Our HC saw a bigger urgency to go get 2 Portal TE's, instead of fix his defense. That says a lot.
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I'm not picking and choosing. You are still counting our 6 defensive and ST scores as the offense. It wasn't the offense scoring those points. 26.75 last year 26.6 this year. Period, end of story. You wanted to use stats from a site that didn't include FCS because you though it made a difference. It didn't.
I was already aware of Leach's evolving. Actually you know I have mentioned it on previous posts, and that we were headed toward more mobile QBs as well.
My point was our DC became HC, and did not evaluate his needs. I think he rushed in a transition instead of shore up what was needed to have a big year for himself. He became clouded in "his vision".
Disagree.
Burning a true freshman OL this year to play TE , because we are changing the offense so quickly is not a false narrative.
Signing 2 more in the portal in this particular season was a bad move, when we have had other needs. Evaluation was bad on those, yes. How could we sell the position to any other TE out there in such a rush?
That does go back to the haste in blowing up things too fast.
What am I "pushing"
I want to win, and do not have an agenda on how we get there, like some on the staff and boosters do.
We won 9 last year, with the players coming back that only know that system. My take is...win this year above any pride of the system. Get it done.
I do truly think a modified AR fits us best, and keep the mindset as coaches come and go. But it does look obvious that too much effort and energy was spent hiring and recruiting to the new system instead of focusing on what is needed to shore up the team and make a good run this year.
That is what pisses me off.
That's what happens when your coach comes in with the mindset of "we have to run the ball" or "everything starts with the running game". If I'm interviewing a potential head coach, and they tell me that, I'm immediately dismissing them as a candidate for the job.
Then don't make statements like "Our HC saw a bigger urgency to go get 2 Portal TE's, instead of fix his defense." Without backing it up. If Leach added TE's, which was coming by your admission as well, then you wouldn't be here saying that. That's pushing a narrative. And honestly at this point, I have doubts in Zach getting this righted. But I'm not going to make stuff up either.
You?re the one that set the goal posts on offensive points - that link includes the block punt scoop and score against SELA that bring total points to 181
So again it?s 29.0 Pts per game so far this year on offense - so again you are wrong
Through 6 games last year O scoring was 36.2 for the year 29.5
This years O - It?s only better to you because it?s the kind of offense you like nothing more - your bias shows too much and I wasn?t a big air raid fan and this offense sucks just about as bad as last years - the difference?
The air bone kept the shitty defense off the field masking the ineptness of Arnett?s defense that is being exposed this year
I don't think anyone should argue that we have decided to install an offense that doesn't really fit the strengths of our offensive team. Will is not a read option QB. Our OL does not pass block well for 4+ seconds. We do not have competent TE's on the roster.
I think the offense is improving, but overall what we were told, "I will have the offense tailored to our talent" is simply not an accurate statement, otherwise we wouldn't be trotting out a TE that is simply not a strength on this team right now. When you have Will running read option plays, that is not tailoring your offense to the team's talent. That is taking your offense and forcing it down your team's throat.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter because the much larger issue is that our defense is simply not good. We can argue scheme, but defense is always about talent. Offense is about scheme and Defense is about talent. Who on our roster right now is an NFL draft pick? Who might get picked for the Senior Bowl? Watson and Jett are college LB's that I don't think make an NFL practice squad. Crumedy and Pickering are in the same boat. Solid players that have significant limitations. We have to keep playing the younger kids to get them some experience so that next year isn't worse. We are recruiting JUCO very heavily right now. We will have to spend in the portal to just be competent next year.
The talent deficiency on the roster beyond the senior class is a problem that a lot of people saw coming, but we all thought we would have a 9 win type season this year so that next year's potential 5-6 win season would be tolerable. We can't go 5-7/6-6 and then turn around and go 4-8/5-7. The gap will simply continue to widen.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8AFINVa...name=4096x4096
Net success rate from this Saturday. And some think this was a good win for us.