⚡ CFB Dashboard

Play 13: This play was blown up by the RT missing his block. Browne has to scramble out to avoid the sack and throws it away. He made a great read by not throwing it to his first read in the left flat because that corner was baiting him into throwing it and was going to jump the route. I’m not sure he would have gotten a pick on it, but he would have been right there when the ball got there as he was creeping up. He made his progression all the way to the right side of the field, but was pressured out of the pocket and elected not to throw the ball all the way across the field to the other sideline. I am glad that he didn’t because the flat zone defender was sitting there waiting on it, and it probably would have been six points the other way. This was a smart throwaway without forcing anything. I think he could've stepped up in the pocket and gotten through the hole between the RG and RT, but I’m also fine with him spinning out and living for another down. Play 14: Browne does another nice job of going through his progression here. On the snap, his eyes are right, and no one is open. He quickly checks the TE on the left and progresses back right as the DT is barreling at him again. He sees the crosser open and hits him with a pass. It was a little behind him, but it was still a good throw. I know the post to the sideline was open, but that wasn't in his progression on 3rd and 3. If he had a half second more to throw the ball, his progression would have gotten there. But Browne still made the right play and hit the wide-open WR over the middle. I don't count this as a missed wide-open player because he never got there in the progression, even though he probably should have seen it when all three defenders broke to the crosser, since it was a breakdown in their man coverage. Play 15: Simple throw and catch here. His first option is wide open, and he hits him with the easy pass. Please note how lazy the WR’s look on this play. I’m not sure if I'm noticing it because I’m watching it over and over, but they are not running hard off the line at all. Summation of Play 11-15: Browne had four good throws and continued showing he can go through his progressions. He might have missed one WR in this five-play stretch, but that WR wasn’t in the progression yet since he saw an open man. He made a couple of good decisions not to force the ball on a play where he was pressured. Play 16: This is a very good play design, but Browne’s timing was poor. He fakes the WR screen and gets everyone to bite, which gives the slot WR an opening in the middle of the field. Browne hesitates a tenth of a second too long and gets hit while throwing the ball. Good play, but the LT needed to hold his block a bit longer; Ijeboi needed to chip, or not send the LT into the flat to block. Good play design, but the blocking scheme broke down. I want this play again because it works, but leave the LT in as a blocker…if the slant weren’t open, the progression would never get back to the RB. Play 17: Browne, once again, goes through his progression on this play. He goes the inside left WR first, and he’s covered by the LB tight; he then progresses to the right-side WR running downfield, and that’s covered. He hits his check-down in the middle of the field. The throw could have been a bit more in front, but it’s a fine throw, and Browne makes the smart play. I’d love to have a big WR on the outside (Owens?) to throw that jump ball to, though. Again, Browne makes a good play as he gets hit again. Some may say he missed the open slot on the left side of the field, but when he’s open, Browne is already on his third read and finds the open man. Play 18: This was a conservative red-zone call designed for two reads. Browne looks for the slant on his first progression, and it’s covered, so he checks it down to the RB in the flat for an easy catch. Three WRs on the right side, basically between the numbers and the sideline, irks me because the defense has no pressure to cover. Thus, you have an easy swarming tackle on Ijeboi. Good play by Browne and a good throw after going through progressions. Play 19: I’m fine with this play overall, but I don’t really love Morrissette running the 1-on-1 ball. If you’re going to throw it up, put in a guy who has a big advantage, and if he can’t make the play, he can’t make it. It wasn’t a bad throw to the corner, but I’d rather see something in play that gives the WR a chance. Morrissette is 6’1, Magwood is 6’0, and Watson is 5’10, and those are the WR’s in the game for this play. Towns at 6’6 is in the near slot; heck, put him on the outside and throw it up to him. You have 3 WRs at 6’4; put one in and throw it up—overall, fine play, decent throw, but maybe 4 inches too long. Play 20: This play is one that I know had a lot of people pissed at Browne. The read only gives him one side of the field, and he makes