According to the MTSU QB...

[ktuck911]

...what the UConn defense shows you pre-snap is what they play.

In other words, there is no disguise. It makes it easy to be in right play to defeat the defense. It's hard to imagine a more damming appraisal of the Husky D. I knew the coaching and game planning were bad. But this is malfeasance. These coaches belong in jail.

We do that both sides of the ball... Even I would've been prepared to stop us 4th down the times we've tried to go for it...from my living room couch...

 

[ktuck911]

Travis Jones screwed his teammates with an unacceptable penalty and that single event flipped the switch and put us in a giant hole. If I was the coach, he’d wouldn't see another second on the field for the day. Same goes for the center. After the second false snap, I’d put in whoever is left that can snap. Kraj should been pulled after the second interception to make the point.

They are so fixated on eking out a win, they let the team go to crap in basic discipline. Until there are consequences and players are made responsible, there will never be a change. The day this staff is gone will be a great day.

You can blame individuals all you want . This and every loss we've had has been a total team effort. Our OL is a false start away from killing a drive. Our play calling period can get figured out before tge ball is snapped (this is on both sides of the ball). On the brightside,, i think we've figured out who can catch the foitball for us,, who can run the football for us, who we can look fwd to helping out on defense in the future... QB??? ehhhh.... Reality is these coaches are on borrowed time now. They've shown clearly now that since they know it's near the end, they've packed it in.

 

[ktuck911]

It's been over 4 years since we've last seen them beat an fbs opponent at home. What an absolute joke this coaching staff has been.

In defense to the staff...it was a makeshift one once a few guys bailed fir greener pastures...The guys Edsall2.0 that were a part of it originally (save the 3-3-5 Crocker experiment) pretty much moved on to greener pastures...When quality control guys are promoted to key positions over the span of this regime, amongst other headscratching internal promotion moves on the staff, you probably want to to put the blame on the Admin too who were probably handcuffed by funding availability to bring in QUALIFIED assistant coaches to help right this ship. We didn't bother doing that folks. Big part of the demise of the 2nd go round with Edsall

 

[UCFBfan]

watching the game... The play before our first TD... Kraj misses two wide-open players and opts to throw to the double team.. That shows that he already has predetermined who he is looking to throw to... that is really bad coaching on the QB coach for not teaching him to already go to his second option or B he truly has no vision and is only looking for his number 1 progression.

I think the issue is, and it's the same for many of our recent QBs, is that the OLine has been so terrible that they don't have time to go through their progressions. So they are predetermined before the snap because they know they won't have enough time. The other result that happens is that they get happy feet too often. SK took off way more than he should have because he's so used to feeling that the second the pocket even slowly closes, to take off if his first option is covered. You see the same with TP. The difference is that TP is more mobile so it works with him.

Our QBs have become so engrained with the thought that they have only a few seconds in the pocket that they miss open receivers. I'm not saying SK INT weren't bad. The second one was horrible. However, watching our QBs, there are times where I just shake my head at how early they take off instead of throwing. It's because they are so used to the OLine letting everyone through.

The only thing that has worked against this was when we used Mazzone and our creative play calling to make up for our poor OLine. Unfortunately, the current numbnuts keep calling plays as if we have a decent OLine

 

[Chin Diesel]

Carter has back to back 100 yard gains and the coaching staff watches the film, brainstorms and decides it's time to give Mensah more carries. Mensah's inability to run the ball, break a tackle or get upfield was so blatantly obvious to everyone last night.

Walker has multiple pre-snap penalties and stays in the game. With Fortin being injured they have to try someone else out at C. I'd love to see Walker succeed but he isn't just not good, he is really bad. His bad snaps throws off timing for the QB, he gets zero pushes on run plays and gets overwhelmed on pass rush up the middle. Bad fundamentals, poor focus, and bad at run and pass blocking. Did I miss anything?

Kraj had a horrible game missing multiple wide open WR's. He has bad pre snap reads figuring out defensive tendencies and throws too many contested passes.

