Sharing the Sunday Gravy

[huskymedic]

From NH Register's Chip Malafronte's Sunday Gravy column today:

>>"♦When the Hartford Courant reported UConn offensive coordinator and New Haven native George DeLeone was considering leaving for a position with the New York Giants earlier this week, fan reaction was predictable. Pure elation swept across the Internet’s social media sites and fan message boards.

Michael Smith, a senior receiver last fall, even jumped on the dog pile, writing on Twitter, “Thank God DeLeone is gone now my boys can thrive in hopefully a spread offense.” Smith has since deleted the tweet, but it still speaks volumes.

Later, DeLeone informed the Courant he was not leaving for the Giants, inspiring another round of venom.

UConn’s offense has been woeful in DeLeone’s two seasons. When the play-calling is run-heavy, predictable and completely ineffective, the offensive coordinator is going to catch hell.

But frankly, little has changed with the Huskies’ offense since quarterback Dan Orlovsky graduated nine years ago. The final four years of the Randy Edsall era were successful in part because a couple of NFL-caliber running backs — Donald Brown and Jordan Todman — made things happen despite a virtually non-existent passing attack.

Play-calling is a problem, but the offensive issues run much deeper."<<

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/...50e8aa259a20c474367113.txt?viewmode=fullstory

 

[sportsart]

Why is it Chip, John and Des refuse to mention the "offensive" blocking scheme that just is not working and why don't they mention Foley being moved was a huge mistake.

Sad bunch.

 

[huskymedic]

Why is it Chip, John and Des refuse to mention the "offensive" blocking scheme that just is not working and why don't they mention Foley being moved was a huge mistake.

Sad bunch.

Geez Sport- because a writer doesn't say what you want to read - he is part of a "sad bunch"?

Wouldn't those issues fall under "the offensive issues run much deeper"?

Particularly to Chip, he is no longer the beat writer for UConn FB, Jim Fuller is.

At least the job debacle and distaste for GDL migrated to another media outlet and got written about and not ignored.

 

[HobokenHusky]

From NH Register's Chip Malafronte's Sunday Gravy column today:

>>"♦When the Hartford Courant reported UConn offensive coordinator and New Haven native George DeLeone was considering leaving for a position with the New York Giants earlier this week, fan reaction was predictable. Pure elation swept across the Internet’s social media sites and fan message boards.

Michael Smith, a senior receiver last fall, even jumped on the dog pile, writing on Twitter, “Thank God DeLeone is gone now my boys can thrive in hopefully a spread offense.” Smith has since deleted the tweet, but it still speaks volumes.

Later, DeLeone informed the Courant he was not leaving for the Giants, inspiring another round of venom.

UConn’s offense has been woeful in DeLeone’s two seasons. When the play-calling is run-heavy, predictable and completely ineffective, the offensive coordinator is going to catch hell.

But frankly, little has changed with the Huskies’ offense since quarterback Dan Orlovsky graduated nine years ago. The final four years of the Randy Edsall era were successful in part because a couple of NFL-caliber running backs — Donald Brown and Jordan Todman — made things happen despite a virtually non-existent passing attack.

Play-calling is a problem, but the offensive issues run much deeper."<<

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/...50e8aa259a20c474367113.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Kids won't come to UConn to play a boring scheme unless they have to. We are not Alabama. We are not Rutgers giving helicopter rides pumping jersey strong BS to in state talent. We need an exciting offense to attract talent. End of story.

 

[sportsart]

Geez Sport- because a writer doesn't say what you want to read - he is part of a "sad bunch"?

Wouldn't those issues fall under "the offensive issues run much deeper"?

Particularly to Chip, he is no longer the beat writer for UConn FB, Jim Fuller is.

At least the job debacle and distaste for GDL migrated to another media outlet and got written about and not ignored.

Excuse me but the OP said it was from Chip's column. If they aren't writing about the obvious it is sad.

I've noticed an apologista view lately. Care to explain why?

 

[huskymedic]

Excuse me but the OP said it was from Chip's column. If they aren't writing about the obvious it is sad.

I've noticed an apologista view lately. Care to explain why?

Apologist view to what... people being unfairly grouped, someone having a different view? It seems like if a writer isn't pitchforks and fire against UConn, they are put in the bad boy category. Everyone is on attack mode here...

Chip took on Dave Solomon's Sunday Sports column after his death - it's a wide ranging, opinionated, often sarcastic and mostly irreverant view of sports happenings from the past week. I pointed out he is not the beat writer - Fuller is. It wasn't meant to be a dissection of all of UConn football's offensive ills. That's all...

 

[CL82]

From NH Register's Chip Malafronte's Sunday Gravy column today:

>>"♦...

UConn’s offense has been woeful in DeLeone’s two seasons. When the play-calling is run-heavy, predictable and completely ineffective, the offensive coordinator is going to catch hell.

But frankly, little has changed with the Huskies’ offense since quarterback Dan Orlovsky graduated nine years ago. The final four years of the Randy Edsall era were successful in part because a couple of NFL-caliber running backs — Donald Brown and Jordan Todman — made things happen despite a virtually non-existent passing attack.
"<<

Of course they also had an offensive line that could open wholes and provide enough time for plays to develop.

 

[businesslawyer]

Yes, nothing has changed on offense since GDL took over. Well, apart from the offenses ability to move the ball on the ground, nothing has changed.

Tomatoe, tomato.

 

[uconndogs]

Edsall's lines mauled people his last four years here. Were his offenses prolific? Certainly not. But, his lines wore defenses down and let us win games. Under GDL our OL didn't even know who the duck they were supposed to hit.