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TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:19 PM
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"Not wanting to put pressure on them"
Oct 25, 2021, 4:23 PM
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Then why when we are in the red zone and it's 3rd and 10 you call a QB run to the weak side of the field?!!!
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WHY when we are running it down their throats do you call a passing play that ends up getting picked...why risk it?
That's just two of MANY!!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [79073]
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Stop using your words
Oct 25, 2021, 4:27 PM
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they're hurtful
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Just add in some "life words"
Oct 25, 2021, 10:19 PM
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... and it'll all balance out.
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Re: "Not wanting to put pressure on them"
Oct 25, 2021, 6:58 PM
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“ Then I ask (Brandon) Streeter what the quarterback is like…”
TE: How’s the QB?
BS: Terrible
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Re: "Not wanting to put pressure on them"
Oct 25, 2021, 10:35 PM
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Re: "Not wanting to put pressure on them"
Oct 25, 2021, 8:17 PM
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Dear GoTigers37,
You call the QB run to the weak side on 3rd and 10 in the red zone after it is apparent that your 2nd string QB does not have the passing acumen to call a pass play. You hope that the 2nd string QB (who is a quick runner) gets lucky; if he doesn't get close to a first down, then at least you are in position for a FG. Better than an INT which is a huge risk for a not-ready-to-pass 2nd string QB throwing into a tightly packed (red zone) defense.
You call the pass play (Q1 of the game) after several successful run plays because you want to fool the defense. Of course, when (1) when the QB under-throws the ball and (2) the WR doesn't fight for the underthrown ball on AN OPEN ROUTE, then you get the pick.
Nothing wrong with T.Elliott's play calling in either of these two situations.
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Re: "Not wanting to put pressure on them"
Oct 25, 2021, 10:41 PM
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We have forever found a slant to the post or a tight end on a seam rout in the red zone in this offense. The problem is now we are looking over our shoulder for something bad to happen instead of attacking. The very next play we should have run after Shipley dropped the TD was the same play in a flipped formation to tell them we’re coming at you all day long. Sounds like you are good with just raising the white flag and take your little bitty field goal.
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Sticks and stones can break my bones, but
Oct 25, 2021, 4:26 PM
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running a bubble screen will also.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:35 PM
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What is most frustrating is that DJ is still the starting QB.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:51 PM
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DJ is not at the top of his game I will admit but if and it is a big if catches were made or even an attempt to make a catch this team would be a one loss team. WR begging for flags and no real fight for the ball. Easy catch by RB if he just uses his hands instead of arms. Shovel pass anywhere but goal line not a good call and not a good third down call. DJ should have had a pro style offense built for him in the spring. He is not an RPO QB and CU knew that when he was recruited.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 5:37 PM
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What frustrates me, is how did DJ's game get destroyed bc, he was a much better QB last years in the only two games that he has ever started at the college level. And this season, he looks like he has never played the QB position a day in his life. Did he forget everything that he's ever done as a 5 star QB, or has what he done before been coached out of him. I have to believe that the type of coaching that he's been getting has screwed him up!!!
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As frustrated as I am
Oct 25, 2021, 5:42 PM
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about DJ’s performance I’m almost more frustrated with our receivers. I mean, Hopkins, Watkins, Renfrow, Higgins, Williams, Rogers, etc to…multiple catchable ball misses per game.
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Re: As frustrated as I am
Oct 25, 2021, 6:26 PM
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about DJ’s performance I’m almost more frustrated with our receivers. I mean, Hopkins, Watkins, Renfrow, Higgins, Williams, Rogers, etc to…multiple catchable ball misses per game.
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I agree with you, BBO, but the people you listed (and I feel lucky to have seen them in my time) are LEGENDARY. Hopkins is the current best NFL receiver, Renfrow is probably a Ring Of Honor shoe-in, Watkins was one of the very very small number of true freshman all-Americans ever, Amari by all accounts is an absolute almost "nerdy" technician of his game a la Jerry Rice, Williams had hands of glue. We are blessed and now spoiled. That's not bad we are spoiled. We are at that level now.
