Was not a lot of the ease in which the Buckeyes passed the ball at will last year due to Meyer inserting passing plays which were blocked (downfield) by the OL as running plays, drawing in our safeties?
Here is a portion of an article from CBS on Saban's beef to the SEC about an Ole Miss TD:
So it was more confirmation than news when Nick Saban said Wednesday that yes, Alabama had sent the play to the SEC office for review -- though he pointedly failed to blame the touchdown on the missed call.
"These plays get blocked just like running plays, and people are running down the field,”Saban said on the league's coaches teleconference, per CoachingSearch.com. “So it looks like a run, but somebody's running out for a pass. Hey, we work on these plays, we should cover them, we know what the rules are. We have to execute and do it correctly, which we did not.
“It's not about the rules or anything else, but if there was anything we'd look at, that's what I would say we should look at.”
Saban's frustration is understandable, given the difficulty of defending pop-passes and the consistency with which officials fail to flag linemen who move downfield on them. The issue prompted the NCAA to consider reducing the number of yards linemen can legally move downfield from three to one this past offseason, though the proposal was ultimately shelved.
That correct officiating of the pop-pass was recognized as a problem last year but still raised its ugly head at the worst possible time for his team has to stick in Saban's craw, but he said submitting the play to the SEC was simply about helping the officials get it right next time.
Here is a portion of an article from CBS on Saban's beef to the SEC about an Ole Miss TD:
So it was more confirmation than news when Nick Saban said Wednesday that yes, Alabama had sent the play to the SEC office for review -- though he pointedly failed to blame the touchdown on the missed call.
"These plays get blocked just like running plays, and people are running down the field,”Saban said on the league's coaches teleconference, per CoachingSearch.com. “So it looks like a run, but somebody's running out for a pass. Hey, we work on these plays, we should cover them, we know what the rules are. We have to execute and do it correctly, which we did not.
“It's not about the rules or anything else, but if there was anything we'd look at, that's what I would say we should look at.”
Saban's frustration is understandable, given the difficulty of defending pop-passes and the consistency with which officials fail to flag linemen who move downfield on them. The issue prompted the NCAA to consider reducing the number of yards linemen can legally move downfield from three to one this past offseason, though the proposal was ultimately shelved.
That correct officiating of the pop-pass was recognized as a problem last year but still raised its ugly head at the worst possible time for his team has to stick in Saban's craw, but he said submitting the play to the SEC was simply about helping the officials get it right next time.
