Author Topic: Biggest Pleasant Surprise (Read 7327 times)

Institutional Control · « **Reply #25 on:** October 23, 2012, 09:38:01 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on October 23, 2012, 09:36:53 AM

Quote from: dobber on October 23, 2012, 09:33:57 AM
The complete lack of gimmick plays (except for "The Play") is a pleasant surprise. I don't even recall if we ran the Wildcat with a RB taking the snap all year. No rb's or wr's throwing the ball. It is awesome just to see this group line up and play without the gimmicks!

it would be pretty stupid because our QB is one of our best runners and any RB we put in there would be a worse passer than our QB

But I'd really like to see CK catch a TD.

slobber · « **Reply #26 on:** October 23, 2012, 09:43:39 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on October 23, 2012, 09:36:53 AM

Quote from: dobber on October 23, 2012, 09:33:57 AM
The complete lack of gimmick plays (except for "The Play") is a pleasant surprise. I don't even recall if we ran the Wildcat with a RB taking the snap all year. No rb's or wr's throwing the ball. It is awesome just to see this group line up and play without the gimmicks!

it would be pretty stupid because our QB is one of our best runners and any RB we put in there would be a worse passer than our QB

Yes, which makes it a pleasant surprise. Pease in the Wildcat last year would not be any different than Pease in the Wildcat this year. I didn't like it last year and I am pleasantly surprised I don't have to watch it this year.

kso_FAN · « **Reply #27 on:** October 23, 2012, 09:50:15 AM »

Quote from: dobber on October 23, 2012, 09:33:57 AM

The complete lack of gimmick plays (except for "The Play") is a pleasant surprise. I don't even recall if we ran the Wildcat with a RB taking the snap all year. No rb's or wr's throwing the ball. It is awesome just to see this group line up and play without the gimmicks!

We haven't run the Wildcat one time.

You can see Snyder's confidence in what we do; our main running game is power/lead with a few options mixed in. Nice mix of play action pass and drop back pass. Very few gadgets, even fairly conventional ones like reverses, let alone toss passes or anything like that. Plus the amount that he let's Klein check plays at the line of scrimmage is more than I've seen from any K-State QB, maybe Beasley was the other one that checked as often as Klein does.

steve dave · « **Reply #28 on:** October 23, 2012, 09:56:43 AM »

I don't recall Beasley checking anywhere near this much.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #29 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:20:22 AM »

we haven't had a big WTF play on offense or defense.

except for the option WTF

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #30 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:21:34 AM »

Quote from: OK Cat on October 23, 2012, 10:20:22 AM

we haven't had a big WTF play on offense or defense.

except for the option WTF

behind the back end around fake jump pass pitch?

Skipper44 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:30:28 AM »

Quote from: CFoD on October 23, 2012, 08:31:39 AM

I feel like Hubes got faster this season.

Also stronger, seems like he has ran thru more tackles this half season than he did all of last year.

I really thought he have would have a hard time improving from what he was last year - a good back that seemed hit a ceiling against high quality defenses. Then he goes out and does what he did against OU

OK_Cat · « **Reply #32 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:31:49 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on October 23, 2012, 10:21:34 AM

Quote from: OK Cat on October 23, 2012, 10:20:22 AM
we haven't had a big WTF play on offense or defense.

except for the option WTF

behind the back end around fake jump pass pitch?

"except for the option WTF"

Rams · « **Reply #33 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:42:29 AM »

Quote from: CFoD on October 23, 2012, 09:38:01 AM

Quote from: steve dave on October 23, 2012, 09:36:53 AM
Quote from: dobber on October 23, 2012, 09:33:57 AM
The complete lack of gimmick plays (except for "The Play") is a pleasant surprise. I don't even recall if we ran the Wildcat with a RB taking the snap all year. No rb's or wr's throwing the ball. It is awesome just to see this group line up and play without the gimmicks!

it would be pretty stupid because our QB is one of our best runners and any RB we put in there would be a worse passer than our QB

But I'd really like to see CK catch a TD.

sams lines up behind ck in the pistol. ck shifts to tight end. the ball is quickly snapped to sams who rolls out right and hits ck in the corner of the end zone to pull ahead of bama with less than a minute left in the 4th quarter.

