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GDL and offensive line
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It didn't mean jack when we were up against a squad as deep and physically gifted as Oklahoma. You can't be one dimensional on offense and have aspirations of being considered among the best in the country.
Our defense and special teams kept us in that game for a little while, but without a complete offense, we got crushed and lost by 4 TD's.
We cannot let that happen again, when we get to the big stage again. And we will be back.
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Got news for you bub. What you think is dumb-probably isn't.
Dumb is supporting the guy who can't call a timeout even though he's been a football coach his entire life.
Dumb is supporting the former offensive coordinator who ACTUALLY SAID, that we needed to rely on the defense to win games.
Capiche?
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western Michigan was an emotional let down that was so expected. We got too far behind, before the juices starting kicking in after the win at Maryland, and then going to play in Kalamzoo in the wind and rain and cold in front of 157 people, and then didn't have enough in the tank to finish out the come back.
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Evidently the head coach also made a really wise decision to spend the week preparing to stop the run.
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Didn't our qb throw for four td in that game. That doesn't happen often
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I never said that I supported him at all. I am as frustrated as the rest.
What is dumb is to continue posting the same old crap ad nauseum. We got the message about 6 months ago.
Continuing to run the guy into the ground no longer serves any purpose and honestly does not enhance, what was once, our good reputation.
Put it in the Cesspool where it belongs.
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This talk about the Western Michigan game has me baffled. There were plenty of other examples to talk about our inept offense last year, and for some reason we are focusing on the Western Michigan game. Let's be honest about that game; there were a lot of lessons to be learned there:
1) We lost the turnover battle....again. This was the biggest statistic of the entire season last year in my opinion, and I don't think we talk enough about it. It is the major difference between Edsall's success and Pasqualoni's failure here to date, IMHO. Some due to the OLine, some on the QB, etc. But in this particular game, when you throw a pick in the opponent's endzone, and then you have another moment when a linebacker pulls the ball from the QB and runs it back for a TD, you've squandered some big-time points that really shouldn't be put on the coaches.
2) The running game wasn't really the problem in the WMU game. Lyle went for a buck twenty and an average of over 5 yards per carry.
3) With two NFL-caliber DB's, we made Alex Carder look like Dan Marino....again. But not much blame goes to Don Brown on this board, which actually shocks me a little. I thought that of all the coaches that were a little lost in the game planning department that day, he was front and center.
So like I said, of ALL the other games that we can talk about play calling and bad offensive scheming, why pick this game? So many others to pick from...
1) We lost the turnover battle....again. This was the biggest statistic of the entire season last year in my opinion, and I don't think we talk enough about it. It is the major difference between Edsall's success and Pasqualoni's failure here to date, IMHO. Some due to the OLine, some on the QB, etc. But in this particular game, when you throw a pick in the opponent's endzone, and then you have another moment when a linebacker pulls the ball from the QB and runs it back for a TD, you've squandered some big-time points that really shouldn't be put on the coaches.
2) The running game wasn't really the problem in the WMU game. Lyle went for a buck twenty and an average of over 5 yards per carry.
3) With two NFL-caliber DB's, we made Alex Carder look like Dan Marino....again. But not much blame goes to Don Brown on this board, which actually shocks me a little. I thought that of all the coaches that were a little lost in the game planning department that day, he was front and center.
So like I said, of ALL the other games that we can talk about play calling and bad offensive scheming, why pick this game? So many others to pick from...
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This talk about the Western Michigan game has me baffled. There were plenty of other examples to talk about our inept offense last year, and for some reason we are focusing on the Western Michigan game. Let's be honest about that game; there were a lot of lessons to be learned there:
1) We lost the turnover battle....again. This was the biggest statistic of the entire season last year in my opinion, and I don't think we talk enough about it. It is the major difference between Edsall's success and Pasqualoni's failure here to date, IMHO. Some due to the OLine, some on the QB, etc. But in this particular game, when you throw a pick in the opponent's endzone, and then you have another moment when a linebacker pulls the ball from the QB and runs it back for a TD, you've squandered some big-time points that really shouldn't be put on the coaches.
