How has that affected our offense so far? Has that been a factor in us averaging 18 points per game over the last 3 against ****** defenses?
You guys who think you're doing UM and Rick any favors by making all these dopey excuses are doing nothing but fueling people to point out facts to refute this nonsense.
Our defense is decimated by injuries right now, and that's an absolutely valid reason for us to struggle on D. Offense? No, sir.
Richt's play calling has been bad. BK has played poorly. The offensive line is absolutely a liability. So numbers wise we are stocked on the OL. They are bad, and as of right now many of them shouldn't be at Miami. That absolutely has impacted our offense. If I told you that in the middle of the second quarter on 2 and 2 that we were going to have BK drop back 5 steps, what would your initial thought be? I would be scared to death of a strip sack. That is a ****** OL.
I guess I don't understand why the problem is ONLY Richt sucks? Why can't it be that our OL is a FBS OL outside of some guards. Sonny is only decent tackle imo. Rest of OL aren't quick enough to play OT from what I have seen. Why can't it be that BK has regressed some? Why can't it be that Richt still hasn't had but one off season work out program?
There are problems for sure.
You know there's more that goes into bad/good OL play than "talent" of the individual players right? You know that bad blocking schemes, bad technique, and poor play calling can affect the play of the OL.
I sure hope so since I played OL in college! I totally get that you can mask some OL weaknesses with play calling and schemes. The coach can assist the technique component. But remember Glenn Cook? He was the guy who was always in the right spot, had the best technique, and was a coach on the field? He just wasn't very good. Do you understand that our OL is so poor that we can't even run a 5 step drop without fear and trepidation? It is a mess. CMR inherited this group of OL. CMR made the OL coaching hire . . . now we think Searles can't coach? Ok
Why are all those 4 stars and a 5 star on our OL such inferior talents?
I suppose it depends on your perspective. Kyle Wright was a 5 star can't miss AA. He was a bust. Was his bust due to talent, development, mental, or some other issue? With respect to our OL, I think that it is probably all of that! Some kids weren't as talented as their stars suggested. Some of them haven't developed. However, I am hopeful CMR can turn a kid or two around on the OL. Think it is was unrealistic to think they can turn 8 of our bad OL into diamonds. A kid like Knighton, medical maybe. I do have hope for a few of them.
Remember how bad all of our highly rated defensive players played under Folden?
So your point is that coaching makes a difference. I agree. They clearly have benefited from the best DL coach in the nation. Who gets credit for the 3 frosh LBs, old or new regime? I think we both agree with Dorito the three LBs aren't what they are now!
Remember all the UM fans who used to dog the **** out of our defensive players calling them overrated and busts and soft and everything else because they couldn't stop anyone?
I do. They looked pretty terrible. Ofcourse we have had a decade of guys underperforming here and going nuts in the NFL.
Remember Chad Thomas being derided for caring too much about music and not about football?
It did seem like he wasn't focused. I think Kool has made an impression on CT!
Remember all the ridicule Tracy Howard, who is a rookie NFL starter, heard for being too slow and overhyped?
Gunter is starting as well. We have had plenty of talented kids come through here. Take a kid like Saint Saint! I don't see an NFL tackle. I won't be surprised if he makes it to the NFL as a guard. Okay so right now there isn't a thing that suggests that. But it wouldnt surprise many people to see a few under performing Canes in the NFL.
It's not just Searels responsibility. His job is inextricably intertwined with Rick's job as OC. Searels isn't working independently. Those two are doing an awful job working together.
Not sure I agree with this. Its okay.
And Rick's work with Kaaya has been an embarrassment. He's got him completely shell shocked and frozen on the field to the point where he's holding the ball too long and walking into sacks.
Kaaya has regressed. He is talented. Maybe no 1st round talent though.
We are regressing as an offense, and that's clearly not all as a result of talent just like it wasn't when our defense was walking in quicksand the last 4 years.
Agreed it is several different reasons for the regression.