the progression. He does everything correctly here, but makes the wrong decision. It’s a stacked look on the outside, and the top WR runs an out to the sideline, and the bottom WR runs a slant to the inside and ends up wide open. It’s a weird coverage, as the CB should have gone with the slant route but stopped when Browne threw the ball. He hesitated a bit and drew the LB over, vacating the middle of the zone. At that point, he should have thrown to the slant, but in actuality, the coverage was so poor that the out route was open too. Browne just threw a bad ball to the sideline, and the timing was bad because of the initial hesitation. This should have been a TD, and Browne had two open WR’s. This was a bad play by him. Summation of Play 16-20: Two timing issues by Browne likely kept a TD off the board here. The last play of the half was a bad one for him, but I can give him a pass for the play where he got hit because it was a bad blocking scheme. 2-5 in this stretch, and the 3 incompletions should have been easy throws if it went perfectly. But one second and four inches take a TD off the board. Play 21: A screen pass the entire way. Browne uses his eyes again to hold the LB in the middle of the field and flips it out to the RB accurately. Not much to say about this play other than it was executed exactly as planned. Play 22: This was a nice play call to open up the middle of the field. The LBs get sucked in by the run, and Browne’s first read is wide open over the middle. It’s an easy throw and catch. The throw was behind and needed to lead the TE more, though. Overall, good play and good read, but he needed to throw a better ball so the TE could catch it in stride. Play 23: This is a very good play by Browne as the WR’s are covered. He goes through his progression with his eyes downfield, and escapes to make a throw. He reads the left side of the field first, and then steps up. Last year, Ryan Browne would have thrown a pick in the middle of the field trying to hit Townsend, but he sees the LB there and pulls it down. I can’t overstate how much I think Browne would have thrown this ball last year. He gets out of there and throws a solid throw to the WR that was 4th in his progression. This is a good play by Browne, and he didn’t miss anyone open, as the coverage was really solid. Terrible rep by the LG on this play; he let his man smack his arms and get through. Play 24: This RPO is similar to the last one, and it's drawn up pretty well. The pulling RG completely whiffs his block, allowing the defense to pressure Browne. He makes a good throw into traffic to the open TE over the middle. Browne made a good throw, but I think Towns ran a pretty poor, lazy route and should have caught it, since the DB didn’t tip it. The safety on the right side of the field goes to the right, so Towns should have run a harder in route than he did. He went right up the seam when he could have broken it off and had a walk-in TD. This was a perfectly thrown ball by Browne that honestly should have been a TD, but wasn’t because Towns didn’t run a good route and slowed down at the top of it. Play 25: Browne’s first read was wide open on the slant here, but the center got bulldozed so quickly that it didn’t matter. Browne threw off his back foot, and it was well behind the WR. Tough play for Browne here, as he obviously didn’t want the DT to fall into his plant leg, but he needs to complete this pass—bad throw. Summation of Play 21-25: Browne had a good five-pass segment here for the most part. He was a bit inaccurate on a few completions, then threw a very bad pass to an open WR. I’m still seeing development in his game as he isn’t forcing much and is finding the open man. The line and the TE let him down a bit in this segment, but he still needs to be better on these plays to take the next step. Play 26: This play looks designed to let Browne rip it deep. The WR comes in motion across the line and runs a stop-and-go route on the sideline. The issue is that the CB is in zone, so the WR can't win over the top. The pressure gets to Browne as he steps up and avoids the rush, and then also has to avoid the LG who’s running around blocking no one. He works through his progressions and checks it down before getting sacked. I wish the pocket would have been clean on this play because he had an open guy on the right side, and I think the top over the middle of the field would have been open. He did a solid job of going through progressions and throwing to the open man, despite the pass being behind the WR. Good process, not a great throw. Play 27: This play was called back due to the blindside block. I completely disagree with the call, and I only put this play on here with a penalty to show you how late the flag was. The back judge doesn’t even start to reach until the WR is getting tackled. Good throw by Browne under pressure, though.