I agree with the original response that our guys don't make a catch and call for flags and hey, that can't hurt, but yeah, it feels like an immediate excuse. Fight that man for the ball. That ball is yours. Go get it. Concentration is missing, feels like. Shipley had a glaring awful miss vs. Putt Putt but has proved as a true freshman to be an asset many times over a liability. I think confidence is shaken all over the offense. The fix is the coaches. ...And maybe get 20 dudes back from injuries right now haha
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The point is though he have regularly recruited better
Oct 25, 2021, 6:41 PM
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WR’s and never had as many misses on the field as we do now. Even when we were bad before Dabo we still had at least one NFL receiver. I wouldn’t bet money any of these current guys get drafted. Ngata is the best one but his problem is he is a TE with his size and speed not a boundary WR. Ladson is a major bust, EJ looked good last year but seems like he has been injured, Ross has legitimate reason to struggle but he is not an impact player anymore he’s just average at best and Ajou has never played football before. Beaux collins looks good, he is consistently open and one of the only ones that seems to get separation, needs some hands work but Nuk dropped passes as a freshman too. Stiletto must be dumb as a pile of rocks or just as awful as Ladson if he is not seeing playing time this year with all the injuries. We are down to playing the GPA 5 stars to have a 2 deep. All of that to say the lack of talent and execution at the WR position is reason 1B for what has happened this year and it’s pitiful when that has been our best recruited and most valuable position over Dabo’s whole career.
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Agreed for the most part! Drops are glaring, even to the most casual fans.***
Oct 25, 2021, 7:01 PM
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Re: The point is though he have regularly recruited better
Oct 25, 2021, 9:01 PM
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Ok, are your John Madden? Have you even played football before? YOU EXPERT!! You have no clue. Who you need to blame is the coaches who evaluate and put what they think is the best talent they have on the field and not just go with the player that has the first name WILL or going with an upperclassmen because they’ve been in the program longer. Your criticizing these guys that have been hurt or who were late enrollees who haven’t played much yet that are more talented then you even know. Oh, I forgot to mention. The QB play has been great as well right. Bottomline they are not playing the right WRs. It’s time for them to give these 3 freshman more of a shot and stop making excuses why there not playing.
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Re: The point is though he have regularly recruited better
Oct 25, 2021, 9:04 PM
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WR’s and never had as many misses on the field as we do now. Even when we were bad before Dabo we still had at least one NFL receiver. I wouldn’t bet money any of these current guys get drafted. Ngata is the best one but his problem is he is a TE with his size and speed not a boundary WR. Ladson is a major bust, EJ looked good last year but seems like he has been injured, Ross has legitimate reason to struggle but he is not an impact player anymore he’s just average at best and Ajou has never played football before. Beaux collins looks good, he is consistently open and one of the only ones that seems to get separation, needs some hands work but Nuk dropped passes as a freshman too. Stiletto must be dumb as a pile of rocks or just as awful as Ladson if he is not seeing playing time this year with all the injuries. We are down to playing the GPA 5 stars to have a 2 deep. All of that to say the lack of talent and execution at the WR position is reason 1B for what has happened this year and it’s pitiful when that has been our best recruited and most valuable position over Dabo’s whole career.
Ok, are your John Madden? Have you even played football before? YOU EXPERT!! You have no clue. Who you need to blame is the coaches who evaluate and put what they think is the best talent they have on the field and not just go with the player that has the first name WILL or going with an upperclassmen because they’ve been in the program longer. Your criticizing these guys that have been hurt or who were late enrollees who haven’t played much yet that are more talented then you even know. Oh, I forgot to mention. The QB play has been great as well right. Bottomline they are not playing the right WRs. It’s time for them to give these 3 freshman more of a shot and stop making excuses why there not playing.
Read more: https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-forum/message/re-the-point-is-though-he-have-regularly-recruited-better-29701464#ixzz7AMEj9itJ
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Re: The point is though he have regularly recruited better
Oct 25, 2021, 9:04 PM
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WR’s and never had as many misses on the field as we do now. Even when we were bad before Dabo we still had at least one NFL receiver. I wouldn’t bet money any of these current guys get drafted. Ngata is the best one but his problem is he is a TE with his size and speed not a boundary WR. Ladson is a major bust, EJ looked good last year but seems like he has been injured, Ross has legitimate reason to struggle but he is not an impact player anymore he’s just average at best and Ajou has never played football before. Beaux collins looks good, he is consistently open and one of the only ones that seems to get separation, needs some hands work but Nuk dropped passes as a freshman too. Stiletto must be dumb as a pile of rocks or just as awful as Ladson if he is not seeing playing time this year with all the injuries. We are down to playing the GPA 5 stars to have a 2 deep. All of that to say the lack of talent and execution at the WR position is reason 1B for what has happened this year and it’s pitiful when that has been our best recruited and most valuable position over Dabo’s whole career.
