System QBs

[ZooCougar]

I think it's time that we bench Shirrefs.

 

[Husky25]

Rich Rodriquez designed his version of the spread when his team was unable to make a first down. The spread allowed his lesser talented team top move the ball. The idea you need a strong team around to magnify the talent at QB is not supported. The west coast offense was invented because teams didn't have the talent to run the ball.

If you have strong talent, you don't need a gimmick offense.

What is gimmicky about not having the same talent on the offensive line from 1 year to the next?

 

[Woof 101]

Didn't CC set a UConn passing record with that talent last year?

Our WRs were the strongest unit on the team with Davis and Foxx both superior college receivers. No?

See Husky 25 response......He gets it...

 

[BlueMAB]

It was really the only choice. Continuing to play Whitmer made zero sense. At least, now, we know what we have in Boyle, a very unpolished and not very reliable player. It's still better than going into next year in the dark, no?

You weren't ahead of Diaco. Boyle wasn't playing for a reason most rational people could decipher. He wasn't as good as Whitmer. Continuing to play Whitmer made all the sense in the world as long as there was hope for a bowl game. Once that vanished he agreed with going with the inferior Quarterback who has more time to develop. The only difference between you and Diaco is you wanted to quit on the season earlier. So, perhaps you were ahead of Diaco in that regard. Diaco wasn't going into next year in the dark. He knew what he had because he saw him every day.

Basically you're congratulating yourself for whining for months because Diaco refused to prove to you what he already knew. Whitmer was better than your golden boy.

 

[Palatine]

What is gimmicky about not having the same talent on the offensive line from 1 year to the next?

That's almost every team. Systems are often used to help poor offensive lines just as they are used to compensate for QBs. The west coast ofense was invented for just such a reason. The WCO started as a gimmick offense.

This is pretty easy to understand. I'm making it as simple as possible.

 

[BlueMAB]

It was pretty easy to understand why Boyle wasn't playing more, but I digress.

The system is irrelevant if the QB can't execute it. We need more talent.

 

[Bonehead]

It was pretty easy to understand why Boyle wasn't playing more, but I digress.

The system is irrelevant if the QB can't execute it. We need more talent.

Couldnt agree more -

 

[Husky25]

That's almost every team. Systems are often used to help poor offensive lines just as they are used to compensate for QBs. The west coast ofense was invented for just such a reason. The WCO started as a gimmick offense.

This is pretty easy to understand. I'm making it as simple as possible.

The West Coast offense is a much a gimmick as the forward pass. It's origins can be traced back over 45 years, but look at the names at QB who initially ran Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense (or derivation thereof).

It starts with Kenny Anderson, Joe Montana, Steve Young, John Elway, Donovan McNabb, Brett Favre, (Heisman Trophy Winner) Ty Detmer, and Jim McMahon, among others.

I'll let you figure out what they all have in common.

Also, the basic principle of the West Coast offense is to use short to intermediate passes to open up the running game and take a few shots down the field. The UConn line couldn't hold blocks long enough on a consistent enough basis to allow for the shots down field.

Systems are used for poor O-lines as much as poor QBs, but what system compensates for deficiencies in both?

 

[kris1]

What system suits Boyle?

A septic system

 

[storrsroars]

What system suits Boyle?

Touch, with a five Mississippi count.

 

[Dogged]

A septic system

Oh no! You may have started something big. That describes our season this year.