The Doctor answered…
I think the issue with TP is the lack of practice reps. Roberson did play in the spring, but TP did not as he was still recovering from injury. Turner and Millen didn't arrive at UConn until the summer and it appears Millen had an injury. Thus, I would think the vast majority if reps in camp went to Roberson and Turner with Millen and TP being brought along slowly as they were recovering from injury. After Roberson was injured in game 1, I'm sure Turner has taken the vast majority of snaps in practice as he was learning to be QB1.
Interesting. I think you’ve got to take into account that Zion has a more stout Oline in front of him. Tyler racked up those stats while running for his life most of the time.
I think you have to take into account that Zion played against Syracuse and Michigan which is much higher competition than TP faced (Army, Wyoming, and Vandy).
No, getting nothing inside you have Polley, Cole, Martin or Hawkins shoot from the outside. Equivalent in football to your Sanogo comparison would be having Guidone line up at QB in spread offense with empty backfield and say go at it buddy.
Everyone knew the ball wouldn't leave Millen's hand. Option or sneak, you are going to blitz him. That's why you don't put him in on a play like that. The right play call would have been having him pass as up until that point I don't think he had attempted a pass. If you don't have a backup plan at the line of scrimmage for a 4&1 play after you see what the defense is doing after a timeout, that is lazy. How do you not have a plan B. That is coaching setting up his players to fail.
It won’t happen and it shouldn’t happe
Not to mention getting his books and finding out where his classes are.
Shaq O'Neal's foot is about 22 inches.
Quarterback passed for 214/game. Passed 484 plays ran 496. Total offense 346/game. These are season averages. So I’m not exactly sure where the idea that Carlton is some kind of offensive genius came from. His offense the year he was OC at Maine was pretty pedestrian by current standards. They won a bunch of games to be sure, but they certainly wouldn’t be confused with the greatest show on turf. And I think the offense they are currently running is pretty pedestrian too. If it is because Zion can’t make plays, that is a problem. If it is because the OC really isn’t that creative, we have a different problem.
Why not?
I think the genius rep came from interviews with the players. Numerous times they raved about Charlton's creativity.
Why does every OC have to be a genius?
I get what you are saying, and I agree to a point. But seriously, nobody can get open? Never? There. is no design to throw long or medium passes, it seems. Or the quarterback can’t can’t do it. I mean I saw Zergiotis throw several long tds. As a true freshman behind Swiss cheese olines. I had zero expectation of beating Michigan. But throwing for 24 yards ? Yikes. Longest completion is 7 yards by Millen late? The offense is so bad it makes out defensive backfield seem solid. Maybe it is time to get away from a playbook Zion feels comfortable and go with one we need to move the football.
Bada-boom!
Our wide receivers should watch MIchigan's wr downfield blocking and hopefully learn from it. About as good as it gets.
Um....I didn't say he had to be a genius...I was just answering why he has the genius reputation.
I have to say, not exactly. We are asking wide receivers to catch footballs. The idea is not so much they will break open every time. The idea is you take pressure off the box because they have to cover, because if they do get lazy and cheat, then our second class WRs are perfectly capable of catching a deep pass. The same goes with the mid-range passing. Simply using your TEs to block and release and move 12 yards down field behind the LBs forces them to back off the LOS and hold. A few passes behind the LBs does wonders. They simply have to account for a possible releasing TE. This is hugely effective in a play action. None of these things were done, and they are perfectly executable. Where I do agree is Zion can’t throw in small windows. So, what’s “open” is a function of QB accuracy and ability to put the ball where it must be when there is small separation. Final thought on this point. I am amazed how none of the guys were taught any back shoulder techniques. When you can’t beat man coverage, underthrowing to the back shoulder can work wonders.
I agree. Multiple times, the bigger wide receivers from Michigan sealed off the UConn defenders from even making a play on Michigan receiver who just caught the ball and ran outside. Unfortunately, I believe that Fitzgerald was one of the better blockers and he just got injured.
Let's see. The coaches determine that players (even with good scheme) can't execute down field passes so that's off the table.
