OGT 2023 Week 4: Charlotte 7 at #25 Florida (2-1) 22 (9/23/2023)

[Escambia94]

10 plays, 91 yards, 4:27, field goal. 9.1 yards per play. 0:26.67 per play.

• 4th & 3 at CLT 5​

  (12:50 - 2nd) Smack 23 yd FG GOOD

• 3rd & 7 at CLT9​

  (15:00 - 2nd) Mertz run 4 yds to CLT5

• 2nd & 9 at CLT11​

  (15:00 - 2nd) Treyaun Webb run 2 yds to CLT9

• 1st & 10 at CLT12​

  (15:00 - 2nd) Mertz run 1 yd to CLT11
• (0:00 - 1st) End of 1st Quarter

• 2nd & 10 at CLT44​

  (0:17 - 1st) Mertz to Andy Jean (1st career catch) for 32 yds to CLT12 1ST down

• 1st & 10 at CLT44​

  (0:18 - 1st) Mertz pass incomplete
• (0:20 - 1st) Timeout Florida, clock 00:20

• 2nd & 10 at FLA28​

  (0:50 - 1st) CLT Penalty, Roughing the Passer on HANDY (15 Yards) to CLT44 1ST down

• 1st & 10 at FLA28​

  (1:12 - 1st) Johnson Jr. run 0 yds FLA28
• (1:14 - 1st) Timeout Charlotte, clock 01:14

• 2nd & 8 at FLA6​

  (1:45 - 1st) Mertz to Pearsall for 22 yds to FLA 28 1ST down

• 1st & 10 at FLA4​

  (2:16 - 1st) Johnson Jr. run 2 yds to FLA6

 

[Escambia94]

DEZ WATSON REALLY IS A GROWN MAN!

 

[Escambia94]

We ARE gonna be a handful.
We'll get stronger this season, I think--but over the NEXT couple of years we really could be great.
I don't like us stalling again this way; ENOUGH with the "consolation kicks"! Y'all showed you can again manage chip shots...Let's start cashing IN these red zone trips!

I agree. We are not there yet, but the pieces are lining up.

 

[Escambia94]

23 yard return for ETN

 

[DRU2012]

There you go!
Short field after the big Etienne run back.

 

[Escambia94]

“1st down and a car ride for Florida”. 1st and 25.

 

[DRU2012]

I agree. We are not there yet, but the pieces are lining up.

Exactly.
But now we are getting sloppy with our offensive play...MORE penalties. Set up in their end of the field, but now moving backwards. This, along with questionable Special Teams play, is among our continued weak spots.

 

[Escambia94]

Still not a fan of burning timeouts with 8:26 in the half.

 

[DRU2012]

Poor protection...DON'T GIVE UP ON THE RUN.
But after blowing the nice field position here, do they try the long fg? Or maybe fake the punt?

 

[DRU2012]

Still not a fan of burning timeouts with 8:13 in the half.

Yeah--It seems the result of confusion more than strategy.

 

[DRU2012]

In fact much of this 2nd quarter has shown "confusion" on the sidelines by our "offensive braintrust".

 

[DRU2012]

Well, with a 54-yarder (and made it EASY) Smack shows we DO have a Kicker after all.

 

[Escambia94]

TREY SMACK IS A GROWN MAN!

 

[DRU2012]

Maybe the D needs to just score themslves!

 

[Escambia94]

Well, with a 54-yarder (and made it EASY) Smack shows we DO have a Kicker after all.

For the life of me I cannot figure out how a walk-on beat this 5-star kicker. Mihalek has been great and his family is known to be friendly. I can only assume Smack’s injury a year ago has taken a while to heal.

 

[Escambia94]

4 plays, -3 yards, 2:49, field goal. -0.75 yards per play. 42:25 per play.

• 4th & 13 at CLT 36​

  (8:21 - 2nd) Smack 54 yd FG GOOD
• (8:26 - 2nd) Timeout Florida, clock 08:26

• 3rd & 5 at CLT28​

  (9:10 - 2nd) Mertz sacked (Demetrius Knight, -8 yards) to CLT36

• 2nd & 18 at CLT41​

  (9:56 - 2nd) Mertz to Ja'Quavion Fraziars (1st catch off season) for 13 yds to the CLT28

• 1st & 25 at CLT48​

  (10:31 - 2nd) Mertz to Etienne for 7 yds to CLT41

 

[DRU2012]

For the life of me I cannot figure out how a walk-on beat this 5-star kicker. Mihalek has been great and his family is known to be friendly. I can only assume Smack’s injury a year ago has taken a while to heal.

I always feel bad for kickers who get demoted anyway--They work hard, they aren't TRYING to miss...They have a bad stretch, a bad half, sometimes just ONE BAD MOMENT--and then they are publicly "shunned". Hopefully he works his way back.

 

[Escambia94]

Charlotte has a good option game, especially if they can catch the Gators in 4-2-5 alignment.

 

[Escambia94]

I always feel bad for kickers who get demoted anyway--They work hard, they aren't TRYING to miss...They have a bad stretch, a bad half, sometimes just ONE BAD MOMENT--and then they are publicly "shunned". Hopefully he works his way back.

On the bright side, I think Mihalek earned a scholarship.

 

[DRU2012]

Oh oh. We kept messing around out here, and now ghey'vd finally put a few plays together.
Now we miss a coverage and they can get back IN it.