PP downplays offensive changes to ESPN

[ruskin]

You guys are insane if you think that two sentence answer is downplaying any offensive changes. Last time I checked the majority of the offense is back, no? Starting QB? RBs? O-line?

Weist will implement what he wants to do. Reading into the two sentences that pasqualoni said and getting your subject title is first dumb and two just looking for something bad because P is still the coach. Do us all a favor and let the team play a couple games before you start pissing on them. All of you are clowns.

Don't know where to begin here.

First, it is NOT a given that Weist will "implement what he wants to do." PP/GDL have a track record of pretending to accept change but then going back to the way they were doing them when nobody was looking. The only thing new in this dynamic is an "outsider" was brought in who in theory in the organizational chart is between PP & GDL. God bless TJ for accepting THAT challenge. I hope he had a good agent.

If you had the 110th offense in the country, would you be using the words "minimal" and "that type of stuff has not really changed" when asked if your offense was going to get better? a good followup to that question would have been "well if you're not changing that much, why is your offense going to be better.

Yes, the majority here belive P should not be the coach. Unfortunately Herbst/trustees (McHugh) didn't have the stones to cut the cord. Warde, who I suspect wanted to, has done the next best thing.

And finally, I don't need to see a "couple of games" in 2013 to make the judgement PP was a horrendous hire. The last two years have been quite enough, thank you.

 

[huskymedic]

If you had the 110th offense in the country, would you be using the words "minimal" and "that type of stuff has not really changed" when asked if your offense was going to get better? a good followup to that question would have been "well if you're not changing that much, why is your offense going to be better.

MF: What do you expect transition-wise with a new coordinator [T.J. Weist] this spring? Do you expect to have the whole offense installed by the end of the spring or does that process take a bit longer?

PP: I expect it to go pretty smoothly. We're learning our offensive terminology and that type of stuff has not really changed, so there's going to be somewhat of a transition, but I hope it would be minimal and that we'd be moving along in that area.

He wasn't asked "if the offense was going to get better" - He answered the specifics of the question as asked... what more do you want from that perspective (in regards to interview - not upcoming year)?

I'm sure I'll be accused of being an "apologista" but hell, can we at least not manufacture the story to fit your narrative. We all want a more productive offense!

 

[Alum86]

I could be wrong but I personally think P wants people to believe that if we do improve considerably on offense it won't be because GDL got demoted.[/quote

You'e not.

 

[uconnfan68]

Our biggest problem on offense last year was personnel use or misuse or overuse or non-use.

Next came game planing and play calling.

Next came in-game adjustments.

Then came game clock management and use of TOs.

I hope to see a large change in the first three and perhaps even the fourth.

Wow, I agree! Hell must have frozen over last night.

 

[ruskin]

MF: What do you expect transition-wise with a new coordinator [T.J. Weist] this spring? Do you expect to have the whole offense installed by the end of the spring or does that process take a bit longer?

PP: I expect it to go pretty smoothly. We're learning our offensive terminology and that type of stuff has not really changed, so there's going to be somewhat of a transition, but I hope it would be minimal and that we'd be moving along in that area.

He wasn't asked "if the offense was going to get better" - He answered the specifics of the question as asked... what more do you want from that perspective (in regards to interview - not upcoming year)?

I'm sure I'll be accused of being an "apologista" but hell, can we at least not manufacture the story to fit your narrative. We all want a more productive offense!

The "narrative" is that despite being forced to hire a new OC PP is trying to give the impression the changes aren't that dramatic. He's not exactly conveying he's embracing change, and has a history of resisting it, i.e putting his relationship with GDL over the best interests of the program. All the man had to do was say "we know we need to improve and I think the changes TJ and I are making will make us more productive than we were last year." But he's incapable of saying that cause he doesn't want to hurt GDL's feelings. In his view, GDL > fan base. Not cool.

 

[huskymedic]

All the man had to do was say "we know we need to improve and I think the changes TJ and I are making will make us more productive than we were last year."

I get your point and agree 100% if it was a different question - but you can't create an innuendo thread and rail the man for the way he answered the asked question (guess you can but don't be suprised when others call it out).

 

[joey3$trike$]

i think despite the horrible play-calling, the execution of them were piss poor. Not that's on the players who are running them. I remember running the same plays over and over again in hs, until somebody stopped it. Time to simplifly. Hopefully T.J. is doing that.

 

[jdb50]

If the terminology of Weist's offense is the same as GDL's that is a good thing as you don't have to go back to square one. I would expect to see players more sure of their assignments, playing with more confidence and personel being used more effectively if Weist is running things. If he is undermined by GDL then I hope he first talks to WM and if that fails he puts down the headset and walks out of the stadium.

 

[ZooCougar]

I get your point and agree 100% if it was a different question - but you can't create an innuendo thread and rail the man for the way he answered the asked question (guess you can but don't be suprised when others call it out).

Sure you can.

1. He's a loser who apparently doesn't get that his program is is big fat bold red down arrow at the moment.

2. He would have kept Dummy DeLeone as OC had big Warde not intervened.

3. Those two factors support his answer to that question.

Have a nice weekend.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

HCPP = mumble, mumble, Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!

 

[ZooCougar]

At least Pasqualoni has the support of all the JV High School coaches.

 

[SubbaBub]

I keep looking at the schedules the past two years, the bad losses, and the guys playing at the next level. I have a hard time giving PP a pass and have a feeling this season could get ugly simply because of the schedule.

I don't blame PP for not having a QB in 2011, that's on Randy.

I did like the marked improvement in the passing game, INT's aside for a first year QB.

I do blame him for messing up the Oline and running game.

I do give him credit for unleashing the talent on defense that Randy was reluctant to do.

And mostly, I blame him for costing us 7-9 wins over the last two years on game calling alone. If we're coming off two straight 9 win seasons, the perception of our program would be much different.

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