Defense is important in this game too.Diaco is sticking to his plan. As kooky as it may seem to be, he's sticking to it, and really if we do come out, and protect the ball, and not turn it over, and move the chains, and play together as a team, there is no reason we don't have a legit shot at beating Boise, and being 2-1 to end preseason. 2-1 after the first 3 games of this season, would most definitely be marked success.
I'm looking forward to seeing them compete on Saturday.
I can't wait for opening day.
Defense is important in this game too.
Agreed, the guy- diaco - doesn't seem like he's able to take a crap or brush his teeth without a plan, not that is a bad thing, when it comes to having the personality of a football coach, so I'm sure he's thought about his long term plan for a long time, and reviewed in revised it up and down three times in every direction, and he's sticking with the systems and plan he had for the season, and we are in game 3, of phase 1.
The key, is in games, in the season, during game time - the flexibility and being able to deviate from a plan, and still accomplish a goal, when circumstances come up that inevitably get in the way - like a daughter, or wife, in the bathroom taking forever when you need to take a crap, or a brush your teeth, for example, shiiiite will happen during a game, and you need to be able to adapt the plan, to overcome.
seeing the players improve is absolutely necessary, but part of the 'competing' I'm excited to see, is about the coach learning and improving too. Make decisions that give you chance to put points up and win the game. QB substitution patterns, definitely fits that.
So if Whitmer kills all 1st quarter drives with overthrows and panicked scrambles should we still trot him out there in the 2nd quarter? I'll give you the 1st quarter but no reason to throw away a full half if we get more of the same from him.
That's not saying that Boyle will be better but Whitmer has proven time and again what type of QB he is. If I'm coach he gets one quarter to prove us wrong and then I'm going with developing my young QB.
The fanbase's favorite QB is usually the one that gets the least snaps.You did watch Boyle play last season right? Or no? Bias exists here, for some reason. Without a doubt. Last season it was pretty clear after a very short time on the field, that leaving Boyle in the game, was potentially a hell of lot more damaging to development, than playing him, would be beneficial. I would think that the cautious approach, rather than the dumping in the fire, approach would be a good way to demonstrate learning from past mistakes.
I actually don't want to see him at all, yet, but Diaco has a plan.
I agree. My gut tells me he doesn't think the quarterback we need to really become a solid program is on campus right now. Or maybe just isn't eligible yet. He can go with the 2-headed quarterback because he doesn't really care if Boyle's red-shirt is or isn't preserved. He's looking for a different style of qb anyway to run his offense. When he had Cochran and Whitmer, he played them because they were better. Now he plays Boyle because he is #2.well he's dedicated to his plan, I'll give him that. Still can't say I love a tandem QB strategy though.
Boyle was definitely I overmatched in his last two games but he did well enough to win the usf game if there weren't so many dropped balls
Boyle was definitely I overmatched in his last two games but he did well enough to win the usf game if there weren't so many dropped balls
How many dropped passes that game? I guess you could be right that he did well enough to win the usf game - he only had 28 incompletions and a back that went for 150+.
C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
T. Boyle 15/43 149 3.5 0 0 15.2
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
L. McCombs 20 164 8.2 1 52
Whitmer probably would have won that game...
I must be blind - I am not a scout or a football coach - just a BY poster.
The fanbase's favorite QB is usually the one that gets the least snaps.