Week 10 AAC Coaches Teleconference: Bob Diaco

[psilotic]

You are on a pretty lonely raft on this board if you think Sherriffs is a good QB. But you already know that!

indeed. but you can't say he sucked on that last Navy drive either.

 

[FDNY99]

indeed. but you can't say he sucked on that last Navy drive either.

Keep on bringing up that Navy game @politics...you aren't going to change my mind one bit...because I know the game of football, watch any game I can and have seen the same act week in and week out from my seats at Rentschler and on my tv when they are away. He is a avg to below avg QB who Dave Doren made the right decision on when he told him he was being moved to fullback.

 

[psilotic]

Keep on bringing up that Navy game @politics...you aren't going to change my mind one bit...because I know the game of football, watch any game I can and have seen the same act week in and week out from my seats at Rentschler and on my tv when they are away. He is a avg to below avg QB who Dave Doren made the right decision on when he told him he was being moved to fullback.

I'm going to bet that we both know the game equally. We just have a different perspective on this. My perspective is I've seen what's followed Orlovsky, and Shirreffs is in the top 2-3 since Dan O. Give Shirreffs a competent OC and OL coach and he becomes a much better player.

 

[FDNY99]

I'm going to bet that we both know the game equally. We just have a different perspective on this. My perspective is I've seen what's followed Orlovsky, and Shirreffs is in the top 2-3 since Dan O. Give Shirreffs a competent OC and OL coach and he becomes a much better player.

There is no way a good OL or a competent OC is going to help him read through his progressions. This is where you are blinded...he can't do it. If he could he would still be at NC State in the mix to play QB there. The ONLY thing a good OL would do is give him more time to throw picks. And by the way saying that about him in the QB pecking order here since Dan O moved on the the NFL just highlights how bad Edsall and Pasqualoni were at judging QB talent. Jury on Diaco is out until Williams its the field..BUT wth the move of Davis to position it doesn't look too promising so far.

 

[psilotic]

There is no way a good OL or a competent OC is going to help him read through his progressions. This is where you are blinded...he can't do it. If he could he would still be at NC State in the mix to play QB there. The ONLY thing a good OL would do is give him more time to throw picks. And by the way saying that about him in the QB pecking order here since Dan O moved on the the NFL just highlights how bad Edsall and Pasqualoni were at judging QB talent. Jury on Diaco is out until Williams its the field..BUT wth the move of Davis to position it doesn't look too promising so far.

Maybe if they targeted Davis and other TEs more UConn wouldn't be in this mess

 

[pnow15]

UConn lost to some team named ECU by 40 points. Not Ohio St., not Alabama, not Florida.
Is there anything else that needs saying?

 

[huskymedic]

indeed. but you can't say he sucked on that last Navy drive either.

99.9% of the board has stipulated that the Navy loss was 99% due to a coaching cluster. Ya can't keep beating that drum. It was a very nice series by BS (and the staff who called the plays up until the end of the set of downs). It was one drive.

 

[FDNY99]

Maybe if they targeted Davis and other TEs more UConn wouldn't be in this mess

You just showed your ignorance in the game and why BS isn't a good college QB with this post. Maybe you should go to youtube and google and research QB route progressions and what happens when a QB can't do that or better yet what happens when he locks on to receivers and forces throws. You are hereby named chairman of the BS Fan Club! Have a nice day!

 

[Exit 4]

Maybe if they targeted Davis and other TEs more UConn wouldn't be in this mess

Indications from the coaching staff and BS himself is that he has elected to run on called pass players rather frequently, especially in the first four games of the season. He is shifty, but the abuse he has taken has already costed him a gear, he is less elusive today than at the start of the season.

While he often doesn't get a clean pocket, he has a clean pocket many times in the past 4 weeks sans the ECU game. In those moments I saw someone who continued to struggle to throw a catchable ball. His deep throws lack loft, his short throws are sometimes difficult to handle and most of all, his release is slow, requiring a wind up and two feet firmly planted. There is also the issue of missing open receivers by failing to get to the second or third read. And needless to say he has accuracy issues.

