What do we need to see this week to feel better about the team's direction?

[CL82]

What do we need to see this week to feel better about the team's direction?​

The second one is to feel better. The first is just to be able to watch.

 

[Forte]

I would just like to reiterate that RE said JZ had clearly beaten out SK and the delay in announcing him as QB1 had more to do with gleaning a competitive advantage than it did anything else.

He should keep doing that ....it worked out well.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

So we got nothing this week. I honestly thought they would come out strong this week. They didn't.

Edsall 2.0. We gave it a shot...I get why they did it. I don't think Randy was just collecting a paycheck. He tried to do it his way...but it didn't work.

He didn't seem to grow from his last tenure. He still was stubborn..blamed the players... tough with his staff...little regard for fan engagement. He wouldn't agree with any of those things..and thats why he has a ceiling.

He isn't the right guy to lead them forward...I am sure Benedict knows this and he is just figuring out when makes sense. I do think there is respect for Randy within the UConn administration to minimally handle this gracefully (let him finish the year) and maybe even a move to an administrative job.

But...change has to happen. I just hope they hire the right coach next time. Not that we have any reason to trust they make the right decision. But...I can't change where I went to school...and I am a football fan...so I will be rooting for a good decision!

 

[noeynox]

The game has totally passed him by. His ceiling is now the floor.

 

[Brochacho]

New QB. The entire Boneyard has known since Q1 of Fresno that JZ shouldn’t be starting. There’s like 6 QBs on the roster and if there isn’t one better the offensive staff is absolutely pathetic - which we have also known since Fresno Q1.

 

[Bubba1957]

I agree that the game has passed him by, but so much the Xs and Os. It's more about relating to today's kids. Maybe this generation of student needs mommy or daddy to drive them to the game. The days of the somewhat detached executive, CEO leader are over (BTW, I was more comfortable playing for that type of guy. Didn't need or want another cheerleader). It looks to me like RE is expecting that style to work with today's kids.
I like the way Christian Haynes plays. He's got a lot of nasty in him.
Mensah runs hard at the LOS and then tries some unnecessary spin move instead of forcing the other team to tackle him. He ends up tackling himself and makes it easy on the secondary. He's a ball of muscle and it should always hurt to tackle him. Make it hurt, then people start hesitating. Don't spin and let someone arm tackle you.

 

[Life Is Good]

All during camp RE said the competition was so close the staff would evaluate them and make a decision until game day. Then he comes out and praises JZ as if he’s the next Tom Brady. So which is it Randy, did you lie about the competition at practice or Jack’s talent? Because it’s obvious they both can’t be true.

I would just like to reiterate that RE said JZ had clearly beaten out SK and the delay in announcing him as QB1 had more to do with gleaning a competitive advantage than it did anything else.

All during camp RE said the competition was so close the staff would evaluate them and make a decision until game day. Then he comes out and praises JZ as if he’s the next Tom Brady. So which is it Randy, did you lie about the competition at practice or Jack’s talent? Because it’s obvious they both can’t be true.

 

[UCFBfan]

He isn't the right guy to lead them forward...I am sure Benedict knows this and he is just figuring out when makes sense. I do think there is respect for Randy within the UConn administration to minimally handle this gracefully (let him finish the year) and maybe even a move to an administrative job.

There's no time to let him leave gracefully....he sure as heck didn't show any care to do that for us when we were at our peak after the Fiesta Bowl. We are where we are because of him bolting then and then the resulting bad hires.

New QB. The entire Boneyard has known since Q1 of Fresno that JZ shouldn’t be starting. There’s like 6 QBs on the roster and if there isn’t one better the offensive staff is absolutely pathetic - which we have also known since Fresno Q1.

We also can't keep him another day longer because if he keeps sticking with JZ, we risk losing a QB that could actually be decent for this program. We all want SK to play, myself included. We are hoping he's better because he's the back up and the competition was supposedly close all preseason. I think he'll come in and show that JZ was the wrong choice. However, keeping RE for the rest of the year will likely push SK into the portal and others as well.

The laughingstock of a clip that is the Defense leaving Spanos hanging when he is trying to pump them up should be an automatic reason for DB to fire Edsall first thing Monday morning. I would have done it yesterday. That clip shows that this team has quit on this staff and it took all of a game and a half. That's pathetic considering they had a full year off to get stronger and build bonds with this staff.