this game.  The guy is technically a defenseless player so all the safety rules should apply.

DPJ seems to have the propensity to try to return every single punt no matter how risky. That will backfire eventually...

I think the overthrows are absolutely something you can coach.Whether it's mental or mechanical, that is EXACTLY what you expect Harbaugh & Co to work on.

Otherwise, thanks for your first post. And +1 for the effort!

Wow on that mouthguard catch. I'm usually too drunk to count how many linemen are down

Ulizio get off the ball better. I rewatched the game a couple times, and there's a noticeable delay between when the ball is snapped and Ulizio fires out. It really affected him on backside scoops and cutoff blocks, and resulted in the backside end chasing the play for a no gain/gain of 1 a few times. He was bad this game, and needs to improve.

Sp8 has always been like that. I noticed it last year, I chuckled because I would do the same thing in high school (siren)

Double it

O-line looked really good outside Ulizio (not sure if coachable or just need to wait on development).  

Speight needs to make better decisions (coachable), not miss easy throws (not sure if coachable).

If Speight can play at a B+ level and Ulizio can be an average O-lineman, we can challenge for a national title - But Bama, like usual, looks very complete.  Every other team, given our amazing defense, I think we are on par with.

Along with the mouthguard comment, Chris Evans sometimes tips off pass plays by almost standing straight up in the backfield. He's never really fully bent whether it's run or pass, but on pass plays specifically he's way too vertical presnap. Like he's catching his breath/getting higher to pick up blitzes better. Just a minor observation. Sometimes these things are totally random and we look too much into them.

It was kind of surprising to hear Brian say on the podcast that he thought DPJ was keeping the ball close on returns, looked awful loosey-goosey to me.

Hopefully the coaches catch the Speight mouth guard thing and Evans standing straight up before pass pro. Can't tip hand against better competition.

I think it was the Harbaugh podcast, but JH said he needed to to let DPJ know that the ball needs to be a little higher and tighter.   Said it would be addressed this week :-).  The one thing I have utmost confidence with this staff is cleaning up details.  I have since watched the game a couple times over and found very few mental errors on either side of ball. Execution errors?Yes, a few, but flat out blowing an assignment, very few.  That is a testament to the coaches and players.  This team could be special if they stay mentally tough and WS gets back to last years mid season form.

Speight leaves mouthpiece out on run play. Op is correct.