Roster make up

[sdhusky]

Here's the thing, we have heard it all before. The words mean very little. It sounds great. But we know Edsall's default position. Run the ball, bend but don't break on defense.

Edsall hired Joe Moorhead then handcuffed his offense. We know Edsall changes very slowly. It took him ten years of having punts blocks to finally realize that the problem was scheme not execution.

So it all sounds great. But we'll see.

You seem to forget the offense he ran in MD.

Purposeful or just ignorant?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Here's the thing, we have heard it all before. The words mean very little. It sounds great. But we know Edsall's default position. Run the ball, bend but don't break on defense.

Edsall hired Joe Moorhead then handcuffed his offense. We know Edsall changes very slowly. It took him ten years of having punts blocks to finally realize that the problem was scheme not execution.

So it all sounds great. But we'll see.

Yeah Lashlee took a pay cut to come here from Auburn to get handcuffed by RE.

We had our best non Orlovsky offensive year with Moorhead running the offense in 2009. Feel free to continue to make up your own alternative facts though.

 

[Palatine]

Yeah Lashlee took a pay cut to come here from Auburn to get handcuffed by RE.

We had our best non Orlovsky offensive year with Moorhead running the offense in 2009. Feel free to continue to make up your own alternative facts though.

LOL. We were pretty even in 2009 - by UConn standards. But this was a run first team that had two thousand yard rushers. The next year, 2010, we ran the legs off of Jordan Todman with over 330 carries. We didn't change our identity a wit in those seasons with Moorhead as OC.

But feel free to post first and think second.

I didn't say that Edsall can't learn. He did eventually change the punt protection after a decade. At Maryland he was on the hot seat immediately after going 2-10 in his run heavy first season. (Unlike Diaco). His control of the program was heavily scrutinized from above after that. Hard to say how much control he really had. He was a PR nightmare for the Terps and his lease was short.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

LOL. We were pretty even in 2009 - by UConn standards. But this was a run first team that had two thousand yard rushers. The next year, 2010, we ran the legs off of Jordan Todman with over 330 carries. We didn't change our identity a wit in those seasons with Moorhead as OC.

But feel free to post first and think second.

I didn't say that Edsall can't learn. He did eventually change the punt protection after a decade. At Maryland he was on the hot seat immediately after going 2-10 in his run heavy first season. (Unlike Diaco). His control of the program was heavily scrutinized from above after that. Hard to say how much control he really had. He was a PR nightmare for the Terps and his lease was short.

What the hell are you babbling about now? I made no mention at all about the run/pass differential. I simply stated that we had our best offensive production as a team that didn't have Dan O at QB. The second half of 2009 our offense was very difficult to stop. And gee golly, with a road paving OL, Frazier at QB, and Todman at RB it's shocking that we'd be a run first offense. But I guess you know better. You probably think our offense in 2009 would've been even better if Randy didn't handcuff poor Joe Moorhead. Some of the stupid on here is too strong for words

 

[Confident Carl]

Here's the thing, we have heard it all before. The words mean very little. It sounds great. But we know Edsall's default position. Run the ball, bend but don't break on defense.

Edsall hired Joe Moorhead then handcuffed his offense. We know Edsall changes very slowly. It took him ten years of having punts blocks to finally realize that the problem was scheme not execution.

So it all sounds great. But we'll see.

I hear you and what you say makes sense. I would probably lean more towards your viewpoint if it weren't for the hiring of Rhett Lashly. I'm pretty sure he's going to be given
Autonomy on running the offense. Crocker's defense albeit at the FCS level finished tops in two key categories.

1st in Total defense with 259.8 YPG
RANK TEAM G PLAYS YDS YDS/PLAY OFF TDS OPP TDS YPG
1 ...........Nova...13...769 ......3377 ...4.39 ..............21 ..............25.....259.8

And 1st in scoring Defense at 15 PPG
RANK TEAM G TDS OPP XP 2PT OPP DXP OPP FGM OPP SAF PTS AVG
1............Nova.. 13...25 .......22........1...........0...................7.................0.........195 ...15.0

They also finished 3rd in the country in Red Zone D and tied for 5th in interceptions.

Because of the 3-4 or 3-5 defense it may not have the attack style you want to see but then again our personnel may not be condusive. If we can hold opposing teams to 15 ppg we should have an excellent year.

 

[sdhusky]

What the hell are you babbling about now? I made no mention at all about the run/pass differential. I simply stated that we had our best offensive production as a team that didn't have Dan O at QB. The second half of 2009 our offense was very difficult to stop. And gee golly, with a road paving OL, Frazier at QB, and Todman at RB it's shocking that we'd be a run first offense. But I guess you know better. You probably think our offense in 2009 would've been even better if Randy didn't handcuff poor Joe Moorhead. Some of the stupid on here is too strong for words

@Palatine won't make any predictions - only take shots.

I think its a daddy issue.

 

[Husky25]

You seem to forget the offense he ran in MD.

Purposeful or just ignorant?

A bit of both.

 

[Husky25]

LOL. We were pretty even in 2009 - by UConn standards. But this was a run first team that had two thousand yard rushers. The next year, 2010, we ran the legs off of Jordan Todman with over 330 carries. We didn't change our identity a wit in those seasons with Moorhead as OC.

But feel free to post first and think second.

I didn't say that Edsall can't learn. He did eventually change the punt protection after a decade. At Maryland he was on the hot seat immediately after going 2-10 in his run heavy first season. (Unlike Diaco). His control of the program was heavily scrutinized from above after that. Hard to say how much control he really had. He was a PR nightmare for the Terps and his lease was short.

If last year's Auburn team is any indication, UConn's offense is going to be a run-first/heavy under Lashlee. It just won't be out of the "Detroit" personnel packages like it was in the late aughts.

Whether he ran them off or attrition by injury, Edsall didn't have a legitimate QB in his first year at Maryland.

Context matters.