Coach34
09-15-2013, 10:29 AM
1. Many of us wanted Dak and we got Dak. It went almost exactly as I thought it would. Threw for 213 and he rushed for 133. I didnt think he would rush quite as much though. The offense was more creative and the playcalling was vastly improved for 3 quarters as compared to what we had been seeing with Russell at QB. Dakota was 15/28 and the WR's had a good 3-4 drops. He threw the ball away from where the defender was. We are looking at a QB that is already better as a Soph than Relf ever was- all he needs is more game experience. There are things he has to keep working on in the passing game- but he will get better. That's obvious. There is no QB controversy- it should be Dakota moving forward. And it's not close.
2. Having said that- I fully expect us to start Russell next week. And the playcalling will go back to the garbage we have witnessed over and over- zone stretch, counter, and long developing pass plays. Lather, Rinse, Repeat
3. Many of you have been critical of the OL. As I have said repeatedly- they are pretty good in the Spread Option scheme. Amazing how much better they are with a mobile QB and better playcalling. When the defense knows exactly what you are about to run like they do when we have Tyler in there- you make the OL's job damn near impossible. We ran for 202 yards last night on 40 carries against a pretty good front. The front many of you thought was going to wear our OL out coming into the game.
4. Where's Malcolm Johnson? All he is doing is getting penalties and missing blocks right now. We have got to get him the ball more and make it a point to do so. We are more worried about our system of offense than we are about getting the ball to the best players we have on offense. That's why Tyler doesnt fit, thats why Malcolm doesnt catch 5-6 passes every Saturday, thats why Perkins doesnt catch 5-6 passes, and on and on and ****ing on
5. The defense really played well last night. We had the busted coverage by Cox where he got caught staring in the backfield and then the terrible ass Prevent D- but other than that we played a very good defensive ballgame against a good offense. Say what you want about giving up 450 yards- but that is modern offense now. Bama gave up 650 yards yesterday- is their D shitty? Hell, Saban had 2 weeks to get ready for them also. Collins is earning his check- he just didnt get it done on the last drive- but it shouldnt have to come that.
6. I told you guys about Shumpert and carries. He got 1 last night. Dont expect him to get more than 5 in any game moving forward. We have too many RB's to play. And they all have different strengths. We have to cut playing time to 3 RB's. That also makes cohesion with the QB better as well.
7. Mullen's asshole tightened in the 4th and we played not to lose. Cant play that way. You have to stay aggressive in today's football or you will get left behind. Hell, 14 point leads arent shit anymore- much less 3 points. That cost us the game.
8. Those blaming Dak on the reads in the 2nd half need to try again. Mullen is calling the plays and he has Les in the box seeing everything- if those two guys are seeing that we need to get the ball outside- then call the ****ing play to get the ball outside. Dak checked to the speed option once and made the pitch to Perk to get us a 1st down in the 1st half. Never saw it again. We ran a jet sweep to RoJo for 9 yards- never saw it again. How about a toss sweep to Perk? Didnt see that once. We ran a screen that was very effective- never came back to it. How about a bubble screen to Jameon or Holloway?????? That's easy as hell to run. But do we? Noooooooooo
All that to say- if the coaches wanted to get the ball outside- they could have easily done it. We did a poor job of coaching offensively in the 4th quarter. Everybody saw that.
9. Moving forward- we have a good defense that will keep us in games vs most anybody. It's a shame we arent taking advantage of it offensively like we should.
10. We have an Alex Smith vs Kapernick situation on our hands on offense. We can insert Tyler back in there, have a decent offense against nobodies and then get stuffed in big games vs good defenses- OR- we can get Dakota more and more game experience and let him develop into the lethal QB he is going to be- which will make our offense better in the long run by Thanksgiving. Jim Harbaugh, who I think is one of the best coaches in football right now, showed us how to make a tough decision and make it work. We as State form attachments to certain players and we want to see them do well- and many of you love Tyler Russell because he is from Mississippi and is a better passer than just about everyone that has worn State uniform over the years. But that doesnt make him the best QB or the best fit for our offense.