BS is a whale of a player in terms of toughness and I think with an all star Oline and a better D he could QB a winning season. However - we have seen his ceiling and with this team having so many weaknesses, we need our QB play to elevate a couple more notches to overcome the other problems.

Here's another way to look at it, aside from Maine (and that kid had an arm), has any team had a QB not better than ours?

 

[psilotic]

Indications from the coaching staff and BS himself is that he has elected to run on called pass players rather frequently, especially in the first four games of the season.

I think self-preservation might have had something to do with that. If UConn had QB with a cannon for an arm but was immobile it would top the 'sacks allowed' chart.

 

[psilotic]

You just showed your ignorance in the game and why BS isn't a good college QB with this post. Maybe you should go to youtube and google and research QB route progressions and what happens when a QB can't do that or better yet what happens when he locks on to receivers and forces throws. You are hereby named chairman of the BS Fan Club! Have a nice day!

OK FD easy on the 'ignorance of the game' crap. You don't need to show me your football credentials and I sure as hell don't need to show you mine. Unless you played and coached at the D-I level gonna bet we're on the same level.

 

[huskymedic]

I think self-preservation might have had something to do with that. If UConn had QB with a cannon for an arm but was immobile it would top the 'sacks allowed' chart.

UConn is #109 in "sacks allowed" as of last week...

 

[FDNY99]

OK FD easy on the 'ignorance of the game' crap. You don't need to show me your football credentials and I sure as hell don't need to show you mine. Unless you played and coached at the D-I level gonna bet we're on the same level.

When I throw my theories of of guys that did both and they back them up 100% that's all I need to know. Nice reply to @Exit 4 's EXCELLENT post. As I said before I'm making you the chairman of the BS fan club...as you certainly don't live in the cold hard reality in terms of our QB play.

 

[freescooter]

I'm going to bet that we both know the game equally. We just have a different perspective on this. My perspective is I've seen what's followed Orlovsky, and Shirreffs is in the top 2-3 since Dan O. Give Shirreffs a competent OC and OL coach and he becomes a much better player.

I kind of agree with this. Look nobody thinks he is Tom Brady. But in the right system with an average Oline he would be fine. He has looked fine in several late game situations. Navy for sure. Another case of bizzare coaching was last season at Missouri where he drove the team into range for the tying field goal only to have the brilliant coach call a fake. He drove for the winning score against Viginia late too. Again he isn't Tom Brady but when he is put in position to be successful he has been fine. The problem is as much the team around him. He isn't good enough to elevate a bad team to mediocre never mind good. But on a component offense he would be a solid guy. Put him on an Edsall team and he is Tyler Lorenzen with a better passing game.

 

[psilotic]

UConn is #109 in "sacks allowed" as of last week...

that's the point medic. . .they'd go from 109th to 128th. Don't think I needed to say "they'd bottom"

 

[FDNY99]

I kind of agree with this. Look nobody thinks he is Tom Brady. But in the right system with an average Oline he would be fine. He has looked fine in several late game situations. Navy for sure. Another case of bizzare coaching was last season at Missouri where he drove the team into range for the tying field goal only to have the brilliant coach call a fake. He drove for the winning score against Viginia late too. Again he isn't Tom Brady but when he is put in position to be successful he has been fine. The problem is as much the team around him. He isn't good enough to elevate a bad team to mediocre never mind good. But on a component offense he would be a solid guy. Put him on an Edsall team and he is Tyler Lorenzen with a better passing game.

For this team to make the next jump it needed improved decision making/play from the QB position and improvement form the OL. BS has regressed, the OL has had spots where they have looked good but have mostly been the same. End of the day that's what was needed for this program to win 7-10 games. It hasn't happened. But don't sit there and say of this or that....he has tabled off in his development. If this want his ceiling I am going to again beat this dead horse one more time..Dave Doren wouldn't have tried to move him to fullback and he would still be at NC State. Because at the end of the day he left there not because of lack of playing time but because he wanted to continue playing QB. If you wanted to put him in the ideal offense they should line up in the wishbone and let him run the ball as much as possible.

