The Spring Game

Apr 13, 2022, 9:44 PM

I know all about the offense and defense first teams being split. I know all about the offensive line not only being split, but numerous injuries as well. Even with taking all of that into account, the way our quarterback and offense looked is of great concern, yet not surprising.

1. Not one ounce of improvement regarding the starting QB.
2. Not any improvement regarding offensive line push on rushing plays.

This month marks at least one year that our coaching staff has been aware that we have an offense with serious limitations. And at least one year of knowing that our current starting quarterback is unable to move the team. I say at least one year, because I'm sure the staff knew this was an issue early on in spring practice of last year. When September rolls around, it will mark at least a year and a half. What has been done to rectify this situation and assure that a playoff level defense is not wasted two years instead of one? What has been done in a year and a half?

1. We have recruited a great QB out of Texas so that helps.
2. We had a chance to look for and hire an experienced, accomplished, and noted offensive coordinator and instead we promoted the quarterback coach on the staff. The qb's position coach.
3. We had the opportunity to look for and hire an offensive line coach of note and accomplishment, yet we promoted from the staff a former player that has never been a position coach before.

therefore, it is no surprise that the offense on display last Saturday, looked just like the offense on display in the Cheez-it Bowl, which looked just like the offense on display throughout the 2021 season.

I expected, regarding the starting qb, to at least see improvement to the point that he looked like a D1, starting, ACC quarterback. I did not see that. He has lost weight, which in my opinion, should have been addressed by the coaches at the beginning of the 2021 season. However, lost weight did not make any difference in the performance on the field last Saturday. Inaccurate throws, lack of mobility and poor decision making, all very familiar.

The defense should be fantastic if we can avoid major injuries. But it will be another wasted national championship caliber defense, if there is not improvement in this offense. The irony is that imaginative, quick offensive plays, with great qb play, started this run all the way back with Boyd and his teammates. Now, we have an absolutely elite defense, that simply needs an average offense in order to win games. Last years offense wasn't average, it wasn't even simply bad, it was historically bad. As of April 9, 2022, that has not changed. If we could just get average play on offense, I'm not sure anyone could score enough to beat us. But if we are going to continue to sputter and keystone cop our way to 7 points at halftime and 13 by the end of the third quarter, we will lose 4 to 6. We lost three last year, but were very fortunate that it wasn't a six loss season. That kind of luck doesn't hang around an extra year.

The best part of last Saturday was hearing Neff's interview at halftime when he said that, with the new video board and design, we are also going to see improved national championship signage that is worthy of honoring those teams. That was great to hear. Let's hope that is the case.

I know longer blame the inept offense on players that simply can't, or won't play well enough to improve. In September, we will be at 18 months and counting with a bad offense. Issues that fester for that length of time are completely on the staff.

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team that was preseason #2 in the nation and for good reason.
* A five star QB that had some playing experience and success the previous year.
* five star receivers
* A veteran offensive line
* A playoff caliber defense that played like one
* The recruiting had been better for this team than either 2016 or 2018.

As my original post points out, the offense let us down. Had they just been average, instead of really bad, we make the playoffs and either win it all, or lose to Georgia in a rematch, or Bama. And again, we have a team, that if it gets good or average qb and offensive play, we could make playoff and perhaps win it all. If the offense continues like this, it will waste another natty defense. WE are certainly not at a point where we say, our players can not be compared to 2016 and 2018. That is just not true. We have an offense that is holding us back and needs to be fixed.

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Well 81-85...

He did the same thing with Napier and that was the worst

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I think that was my point.***

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Good point, lets hope it shows. Still, I think we could have

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If we had a good qb last year, that team would have beaten

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Didn't compare to 2016 or 2018? Rag Tag? Last year was a

Couple of other notes from the Spring Game fogot to mention.

Tell 'em u7c coot, no one knows losing better than you

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I pretty much guessed what your comments would be, just

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