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Skill Player Snap Counts and Game-by-Game Percentages of Offensive Snaps (2019 Regular Season)
Tight End Total Snap Counts and Alignment Data (2019 Regular Season)
Deep Dig OL Grading Scale (each snap by each player is graded as its own independent event)
OL Grades (Kansas)
LT Samuel Cosmi - 84 snaps
1 run-stuff, 1 sack, 1 pressure, 1 QB hit allowed
1 holding penalty
2 knockdowns
DEEP DIG GRADE: 78.21
LG Parker Braun - 84 snaps
1 sack, 1 pressure, 1 QB hit allowed
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.02
C Zach Shackelford - 84 snaps
1 TFL allowed
1 illegal man downfield penalty
3 knockdowns
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.5
RG Junior Angilau - 84 snaps
1 TFL, 1 run-stuff allowed
1 false start penalty
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.97
RT Derek Kerstetter - 84 snaps
1 TFL allowed
1 knockdown
DEEP DIG GRADE: 78.09
OL Grades by Week (2019)
OL Snaps per Disruption Allowed (2019)
Quick Hits and Thoughts
- It was clearly the defense that caused the Texas team to stare down the barrel of what would have been a truly disastrous loss for Tom Herman at home against Kansas. We actually wondered during the game if such a loss would result in a loss of buy-in from a significant portion of the locker room. We knew for a fact that it would certainly have done so in regards to a portion of the vocal fanbase. But, thanks to Cameron Dicker's right foot and ice-water veins, we'll never know about these hypotheticals. We do know that, at 50 points scored, the offense did more than enough to hold up its end of the bargain.
- Congratulations, you've seen Samuel Cosmi's worst game as a Longhorn. The crazy thing is that he actually played really well at times, but during some of his kicks and sets in pass protection, something seemed off. He illegally held much more often than he was called for it, though, and he seemed to consistently be operating at a level that felt more like hanging on just enough to not screw up than being firmly in control, as we've witnessed all year. We're convinced this had to be a direct result of friendly fire: getting rolled up on downfield by Keaontay Ingram early in the first quarter. Many of you probably noticed this in live action; we certainly did. And by the way that Cosmi reacted to the scary looking tangle-up, we were more than pleasantly surprised to see him walk right back over to his position to continue on. In all, it will almost surely be Cosmi's worst game of the season, especially from a disruption-allowed and/or penalty-caused standpoint. His efficiency within this metric should creep back up into the elite 40-snap range as soon as next week.
- The rest of the OL had their individual struggles to be certain. Let's put it out there, though, that it played 84 snaps, which tied for its most of the season. Let's also note that Cosmi seems to be the line's rising tide which lifts all boats. When the OL has the other four guys all playing at a high-level for D1 football while Cosmi was trending toward the transcendent, that mix of play made for the exciting brand of OL execution we saw to start this season that has seemingly waned in recent weeks -- leading many to ask, "is the offensive line regressing?" The answer is kind of a yes and a no ... because it's complicated.
- There was always going to be regression to the mean in some areas. For the first two games of the season, Junior Angilau was allowing disruption and/or committing a penalty at the lowest frequency on record at near 80 snaps/disruption allowed. That was never going to stay there. Parker Braun, who started out the season like gangbusters, continues to be solid, but in recent weeks has faced some tough circumstances that have exposed more clearly the fact that he is a bit undersized and can struggle when teams like OU go to a bear front in which he has a solo-base assignment in zone with men much bigger than he is. Zach Shackelford was in a bit of a funk due to another ankle injury coming out of the OSU game and into the contests with WVU and OU. Thankfully, he rebounded well enough versus KU to give the impression he's off the schneid.
- So, when we look at the offensive line's performance versus Kansas we acknowledge that something was weird with the best player in Cosmi, which we can legitimately assume will generally have a cascade effect on the rest of the group - mostly to Parker Braun who Cosmi is attached at the hip to in many combo-block scenarios. Even so, Zach Shackelford and Derek Kerstetter played at their exact (excellent) median levels on the season from a grading-perspective while Junior Angilau played at a higher level than his own median and average scores. The struggles here were on the left side of the line, and the reasoning for exactly why, as expressed here, seems fairly straight forward.