 

[huskymedic]

that's the point medic. . .they'd go from 109th to 128th. Don't think I needed to say "they'd bottom"

The spread from where UConn sits and the bottom is not that large - a bunch of schools within 1-2 of each other. I do agree that a lot of those no gain/1 yd rushes could have been sacks if BS did't tuck and run.

 

[Exit 4]

I kind of agree with this. Look nobody thinks he is Tom Brady. But in the right system with an average Oline he would be fine. He has looked fine in several late game situations. Navy for sure. Another case of bizzare coaching was last season at Missouri where he drove the team into range for the tying field goal only to have the brilliant coach call a fake. He drove for the winning score against Viginia late too. Again he isn't Tom Brady but when he is put in position to be successful he has been fine. The problem is as much the team around him. He isn't good enough to elevate a bad team to mediocre never mind good. But on a component offense he would be a solid guy. Put him on an Edsall team and he is Tyler Lorenzen with a better passing game.

But how many games has he been best QB on the field, even after adjusting for our OL? Better than Worth at Navy perhaps and the kid in Maine, anyone else?

 

[CL82]

Is he trying to get fired?

Well it is worth what an extra $2 million if he can make it happen by year end.

 

[psilotic]

BS has regressed, the OL has had spots where they have looked good but have mostly been the same.

I think we both agree on the O line part. One of the great mysteries (well maybe not) of the Post-Edsall era is how the line went from a strength (UConn among top rushing teams, among best in pass protection) to a weakness. For years on this board there was a debate about how either Edsall's O line recruiting dropped off horribly or DeLeone was a horrible line coach who tried to fit his scheme (zone blocking) with talent not suited to it. Myself, I think we're suffering from post-DeLeone system. Now add Verducci and his old school ideas (especially on third and short) and we're six years into poor OL coaching/philosophies

 

[FDNY99]

I think we both agree on the O line part. One of the great mysteries (well maybe not) of the Post-Edsall era is how the line went from a strength (UConn among top rushing teams, among best in pass protection) to a weakness. For years on this board there was a debate about how either Edsall's O line recruiting dropped off horribly or DeLeone was a horrible line coach who tried to fit his scheme (zone blocking) with talent not suited to it. Myself, I think we're suffering from post-DeLeone system. Now add Verducci and his old school ideas (especially on third and short) and we're six years into poor OL coaching/philosophies

GREAT points regarding the OL. It's actually both..Edsall didn't leave the cupboard full with OL recruits (remember that one of his more promising OL recruits was Greg McKie who is in jail for child pornography)..then along came DeLeone to make the perfect storm. If Verducci just sticks to coaching the OL I don't think things will be that bad. It's what he does, and has always done pretty well. At this point I'm at "time for you to go...thank you for your service" with Mike Cummings. Has he really shown any reason for us as fans to not feel that way?

 

[Exit 4]

Quite simply our diamonds in the rough OL program went bust.

And it has been frustrating to watch our recruiting process seemingly neglect this area for a very long time. If we can't get HS, I wish we could pull in a few transfers, JC kids or Canadians.

 

[FDNY99]

Quite simply our diamonds in the rough OL program went bust.

And it has been frustrating to watch our recruiting process seemingly neglect this area for a very long time. If we can't get HS, I wish we could pull in a few transfers, JC kids or Canadians.

You hit the proverbial nail on the head with JC kids. It's time to take a few and restock the OL.

 

[UConnNick]

There is an old adage that you can't let the same team beat you two weeks in a row. Why he is even talking about Navy? It shows me that he is letting every loss build upon the one prior. Navy has now beat him at least 3 times.

Someone posted a Captain Queeg photo the other day. That is what he has become.

The missing strawberries. If only Coach Diablo could find the missing strawberries, and punish the miscreants who stole them, he could turn this season around.



Rollin' those marbles that fell out of his skull!

 

[UConnNick]

. Love theme continues and ECU was an "uptick"

I really, really want to hear from Benedict. Silence is consent.

We indirectly heard from Benedict loud and clear today. He ordered Redpants to demote the OC, and I suspect their conversation was a lot more wide ranging than just that.