Coleman a battered mess.

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UTC's Coleman taking a beating
By Brendan F. Quinn
Published Wednesday, September 28, 2011 7:14 am EST ( Updated 14 hours ago )
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Appalachian State's Ronald Blair (49) sacks Chattanooga's B.J.

Coleman (19) during an NCAA college football game Saturday.

(AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

The deep-purple bruise on the inside of B.J. Coleman’s left arms was ghastly.

The quarterback’s slow, pronounced limp looked unbearable.

The bruise on his cheek was nasty.

“Those hits — over a game — start to add up,” said Coleman, before boarding the Chattanooga bus headed back to campus following the Mocs’ 14-12 loss to Appalachian State on Saturday.

The Mountaineers’ unsparing defensive assault left UTC’s starting senior quarterback as a bruised and battered mess and crippled the Mocs’ offense last weekend. Multiple times, UTC head coach Russ Huesman could only watch as Coleman was maimed by untouched blockers.

The team’s wide receivers, meanwhile, never made App State pay for sending an extra rusher. Because the wideouts couldn’t exploit one-on-one coverage, Coleman, who isn’t fleet of foot as it is, was forced to dodge incoming missiles from every direction. Pass plays typically ended with linemen picking Coleman up off the grass as his wide receivers jogged back to the line.

“A couple of times (while running a route) you’d hear the roar and the big 'ohhhh,'” said Jeff Veres, the Mocs’ third leading receiver on the year. “It would make you nervous. ... When you come off to the sidelines and you’re looking at him and he looks a little more banged up this time than the last time you saw him, that will make you take notice to it. You feel bad for him.”

Huesman has a problem on his hands. With Coleman behind center, the Chattanooga offense should present a high-octane aerial attack. That is, if he has time to throw. The Mocs’ pass protection, however, has proven to be amiss.

The logical solution: Add an extra tight end or running back to pass block.
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[dgtw]

You'd think with UTC's superior offensive line he could play the game without pads.

[AppStsGr8]

That sums up what I saw at the game pretty well. BJ Coleman is definitely a good passer. He isn't a dual threat though, so defending the pass against UTC is the key to stopping them. Joel Bradford is an excellent receiver, too. If Huesman can figure out the O-line, UTC will be in much better shape. He probably needs to figure out not having his kicker just watch an errant snap, too. There's still plenty of season left; Huesman's a good coach; UTC will be fine.

[chattownmocs]

Yay!! we are such a tough physical team. We got 10 free shots on the QB and the best we could do was bruise him!

[PaladinFan]

A lot has been made of Coleman, but can UTC run the ball?

That blitz happy attack may work against UTC, but I don't think App will need to be doing that against the four or five teams in the conference that have QBs that can run.

[jmufan999]

Against Appalachian State, every aspect of the Mocs’ offense was a culprit in Coleman’s pounding. The receivers weren’t open, the running game stalled like a ‘76 Chevette (30 carries, 49 yards, 1.1 yards per carry) and the offensive line was consistently overwhelmed.

But other than that, App State was just lucky to win.

[chattownmocs]

But other than that, App State was just lucky to win.

Its false information. The mocs drove the ball deep inside the redzone 5 times. Inside the 10, 4 times. Appalachian State got inside the mocs 38, 1 time. Appalachian State got a few lucky plays and now the narrative is that they have the greatest defense ever, in reality they were the 2nd best defense in the game by a wide margin.

[cannonballgsu]

Its false information. The mocs drove the ball deep inside the redzone 5 times. Inside the 10, 4 times. Appalachian State got inside the mocs 38, 1 time. Appalachian State got a few lucky plays and now the narrative is that they have the greatest defense ever, in reality they were the 2nd best defense in the game by a wide margin.

Defense wins games. Doesn't matter how or where they stop the offense.

If you score a lot of points, you may win, but if you keep your opponent from scoring, you can NEVER lose.

[PaladinFan]

Defense wins games. Doesn't matter how or where they stop the offense.

If you score a lot of points, you may win, but if you keep your opponent from scoring, you can NEVER lose.

Even if the offense is stopped by a patch of ice on the two with no defender in shouting distance.

[eaglewraith]

Its false information. The mocs drove the ball deep inside the redzone 5 times. Inside the 10, 4 times. Appalachian State got inside the mocs 38, 1 time. Appalachian State got a few lucky plays and now the narrative is that they have the greatest defense ever, in reality they were the 2nd best defense in the game by a wide margin.

Field position =/= points

App found a way to score more points. THAT'S how you win games.