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AT the very least, and no one kill me for this, a couple wildcat plays a game wouldn't kill anyone. Adds a total different dynamic to the wildcat from years past.
 
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Not gonna lie, but it would add excitement and maybe, just maybe, work. We have speed on offense
 
Foxx actually threw a decent ball when he was in at QB. Get this: it was a COMPLETION. He looked fairly comfortable out there against Temple's scout team defense but, hey, I'll take it. And like @Tommyboy said, I'm down for whatever offense that bolts Whitmer to a clipboard and in a visor on the sideline.
 
TheJerk said:
kudos to you at least staying long enough to see him play Qb
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Truth be told I had to stop watching in the 2nd qtr to take my daughter to her volleyball game. I came home with score 36-10 and 6 min remaining.

I missed the 3rd quarter carnage.
 
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Anything to shake things up. Our offense is virtually unwatchable now.
 
Lets be realistic.

I like Fox, but he was playing against 2nd & 3rd team Temple players,

Let's not equate that to executing against a first team defense.
 
tduconn said:
Lets be realistic.

I like Fox, but he was playing against 2nd & 3rd team Temple players,

Let's not equate that to executing against a first team defense.
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I hear ya, but the argument here is Foxx Wildcat offense vs. Whitmer Turnover offense. Either way, we aren't winning many games this season. If the goal is to keep Boyle concussion-less by season's end, then we can't play him behind our POS offensive line. Might as well put a guy out there that might be able to make a few unblocked defenders miss.
 
tduconn said:
Lets be realistic.

I like Fox, but he was playing against 2nd & 3rd team Temple players,

Let's not equate that to executing against a first team defense.
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At worst it scores the same amount of points as a Whitmer lead offense which is Zero. At best he doesn't throw picks, fumble on sacks or take negative plays. Maybe just maybe we score a few rushing TDs. Anything is better than the sh it show we are being forced to watch every week.

Spread option and sneak in 5 or 6 passes per game. We're not going to set the world on fire but it might keep us in some games.
 
tduconn said:
Lets be realistic.

I like Fox, but he was playing against 2nd & 3rd team Temple players,

Let's not equate that to executing against a first team defense.
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time to go with something completely new for the rest of the season. If Boyle could be competitive, IMO he would be seeing the sideline. I remember how he had committed to BC and then was notified by new coach Addazio that he wasn't going to fit in....he might not be the answer. Only the inside "eyes" know for sure and IMO, Whitmer is not the answer and neither it appears is Boyle. We have a QB read option QB in scout team QB (Shirreffs) transfer sitting out the year. Maybe, jus maybe it's time to scrap the "slow" methodical and boring to go with an uptempo read option with Foxx. We have a greater danger inherent with the all this Bee $hhhhugar-the loss of season ticket holders and the fanbase.
 
Dooley said:
I hear ya, but the argument here is Foxx Wildcat offense vs. Whitmer Turnover offense. Either way, we aren't winning many games this season. If the goal is to keep Boyle concussion-less by season's end, then we can't play him behind our POS offensive line. Might as well put a guy out there that might be able to make a few unblocked defenders miss.
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Wouldn't this same OL be here next year minus Mateus? Boyle isn't going to be able to do too much next year either.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Truth be told I had to stop watching in the 2nd qtr to take my daughter to her volleyball game. I came home with score 36-10 and 6 min remaining.

I missed the 3rd quarter carnage.
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Chin bests of game was getting more touches for Newsome (and his run) AND SEEING DESHON (WORTH STAYING)!!!
 
We started the year with a 2 headed QB monster in CC and CW.
Maybe we should end it the same way the rest of the season ..................with Deshon sprinkled with a little Boyle in third and very,very long situations and give the clipboard to
Whitmer and say thank you-have a nice day. Boyle gets some snaps, the offense gets quicker and little less unpredictable, take the ball out of Whitmer's hands, less pressure on the OL with Deshon, better playmaker in Deshon.......just sayin'....
 
bigAbruns said:
Wouldn't this same OL be here next year minus Mateus? Boyle isn't going to be able to do too much next year either.
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I think (and I have no idea) that the coaching staff is hoping that another year of S&C and coaching will improve the OL enough. But yeah, it would be the same players for the most part.
 
New potential wrinkle in UConn's offense
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-potential-wrinkle-in-uconns-offense.html

>>Diaco made it clear after the Temple game that not only is Foxx viewed as a potential option at quarterback, but he will not just be a running threat if called upon again in live game action.

"Foxx is a quarterback," Diaco said. "He can throw too, he can throw down the field. He can throw the intermediate (routes), he can throw the ball shallow, he can move with the ball and throw on the run and we have a whole package of plays for him, runs and passes."

A trace of a smile came across Foxx's face when he was asked if he could throw the ball down the field. "I can do a little something, maybe one day we will see," Foxx said.If nothing else, that final drive enabled UConn to finish a game with more than 100 rushing yards for the first time this season.<<
 
huskymedic said:
New potential wrinkle in UConn's offense
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-potential-wrinkle-in-uconns-offense.html

>>Diaco made it clear after the Temple game that not only is Foxx viewed as a potential option at quarterback, but he will not just be a running threat if called upon again in live game action.