Ok, are your John Madden? Have you even played football before? YOU EXPERT!! You have no clue. Who you need to blame is the coaches who evaluate and put what they think is the best talent they have on the field and not just go with the player that has the first name WILL or going with an upperclassmen because they’ve been in the program longer. Your criticizing these guys that have been hurt or who were late enrollees who haven’t played much yet that are more talented then you even know. Oh, I forgot to mention. The QB play has been great as well right. Bottomline they are not playing the right WRs. It’s time for them to give these 3 freshman more of a shot and stop making excuses why there not playing.
Read more: https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-forum/message/re-the-point-is-though-he-have-regularly-recruited-better-29701464#ixzz7AMEj9itJ
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Re: The point is though he have regularly recruited better
Oct 25, 2021, 9:04 PM
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WR’s and never had as many misses on the field as we do now. Even when we were bad before Dabo we still had at least one NFL receiver. I wouldn’t bet money any of these current guys get drafted. Ngata is the best one but his problem is he is a TE with his size and speed not a boundary WR. Ladson is a major bust, EJ looked good last year but seems like he has been injured, Ross has legitimate reason to struggle but he is not an impact player anymore he’s just average at best and Ajou has never played football before. Beaux collins looks good, he is consistently open and one of the only ones that seems to get separation, needs some hands work but Nuk dropped passes as a freshman too. Stiletto must be dumb as a pile of rocks or just as awful as Ladson if he is not seeing playing time this year with all the injuries. We are down to playing the GPA 5 stars to have a 2 deep. All of that to say the lack of talent and execution at the WR position is reason 1B for what has happened this year and it’s pitiful when that has been our best recruited and most valuable position over Dabo’s whole career.
Ok, are your John Madden? Have you even played football before? YOU EXPERT!! You have no clue. Who you need to blame is the coaches who evaluate and put what they think is the best talent they have on the field and not just go with the player that has the first name WILL or going with an upperclassmen because they’ve been in the program longer. Your criticizing these guys that have been hurt or who were late enrollees who haven’t played much yet that are more talented then you even know. Oh, I forgot to mention. The QB play has been great as well right. Bottomline they are not playing the right WRs. It’s time for them to give these 3 freshman more of a shot and stop making excuses why there not playing.
Read more: https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-forum/message/re-the-point-is-though-he-have-regularly-recruited-better-29701464#ixzz7AMEj9itJ
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
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In 2020, our O-Line was MUCH better and also better suited for protecting a 'pro style' QB. J.Carman at LT and C.Stewart (RS Senior) at Center allowed for Bockhorst to play Guard (where he is good) and J.McFadden to play RT. W.Parks was very good depth for T position as a true freshman.
In 2021, our OL depth was shot, and we had no 'ready-to-go-from-Game-1' center. DJ's struggles (given his inexperience with scrambling and/or with opposing D-Linemen eating his lunch) were predictable.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 10:26 PM
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What frustrates me, is how did DJ's game get destroyed bc, he was a much better QB last years in the only two games that he has ever started at the college level. And this season, he looks like he has never played the QB position a day in his life. Did he forget everything that he's ever done as a 5 star QB, or has what he done before been coached out of him. I have to believe that the type of coaching that he's been getting has screwed him up!!!
I know we have that computer program for timing, and reality simulation.. It would be interesting to know how his data compares to last year, before he and others receivers got jabbbbed. I keep wondering if that's affecting the hand / eye coordination and reaction timing. At this level, fractions of a second, are critical. Just searching for answers..
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:52 PM
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Thank you, Tony Elliott for giving us the facts, frustrations and demeanor of the team and the coaching staff. This is exactly what we, the Tiger Nation need to be hearing. And not having to weed through the naysayers and armchair quarterbacks on the chat boards.
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Good post, Mrs. Elliott. Nice to have you here.***
Oct 25, 2021, 5:16 PM
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Re: Good post, Mrs. Elliott. Nice to have you here.***
Oct 25, 2021, 9:56 PM
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Sensible Chuckle meme is easily top 5 memes***
Oct 25, 2021, 10:20 PM
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Agreed!***
Oct 25, 2021, 11:29 PM
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:54 PM
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I don't give a #### about any of your opinions and I thought I canceled this emails.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 4:55 PM
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These emails, not this.
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Re: Would like to see
Oct 25, 2021, 4:56 PM
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Hunter Helms running the 1st team Offense. Bet he knows the play book inside and out. Could it be worse?
