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Deep seam route to Lutzenkirchen
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Kiehl Frazier Emory Blkae Onterio McCalebb Philip Lutzenkirchen Trovon Reed Clemson
Though his starting debut was not one for the record books, there were plenty of positives about Kiehl Frazier's performance against Clemson. He was nervous early on but that was to be expected considering it was his first start, not to mention the venue and caliber of opponent. I'm sure there were a couple of throws he would like to have back but it did not change the fact he made some key completions during the game.
The play...
On this play Auburn faces a 2nd & 12 from their own 48-yard line. Auburn breaks the huddle in a 2-WR and 2-TE set with both receivers and 1 TE aligned to the left. Before the snap, Emory Blake motions to the right side to balance out the formation. At the snap, Emory Blake will run a short out route behind Philip Lutzenkirchen who runs a deep seam route.
Kiehl Frazier will play action with Onterio McCalebb, which freezes the LB's for a brief second. Frazier looks off his primary target (Lutz), which prevents the secondary from adjusting to Lutzenkirchen going unguarded down the middle. Clemson blitzed their corner, which left the safety on that side responsible for Emory Blake and the OLB on the same side, responsible for coverage on Lutzenkirchen.
Philip Lutzenkirchen blows past the inside shoulder of the OLB, who initially jumps the short route to Emory Blake. The safety on that side responsible for Blake must now break off Blake in a desperate attempt to catch up with Lutzenkirchen. Frazier resets off of Trovon Reed and delivers the pass to Lutz for a 38-yard gain.
Closer look...
Just before the snap, Emory Blake motioned to the right side of the formation. For unknown reasons, Clemson secondary failed to communicate, knowing their corner on that side was blitzing off the edge. Instead of a having single coverage on Blake and Lutz, Clemson had 2 on 1 (Blake) leaving Lutzenkirchen unaccounted for deep down the middle.
Notes on Frazier:
1) Low completion percentage.
2) Hit 5 impact plays in the passing game.
3) 62.9% of passes were 11-yards beyond the line of scrimmage, which translates to great vision. Targeting these locations will force opposing defenses to keep their safeties back in coverage, keeping the ground game alive.
4) Though he had several missed passes, his target selection was sound for the most part. He did not attempt to force anything in spots he shouldn't have and simply needs to work on his mechanics to finish off the plays.
5) Field vision and decision making is the key to a successful quarterback. I believe we witnessed this more than not during Frazier's first start. This is key in his maturation process because mechanics in a young quarterback is an easier fix than waiting for the quarterback to finally see the field in terms of coverage recognition.
The play...
On this play Auburn faces a 2nd & 12 from their own 48-yard line. Auburn breaks the huddle in a 2-WR and 2-TE set with both receivers and 1 TE aligned to the left. Before the snap, Emory Blake motions to the right side to balance out the formation. At the snap, Emory Blake will run a short out route behind Philip Lutzenkirchen who runs a deep seam route.
Kiehl Frazier will play action with Onterio McCalebb, which freezes the LB's for a brief second. Frazier looks off his primary target (Lutz), which prevents the secondary from adjusting to Lutzenkirchen going unguarded down the middle. Clemson blitzed their corner, which left the safety on that side responsible for Emory Blake and the OLB on the same side, responsible for coverage on Lutzenkirchen.
Philip Lutzenkirchen blows past the inside shoulder of the OLB, who initially jumps the short route to Emory Blake. The safety on that side responsible for Blake must now break off Blake in a desperate attempt to catch up with Lutzenkirchen. Frazier resets off of Trovon Reed and delivers the pass to Lutz for a 38-yard gain.
Closer look...
Just before the snap, Emory Blake motioned to the right side of the formation. For unknown reasons, Clemson secondary failed to communicate, knowing their corner on that side was blitzing off the edge. Instead of a having single coverage on Blake and Lutz, Clemson had 2 on 1 (Blake) leaving Lutzenkirchen unaccounted for deep down the middle.
Notes on Frazier:
1) Low completion percentage.
2) Hit 5 impact plays in the passing game.
3) 62.9% of passes were 11-yards beyond the line of scrimmage, which translates to great vision. Targeting these locations will force opposing defenses to keep their safeties back in coverage, keeping the ground game alive.
4) Though he had several missed passes, his target selection was sound for the most part. He did not attempt to force anything in spots he shouldn't have and simply needs to work on his mechanics to finish off the plays.
5) Field vision and decision making is the key to a successful quarterback. I believe we witnessed this more than not during Frazier's first start. This is key in his maturation process because mechanics in a young quarterback is an easier fix than waiting for the quarterback to finally see the field in terms of coverage recognition.