Going back and forth between the two QB's and adding losses will just demoralize and divide the team. We cant afford to do that.
We have inexperienced WR's, we dont tailor our offense to get the ball to our best weapons offensively, and we dont get creative with Tyler in the game. It's time to make that hard decision and go with Dakota at QB. Thanksgiving will be a much happier time if we do.
C34
2. Having said that- I fully expect us to start Russell next week. And the playcalling will go back to the garbage we have witnessed over and over- zone stretch, counter, and long developing pass plays. Lather, Rinse, Repeat
3. Many of you have been critical of the OL. As I have said repeatedly- they are pretty good in the Spread Option scheme. Amazing how much better they are with a mobile QB and better playcalling. When the defense knows exactly what you are about to run like they do when we have Tyler in there- you make the OL's job damn near impossible. We ran for 202 yards last night on 40 carries against a pretty good front. The front many of you thought was going to wear our OL out coming into the game.
4. Where's Malcolm Johnson? All he is doing is getting penalties and missing blocks right now. We have got to get him the ball more and make it a point to do so. We are more worried about our system of offense than we are about getting the ball to the best players we have on offense. That's why Tyler doesnt fit, thats why Malcolm doesnt catch 5-6 passes every Saturday, thats why Perkins doesnt catch 5-6 passes, and on and on and ****ing on
5. The defense really played well last night. We had the busted coverage by Cox where he got caught staring in the backfield and then the terrible ass Prevent D- but other than that we played a very good defensive ballgame against a good offense. Say what you want about giving up 450 yards- but that is modern offense now. Bama gave up 650 yards yesterday- is their D shitty? Hell, Saban had 2 weeks to get ready for them also. Collins is earning his check- he just didnt get it done on the last drive- but it shouldnt have to come that.
6. I told you guys about Shumpert and carries. He got 1 last night. Dont expect him to get more than 5 in any game moving forward. We have too many RB's to play. And they all have different strengths. We have to cut playing time to 3 RB's. That also makes cohesion with the QB better as well.
7. Mullen's asshole tightened in the 4th and we played not to lose. Cant play that way. You have to stay aggressive in today's football or you will get left behind. Hell, 14 point leads arent shit anymore- much less 3 points. That cost us the game.
8. Those blaming Dak on the reads in the 2nd half need to try again. Mullen is calling the plays and he has Les in the box seeing everything- if those two guys are seeing that we need to get the ball outside- then call the ****ing play to get the ball outside. Dak checked to the speed option once and made the pitch to Perk to get us a 1st down in the 1st half. Never saw it again. We ran a jet sweep to RoJo for 9 yards- never saw it again. How about a toss sweep to Perk? Didnt see that once. We ran a screen that was very effective- never came back to it. How about a bubble screen to Jameon or Holloway?????? That's easy as hell to run. But do we? Noooooooooo
All that to say- if the coaches wanted to get the ball outside- they could have easily done it. We did a poor job of coaching offensively in the 4th quarter. Everybody saw that.
9. Moving forward- we have a good defense that will keep us in games vs most anybody. It's a shame we arent taking advantage of it offensively like we should.
10. We have an Alex Smith vs Kapernick situation on our hands on offense. We can insert Tyler back in there, have a decent offense against nobodies and then get stuffed in big games vs good defenses- OR- we can get Dakota more and more game experience and let him develop into the lethal QB he is going to be- which will make our offense better in the long run by Thanksgiving. Jim Harbaugh, who I think is one of the best coaches in football right now, showed us how to make a tough decision and make it work. We as State form attachments to certain players and we want to see them do well- and many of you love Tyler Russell because he is from Mississippi and is a better passer than just about everyone that has worn State uniform over the years. But that doesnt make him the best QB or the best fit for our offense.
Going back and forth between the two QB's and adding losses will just demoralize and divide the team. We cant afford to do that.
We have inexperienced WR's, we dont tailor our offense to get the ball to our best weapons offensively, and we dont get creative with Tyler in the game. It's time to make that hard decision and go with Dakota at QB. Thanksgiving will be a much happier time if we do.
C34