10-15-2017, 04:05 PM | #31 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 17,011
|
Quote:
|
|
10-15-2017, 04:10 PM | #32 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 8,404
|
Quote:
Last edited by WAITE HOYT 2; 10-15-2017 at 04:13 PM. |
|
10-15-2017, 04:14 PM | #33 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 17,011
|
Quote:
Idk. I'm just going off what Fickell says and he sees these guys way more than I do. I just know that we are getting destroyed week in and week out and every week it looks the exact same. |
|
10-15-2017, 04:29 PM | #34 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 17,011
|
Quote:
The way we're operating kind of reminds me of what I used to think of Cronin, where the players were forced to fit a very specific system, regardless of whether they're capable of it or not. Rather than trying to play to our strengths. We can debate how much of a strength some of this stuff is or isn't, but with the group we have, what we're doing right now gives us no chance. And I question the ability of any coaching staff if the only way they can have success is if everything is perfectly lined up for us. In order to get to a bowl with this group, or even to win 3+ games in the AAC, we need to start at Step 1 and work our way up. But unfortunately, the 60 minutes I see every week look the exact same and we are still completely lost. Can we beat the top teams in the AAC right now? No we can not. Should we be getting closer? Yes we should. Should we still be getting rolled everytime we take the field? No. Bc by now we should've made the adjustments that give this particular group the best chance to win, instead of playing a style that may be more suited for the team 3 years from now. Jmo. |
|
10-15-2017, 04:58 PM | #35 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 8,404
|
Quote:
|
|
10-15-2017, 05:09 PM | #36 | |
Epic Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 17,011
|
Quote:
I just don't ever believe in not doing what gives you the best chance today. The players we're "building the system" for aren't even here yet. And the more you lose, the less likely they are to ever come. |
|
10-15-2017, 08:51 PM | #37 |
Epic Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 17,011
|
Waite the possession at the end of the 1st half perfectly sums up my frustration with the play calling. Not the pick 6 part, that was something else entirely.
But we got the ball on our own 35ish with about 1:30 left. First play, we chuck a low % pass 40 yards down the sideline. Incomplete. Obviously. And I have no problem with us throwing there of course, but why is that what we're doing? It's 16-3 at this point and we don't want them to have the ball back if we can help it. At minimum we should score if they get it back. So why not throw something in the middle of the field where the clock stops briefly if we complete it, but continues to tick after? A sideline bomb makes no sense in that situation. It had no chance. So now it's 2nd and 10...and we run a freaking QB draw for a loss of 3. Why did we do that? Well, bc the first down play screwed up our schedule so the idea of moving down the field was pretty much out the window. So just like that it's 3rd and 13 and we're done. Doaks gets 12 on the next play which put us short of the chains. We gave ourselves no chance bc we took a stupid, unnecessary risk on 1st down. And again, what happened next was just awful by everyone. Charlie Strong is dumb bc he didn't use 1 of their 2 TOs to make us punt. And they were dumb again for going offsides. Then the pick 6. But none of that is the point here. Point is, it doesn't matter what system we're trying to implement for years down the road. My issue has to do with that choice of play calling. And this example doesn't even have anything to do with running the ball. It's just not smart football and it drives me nuts. So we can debate whether Hayden Moore dropping back 40+ times a game helps us 3 years from now or not. But some of the stupid stuff we're doing has nothing to do with that. It's stuff that shouldn't happen no matter who your personnel is. I mean, even USC is getting criticized this year for throwing too much, and they have Sam Darnold. We don't have anything close to that so I just don't see how these things can be defended. Now I'm not freaking out and calling for jobs or anything close. I've said before that it's an absolute minimum of 3 full seasons before that would even come up. Bc we aren't in great shape bc of our old coach and we are in a total rebuild. I just worry when I see things that I don't believe are good ways to play even when you do have more talent down the road. |
Bookmarks |
|
|