As Tyson Helton has increased his confidence in an evolving offense, the more comfortable he is in taking risks. The big plays promised when Helton took the Western Kentucky job are beginning to show, mainly thanks to the connection between quarterback Ty Storey and top wideout Lucky Jackson.
But when those plays don’t work, some of the results haven’t been just empty throwaways to try on the next down. Whether by fluke circumstances in the secondary or general oversights in certain blocking assignments, Helton’s losses when he chooses to take risks have become detrimental.
Helton points to two plays he took full blame for in WKU’s 35-24 loss to Florida Atlantic on Saturday – the sack-fumble on Storey led to a FAU scoop-and-score and Storey’s fourth-quarter interception on a play when WKU was trying to seize momentum from a blocked field goal.