2) The running game wasn't really the problem in the WMU game. Lyle went for a buck twenty and an average of over 5 yards per carry.
3) With two NFL-caliber DB's, we made Alex Carder look like Dan Marino....again. But not much blame goes to Don Brown on this board, which actually shocks me a little. I thought that of all the coaches that were a little lost in the game planning department that day, he was front and center.
So like I said, of ALL the other games that we can talk about play calling and bad offensive scheming, why pick this game? So many others to pick from...
Great points Dan. The biggest emotional hangover from the win over Maryland may have been Don Brown's.
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Wasn't defending lack of passing game. But one-dimensional is better than non-dimensional.
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Great point on number one. It doesnt get enough attention. This season could have been 2 or three wins more easily I it wasn't for a play here or there. A completion or a drop to extend a drive or kill a drive. When the ball is fumbled or intercepted we give the oppenent extea chances to beat us.Turnovers we were something like 80 th in the country. Our coach acknowledges that has to get better. Why its not discussed more I don't know. It's easier to blame the coach than to look in the mirrorThis talk about the Western Michigan game has me baffled. There were plenty of other examples to talk about our inept offense last year, and for some reason we are focusing on the Western Michigan game. Let's be honest about that game; there were a lot of lessons to be learned there:
1) We lost the turnover battle....again. This was the biggest statistic of the entire season last year in my opinion, and I don't think we talk enough about it. It is the major difference between Edsall's success and Pasqualoni's failure here to date, IMHO. Some due to the OLine, some on the QB, etc. But in this particular game, when you throw a pick in the opponent's endzone, and then you have another moment when a linebacker pulls the ball from the QB and runs it back for a TD, you've squandered some big-time points that really shouldn't be put on the coaches.
2) The running game wasn't really the problem in the WMU game. Lyle went for a buck twenty and an average of over 5 yards per carry.
3) With two NFL-caliber DB's, we made Alex Carder look like Dan Marino....again. But not much blame goes to Don Brown on this board, which actually shocks me a little. I thought that of all the coaches that were a little lost in the game planning department that day, he was front and center.
So like I said, of ALL the other games that we can talk about play calling and bad offensive scheming, why pick this game? So many others to pick from...
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No, we weren't "like 80th". We were 110th!!! I can't describe how bad that is. It killed the entire season. Could PP, GDL, and DB have done things differently to affect that? Yes, of course. But the turnover margin was a major factor in why we weren't contending in the Big East or bowling in December/January, and it never gets talked about...
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Improving Offensive line play should bring this down considerably. More time for qb should mean better decisions. Also running more effectively means less predictable passing downs. Lets hope the line improves its play this year so every defense doesn't look like Alabamas
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[quote="Srqhusky, post: 594974, member: 2255"Lets hope the line improves its play this year so every defense doesn't look like Alabamas[/quote]
Lets hope the play calling moves into the 21st century so some of our 'fans' quit throwing the line under the bus
Lets hope the play calling moves into the 21st century so some of our 'fans' quit throwing the line under the bus
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Lets hope the play calling moves into the 21st century so some of our 'fans' quit throwing the line under the bus[/quote]
Well members of the o line have admitted they have to improve for the team to have success. But you are correct in play calling could improve. Do you care to elaborate on how play calling changes will help decrease false starts and unblocked blitzers going through the line like they were invisible.
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Lots of false starts/unneeded time outs/delay of game penalties caused by disorganized insertion of Wildcat. Hopefully with no-huddle faster pace this will be eliminated.
The unblocked blitzers thing is can be attributed to poor coaching (or in last year's case, no in-game coaching) and the coaches' failure to adjust as much as the players.
BTW anyone who is not working and posting on a nice day like today here in CT is nuts. Wish I was outside playing golf instead of 'working'
The unblocked blitzers thing is can be attributed to poor coaching (or in last year's case, no in-game coaching) and the coaches' failure to adjust as much as the players.
BTW anyone who is not working and posting on a nice day like today here in CT is nuts. Wish I was outside playing golf instead of 'working'
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You refuse to admit/can't admit that amongst a number of problems - the offensive line was one of them?
