Change the OC or the QB

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

We can't score enough to win.

 

[Chin Diesel]

After the beating Shirreffs took tonight, one half of your choices may be made for you. Courtesy of USF blitzes. All. Game. Long.

 

[uconnell]

Or maybe both.

 

[zls44]

After the beating Shirreffs took tonight, one half of your choices may be made for you. Courtesy of USF blitzes. All. Game. Long.

Meanwhile, UConn keeps giving 10 yard cushion to every opposing skill player.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Or you can change the head coach

 

[kemba]

Meanwhile, UConn keeps giving 10 yard cushion to every opposing skill player.

Seemed to work. They did nothing through the air except for the touchdown on Obi, which should have been a pick. Flowers on the ground was the problem

 

[YearoftheHusky]

When you give up 42 it's hard to score enough to win.

 

[zls44]

Seemed to work. They did nothing through the air except for the touchdown on Obi, which should have been a pick. Flowers on the ground was the problem

And giving him a 10-yard head start to come at you is another reason its an idiotic strategy.

 

[Devland]

The fact that we have no running game doesn't help Sherriffs either. While were at it how about we get eye exams for Ron Johnson and Arkeel Newsome. I don't know how many time I have seen a blitzer run by either one of those two without them noticing. We really miss the days when we had a quality full back like Dion Anderson or Anthony Sherman. This offensive line would look a lot better with either one of those two in the backfield.

 

[FDNY99]

The fact that we have no running game doesn't help Sherriffs either. While were at it how about we get eye exams for Ron Johnson and Arkeel Newsome. I don't know how many time I have seen a blitzer run by either one of those two without them noticing. We really miss the days when we had a quality full back like Dion Anderson or Anthony Sherman. This offensive line would look a lot better with either one of those two in the backfield.

I agree with you that either of those 2 would help the OL and running game...BUT they wouldn't help the QB..except maybe give him a opportunity to throw a few more picks

 

[uconnbill]

Or you can change the head coach

Not going to happen and not sure why people keep saying it. UConn couldn't stop their running game which killed UConn tonight. Running backs need to pick up the blitzes better and the oc needs to come up with plays to deal with them

 

[Devland]

I agree with you that either of those 2 would help the OL and running game...BUT they wouldn't help the QB..except maybe give him a opportunity to throw a few more picks

Actualy interceptions is one thing that hasn't been a big problem with the offense this year.

 

[JMick]

Actualy interceptions is one thing that hasn't been a big problem with the offense this year.

It's hard to throw a pick when your first read is covered so you tuck it and get 1-2 yards instead.

 

[sub legacy]

Or you can change the head coach

F••• it, change everybody.

 

[Devland]

It's hard to throw a pick when your first read is covered so you tuck it and get 1-2 yards instead.

No matter what 4 picks in 7 games isn't bad considering he is 38th in the country in pass attempts. He still had 39 attempts today and threw for 306 yards. I think people overlook the run game problem. We only had 73 yards on the ground. There has to be some balance. I would like to see some more screens to Newsome or Johnson. They are useless in pass protection so at least you can try to beat the blitz with a quick screen game. I consider then screen game to be more a part of the run game than pass game.

 

[JMick]

No matter what 4 picks in 7 games isn't bad considering he is 38th in the country in pass attempts. He still had 39 attempts today and threw for 306 yards. I think people overlook the run game problem. We only had 73 yards on the ground. There has to be some balance. I would like to see some more screens to Newsome or Johnson. They are useless in pass protection so at least you can try to beat the blitz with a quick screen game. I consider then screen game to be more a part of the run game than pass game.

Newsome is usually very good in pass protection, he just had a bad night in that regard.

 

[Devland]

Newsome is usually very good in pass protection, he just had a bad night in that regard.

You must watch different games than I do. To me he has looked lost in pass protection his whole career.

 

[JMick]

You must watch different games than I do. To me he has looked lost in pass protection his whole career.

I disagree strongly. Johnson is absolutely atrocious in pass pro but Newsome is usually more than serviceable.

 

[sportsart]

We have several capable TE's on the team. Why? We aren't using them anywhere near what we should.

You can't tell me they can't design a play or 2 that utilizes them over the middle or in the red zone in the end zone.

BS is as gutty as they come but going deep is not his forte so passes to TE's and RB's and WR bubble screens shouldn't be hard to game plan.

 

[zls44]

We have several capable TE's on the team. Why? We aren't using them anywhere near what we should.

You can't tell me they can't design a play or 2 that utilizes them over the middle or in the red zone in the end zone.

BS is as gutty as they come but going deep is not his forte so passes to TE's and RB's and WR bubble screens shouldn't be hard to game plan.

The waste of the TEs is the saddest part of the plodding offense.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Davis, Meyers and Bloom could have had a field day over the middle. It was so obvious even the announcers were saying that uconn would have access over the middle in the zone USF was playing.

Uconn didn't play terribly, but they played to not lose instead of to win until it was too late. USF always has a very fast, athletic front on defense and we seemed to be handling it fine until Hopkins went down.

Disappointing outcome, but overall they looked better than most of the seasons. Of only we could return a damn punt.

 

[blue93]

Or maybe we just got beat by a better team.

We're not the only team that's gotten overpowered by USF's offense this year. We gave them a hell of a game for 3 quarters. We don't need to call for people's heads everytime we lose.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

There was a lot of bad play calling in that game. There should have been more screens and slants to make USF pay for the blitzing, and there were almost none.

 

[UConnNick]

Davis, Meyers and Bloom could have had a field day over the middle. It was so obvious even the announcers were saying that uconn would have access over the middle in the zone USF was playing.

Uconn didn't play terribly, but they played to not lose instead of to win until it was too late. USF always has a very fast, athletic front on defense and we seemed to be handling it fine until Hopkins went down.

Disappointing outcome, but overall they looked better than most of the seasons. Of only we could return a damn punt.

There was at least one modestly decent return by Lamelle, but you're right, we have waved the white flag and conceded the special teams game throughout the season. We look like we don't even practice punt returns. All the fault for that lies with the coaching staff.

I think most everyone will agree that we are nowhere near a good enough football team to concede one third of the weapons you have at your disposal during a football game. Even lesser opponents have an advantage over us if they actually utlilize special teams play and give that aspect of the game the attention which it deserves.

 

[RedSoloCup]

There was at least one modestly decent return by Lamelle, but you're right, we have waved the white flag and conceded the special teams game throughout the season. We look like we don't even practice punt returns. All the fault for that lies with the coaching staff.

I think most everyone will agree that we are nowhere near a good enough football team to concede one third of the weapons you have at your disposal during a football game. Even lesser opponents have an advantage over us if they actually utlilize special teams play and give that aspect of the game the attention which it deserves.

I think special teams played great… We had great kick off's we had good field-goal unit, and we didn't fumble anything kicked to us. We ran a punt return when we could.

Punt returns are a small part of that third of the game.