"Foxx is a quarterback," Diaco said. "He can throw too, he can throw down the field. He can throw the intermediate (routes), he can throw the ball shallow, he can move with the ball and throw on the run and we have a whole package of plays for him, runs and passes."

A trace of a smile came across Foxx's face when he was asked if he could throw the ball down the field. "I can do a little something, maybe one day we will see," Foxx said.If nothing else, that final drive enabled UConn to finish a game with more than 100 rushing yards for the first time this season.<<
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I love it. Hand Whitmer a headset, visor and a clipboard and put in Foxx as a read-option QB. Quicken the tempo on offense to keep opposing defenses off balance. Foxx, very literally, can not do any worse than how the offense has performed under Whitmer. If the coaches don't think Boyle is ready or they are timid to put him behind our swiss cheese OL, then we need to move the pocket and be a run first type of offense. Instead of 0-1 yards up the middle and a cloud of dust, we might actually be able to run the football if there are multiple guys in our backfield that can move. Foxx can move. Put Newsome and Johnson back there with him and when the defense leaves Davis all alone to stuff the run, quick slant it to him for big gains.
 
Well we may not surprise them but now Tulane has to prepare for two looks from us on offense. We have enough receivers to take Foxx's place there and someone else should be returning punts next game. A two headed QB system with Foxx and Boyle may be the answer against Tulane. Can't run the same old outdated stuff though as we don't get a #1 draft choice for last place.
 
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huskymedic said:
"Foxx is a quarterback," Diaco said.
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That is hysterically funny.

It has also been confirmed that Geremy Davis will be piloting the team to New Orleans.

Don't get me wrong, I want to see more of Foxx behind center, but for Diaco to say he is a QB as if he has always been a QB is LOL funny.
 
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Dooley said:
I think (and I have no idea) that the coaching staff is hoping that another year of S&C and coaching will improve the OL enough. But yeah, it would be the same players for the most part.
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Hope there is a large travel budget for the coaching staff for the bushes to be shaken and beaten to find 7 JUCO lineman that can step in next year and patch this fiasco.
 
I've thought about Foxx at QB all day today (I can't believe that I'm even saying that, but here we are). My only...and I mean ONLY...reservation is whether or not he can get the ball to Geremy Davis accurately. He through a nice short pass yesterday, which looked promising. If he has any semblance of accuracy whatsoever, then he should be our QB for the rest of the year. Because make no mistake, we need someone with the wheels to run for his life, and Deshon definitely has the wheels. Mix in some option stuff and maybe, just maybe, this is the answer to get us a W in the near-term while we sort out our protection woes...
 
huskymedic said:
EdDaigneault8:21pm via TweetDeck
UConn coach Bob Diaco said Deshon Foxx is in play as a QB. Said they have a package of plays designed for Foxx
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I don't know what mental disorder would lead one to thinking this is a positive, but thankfully Pfizer and Astra Zeneca are working on treatments.

It's so absurd it makes me question caring.

BOB DIACO WHEN HE ISNT TELLING US THE TEAM SUCKS THEY ARE PLAYING 55 PLAYERS FROM SCRIMMAGE BECAUSE ITS GOOD FOR THE FUTURE ALSO THINKS ITS A GOOD IDEA TO PLAY A SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER AT QUARTERBACK THAT WILL REALLY HELP BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.
 
@whaler11 , Diaco seems to be all over the place. What you say is why I can't see how Kamal Abrams is taking snaps from Bradley and Lamelle. He tells us it is about developing for the future but he continues to play a 5th year senior that drops more balls than he catches over two kids who showed a lot of promise as true freshman.

He needs to use this year to get the first time head coach booboos out the way and come back sharper next year. We seem to be regressing weekly on offense.

I like what he is doing with the defense but the offense and special teams need improvement in coaching in addition to personnel.
 
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whaler11 said:
6 people liked this.

I don't know what mental disorder would lead one to thinking this is a positive, but thankfully Pfizer and Astra Zeneca are working on treatments.

It's so absurd it makes me question caring.

BOB DIACO WHEN HE ISNT TELLING US THE TEAM SUCKS THEY ARE PLAYING 55 PLAYERS FROM SCRIMMAGE BECAUSE ITS GOOD FOR THE FUTURE ALSO THINKS ITS A GOOD IDEA TO PLAY A SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER AT QUARTERBACK THAT WILL REALLY HELP BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.
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So what's your alternative? Putting a slower, less mobile QB behind our swiss cheese OL? We can't move the ball a single foot as a conventional offense. Playing Tim Boyle makes sense for 2015 but not if he is going to constantly run for his life. You can't develop much when you have less than 1 second to get rid of the ball. And if they're just going to hand it off and run on most plays anyway, it makes sense to have a mobile QB in there that can run read-option.

