Post by tapsgator on Nov 1, 2022 12:56:20 GMT -5
Our bad is even worse than I thought from watching TV. Here's what jumped off:
- our receivers cannot separate downfield. At all. They were blitzing and playing single coverage and Richardson had one decent window and he hit is for the long TD. Those are the throws that make him a potential first rounder. I assumed he was making bad choices and not processing based on telecasts, and that is true, but there's also nobody open. Ever.
- Desmond Watson should not play in the SEC until he weighs less than 400 lbs. I really don't understand now because McLellan is coming on and was our best lineman on Saturday, and I don't think it was close. When he lines up and Dexter plays inside we gave a good offensive line some problems. Yet when we pulled to within 8 good ole 21 waddled back out and they ran right at him for: 11, 20, 8, and 22 yard TD. There was a run outside that lost 2 and a play that took 7 seconds to develop for Stetson to throw a duck to a wide open guy running across the middle. 4 plays, 61 yards, all at Watson's gap.
- How is it that without us blitzing Bowers (who is their best offensive player by far) is always single covered? He made one lucky/amazing catch in a kinda tight window although the ball was under thrown, but other than that he was open on every play. If Bennett didn't suck he would have had 2-3 more TDs.
- Richardson was limping after the first play, but when are we going to say fuck it and start running a 6'4 240 lbs. guy who runs a 4.4? We designed some QB runs out of halftime, and I'll be damned the offense actually looked good. Also he has not gotten hurt on one designed run this year. It's been in the pocket or as he gets dragged down and/or hit low. If Napier is so married to his system that the best physical prospect since Cam Newton is not a fit, then start/play someone else. Stop trying to run the Kyle and Kadarius show offense with Anthony Richardson and bad receivers.
- The misdirection throws to the flat weren't just unsuccessful it was a constant loss. Running up the middle and throwing to the outside was 90% of the game plan. Neither had any chance of success. The other 10% got solid results.
- Richardson has the best arm in the country and is the best runner at QB. One read, two tops, and take off. Every time. And once he starts running just run, no need to keep your eyes downfield. Other than Piersall our receivers have no idea what to do in a scramble drill and no ball skills, Shorter was just running down the field on that deep ball off the scramble in the first half, I don't think he saw it until it was halfway to him. It was still interference but damn. Also, I've never seen wide receivers at the college level (or even good high school teams) back peddle so much. I think my kid runs through a ball better than half our receivers and he's a 13 year old back up Defensive Tackle.
- It's brutally simple, when Richardson plays the right way this year he's been awesome. When he hasn't he's dog shit and as crazy as it is to say Jalen Kitna (who was a 4 star solely because of his last name or he would have been a 3) is probably a better player. It's asking a race horse to pull a wagon. Results are consistent. I think everybody knew what he was coming into the season, but if somehow he looked more ready to work progressions in practice it should have been obvious in week 3 that it didn't translate to Saturdays. At that point it is on the coaches to adjust either the play calling/approach or change personnel. The former would seem to be the play as there's a much higher ceiling and more realistic paths to success.
- I think Etienne is the better back generally and we should figure out a way to get him on the field with Johnson so he's out there at all times, but if you can't run up the middle and you've got 2 guys that can play at a speed that allows a chance for success you should have them both on the field as much as possible in Etienne's case and run Richardson.
- Trey Dean. I mean at this point what more can you say? I will say he played his best game of the year, but watching a 6th year senior make the same mistakes a younger guy would have a chance to learn from is maddening.
There was some good:
- Jason Marshall will be an All-American corner and first round pick. Shemar James is about 10 lbs. and 6 games experience from being a star at LBer. McLellan showed out. I would like to get more looks at the young guys and less Desmond Watson (until he loses 40 lbs.) and no more Trey Dean. I have a feeling that Toney gets another year, and I'm not optimistic, but at least Cox wrote himself out of the equation by calling Napier a "cajun Willie Taggart" which is wittier than I would have thought.
- If Richardson comes back and can be coached into playing the right way he could have a Cam Newton season. He's always the most physically gifted guy on the field and when he plays the right way even Georgia was on their heels.
- Etienne is Reggie Bush. Worst case scenario he's his brother. That's not bad.
Short story long, I think we have a coaching staff that can restore the program IF they get 2-3 top 5 classes in here. At this points classes should all be calculated including transfers both brought in and lost. If we don't I think we will seriously struggle to contend for even a 12 team playoff. I don't think we're going to be out scheming anybody, but neither do the Alabamas, Georgias, Clemsons, and Ohio States of the world. Coaching in college at this point is about 60% recruiting, 25% development, and maybe 15% gameplan/scheme. That 15 is probably too high if you look at it objectively.
