Because without a passing game, defenses have smother the running game. Why then not improve the passing game? For starters that would require reinserting Fagnano as starter. With him they are a passing threat (short and deep). But Mora refuses to admit that will help his team. Seems like Evers is his boy, even though he hurts the offense.
It's a team that's a QB away from 7-1. That's the most frustrating part. Everything else is solid or better. We haven't had skill players like this in forever and we can't use it to our advantage
He has been my favorite defensive player all year.
Dual Threat=turnovers and incompletions for us.
I think this former Uconn and NFL WR might agree....and huge shout to the D... BTW !
True. But we are watchable and one lousy non call from maybe being 6-2. Personally I think Fagnano would move the team better, but the brain trust clearly wants to give Evers experience. If they stick with him, people need to adjust expectations about our O and hope Evers can improve his plus consistency. Winning with D is okay too. Not exciting, but ok.
After that "W" I am thinking not of our schedule but next weeks game and my confidence is NOT there. I want to be surprised but where we thought we might have easier games - I fear we have no EASY games and may have some impossible games. I like to look at each game as it comes - with that I look to the next one. What in this Rice game gives you confidence in the Georgia State game? Why? We are only as good as our last game! I don't see the practices - I don't study the game film. I do trust our coaches. And I trust Coach Mora when he is NOT happy with our offense. What he said in the interview - he said because kicking your offense when they didn't play well - wont play well in the media either. They don't need tough love. They need to grow - "a lot". Specifically the QB!
Based on the way the team played earlier, it's obvious the expectations were raised. We can have negative takes on team play and maybe certain players while also being happy with the record.
I loved the D today. The offense, except for a couple plays, was as bad as the D was good. Our 1st half offense was putrid. At one point we were averaging .9 yards per carry. That's unwatchable. I also remember seeing NE was 3/12 at some point. You must admit the O was tough to watch.
We may have to live with Evers but some of those throws are high mortality for the receivers. Late and high or behind is a bad combination. And he can only lock in on one guy which makes it more frustrating.
If people go in thinking our O will suddenly be exciting, good luck. But 17 points in a half does count. The D is our strength. Obviously we all want more of a better O, but after years of dreck on the D side, I would rather win 3-0 than lose 40-35. Fans have to decide if they want Ws or a lot of scoring. We still might put up a bunch of points against some of our remaining opponents, but if we don’t and win anyway, big deal.
Yup. Saw that and thought he must have been angry at being held early in his route and had not gotten a PI call. But the pass had not been anywhere close to him. And frustration with his QB was the other possibility.
Yup I understand why the original Phillanaire poster said he needed to take a shower after the game. They won that game with great D and some timely rushing attack in the 2nd half. They won that game despite Evers, not because of him.
Hope is not a plan.
I love the false choices.
You know we want Ws, but there's no reason we can't expect an adequate offense. You can't win on D alone.
Scoring a lot and winning are not mutually exclusive. In fact they are highly correlated.
Yes. But winning with D is still winning. I’m pretty sure scoring more points than the other team correlates precisely with winning. I’m a NY Giant fan. I would take a 7-3 win any day.
Sure but it also sucks to waste a great defensive season because the offense can't throw the ball.
Do you really think this season is being wasted?
Yes we are wasting the best defense we've had in over a decade because of an anemic offense. We have a defense that's good enough to be top 25 and an offense that's regressing to become a bottom 25 unit