Lucien was a mess yet he still gets trotted out there.

Like others have said, a complete roster overhaul couldn't produce worse results.

 

[ktuck911]

I got a question.other Tyler P, do we have any other QBs that can read defenses? Honestly asking. I say that because it just seems we lack that ability out there. We're so in a rush to beat the defense with a hurry up offense with scripted plays, it's like we have a guy that just doesn't see how to take advantage of other options down field. We're playing checkers and the opposition is playing chess

 

[ktuck911]

With social media plus plenty of viewing options for kids and their families, there is no excuse not able to recruit.

Please explain how coaches from South Dakota State U, Boise, etc. are able to get players.

You don't what our coaching under Edsall 2.0 evolved into has anything to do with it? We promoted 2 quality control guys into position coaches on offense, one if which calls plays for us.. we make a life long OL coach a first time OC...If you don't see how assistant coaches matter (these past few years clearly shows for this football team) I don't know what else to say.
We have enough talent on this team to win games... just didn't have enough on the sidelines. Its crystal clear. We need that if we want to succeed.

 

[ktuck911]

watching the game... The play before our first TD... Kraj misses two wide-open players and opts to throw to the double team.. That shows that he already has predetermined who he is looking to throw to... that is really bad coaching on the QB coach for not teaching him to already go to his second option or B he truly has no vision and is only looking for his number 1 progression.

Thats my point about how important it is to have quality coaches on our staff. Current dude is 4 years removed from being our Offensive Quality Control guy...and we've been a bad football team all those years. Why promote to him to QB coach from within???

 

[Nostical]

Last night was sadly reminiscent of when your teacher fell ill and the substitute showed up. Coaching was abysmal and player discipline was a joke.

 

[businesslawyer]

As if anyone they’ll hire will be an improvement.

UConn is no better at selecting coaches than I am at selecting the correct wine to have with dinner.

We are the gang that can’t shoot straight.

The difference is the wrong bottle of wine can still lessen the pain from yet another wrong coaching hire.

We suck. Our schemes, our play calling, our effort and most unfortunately our talent level.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Our acting DC is in high school. I’m pretty sure

 

[Stinger92860]

Nothing will change until somehow UConn is able to attract solid fbs talent. Nobody wants to hear it, but even if recruiting turned on a dime this year, it would still take several years to see results. Uconn needs to become a better place to be than at least some of the other fbs programs!

Based on what the MTSU qb said, new coaches should bring better schemes and preparation. That alone should be 4 wins on this years schedule. Throw in better recruiting and we get to 6 wins in 2-3 years. It’s doable with the right hire. DB is on the clock.

 

[Tdaley]

Carter has back to back 100 yard gains and the coaching staff watches the film, brainstorms and decides it's time to give Mensah more carries. Mensah's inability to run the ball, break a tackle or get upfield was so blatantly obvious to everyone last night.

Walker has multiple pre-snap penalties and stays in the game. With Fortin being injured they have to try someone else out at C. I'd love to see Walker succeed but he isn't just not good, he is really bad. His bad snaps throws off timing for the QB, he gets zero pushes on run plays and gets overwhelmed on pass rush up the middle. Bad fundamentals, poor focus, and bad at run and pass blocking. Did I miss anything?

Kraj had a horrible game missing multiple wide open WR's. He has bad pre snap reads figuring out defensive tendencies and throws too many contested passes.

Lucien was a mess yet he still gets trotted out there.

Like others have said, a complete roster overhaul couldn't produce worse results.

Fortin was on the field for one series of plays in the first half and he was awful. He clearly is still hurt and the staff has no confidence in anyone else on the roster to play center after Walker. We had a bunch of players leave the program from the offensive line two years ago and Edsall was unable to replace them.

 

[businesslawyer]

I forgot the game was Friday. I saved myself some pain

So did the players and team. And all but the 5000 folks or so who were at the game (they announced the lowest attendance ever at the Rent — 10k — but that’s a joke).

