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Dave: Run game key in Red River Rivalry — for both teams

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Well the offense looked better, getting points on seven of nine total possessions against Kansas State. The ninth possession being the kneel down to end the game.

However, a glaring problem with the defense got worse as the Wildcats continually converted third and long.

And when they couldn’t, they went ahead and went for it on fourth down and converted four out of five times on those attempts.

And all this with a K-State quarterback who was practically wearing a splint on his right leg.

Didn’t matter. Time after time Skylar Thompson, not a threat to run the ball, stood back in the pocket and ate a sandwich while he waited for a receiver to come open.

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Dave: Some of the offense’s woes fall on Riley’s play calling

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Just to get this out of the way, the people chanting “we want Caleb” from the student section last Saturday night were either drunk, or don’t really know anything about the game of football. 

Probably both. 

Rattler has no time to throw the ball deep.  The offensive line is not playing well at all.  In any facet of the game. 

And while I can understand that Caleb would give an element of a QB run game, you would be risking injury to the future of the position because Caleb would be running for his life due to the O-lines futility. 

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Dave: Rattler better than you think, but still not there yet

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The rumblings got a little louder after the Nebraska game last Saturday.  What’s wrong with the offense?  Why don’t we throw the ball deep?  Caleb should be starting! 

That last one is what I hear the most.  But you know the old saying, the most popular guy on the team is the back-up quarterback. 

Starting quarterbacks get all the blame when things are going wrong and they get too much of the credit when things are going right. 

Rattler does not deserve all the heat he is getting.  It’s true that he seems to not be as sharp as he was at the end of last year and he has missed some open receivers. 

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