Time to go unconventional with our offense. Shirreffs and Davis are both dual threat style QBs and coming in next year. Implement that offense now with whoever can run it best and then hope someone with a better QB pedigree can take over next year.
 
I'll take 10-12 passes (HB screens, PA roll-outs, quick slants and the occasional air out to 85) along with the read-option and full house over Whitmer. I don't think that's tasking Foxx with too much and it means more development for all of our younger RB's while giving us a constant homerun threat. And since Foxx wouldn't pass all that much anyways there would naturally be less sacks, translating into less negative plays but he can also use his speed to escape sacks CW cannot when we do choose to pass. I think this move could also take a lot of pressure off our inexperienced O-Line since they've proven their ineffectiveness in a conventional-style offense. It's definitely worth a shot imo.
 
Dooley said:
So what's your alternative? Putting a slower, less mobile QB behind our swiss cheese OL? We can't move the ball a single foot as a conventional offense. Playing Tim Boyle makes sense for 2015 but not if he is going to constantly run for his life. You can't develop much when you have less than 1 second to get rid of the ball. And if they're just going to hand it off and run on most plays anyway, it makes sense to have a mobile QB in there that can run read-option.

Time to go unconventional with our offense. Shirreffs and Davis are both dual threat style QBs and coming in next year. Implement that offense now with whoever can run it best and then hope someone with a better QB pedigree can take over next year.
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If Diaco stood up and said I'm going to play mobile quarterbacks in the future and I'm making Foxx the QB so we can implement the offence that would make sense.

I get you can't stop talking about Sherrifs - but NC State seemed to want to turn him into a fullback so your expectations are so far away from where they should be it's crazy.
 
So by this logic Tim Boyle can't ever play.

And why burn his redshirt they were hellbent on using if they aren't going
to play him?

It's breaking news the offensive line sucks?
 
Yeah, I have absolutely zero explanation why Boyle's redshirt was burned if he is going to be played sparingly the rest of the year. That makes zero sense to me too. It's not as if our OL was mildly competent in Week 3 and have gotten worse. We've had the same OL all season and it seems like it will not be getting much better all year.
 
If we went with Foxx to spare Boyle's redshirt I would have understood and been supportive. Casey retiring really hurt us.

But this doesn't make sense. Now we will rotate 3 QBs? Ugh.
 
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So my question is why haven't we seen anything until now?.... This is a joke.... Couldn't use him in the USF game?.... I'm sick of this crap
 
Colt house75 said:
We started the year with a 2 headed QB monster in CC and CW.
Maybe we should end it the same way the rest of the season ...with Deshon sprinkled with a little Boyle in third and very,very long situations and give the clipboard to
Whitmer and say thank you-have a nice day. Boyle gets some snaps, the offense gets quicker and little less unpredictable, take the ball out of Whitmer's hands, less pressure on the OL with Deshon, better playmaker in Deshon..just sayin'....
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because 3rd and very long will preserve your qb?
 
If there's this much confusion over Boyle's status, I honestly feel they'd be better off starting Foxx and exclusively running a read-option/wildcat offense. Continuing to throw Whitmer out there is like beating a dead horse, and running this type of offense is more up Mike Cummings alley anyway. They ran all over our defense with that style of play back when Cummings was OC at Central Michigan, and that's how the most effective offenses in the country are run anyway.
 
sub legacy said:
If there's this much confusion over Boyle's status, I honestly feel they'd be better off starting Foxx and exclusively running a read-option/wildcat offense. Continuing to throw Whitmer out there is like beating a dead horse, and running this type of offense is more up Mike Cummings alley anyway. They ran all over our defense with that style of play back when Cummings was OC at Central Michigan, and that's how the most effective offenses in the country are run anyway.
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I think you might have your directional Michigans confused...we played Western Michigan while Cummings was OC at Central Michigan and W Michigan threw WAY more than they ran.
Whitmer had a nice day in a loss though...
 
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Bonehead said:
I think you might have your directional Michigans confused...we played Western Michigan while Cummings was OC at Central Michigan and W Michigan threw WAY more than they ran.
Whitmer had a nice day in a loss though...
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You're right. I totally got my opponents/coordinators mixed up. My memory is hazy and that game was a couple of years ago. Regardless, my general feeling remains... abort the pro-style offense immediately. It will do nothing but continue to sputter without pro-caliber talent which is clearly lacking up front. Diaco and Cummings need to seriously consider taking a huge step back and working around their offensive weaknesses for the time being rather than beating a dead horse and making this offense something it clearly is not. Offensive success in college football revolves around unpredictability, not sticking to tired convention. Pro-style convention on this level only works for teams with pro-caliber talent and depth like a Southern Cal or a Bama. Basically, they need to stock the cupboard with better offensive groceries before they can even expect to have success with that scheme. In the meantime, they likely need to deviate from their preferences and get creative. I fear staying on the path they're on with the offense will only spill over into the following season (following a pro-style script with subpar OL talent and skill players with limited or non-existent experience). But maybe I'm just panicking and rambling nonsense.
 
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