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JustAFanHTX said:
Dawson is my GUY. Not throwing the cape on him for this season. He’s been below his own standard. But as far as the run game goes I can can tell you without a doubt this isn’t his preference.
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I would love his behind the scenes views on how you’re supposed to pound a predictable run scheme without a QB who can get you out of a hole in the air, extending plays, or on the ground, ala Cam or someone else with dynamic feet.

It’s a weird match. Take a look at all the ‘stick to the spot’ QBs in the NFL. Goff, Mac Jones, et al. Incredibly varied run games that can keep defenses off balance and provide lots of PA opportunities.

Like I mentioned, weird Jenga game we’ve created. Hopefully, Malachi Toney can save the day like a super hero.
 
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Brains said:
Dawson is a top 5 college football OC. Have fun when he's gone. He ain't why we lost.
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Dawson is trash, remember him before Ward and Beck? All he needs is a better qb I heard. Well he had Ward and now Beck (who is turning into TVD) still not even a ACC championship game. Although I will say if he goes to another team he will probably be totally different because I think Mario wants this type of run scheme and when there is a new OC it will be the same for Miami
 
JustAFanHTX said:
Dawson is my GUY. Not throwing the cape on him for this season. He’s been below his own standard. But as far as the run game goes I can can tell you without a doubt this isn’t his preference.
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Mirabal is the run game coordinator, end of story. This isn't a guess. No matter the OC, it will always be the same trash run scheme.
 
LuCane said:
I would love his behind the scenes views on how you’re supposed to pound a predictable run scheme without a QB who can get you out of a hole in the air, extending plays, or on the ground, ala Cam or someone else with dynamic feet.

It’s a weird match. Take a look at all the ‘stick to the spot’ QBs in the NFL. Goff, Mac Jones, et al. Incredibly varied run games that can keep defenses off balance and provide lots of PA opportunities.

Like I mentioned, weird Jenga game we’ve created. Hopefully, Malachi Toney can save the day like a super hero.
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This is a great point. This run scheme worked great last year. I think it's revisionist bunk to try to claim that it didn't, like some are doing. I think we had better personnel to run it last year at RB (#6), IOL (Rivers & Carpenter), and blocking TE (McCormick, even Arroyo improved a ton on the wham blocks as the year went on).

We also had a QB who was a threat to run the ball. Beck ain't that. Makes a huge difference.

I was shocked after how FSU stuffed our run game that we tried to run up the gut exclusively against UL. I know we had had a ton of success running against English the last two years, but I don't get why coming off a bye week we thought what we saw again UL was what we needed to do to have a successful run game.

I assume it will change going forward, but it's too bad we may have perma-cooked our QB by being so stubborn with a run scheme that doesn't fit this team's personnel.
 
flips said:
This is a great point. This run scheme worked great last year. I think it's revisionist bunk to try to claim that it didn't, like some are doing. I think we had better personnel to run it last year at RB (#6), IOL (Rivers & Carpenter), and blocking TE (McCormick, even Arroyo improved a ton on the wham blocks as the year went on).

We also had a QB who was a threat to run the ball. Beck ain't that. Makes a huge difference.

I was shocked after how FSU stuffed our run game that we tried to run up the gut exclusively against UL. I know we had had a ton of success running against English the last two years, but I don't get why coming off a bye week we thought what we saw again UL was what we needed to do to have a successful run game.

I assume it will change going forward, but it's too bad we may have perma-cooked our QB by being so stubborn with a run scheme that doesn't fit this team's personnel.
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The run scheme did not work great last year lmao. We couldn't run the ball like the entire first half of the season. Then when we could run it was because cam ******* ward was proven absolutely elite and we had what 5 pretty high quality pass catching weapons. And Damien Martinez was obviously better than our RBs this year. When you can throw the ball down the field at will, yeah the run game starts opening up. But that isn't the run scheme being successful on its own merit. That's the ******* problem. We ran the ball well last year. We would have with ANY run scheme last year given Cam ward our Weapons and overall pass game (and OL+RB talent). That's just the ******* obvious reality. Quite simply, The staff is full of morons for thinking that THEY and THEIR Run philosophy were the reason for the success. Like holy ******* **** look at ANY successful run game in CFB or the NFL, and it is 100x more creative than ours. NOBODY on successful offenses runs similar Run strategy to us. Like what the **** are they inspired by Iowa football or something?
 
Calinative said:
The run scheme did not work great last year lmao. We couldn't run the ball like the entire first half of the season. Then when we could run it was because cam ******* ward was proven absolutely elite and we had what 5 pretty high quality pass catching weapons. And Damien Martinez was obviously better than our RBs this year. When you can throw the ball down the field at will, yeah the run game starts opening up. But that isn't the run scheme being successful on its own merit. That's the ******* problem. We ran the ball well last year. We would have with ANY run scheme last year given Cam ward our Weapons and overall pass game (and OL+RB talent). That's just the ******* obvious reality. Quite simply, The staff is full of morons for thinking that THEY and THEIR Run philosophy were the reason for the success. Like holy ******* **** look at ANY successful run game in CFB or the NFL, and it is 100x more creative than ours. NOBODY on successful offenses runs similar Run strategy to us. Like what the **** are they inspired by Iowa football or something?
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We averaged 5.4 ypc last year against P4 teams. It's absurd to claim the run scheme didn't work last year. This year we are averaging 3.4 ypc against P4 teams. It sure as **** isn't working this year.
 
