Bringing in good QBs would seem to be the answer. Can't have schools like Buffalo and UMass bring in quality college QBs and have us struggle so damn mightily to pass the ball. No says they have to be 4 stars. They kid Buffalo had last year Tyree Jackson i think was his name was outstanding. It could be that a kid sees a Lance Leopold type offensive system and finds that more appealing than an Edsall type offensive system.
Yeah really. Can't go out and get Drew Willy type that throws for 3k yds?
They had two turnovers and a TO on downs deep in Wagner territory. You just can't have that happen when you're playing to limit possessions. I thought the offense was really good with Lashley and Shirreffs. That's just not Edsall's cup of tea and i for one no longer expect it will ever be.
Pindell could not execute the passing game that Lashlee brought to UConn which is why he didn't last the first game against Holy Cross in which UConn trailed 20-7 at the half. Pindell is a great athlete and he could scramble and run, but he was not a good passer. Many of his runs last year were not designed runs and skewed the running plays vs passing plays stats.
Jim, you read way too much into my post. All I am saying is that last year with Pindell scrambling 1/3rd of the time or more, you couldn't always judge if the O was playing "tight." Pindell's legs didn't allow for plays to develop. Pindell's legs also generated one of last season's chicken/egg debates; is Pindell scrambling because that is the best option or is he scrambling because of the O line is leaking pressure? I think it was 50/50 myself (I know - kind of a cop out). Nowhere am I suggesting Pindell was a good passer.
Not sure about the quality of the transfers in but the quality of the FBS teams they transferred in from is sure mostly top notch. Hard to compete as a team with QB transfers from Div II with teams that get transfers from Michigan. Maybe catch lightning in a bottle a couple of times but Illinois sure seems to have done a good job with transfers vs. UConn.
