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Dom Amore: Jason Candle’s whirlwind rebuild yields a whole new UConn football team

Ah, just what I wanted to see. More discussion of the twenty-teens decade.

I don't know if HCJC and his staff have a plan or not, and I really don't care. My guess is that they are still figuring our what kind of of personnel they have and are making decisions based on what seems to make the most sense. Not a whole lot of time to analyze. This building a new team every year must be a form of chaos. But they will sort it out.
 
The Viking said:
He was a used car salesman who was an Edsal in human life form. After getting spurned by Narduzzi and slamming a few vodkas back, Manuel decided to play some roulette and lost badly.
Candle seems the exact opposite of Diaco. There is an adult in the room with many years of head coaching success.
Be wary of the guys who interview at many places and dont get a job. If i recall BC passed on Diaco and you would think he would have been a perfect hire for them - from the outside looking in. They knew what they were doing.
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Edsal the coach or Edsel the car? You threw me off following up used car salesman with that
 
RSTuthill said:
Ah, just what I wanted to see. More discussion of the twenty-teens decade.

I don't know if HCJC and his staff have a plan or not, and I really don't care. My guess is that they are still figuring our what kind of of personnel they have and are making decisions based on what seems to make the most sense. Not a whole lot of time to analyze. This building a new team every year must be a form of chaos. But they will sort it out.
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This year was unique. New coach, new staff, new team. At least next year there will be some continuity. I'm very impressed with the staff and players from what I've read.
 
Too much emphasis on qb. He needs to be good and a leader. But you need everything - pats got qb right, but OL still a work in progress so maye looks lost in sb. You need wrs. Darnold sucked. Then he’s got JJ and then JSN and now he’s a mvp.

This year we are starting everything from scratch. We need lots of positions to be right. Gonna be fascinating to watch.
 
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gioff2323 said:
Too much emphasis on qb. He needs to be good and a leader. But you need everything - pats got qb right, but OL still a work in progress so maye looks lost in sb. You need wrs. Darnold sucked. Then he’s got JJ and then JSN and now he’s a mvp.

This year we are starting everything from scratch. We need lots of positions to be right. Gonna be fascinating to watch.
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Agreed. When you say, correctly, that you need everything to go right, that also means that you need nothing to go wrong. With as many new pieces as we have, it'll be a huge challenge to get everything right. Like you, I'm looking forward to see what we have and how good we can possibly be.
 
Palatine said:
In college football, if you get the QB right, a lot of other things fall into place. If you get the QB wrong. There is trouble.
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We have some potential there to be quite good. Like what I saw of Osborn in his bowl game vs Louisville, and he may not be the #1 here.
 
Soooo many new faces to compartmentalize…

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Palatine said:
In college football, if you get the QB right, a lot of other things fall into place. If you get the QB wrong. There is trouble.
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It's the sewer theory. If you have a good QB, you might be good. If you don't have a good QB, you won't be good.
 
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Palatine said:
In college football, if you get the QB right, a lot of other things fall into place. If you get the QB wrong. There is trouble.
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No attack but I will agree to disagree for this reason.
"The game is won and lost in the trenches" is
a football adage emphasizing that success is determined by the physical, high-impact battles between the offensive and defensive lines at the line of scrimmage. Dominating this area is crucial for protecting quarterbacks, establishing a run game, and controlling the tempo.
Our most recent QB did not look great until he had a line that could make holes for a great RB that kept defenses on their toes. This to also keep an eye on a top D1 receiver or two. Thus giving him time to make his reads and complete his passes.
We have had several good QB's at UConn that had to constantly run for their life. It takes all 11 on the field, yes the QB gets all the attention just like a pitcher in baseball but the QB is only as good as the supporting cast.
 
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huskymedic said:
Feel better?
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Only a respectable D1 program does that. W's, baby, W's. Kinda like those who squeal with delight that the "pitchers and catchers" have reported, as they look out their windows at snow, ice, freezing temps . . . the nice weather is months away.
 
Woof 101 said:
No attack but I will agree to disagree for this reason.
"The game is won and lost in the trenches" is
a football adage emphasizing that success is determined by the physical, high-impact battles between the offensive and defensive lines at the line of scrimmage. Dominating this area is crucial for protecting quarterbacks, establishing a run game, and controlling the tempo.
Our most recent QB did not look great until he had a line that could make holes for a great RB that kept defenses on their toes. This to also keep an eye on a top D1 receiver or two. Thus giving him time to make his reads and complete his passes.
We have had several good QB's at UConn that had to constantly run for their life. It takes all 11 on the field, yes the QB gets all the attention just like a pitcher in baseball but the QB is only as good as the supporting cast.
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Put a poor QB behind a great line and you don't get a great team.

Did you ever see Fran Tarkenton play?
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
I hope you have a more recent reference than that if you want to prove your point…lol.
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I believe he also has his reference backwards.

Tarkenton (at least as a Giant) ran for his life on nearly every play.

I don't care how good a QB is, if you can't protect him he won't be able to do much.
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Only a respectable D1 program does that. W's, baby, W's. Kinda like those who squeal with delight that the "pitchers and catchers" have reported, as they look out their windows at snow, ice, freezing temps . . . the nice weather is months away.
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I think it's awesome that we have our first spring training games at the end of this week.

I can't imagine why anyone would dislike baseball restarting. Just like I can't imagine seeing the football team you root for, who has been on a consistently upward trajectory, put out a hopeful tweet and then bah humbugging it.
 
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