We suck.

 

[LBird33]

It is what it is at this point. This is what happens when the head coach leaves so early in the season.

I feel bad for the players...but they...and we...just need the season to end. This has been painful.

 

[LBird33]

We just need to take a year away from games to get bigger, faster and stronger. All will then be well. Tear it down to the studs and rebuild. LoL

 

[uconndogs]

I’m really disappointed in Edsall. These kids are still physically overmatched and later in games we are completely worn down. The OL moves no one. All this talk about S&C had to have been a bill of goods.

That the coaching is in shambles right now is no surprise. That can only improve. I actually see some talent and speed on the roster that we haven’t seen in a while.

DB has to get this hire right.

 

[UConnJim]

It was still a game at halftime, but the offense collapsed in the second half which really stressed the defense. UConn had 4 possessions in the second half and here were the plays run and time of possession:

4 plays 1:21
5 plays 1:42
3 plays 0:39
7 plays 3:38 (game already over)

I’m not defending the play of the defense, but the offense could not get any rest for the D. The D was gassed.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I’m really disappointed in Edsall. These kids are still physically overmatched and later in games we are completely worn down. The OL moves no one. All this talk about S&C had to have been a bill of goods.

That the coaching is in shambles right now is no surprise. That can only improve. I actually see some talent and speed on the roster that we haven’t seen in a while.

DB has to get this hire right.

RE was successful with a slow build first time around. The DB/PP players when he showed up were better than the ones he played. Hindsight says RE/Crocker used a philosophy that didn’t fit the players they had. GDL did as well. It is bad coaching. Play with what you have.

 

[Nostical]

Since our opponents watch film (big surprise) throwing to the sideline on first down and losing 2 yards every time is a misdemeanor—but running laterally on 4th and 2 is a felony.

 

[SubbaBub]

...what the UConn defense shows you pre-snap is what they play.

In other words, there is no disguise. It makes it easy to be in right play to defeat the defense. It's hard to imagine a more damming appraisal of the Husky D. I knew the coaching and game planning were bad. But this is malfeasance. These coaches belong in jail.

Should he easily fixed by the next guy and AD Dave should review film of every candidate to be sure they don't do this.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Fortin was on the field for one series of plays in the first half and he was awful. He clearly is still hurt and the staff has no confidence in anyone else on the roster to play center after Walker. We had a bunch of players leave the program from the offensive line two years ago and Edsall was unable to replace them.

I realize a bunch of players including linemen left. Problem is look what schools they went to after leaving UConn. No other FBS coach saw talent in them either. We have a two deep of FCS level talent on the line.
Van Demark looked good last night, I believe Lundt will become good. I liked what I saw out of Fortin when he was healthy. But any of them can be replaced with equal or higher level talent (And yes I know this is Ryan's last season).

 

[Palatine]

Steven Krajewski at QB is Not the answer. He locks in on one receiver and makes it easy for D. Around 4 times guys were wide open and he threw instead to a guy covered.

That's your take away? No running game. Constant pressure from the opponent defensive front. Tons of dumb of penalties. Game out of control by the second quarter. Both sides of the ball being physically whipped. A high school game plan. But the problem was some missed reads.

Okay. But there may be a bigger picture here.

 

[giddyup]

You can blame individuals all you want . This and every loss we've had has been a total team effort. Our OL is a false start away from killing a drive. Our play calling period can get figured out before tge ball is snapped (this is on both sides of the ball). On the brightside,, i think we've figured out who can catch the foitball for us,, who can run the football for us, who we can look fwd to helping out on defense in the future... QB??? ehhhh.... Reality is these coaches are on borrowed time now. They've shown clearly now that since they know it's near the end, they've packed it in.

Agreed 100%. But there is a difference between an aggressive penalty and a selfish, stupid one.

