Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar

🚨 Let me point out a few things about one of the biggest plays in this game, and elements that aren’t getting enough attention 🚨 3rd Quarter | 3:31 remaining BYU 20 – Utah 14 3rd & 7 from the BYU 21 BYU shows a simulated five man pressure but only brings four. Getting home in 1.5 second with a 4 man rush and 7 in coverage is ELITE DEFENSIVE PLAY. 1. BYU DID USE A QB SPY‼️ I’ve heard plenty of BYU fans complaining that the Cougars never assigned a spy to Devon Dampier. Watch Cade Uluave on this play. He’s spying Dampier in the middle of the field but loses sight of him and takes the wrong pursuit angle as he closes toward the line of scrimmage. The spy was there. The execution wasn’t. 2. ELITE PLAY, BUT DOESN’T FINISH THE TACKLE. WHY❓ Very few defenders can beat a Power Four offensive guard the way Isaiah Glasker does here. His inside swim move is elite. He wins immediately at the LOS and puts himself in position to make a tackle for loss. But he doesn’t finish the play. It’s fair to criticize the missed tackle, but don’t overlook the exceptional individual effort it took to get there in the first place. 3. THE PHYSICAL MATCHUP AND INJURY HISTORY MATTER. Devon Dampier is listed at 5’10”, 210 pounds. That’s a compact, powerful runner with a low center of gravity, tremendous balance and strength. Glasker is approximately 6’4½” and suffered a lower-leg injury against TCU. He hasn’t appeared to be at full strength since. At that height, getting low enough to wrap up a shorter, powerful quarterback is already challenging. A lower-leg injury could further compromise his ability to bend, balance, change direction and finish tackles. Something else I’ve noticed: Glasker has struggled to consistently wrap up and finish tackles recently. I wonder how much of that is related to the lower-leg injury, And history of stingers Dealing with stingers throughout his career, he wears a cowboy collar for additional neck/shoulder support. Could that history be contributing to some hesitation or difficulty getting into ideal tackling position? It’s worth considering I’m not making excuses for missed tackles. I’m looking at the physical factors that could explain why an otherwise exceptional NFL caliber defender is struggling to finish plays. 📋 In summary 📋 Great play call on 3rd and 7. You had pressure and coverage. BYU had a spy. Glasker beat his blocker. The defense had an opportunity to make a tackle behind the line of scrimmage. The defensive design put players in position to make a play. They simply didn’t finish. There’s a difference between poor defensive design and poor execution. And sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposing quarterback for making a great play. But Forcing a FG here may have changed the outcome of the game.