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Only 1 Offensive Lineman Signed for 2022
Oct 25, 2021, 5:11 PM
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What is the solution? What is the issue with getting OL committed? We should have at least 5 signed at this point. Take two years to develop these guys
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Re: Only 1 Offensive Lineman Signed for 2022
Oct 25, 2021, 8:29 PM
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We have two OL committed for 2022, and from what I remember another very interesting prospect from Dorman HS (maybe that guy is in the 2023 class ... I'm not sure).
Hopefully another 1 or 2 to come and bring the 2022 class to 4 OL.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 5:24 PM
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 9:54 PM
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well he sort of threw Dabo under the bus for the 3rd and 10 QB run....
Hey, let's be honest, it is everything (Murphy's Law) right now and the D has watched the offense so long they are now doing their best to emulate the O so now the D is average at best too. Just need to reset and try something completely different to see if we can get a spark.
I've been watching the Tigers for about 60 years and I've seen championship teams and I've seen POOR teams but usually you knew what was coming and there weren't that many surprises but I've never seen a season as hard to explain as this one.
Right play called - dropped pass, poor pass, missed block.
Wrong play called - or the right play that looks wrong because it wasn't executed and the coaches look bad.
Take your pick, its been one or the other every game...only time and more at-bats will get us out of the hitting slump.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 5:52 PM
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Wow....we get that for 2.5 million. I should have been
a defensive coordinator. The job I had for 40 years..
had I admitted I as screwing up all the works I would
have been fired. You people who take up for this poop
show can own part of it to.Good luck...you gonna need
a lot of it ...
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So he calls the plays except for 3rd down
Oct 25, 2021, 6:27 PM
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On 3rd down Swinney tells him whether to be aggressive or not?? Swinney called the QB run on 3rd and 10. If you read between the lines it sounds like Swinney needs to get out of the way and Elliott is frustrated with Swinneys oversight. If you’re gonna pay the man $2,000,000 a year let him call the game the way he sees fit. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to read his comments and sense his frustration.
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Re: So he calls the plays except for 3rd down
Oct 25, 2021, 6:41 PM
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That part sounded pretty reasonable to me. Third downs are big. Let's make sure we're all on the same page.
I can tell he's frustrates because he has "3" in the loss column. He's a former player and current coach of his team. Of course he's frustrated. I agree, we pay him a LOT of money and we need some creativity. He sees it from the booth. Dabo definitely will have a different perspective on the field. I gotta ask my boss when it's important and I wanna take a chance, too.
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So do you think he has input on Venables
Oct 25, 2021, 7:01 PM
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3rd down calls?
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A great point, but also, Venables proved his worth at other
Oct 25, 2021, 10:16 PM
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big time programs. You're comparing a long-time veteran with a guy who has had the reins for a couple years. Coaches probably need varying levels of coaching too, don't you think?
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Re: A great point, but also, Venables proved his worth at other
Oct 25, 2021, 11:57 PM
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TE's been calling the plays since 2015 I believe and makes $2 million a year. He shouldn't need training wheels. Dabo is probably more involved with the offense being an offensive guy, but there is not a need for the involvement.
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Re: So he calls the plays except for 3rd down
Oct 25, 2021, 9:03 PM
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This is what I took from Tony’s comments as well.
He calls 1st and 2nd down plays, while 3rd down plays are run through Dabo. Is this why we’re so pitiful on 3rd down conversions?
As much as Tony has maintained the need to establish a flow, I don’t see how the OC constantly taking input from 3+ coaches and having to run most, if not all, 3rd downs through Dabo can create any kind of rhythm at all.
No wonder our offense looks so disjointed.
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Re: So he calls the plays except for 3rd down
Oct 25, 2021, 10:06 PM
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We may be "so pitiful" on 3rd downs, because we did so poorly on 1st and 2nd downs. I hate the lack of success, too, but I do believe all of our offense would work a lot better if we had some holes to run through and some time for our receivers to get open and our QB having time to find an open receiver when he isn't running for his life. I think we'd all see a much different result, were that the case. With a little more blocking, we might not have long 3rd downs that are difficult to make even with a lot of time, much less when DJ is getting swamped or is running for his life. My suggestion is replace Caldwell. I'd bet that fixes a lot of problems.
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Orange Blooded [3913]
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Right! No matter the level, 3rd and long is 3rd and long***
Oct 25, 2021, 10:18 PM
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So how have we won more games than anyone in the country
Oct 27, 2021, 2:23 PM
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except Alabama? Seems the arrangement, whatever it is, works extremely well.
Point being, whatever they're doing is not suddenly an issue this year.