 

[gopher2]

I realize a bunch of players including linemen left. Problem is look what schools they went to after leaving UConn. No other FBS coach saw talent in them either. We have a two deep of FCS level talent on the line.
Van Demark looked good last night, I believe Lundt will become good. I liked what I saw out of Fortin when he was healthy. But any of them can be replaced with equal or higher level talent (And yes I know this is Ryan's last season).

After we get a competent coaching staff, their first priority has to be fixing the Oline. Every unit on this team needs major improvement but fixing the Oline will lead to more sustained drives, more points, a less tired D and fewer blowouts. We need to hit the portal hard looking for some road graders.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Only thing different about this game is we got trounced on Friday, not Saturday.

 

[ScottVib]

I got a question.other Tyler P, do we have any other QBs that can read defenses? Honestly asking.

I don't think TP is really reading the defenses (beyond making his Zone Run reads) yet, as a true freshman.. he's just the best athlete out there and a threat that has to be accounted for by the defense so the offense was able to move a bit more.

The O-Line (particularly Walker) is bad. Passes get dropped and juggled that shouldn't. The QB forces the ball into coverage because after getting hit so many times he's anticipating contact that may or may not be there.

The defense is bad. There is no tackling. We tackled guys forward into first downs. The DBs all dive at ankles and knees with no attempt to wrap.. a spin move and the opposition is free. The coverages/blitzes and everything is on display as soon as you put one player into motion or shift. With a 7 yard cushion teams are happily taking 5 yard passes and taking their shot at beating a DB diving at an ankle to make a tackle.

The team has little discipline, penalties and stupidity is out of control. It's frustrating. As much as went well and was positive against Wyoming and Vanderbilt, seems to have gone up and smoke since the UMass game.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Since our opponents watch film (big surprise) throwing to the sideline on first down and losing 2 yards every time is a misdemeanor—but running laterally on 4th and 2 is a felony.

Those outside runs were so painful. OL is pushed 3 yards back and Mensah runs right into them.

 

[giddyup]

I don't think Tyler Phommachanh is really reading the defenses (beyond making his Zone Run reads) yet, as a true freshman.. he's just the best athlete out there and a threat that has to be accounted for by the defense so the offense was able to move a bit more.

The O-Line (particularly Walker) is bad. Passes get dropped and juggled that shouldn't. The QB forces the ball into coverage because after getting hit so many times he's anticipating contact that may or may not be there.

The defense is bad. There is no tackling. We tackled guys forward into first downs. The DBs all dive at ankles and knees with no attempt to wrap.. a spin move and the opposition is free. The coverages/blitzes and everything is on display as soon as you put one player into motion or shift. With a 7 yard cushion teams are happily taking 5 yard passes and taking their shot at beating a DB diving at an ankle to make a tackle.

The team has little discipline, penalties and stupidity is out of control. It's frustrating. As much as went well and was positive against Wyoming and Vanderbilt, seems to have gone up and smoke since the UMass game.

Good summary of a long list of persistent deficiencies that the staff hasn’t fixed.

 

[Guru13]

I realize a bunch of players including linemen left. Problem is look what schools they went to after leaving UConn. No other FBS coach saw talent in them either. We have a two deep of FCS level talent on the line.
Van Demark looked good last night, I believe Lundt will become good. I liked what I saw out of Fortin when he was healthy. But any of them can be replaced with equal or higher level talent (And yes I know this is Ryan's last season).

I would disagree with you…. Look at Vandy and Peart for example they both started way before their junior year and developed somewhat well over the years. I would say Haynes and Ofori-Nyadu have solidified themselves of being the better of the bunch on the line, if we had the actual depth on the line of upperclassmen they wouldn’t see the field till their junior year. For the other players on the line, Lundt and walker and Fortin… it would have been nice to have upperclassmen fill in those spots on the line all in all to say, next year both Ofori-Nyadu and Haynes will be juniors and older guys on the line… new head coach need to bring in 3 Or 4 upperclassmen to fill in the LT,C, and RT spot.