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Barry Odom discusses how Mizzou's passing attack is improving
Ever since Kelly Bryant committed to Missouri, big things have been expected from the Tigers offense, particularly the passing attack.
In Week 1, Missouri logged 423 yards through the air in a 37-31 loss at Wyoming. The number dropped to just 150 yards the next week against West Virginia. Since the 38-7 win over West Virginia, however, the passing yardage numbers have been moving in the right direction.
On Wednesday’s SEC media teleconference, MU coach Barry Odom talked about the keys to the improved passing attack: receivers improving and becoming more comfortable with Bryant.
- On receivers improving this season: Collectively we have gotten better in that room. How much their habits have improved in the last 3-4 weeks, making tough catches and blocking, how they are playing with the ball isn’t in their hands, we are improving there… we are going to need that group, it’s not just one guy, we distribute the ball and we need to up our game. Collectively, we need to play better ball there.
- On Bryant getting more comfortable with them: I think you see it the in-game adjustments, they are a close group. The development of the QB position overall has helped.
Up next for Missouri is a trip to Vanderbilt to take on the 1-5 Commodores in Nashville.
Bryant has yet to display a flawless performance. After 6 games, and only 2 more home games, it’s high time.
He’s been great. 5-1 great. Stop being such a pessimist. Mizzou is having and will have a really good season.
Bryant was not great vs. Ole Miss. He not only threw the costly pick, but also sailed a number of passes, and neglected a wide-open Albert O. We stalled too many times and had to kick field goals.
Bryant’s a natural born leader. He played a great game vs OM. On the last drive on 4th down he was the difference pushing the pile to get a first down and end the game. Don’t believe me, go watch the replay. He’s a senior learning a new system with new teammates and he’s doing very well. I love watching him play at a high level and learn at the same time.
Unfortunately for you Mizzou can’t score a touchdown every time they have the ball.
Besides, it was the defense that put this game in doubt. Bryant did more than enough to win it.
His last game was really good, yes he had the one bad int. but overall he showed he can run the offense at a high enough level to win and win big. If he keeps checking down better and looking for the TE’s, the pass game will be hard to stop. Actually that was probably Dooleys best game as OC as well.
I’m actually more impressed with every passing game. He was chucking it a lot further with each game. He may not try to throw into as tight a window as Lock but he’s a lot more accurate each game and I really do believe he can play at the next level. Possibly at QB.
I loved Lock’s talent but KB is a gamer. No way we lose to Kentucky, USC, or Ok State with him at qb.
I like Kelly Bryant. He was a really great pick-up for Mizzou, and hats off to the coaches for snagging him out of the jaws of some other SEC teams. But he’s not an NFL QB. He is a very good college QB and can still get better as this season progresses, but he needs to get NFL out of his mind, listen to the coaches, and (here we go) “play within himself”.
You saying KB should get the NFL out of his mind is nonsense. Stop your pontificating like you somehow know what he’s capable of and what the NFL is looking for in a player.
You’re not an NFL scout or an expert at anything. You’re more irritating than Wolfman.
Missouri has not had a good receiver coach for a long time. The major problem is that teaching receivers to make space for themselves and others is a both a team plan and individual tactics + techniques. It’s not being taught efficiently. Still Missouri has improved in this phase over the past few years, but why does it take so long to gel when a huge part of the scholarship allotment goes to receivers and Missouri obviously brings in many physically talented candidates. Whoever is coaching the receivers and Dooley need to spend a lot of time watching film together, relearning how to coach receivers. There is no excuse for this in a program that has such a over-powering quarterback history.
I agree that Hill was less than impressive as a receiver position coach, and no one since has been much either, but since Dooley has done that job you would think he could figure out a good hire there. Let’s hope he realized it’s a job he needs to delegate and not do himself.