- our receivers cannot separate downfield. At all. They were blitzing and playing single coverage and Richardson had one decent window and he hit is for the long TD. Those are the throws that make him a potential first rounder. I assumed he was making bad choices and not processing based on telecasts, and that is true, but there's also nobody open. Ever.
- Desmond Watson should not play in the SEC until he weighs less than 400 lbs. I really don't understand now because McLellan is coming on and was our best lineman on Saturday, and I don't think it was close. When he lines up and Dexter plays inside we gave a good offensive line some problems. Yet when we pulled to within 8 good ole 21 waddled back out and they ran right at him for: 11, 20, 8, and 22 yard TD. There was a run outside that lost 2 and a play that took 7 seconds to develop for Stetson to throw a duck to a wide open guy running across the middle. 4 plays, 61 yards, all at Watson's gap.
- How is it that without us blitzing Bowers (who is their best offensive player by far) is always single covered? He made one lucky/amazing catch in a kinda tight window although the ball was under thrown, but other than that he was open on every play. If Bennett didn't suck he would have had 2-3 more TDs.
- Richardson was limping after the first play, but when are we going to say fuck it and start running a 6'4 240 lbs. guy who runs a 4.4? We designed some QB runs out of halftime, and I'll be damned the offense actually looked good. Also he has not gotten hurt on one designed run this year. It's been in the pocket or as he gets dragged down and/or hit low. If Napier is so married to his system that the best physical prospect since Cam Newton is not a fit, then start/play someone else. Stop trying to run the Kyle and Kadarius show offense with Anthony Richardson and bad receivers.
- The misdirection throws to the flat weren't just unsuccessful it was a constant loss. Running up the middle and throwing to the outside was 90% of the game plan. Neither had any chance of success. The other 10% got solid results.
- Richardson has the best arm in the country and is the best runner at QB. One read, two tops, and take off. Every time. And once he starts running just run, no need to keep your eyes downfield. Other than Piersall our receivers have no idea what to do in a scramble drill and no ball skills, Shorter was just running down the field on that deep ball off the scramble in the first half, I don't think he saw it until it was halfway to him. It was still interference but damn. Also, I've never seen wide receivers at the college level (or even good high school teams) back peddle so much. I think my kid runs through a ball better than half our receivers and he's a 13 year old back up Defensive Tackle.
- It's brutally simple, when Richardson plays the right way this year he's been awesome. When he hasn't he's dog shit and as crazy as it is to say Jalen Kitna (who was a 4 star solely because of his last name or he would have been a 3) is probably a better player. It's asking a race horse to pull a wagon. Results are consistent. I think everybody knew what he was coming into the season, but if somehow he looked more ready to work progressions in practice it should have been obvious in week 3 that it didn't translate to Saturdays. At that point it is on the coaches to adjust either the play calling/approach or change personnel. The former would seem to be the play as there's a much higher ceiling and more realistic paths to success.
- I think Etienne is the better back generally and we should figure out a way to get him on the field with Johnson so he's out there at all times, but if you can't run up the middle and you've got 2 guys that can play at a speed that allows a chance for success you should have them both on the field as much as possible in Etienne's case and run Richardson.
- Trey Dean. I mean at this point what more can you say? I will say he played his best game of the year, but watching a 6th year senior make the same mistakes a younger guy would have a chance to learn from is maddening.
There was some good:
- Jason Marshall will be an All-American corner and first round pick. Shemar James is about 10 lbs. and 6 games experience from being a star at LBer. McLellan showed out. I would like to get more looks at the young guys and less Desmond Watson (until he loses 40 lbs.) and no more Trey Dean. I have a feeling that Toney gets another year, and I'm not optimistic, but at least Cox wrote himself out of the equation by calling Napier a "cajun Willie Taggart" which is wittier than I would have thought.
- If Richardson comes back and can be coached into playing the right way he could have a Cam Newton season. He's always the most physically gifted guy on the field and when he plays the right way even Georgia was on their heels.
- Etienne is Reggie Bush. Worst case scenario he's his brother. That's not bad.
Short story long, I think we have a coaching staff that can restore the program IF they get 2-3 top 5 classes in here. At this points classes should all be calculated including transfers both brought in and lost. If we don't I think we will seriously struggle to contend for even a 12 team playoff. I don't think we're going to be out scheming anybody, but neither do the Alabamas, Georgias, Clemsons, and Ohio States of the world. Coaching in college at this point is about 60% recruiting, 25% development, and maybe 15% gameplan/scheme. That 15 is probably too high if you look at it objectively.
