greygoose wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:49 pm
Did you watch the Granville game?? As far as knowing Jackson’s personnel maybe I gave them a lot more credit for the athletes that team had this year it sounds like. If 1 plan doesn’t work you try something else it’s very simple. 29-42-420 yards would’ve been 500 if not for dropped passes, 80 more on the ground. If you think I’m the only one questioning why they didn’t change things up you haven’t paid enough attention. I get it you want to keep this glorious season going there’s a 2022 thread up though.
I listened to the Jackson-Western Brown regular season game on an online radio feed, but later watched some film of the game. Probably saw 80-90% of the snaps. Jackson led that game 28-27 late in the 4thQ before surrendering a TD to Western Brown in the final minute or two. WB won 33-28 in a game where I don't believe Jackson actually forced a turnover, but they did get several stops, forcing WB to turn it over on downs on various occasions. Jackson turned the ball over three times inside the WB 25 yard line, which is what cost them the game. They did an adequate job on defense against a great offense, but they didn't convert their offensive possessions into TDs and it cost them.
I watched every snap of the Jackson-Western Brown playoff game via a live online stream. That game was 28-28 before WB scored the game-winning TD with under 2 minutes to go. Much like the first game, Jackson killed their offensive drives, but this time with penalties. They did not convert enough opportunities into TDs, but once again did an adequate job of limiting an offense that was routinely scoring 50-60 points to 35. Had Jackson not committed several crucial penalties on key drives, their defensive effort would have been enough to get the win.
I was able to watch most of the Granville-Western Brown game online as well. I did have to step away on a few occasions, but saw probably 75% of the snaps. You are correct (which I have admitted) that Granville did a better job at rushing the QB, and also did not let him hurt them as much with his legs. However, with just a few minutes remaining in the game, they had surrendered 28 points to the WB offense, very similar to what Jackson had done twice before. The difference, as I said in my very first post to you, was that Granville got the job done on OFFENSE. They didn't ruin multiple drives with turnovers or penalties. They put up 50 points at that point, which is why they had a comfortable lead. They then gave up 3 late TDs, which probably were partially helped by them trying to keep everything in front of them due to having a lead and the clock on their side, but they still ended up allowing 49 points and nearly 400 yards passing to Novak.
So, to summarize, with anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes remaining in each of these three games, the scores were as follows...
Jackson 28 - Western Brown 27
Jackson 28 - Western Brown 28
Granville 50 - Western Brown 28
What is the difference? What is the outlier?
Despite using different game plans and various schemes or approaches, the Jackson and Granville defenses had achieved similar results against the explosive WB offense. The difference, as I have said about 50 time snow, is that the Granville OFFENSE did its job much, much better than the Jackson offense. Granville won the game because they performed superbly on offense, eventually scoring 57 points to win by 8. Their defense did some things well for sure, some of those things with more success than Jackson and CM, BUT they still had a tough time holding WB in check. Luckily, their offense got the job done. That is the point, and has been all along.
We can agree to disagree because I am obviously not changing you mind, and in my mind, the defensive efforts by WB opponents in these games achieved very similar results, even if the last three WB TDs of the Granville game magically don't count in your opinion.
Jackson held western brown to their 2 lowest point totals all season? Also Jackson returns a ton