- To answer the question: "Is the offensive line regressing?", we'd say this: the OL has regressed negatively over the last two games but it should not be considered in a constant state of regression at this time. In fact, given the circumstances outlined here, the most reasonable expectation is that positive regression is set to kick back in as early as this week versus TCU (although No.90 Ross Blacklock looks like a bit of a load to handle inside).
A few quick thoughts on the rest of the offense:
- Sam Ehlinger made some throws on Saturday that looked like some of the more catchable and accurate deeper downfield shots we can remember. Did this have to do with a bad KU secondary? Maybe, but it wasn't like he wasn't experiencing pressure and consistently had all day back there.
- Jake Smith had the big fumble, which, frustratingly, gives the staff enough to point to and say "you see why we don't play him as much as fans and media ask for? That's the second big turnover he's had this season." And despite that being just a coincidence and a suck-out, who could argue? We believe we've already seen the Jake Smith breakout, but the national explosion onto the scene may have to wait until next year.
- Keaontay Ingram is back to out-snapping Roschon Johnson which seems like the way the staff would like to operate. The unlikely 1-2 punch featuring Johnson has been much better than expected and we expect a lot of chatter this offseason about where Roschon fits into the offense best between RB, QB or even some sort of hybrid offensive weapon.
- Nothing against Malcolm Epps, but the best part of having Collin Johnson back may not be actually having Collin Johnson back, but rather, less Epps on the outside. The team ran a new alignment versus the Jayhawks on three occasions where the slot WR and the Z were flanked out wide to the jumbo side of the OL featuring Angilau, Kerstetter and Cosmi with the left side featuring Braun and an inline Cade Brewer, flanked by the X WR, Collin Johnson or Malcolm Epps in something of an H-Back/sniffer alignment. We couldn't help but think to ourselves in that moment that Epps looked like a HELL of a fit in THAT type of role.
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Skill Player Snap Counts and Game-by-Game Percentages of Offensive Snaps (2019 Regular Season)
Tight End Total Snap Counts and Alignment Data (2019 Regular Season)
Deep Dig OL Grading Scale (each snap by each player is graded as its own independent event)
OL Grades (Kansas)
LT Samuel Cosmi - 84 snaps
1 run-stuff, 1 sack, 1 pressure, 1 QB hit allowed
1 holding penalty
2 knockdowns
DEEP DIG GRADE: 78.21
LG Parker Braun - 84 snaps
1 sack, 1 pressure, 1 QB hit allowed
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.02
C Zach Shackelford - 84 snaps
1 TFL allowed
1 illegal man downfield penalty
3 knockdowns
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.5
RG Junior Angilau - 84 snaps
1 TFL, 1 run-stuff allowed
1 false start penalty
DEEP DIG GRADE: 77.97
RT Derek Kerstetter - 84 snaps
1 TFL allowed
1 knockdown
DEEP DIG GRADE: 78.09
OL Grades by Week (2019)
OL Snaps per Disruption Allowed (2019)
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Quick Hits and Thoughts
- It was clearly the defense that caused the Texas team to stare down the barrel of what would have been a truly disastrous loss for Tom Herman at home against Kansas. We actually wondered during the game if such a loss would result in a loss of buy-in from a significant portion of the locker room. We knew for a fact that it would certainly have done so in regards to a portion of the vocal fanbase. But, thanks to Cameron Dicker's right foot and ice-water veins, we'll never know about these hypotheticals. We do know that, at 50 points scored, the offense did more than enough to hold up its end of the bargain.
