Another flaw/virus that must be corrected is fighting off blocks the right way. The entire defense needs to learn how to quickly dismantle blockers! Before.
.... they'd put hands on a blockers chest area then get pushed back 5 yards allowing the runner to easily reach the second level .......or flatout get knocked on their *** allowing the runner to break! I guess younger kids like Shaq and Pickney don't have that mindset so...... maybe the staff is favoring their raw aggressiveness over the slower vet mindset still waiting on the virus scan to finish? Or like another poster said.....maybe the staff is giving them a strong look? My guess is....it's a little bit of both. "If"... the older kids don't improve fast enough, they will indefinitely lose ground in the rotation.
What happening is what Richt said in the beginning of spring. Generally the players with the most experience in the playbook play. Everything is new and fresh, the old players have to scrap everything they were taught.
The freshman are learning it all for the first time it's a level playing field so the superior talent will play because everyone's experience is about the same with the playbook.
This is really the point of the day regarding this thread.
You think the field is level between Kaaya and Allison? It should be if we're using this flawed logic that you're espousing.
The field should not be level between a guy who should be in HS and a guy who has been in a D1 program for 2 or 3 years already. They're both learning a new playbook, but the guy who has been in a D1 program for 2 or 3 years should have a dramatic advantage over a guy who should be in HS. If it's level it's only because the guys who were already here are so terrible that they got bytch slapped by some 17 year old HS seniors.
I partially agree with you. All I was stating was that with new coaches brings a new system. Those 2-3 year D1 athletes have been taught a different system for the last three years (read and react). Now the 2-3 year guys are learning something new, same with the freshman. Yes, the others shouldnt be passed by freshman, they should be acclimated to college speed and they have gameday experience but they also had the Golden UFat program for S&C. The freshman are coming in motivated and ready to learn (a sponge of knowledge one might say) and had the advantage of beginning a true college S&C program (probably had less bad weight burn than the 2-3 year guys). I truly believe that Quarterman will be the only freshman starter for the LB core but the others will be in the rotation. So calm down with your flawed logic, just because someone should be in highschool compared to someone who has been on campus for a little while as an argument over athletic ability is dumb. You start the better player and in this case the freshman get an equal shot because everyone is learning a new system.