Why does it seem acceptable on the MBB board for "fans" to be critical of a component of the players game that may have impacted the outcome of a game ("the front line was soft and couldn't rebound for ") but if done here - it's a major bone of contention?
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Because, unlike basketball, football line play is much more 'nuanced' and much more influenced by coaching. Rebounding, etc. more often than not comes down to talent & desire and it's easy to see from the stands when people aren't succeeding and aren't trying.
In football, it's easy to blame the line when the plays don't work. But when the offense is so predictable as UConn's has been the past two seasons it's very easy for opposing defensive coaches to scheme for. It is much more of a chess game than basketball. If people in the stands know what's coming, it's a pretty good bet the other Def. coordinator does. How many times did the other team start 'bringing the house' after the first quarter and UConn never had answer?
Sorry, I don't believe UConn's available offensive line talent dropped that dramatically the minute PP/GDL arrived.
In football, it's easy to blame the line when the plays don't work. But when the offense is so predictable as UConn's has been the past two seasons it's very easy for opposing defensive coaches to scheme for. It is much more of a chess game than basketball. If people in the stands know what's coming, it's a pretty good bet the other Def. coordinator does. How many times did the other team start 'bringing the house' after the first quarter and UConn never had answer?
Sorry, I don't believe UConn's available offensive line talent dropped that dramatically the minute PP/GDL arrived.
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Our previous offense would be 250 yards rushing. Maybe 120 yards passing. Now we are doing 250 yards passing and maybe 100 yards rushing. We were masterfully executing running plays.
The offense we are running now is more complex. Asks more of our offensive line but has much more upside
The offense we are running now is more complex. Asks more of our offensive line but has much more upside
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So UConn's rebounding problems this year was because they weren't trying and lacked desire? C'mon.
Fundamentals are fundamentals - we're not talking about schemes. Boxing out on a court is as every bit as coachable as holding a block on the offensive line is.
This group knows what needs to be done and without injuries wrecking havoc - should be able to get it done:
>>"I think we are going to go up," said senior guard Steve Greene. "I know I am not going to stand for it and all the other guys are with me, we are not going to be the weak point of this team. We are going to be the driving force behind this team that helps us win the game. It was awful. There is no other word that says it. When you can’t run the ball it makes you so one dimensional and teams can virtually just tee off on you and it makes everything else a lot harder. When you can run the ball you can control the game and that is what we need to be back to. That is what we’ve been preaching and what we’ve been working. We are going to run the football and be successful at it." Running the ball has been a trademark of recent UConn squads which made what happened last season tough to swallow for players and fans alike. "It was a collaboration of everything, it wasn’t everybody all the time it was one person having a breakdown," Greene said. "On offense you need 11 guys functioning together or it is not going to work. Right now I feel like we are on that page, we are working real well and you are going to see some results. "The standard has been set. We know what needs to get done. Really there is nothing left to do but to do it. I know it is a corny saying but that is what it comes down to."<<
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2013/04/offensive-line-looks-to-rebound-after.html[/quote[/quote]
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It's both. Players and coaches.
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Which people here complained about incessantly because we weren't 10-2.
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He needs to be run into the ground. Harder.
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I think the players didn't change much. The methods the coaches are employing are bad, the team doesn't play with the same passion and energy as before.
Take a look at our sideline this fall. Our players look disinterested, disorganized and disconnected during the game. One thing Edsall always had was an engaged and disciplined sideline.
You hardly ever saw the wrong players in the game AFTER a timeout. That happened on two seperate instances last seasons.
During the Cincy game you would have thought it was them that was fighting to get to a bowl.
Pasqualoni and his team are a complete mess.
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Really? Because Senior Citizen Husky, Medic and Rich sing the praises to Pasqualoni's "recruiting". "it's the best ever, I'll tell you whut (sic)". And I guess our recruiting must have always sucked even though we had NFL waste 5 draft picks on our lack of talent.
Let me ask you guys something. Have you people ever heard a program claim that they didn't just have the best recruiting class ever?
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I remember the Cincy game last year. Both teams came out of the locker room to start the game. UConn jogged out, some walked. Cincy came flying out, sprinted and beat UConn to their place on the sideline. The energy and body language difference was very noticable.
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