Houston Chronicle Blog - Slew of UConn mentions

[Whale22]

"Connecticut in fact had three defensive players taken between picks 64-70. The insta gangsta reaction, not when in the hell did officially sanctioned NFL outfits start shopping in bulk at Connecticut. But, rather, how in the hell did Connecticut not win last season’s junior varsity of a BCS conference once known as the Big East."

http://blog.chron.com/chickenfrieds...the-nfl-draft-texans-texas-aggies-and-beyond/

 

[huskymedic]

Pretty sure he couldn't find CT on a map...

 

[Mr Blueskin]

Pretty sure he couldn't find CT on a map...

Funny, how you continue to miss the point that most of nation can't believe our record last year given the caliber of players we had...it's clear to everyone except you and Dez that our head coach had something substantial to do with our record the last two years. And yes I said head coach because he should have control over what is happening with his incompetent OC...lets face it...PP is a good old school fundamental assistant coach...NOT a head coach.

 

[huskymedic]

Funny, how you continue to miss the point that most of nation can't believe our record last year given the caliber of players we had...it's clear to everyone except you and Dez that our head coach had something substantial to do with our record the last two years. And yes I said head coach because he should have control over what is happening with his incompetent OC...lets face it...PP is a good old school fundamental assistant coach...NOT a head coach.

Thanks for the clarification... Never too old to learn new concepts.

Did you read the full article? You were impressed with his writing?

So you are clear... No improvement this year, I have no problems what-so-ever with a new direction. We can continue to beat up the past, but it won't change anything.

 

[ZooCougar]

Head planted firmly in the sand still?

 

[huskymedic]

Head planted firmly in the sand still?

Picking on a reporter from Houston means I have my head in the sand? Get a grip honey.

 

[ZooCougar]

Picking on a reporter from Houston means I have my head in the sand? Get a grip honey.

It doesn't matter one bit if his point was poorly written, it's that you continually choose to miss it, no matter the source.

 

[huskymedic]

It doesn't matter one bit if his point was poorly written, it's that you continually choose to miss it, no matter the source.

Choose to "miss it" and fail to acknowledge it are two different things Zoo.

And anytime a white reporter from Houston Texas uses the term "gangsta" and nobody pokes it - shame on us!

 

[ZooCougar]

Choose to "miss it" and fail to acknowledge it are two different things Zoo.

That's what Marie Antoinette said.

 

[huskymedic]

That's what Marie Antoinette said.

Lost me. I'm sure it's clever and has to do w/ decapitation but...

 

[Rumrunner]

naw...my guess is it refers to a former prostitute...

Lost me. I'm sure it's clever and has to do w/ decapitation but...

 

[Waquoit]

Pretty sure he couldn't find CT on a map...

And that invalidates his point how?

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Funny, how you continue to miss the point that most of nation can't believe our record last year given the caliber of players we had...it's clear to everyone except you and Dez that our head coach had something substantial to do with our record the last two years. And yes I said head coach because he should have control over what is happening with his incompetent OC...lets face it...PP is a good old school fundamental assistant coach...NOT a head coach.

Because the nation never gets the other half of the story. We had a very good defense, yes but coupled with a crappy offense you would tend to get somewhere close to a .500 record.

 

[gioff23]

Look the O was tough to watch last year, period. But can we stop pretending the D was above criticism? I loved our D, but they could not stop teams when it mattered most - Temple, Louisville - and got completely run out of the stadium against the likes of WMU, Cincy and Cuse. And one could argue they were lucky against MD.

I am not an apologista, but the same folks on this board who look for any excuse to blame others for things they disagree with, stick their own heads in the sand when it comes to making an honest assessment of the D. That D should have single-handedly led us to a bowl, period. They did not. And stop with the they were gassed excuse.

We can move on and focus on 13 or we can continue to blame coaches for players for coming up short, in all facets of the game in 12.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Because the nation never gets the other half of the story. We had a very good defense, yes but coupled with a crappy offense you would tend to get somewhere close to a .500 record.

And missed a bowl game because of a short missed FG. The details are always missing. How about the turnover margin with a young QB and undersized RB? When I think about the D, I like to imagine just how few points it would have surrendered had the offense not given the ball away all the time.

NC State. 10-7, Whitmer has better numbers than Glennon, who just got drafted, except 3 INTS. Ballgame right there.

W. Michigan. 30-24. Outran and outpassed them. But, 1 INT and 4 FUMBLES. Ballgame.

Rutgers. 19-3. 4 INTS and 1 FUMBLE. One INT returned for TD. Ballgame.

Temple. 17-14. 1 INT and 1 FUMBLE, plus 2 missed FG from short range. Ballgame.

USF. 13-6. 2 INT and 1 FUMBLE. Fumble was in FG range for USF and one INT was at the USF 10 yard line and the other at the USF 23. Ballgame.