Harry Dunne · « **Reply #34 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:17:14 AM »

Quote from: Skipper44 on October 23, 2012, 10:30:28 AM

Quote from: CFoD on October 23, 2012, 08:31:39 AM
I feel like Hubes got faster this season.
Also stronger, seems like he has ran thru more tackles this half season than he did all of last year.

I really thought he have would have a hard time improving from what he was last year - a good back that seemed hit a ceiling against high quality defenses. Then he goes out and does what he did against OU

and totally redeems himself!

SleepFighter · « **Reply #35 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:22:55 AM »

Guys, it would be way easier to list the things/players that aren't pleasant surprises.

Harper, Malone, and Arthur are about exactly as awesome as I thought they would be.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:50:54 AM »

Our offensive line is the biggest pleasant surprise.

Pittcat · « **Reply #37 on:** October 23, 2012, 12:13:02 PM »

Quote from: Jakesie60 on October 23, 2012, 11:50:54 AM

Our offensive line is the biggest pleasant surprise.

This is incorrect. While the Oline wasn't really expected to be a strength, no one really thought that Dickey would field a front 5 full of respects. However, MANY people were

about the Dline.

eastcat · « **Reply #38 on:** October 23, 2012, 12:38:18 PM »

Milo, doesn't get burned over the top like Hartman and lays wood.

FranklyFrankYou · « **Reply #39 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:30:27 PM »

Travis Britz, Angelo Pease, Ryan Doerr, 1Y, Milo,Whitehair, CLucas, TThompson

8manpick · « **Reply #40 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:50:11 PM »

Quote from: Pittcat on October 23, 2012, 12:13:02 PM

Quote from: Jakesie60 on October 23, 2012, 11:50:54 AM
Our offensive line is the biggest pleasant surprise.

This is incorrect. While the Oline wasn't really expected to be a strength, no one really thought that Dickey would field a front 5 full of respects. However, MANY people were about the Dline.

Denied. The oline is much bigger than the dline. Have you seen Lucas? Meshak is great, but he and the other dlinemen are not nearly as big, surprise or otherwise, as the olinemen.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:51:17 PM »

I'd say it's getting beams back on the board.

kso_FAN · « **Reply #42 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:54:19 PM »

1) Defensive line, especially interior.
2) Offensive tackles.
3) Milo
4) Tuggle's transition.
5) Hubert's improvement.

Before the season I thought the biggest thing that would take this team from good to great was the play of both lines.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 23, 2012, 02:27:42 PM »

Health of everyone.

The Whale · « **Reply #44 on:** October 23, 2012, 02:34:48 PM »

Sams Laser/Rocket Arm on his completion

the_ugly_clown · « **Reply #45 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:35:33 PM »

Last week it was Braden Wilson not having two holding penalties.

puniraptor · « **Reply #46 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:59:56 PM »

Quote from: The Whale on October 23, 2012, 02:34:48 PM

Sams Laser/Rocket Arm on his completion

should not be a suprise! Also, his near pick endzone bomb was an incredible laser as well. laserbomb.

puniraptor · « **Reply #47 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:00:27 PM »

Quote from: puniraptor on October 23, 2012, 03:59:56 PM

Quote from: The Whale on October 23, 2012, 02:34:48 PM
Sams Laser/Rocket Arm on his completion

should not be a suprise! Also, his near pick endzone bomb was an incredible laser as well. laserbomb.

intercontinental ballistic laser

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #48 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:03:50 PM »

ICBL could be a good candidate for Sams' nickname in 2013, though I would make the L stand for #Life instead of laser.

Belvis Noland · « **Reply #49 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:12:56 PM »

Quote from: OK Cat on October 23, 2012, 10:20:22 AM

we haven't had a big WTF play on offense or defense.

We also haven't had an impact player injured. And this scares the crap out of me.

Unless Snyder really is a wizard, it's unimaginable that a team could go the entire season without an injury or a WTF play on offense or defense.