JustAFanHTX said:
Dawson is my GUY. Not throwing the cape on him for this season. He’s been below his own standard. But as far as the run game goes I can can tell you without a doubt this isn’t his preference.
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He needs to grow some balls then and have a real ******* conversation with mario+mirabal. They're about to throw a national championship (or at least playoff run) away for an absolutely obvious **** ruin scheme going on 2 years now and being absolute conservative pussies. Like seriously, this **** has been plainly obvious for 2 years now and they're just out their sniffing their own farts thinking THEY are responsible for our offensive success last year and not the talent they had. Like ****, yeah your scheme CAN work if you're elite at QB. But you don't win with your **** scheme just based purely on your schemes genius... No ******* person in the world that has any football knowledge can watch our run game the past 2 years and think 'you know what that **** is great scheme'...
 
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LuCane said:
I would love his behind the scenes views on how you’re supposed to pound a predictable run scheme without a QB who can get you out of a hole in the air, extending plays, or on the ground, ala Cam or someone else with dynamic feet.

It’s a weird match. Take a look at all the ‘stick to the spot’ QBs in the NFL. Goff, Mac Jones, et al. Incredibly varied run games that can keep defenses off balance and provide lots of PA opportunities.

Like I mentioned, weird Jenga game we’ve created. Hopefully, Malachi Toney can save the day like a super hero.
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They just believe they have the horses to stay on schedule. Too much variance causes an anxiety in Mario that’s actually plain to see midgame. Like where he KNOWS the gameplan has to change.
 
skyman said:
My thoughts exactly, it's like Dawson offensive philosophy has been taken over.. we don't come out to attack and score but to be methodical, gain 1 yard on 3rd down.. huddle up even down 2 scores, 3 minutes before half time wit all 3 timeouts and melt clock for 2 minute warning..

The whole mindset of offense seems neutered now.. why do we have to be down multiple scores to open up offense? Be aggressive? Starting wit mindset, we are cooked..

Hetherman is cooked also, he got raped today, 3rd in short he is still sending out Nascar package, no trap coverage to bracket bell on crossers.. wtf .. I didn't see one bracket for him, the crosser was there all game.. weak game plan all around
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They were missing so many tackles. Not sure what Hetherman could have done
 
Santana Sosa said:
I agree. Beck didnt make great decisions tonight (he's on the hook for a few games actually) but again, look at the body of work. We've been in these situations with teams we are far superior to position over position. one bad game....ok. But to have the same gameplan year over year to where us the fans can call the play before it happens is problematic.
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Over the last 5 games, we played one bad quarter.each... this time 4 quarters looked like that. Bad habits keep growing like weeds if not taken care of immediately..
 
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JustAFanHTX said:
They just believe they have the horses to stay on schedule. Too much variance causes an anxiety in Mario that’s actually plain to see midgame. Like where he KNOWS the gameplan has to change.
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If he literally just said we are going to be aggressive THE ENTIRE GAME no matter what happens, I guarantee it'd lead to better results. Literally if there was a button I could push that said you will never go conservative again, but sometimes it'd bit you in the *** and lead to some nail biting finishes or you'll miss some 4th downs.... I'd push it with a quickness. The other thing about the conservative ***** playcalling is it's not JUST lowering your EPA+WinProbability, it literally ******* sucks **** to watch, makes it harder to keep getting "the horses" that is getting you there in the first place.

Look at the results Last yr vs this year. How many top QBs want to play in last years offense vs this years? How many WRs? How many RBs want to play in this offense at all? Lol what the **** is the point of Pringle+CWH+Lyle even being on this team....

Like thats the ******* problem. Have an aggresive identity ffs. All this mid game bs changing is apart of the ******* problem. Go into the week with a plan. You tell the players it's on them, we're being aggressive. If we fail, its up to the defense to bail us out. But all this changing up just ***** EVERYONE. What players are IN THE GAME thinking we had this aggresive gameplan but now in the 2nd/3rd quarter we are in a shell just playing tight not to lose and not losing confidence themselves? When trailing by 4 feels insurmountable, you're making dog**** decisions.
 
JustAFanHTX said:
They just believe they have the horses to stay on schedule. Too much variance causes an anxiety in Mario that’s actually plain to see midgame. Like where he KNOWS the gameplan has to change.
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I really don’t want to read that an 8M/year professional has such low risk tolerance that he’s willing to harm the mission to feel ‘secure.’ I actually don’t want that to be true.

FWIW, no one ‘has the horses’ to sustain that over extended periods of time. Being slightly or even completely off schedule is a given at points of every game. Much less a season. Hence, why every football team on planet earth aims to establish SOME explosiveness.
 
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