If he wants to know how a team with those players on D went 5-7, that's how. All five of those games were winable and should have been won. That's a nice 10-2 team, with losses to Syracuse and Cinci (3 INTS in that too). Against Louisville, only 1 INT, no fumbles and they were able to run the ball. Whitmer had only 28 attempts in a 3OT game. Maryland, Whitmer had 17 attempts, no INTs. Pitt, only 25 attempts, 1 INT. Buffalo 22 attempts, no INTs. In every game we won, we were able to run the ball, and didn't rely on Whitmer.

 

[CTHUSKY74]

We constantly have this argument about our level of talent vs coaching 'genius'. It always comes up when we send players to draft but don't win games during that season. I think we have to admit that we are flawed in many ways. We have a coaching staff that did not produce on offense, a team that did not produce on offense, and a defense that did produce just about every time it was asked to. (Not every time!) There were some games they did not play to the level needed. However, given how poorly the offense played and how frequently they gave up the ball without scoring, it is appropriate to talk about how they may have been gassed. This is especially true after injuries were sustained and backups had to be used as starters that couldn't be used to spell the starters. I think that what has always happened to us is that we have almost always had less talent than our opponents, but if we had a good combination of talent in key positions we could still be pretty successful. When we had a good OLine and good RBs we could grind out wins against some teams that had more overall talent than us. I think the coaching failures last year didn't allow us to put the talent we had to best use. We will see if Weist can better utilize this group of players and run an effective offense. I EXPECT that. I also expect that the defense will be effective again. But we may take a step back there given the loss of multi-year players. I will be shocked if we were inept in any category - offense, defense or special teams. The question will be do we have enough developed talent on the roster, and depth to allow for injuries, to play consistently in all phases against quality teams. We don't have to have as many four star players as other teams but we do have to have consistent producers at every position. We also have to have the coaching staff put an effective game plan out there for the players we have and make adjustments within the game to the opponents. The key to all of this is balance and not expecting one phase to bail you out constantly. So the comments about our top players being drafted as a reflection of the overall team are off-the-mark. These are solid highly skilled players who have worked extremely hard to make a mark and be noticed in an otherwise forgettable situation. Lets see how well the new guys slot into those roles and how much of a drop off, if any occurs. I expect us to continue to develop four year and three year starters who will go on and be drafted when they graduate. But if we are to move forward as a program we have to win games with a balanced team that is difficult to play against, not one that can't muster an offense.

 

[huskymedic]

And that invalidates his point how?

It doesn't nor did I indicate it did....

 

[Waquoit]

It doesn't nor did I indicate it did....

Than what was the point of your "observation" other than to belittle his?

 

[huskymedic]

Than what was the point of your "observation" other than to belittle his?

Is he your brother-in-law??

It was more so this blurb - than the quoted statement. Maybe I'm the only one that thinks he's going out of his way to sarcastically ding UConn players.

Around the AFC South …
Jacksonville
Only one Connecticut Husky.
The Blogorrhea’s Best of the Bunch After the First Round … mighty-mite twins Ace Sanders and Denard Robinson.
Tennessee
Only one Connecticut Husky.
The Blogorrehea’s Best of the Bunch After the First Round … LSU defensive end Lavar Edwards in Round Five. Related later.
Indianapolis
Zero, zilch, zippity do-da from nouveau riche football factory Connecticut. Overall largely underwhelming and likely a poor encore to the Colts hefty 2012 haul.

 

[CTEagle]

They were all Edsall players, no?

 

[ZooCougar]

Choose to "miss it" and fail to acknowledge it are two different things Zoo.

And anytime a white reporter from Houston Texas uses the term "gangsta" and nobody pokes it - shame on us!

Failing to acknowledge, is the same thing as choosing to miss it.

 

[ZooCougar]

Because the nation never gets the other half of the story. We had a very good defense, yes but coupled with a crappy offense you would tend to get somewhere close to a .500 record.

The crappy offense is a product of the coaches. The crappy offense didn't just "happen".

Decisions the coaches made shaped how bad they were. How do you sustain momentum when Dummy DeLeone calls for the Wildcat like clockwork after a big gain?

This is is how that progression went.

Big Gain-Good

failed Wildcat play for -3 yards and a QB change-bad

Whitmer comes on second down, Offensive Line jumps offsides because the cadence changed-bad

5 Yard penalty

3rd and long eventually...

PUNT


Awesome huh?

 

[huskymedic]

Failing to acknowledge, is the same thing as choosing to miss it.

There is a clear difference in understanding a concept/arguement and ignoring it to not give it undue credence.

It's kinda like what most people do with Nelson's posts.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

The crappy offense is a product of the coaches. The crappy offense didn't just "happen".

Decisions the coaches made shaped how bad they were. How do you sustain momentum when Dummy DeLeone calls for the Wildcat like clockwork after a big gain?

This is is how that progression went.

Big Gain-Good

failed Wildcat play for -3 yards and a QB change-bad

Whitmer comes on second down, Offensive Line jumps offsides because the cadence changed-bad

5 Yard penalty

3rd and long eventually...

PUNT


Awesome huh?

As HC, P gets credit for all of it.

 

[ZooCougar]

There is a clear difference in understanding a concept/arguement and ignoring it to not give it undue credence.

It's kinda like what most people do with Nelson's posts.

So you're basically admitting that you are blinkered?