- Congratulations, you've seen Samuel Cosmi's worst game as a Longhorn. The crazy thing is that he actually played really well at times, but during some of his kicks and sets in pass protection, something seemed off. He illegally held much more often than he was called for it, though, and he seemed to consistently be operating at a level that felt more like hanging on just enough to not screw up than being firmly in control, as we've witnessed all year. We're convinced this had to be a direct result of friendly fire: getting rolled up on downfield by Keaontay Ingram early in the first quarter. Many of you probably noticed this in live action; we certainly did. And by the way that Cosmi reacted to the scary looking tangle-up, we were more than pleasantly surprised to see him walk right back over to his position to continue on. In all, it will almost surely be Cosmi's worst game of the season, especially from a disruption-allowed and/or penalty-caused standpoint. His efficiency within this metric should creep back up into the elite 40-snap range as soon as next week.
- The rest of the OL had their individual struggles to be certain. Let's put it out there, though, that it played 84 snaps, which tied for its most of the season. Let's also note that Cosmi seems to be the line's rising tide which lifts all boats. When the OL has the other four guys all playing at a high-level for D1 football while Cosmi was trending toward the transcendent, that mix of play made for the exciting brand of OL execution we saw to start this season that has seemingly waned in recent weeks -- leading many to ask, "is the offensive line regressing?" The answer is kind of a yes and a no ... because it's complicated.
- There was always going to be regression to the mean in some areas. For the first two games of the season, Junior Angilau was allowing disruption and/or committing a penalty at the lowest frequency on record at near 80 snaps/disruption allowed. That was never going to stay there. Parker Braun, who started out the season like gangbusters, continues to be solid, but in recent weeks has faced some tough circumstances that have exposed more clearly the fact that he is a bit undersized and can struggle when teams like OU go to a bear front in which he has a solo-base assignment in zone with men much bigger than he is. Zach Shackelford was in a bit of a funk due to another ankle injury coming out of the OSU game and into the contests with WVU and OU. Thankfully, he rebounded well enough versus KU to give the impression he's off the schneid.
- So, when we look at the offensive line's performance versus Kansas we acknowledge that something was weird with the best player in Cosmi, which we can legitimately assume will generally have a cascade effect on the rest of the group - mostly to Parker Braun who Cosmi is attached at the hip to in many combo-block scenarios. Even so, Zach Shackelford and Derek Kerstetter played at their exact (excellent) median levels on the season from a grading-perspective while Junior Angilau played at a higher level than his own median and average scores. The struggles here were on the left side of the line, and the reasoning for exactly why, as expressed here, seems fairly straight forward.
- To answer the question: "Is the offensive line regressing?", we'd say this: the OL has regressed negatively over the last two games but it should not be considered in a constant state of regression at this time. In fact, given the circumstances outlined here, the most reasonable expectation is that positive regression is set to kick back in as early as this week versus TCU (although No.90 Ross Blacklock looks like a bit of a load to handle inside).
A few quick thoughts on the rest of the offense:
- Sam Ehlinger made some throws on Saturday that looked like some of the more catchable and accurate deeper downfield shots we can remember. Did this have to do with a bad KU secondary? Maybe, but it wasn't like he wasn't experiencing pressure and consistently had all day back there.
- Jake Smith had the big fumble, which, frustratingly, gives the staff enough to point to and say "you see why we don't play him as much as fans and media ask for? That's the second big turnover he's had this season." And despite that being just a coincidence and a suck-out, who could argue? We believe we've already seen the Jake Smith breakout, but the national explosion onto the scene may have to wait until next year.
- Keaontay Ingram is back to out-snapping Roschon Johnson which seems like the way the staff would like to operate. The unlikely 1-2 punch featuring Johnson has been much better than expected and we expect a lot of chatter this offseason about where Roschon fits into the offense best between RB, QB or even some sort of hybrid offensive weapon.
- Nothing against Malcolm Epps, but the best part of having Collin Johnson back may not be actually having Collin Johnson back, but rather, less Epps on the outside. The team ran a new alignment versus the Jayhawks on three occasions where the slot WR and the Z were flanked out wide to the jumbo side of the OL featuring Angilau, Kerstetter and Cosmi with the left side featuring Braun and an inline Cade Brewer, flanked by the X WR, Collin Johnson or Malcolm Epps in something of an H-Back/sniffer alignment. We couldn't help but think to ourselves in that moment that Epps looked like a HELL of a fit in THAT type of role.