As has been pointed out 100's of times, execution is the issue. Playcalling and/or the arrangement didn't suddenly create these imagined issues the newer bandwagoners are dreaming up this season.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 6:42 PM
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All we can do is hope they get it fixed. DJ threw for close to 400 yards ND 2020 if my memory serves me right. Playing Free’er is what a good buddy of mine has been saying all year. Now that we don’t have anything to lose, open up the play book and just let er rip tater chip!
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 25, 2021, 8:57 PM
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Doesn't ANYONE see that Elliot is too afraid of having his own game plan... He is trying to run the offense by COMMITTEE! Yes, get input on what they see during the game, BUT HAVE the creativity of variety BEFORE you get on the field. Sounds to me like 1} He is afraid of getting blame and is seeking allies ans cover for the game and 2} He is spending too much time asking others during the game instead of doing his job analyzing the opposition. Give me a man that takes command and does his job the best HE can. There can be only one shipmaster on a ship... particularly in a crisis... and this team is in a crisis!
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So Elliott calls the plays, but others can and do override him.
Oct 25, 2021, 9:53 PM
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And many of the third down play calls are Dabo’s.
Oh boy.
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It's been known Dabo has input. He is the only one who can
Oct 25, 2021, 11:30 PM
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override a play. That's been repeated dozens of times. He never said anyone else can override him.
Dabo may specifically call a 3rd down play - anytime he wants - but what Tony actually stated was Dabo generally sets the level of aggressiveness and whatnot.
Thing is, tons of head coaches have input into playcalls, whether they're an offensive guy or a defensive guy, by background. You reckon Nick Saban has any say into the defense?
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Re: It's been known Dabo has input. He is the only one who can
Oct 25, 2021, 11:41 PM
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Re: It's been known Dabo has input. He is the only one who can
Oct 27, 2021, 1:13 AM
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If I were a coordinator I would not take a job unless I mostly had autonomy. If I fail then fire me. I’ve never particularly thought of Dabo as a good X’s and O’s guy or even game manager. He’s an excellent CEO, recruiter, and big picture guy. Again, I doubt he does this to BV. It just seems counterproductive to have too many cooks in the kitchen.
Whatever we've done, we've proven it works.
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You are reinforcing the point I've been making all season
Oct 27, 2021, 3:45 PM
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about our offense, which is that it's not just simply a Caldwell problem or a Streeter problem or even an Elliott problem. And it's not just a talent problem or an execution problem.
It's all of those things, plus a Dabo problem.
We have a systematic issue with our offense, requiring major changes.
The warning signs have been there for a couple of years. A well-oiled machine on offense shouldn't falter like ours has this year, or like it has in recent years against top competition.
The sooner Dabo recognizes this, hires the right staff, and gets out of their way, the better off we will be.
Until he does that, we won't be a legitimate championship contender again unless we somehow get super elite/generational talent again to overcome these coaching issues.
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2003. FSU. I remember CTB taking over playcalling.
Oct 26, 2021, 2:57 AM
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That was the main reason we turned things around and kicked butt on O the rest of that year. The OC wasn’t getting it done.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 26, 2021, 3:08 AM
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This from a frustrated fan; Since every job is open, according to Tony Elliott, and he calls the plays, I suggest he works on adding new plays or works on his resume.
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Re: TNET: Elliott talks fan frustrations, playing free, and who calls the plays
Oct 26, 2021, 7:40 AM
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Team is a mess. Championships are now out of reach. Pressure is off. So take a step back. Rebuild the foundation. Blocking, toughness, technique. Get better, stronger, tougher for next year. Stick with DJ. Get some TEs catching the ball. Three great young RBs - use them. Three great young WRs - Collins bros, Stellato - get them some playing time and experience. The young OLine will improve. Time to consider the portal. We may still win some games this season (FSU, UL, Wake, SC), may get a bowl trip (Charlotte?) or we may not - but that’s not the point. Be teachers. Be coaches. Inspire. Adversity leads to greatness. Build for success. Take the long view. Don’t let one bad year become two. That is the most important thing right now.
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Dabo
Oct 26, 2021, 7:55 AM
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Is at a crossroads and is going to have to make some difficult decisions. It is obvious to me now how much Trevor and Travis carried the team on sheer talent alone. Not making staff and coaching philosophy changes has cost Dabo one or two titles. I will go to Clemson and enjoy our last three games of the season. It is going to be a very interesting offseason. Now and always Go Tigers!
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Tony Elliot: Champion in life (lmfao)
Oct 28, 2021, 5:56 PM
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Tennessee’s next HC.
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