Interesting and ominous observation

[JZCane0825]

I'm normally not one for analyzing body language and could honestly give two craps if guys are on the sideline waving towels but I can't help but ignore that about 95% of the team legitimately looked miserable out there tonight. Whether it was apathy/going through the motions by many, Rambo yelling at Donaldson for not getting out on a block or King giving the most canned interview of all time during post-game, it's clear that this group isn't nearly as cohesive as the group we saw last year and there is a considerable disconnect across the board.

 

[Jedi Master Cane]

This is one of the worst coached teams I've ever seen, on both sides of the ball. That is a **** of a statement considering the coaches we've had here for the last 2 decades.

 

[Allabouttheu95]

King was visibly frustrated tonight. He wore his frustration on his sleeve which is something I’ve never seen him do in close to 15 games here.

I believe he either: knows his knee isn’t right and is thinking about that knee instead of playing or has bad relationship with lashlee... or both

 

[JZCane0825]

King was visibly frustrated tonight. He wore his frustration on his sleeve which is something I’ve never seen him do in close to 15 games here.

I believe he either: knows his knee isn’t right and is thinking about that knee instead of playing or has bad relationship with lashlee... or both

I think it's the latter. Multiple skill guys looked visibly frustrated with the play calling

 

[Odin]

I'm normally not one for analyzing body language and could honestly give two craps if guys are on the sideline waving towels but I can't help but ignore that about 95% of the team legitimately looked miserable out there tonight. Whether it was apathy/going through the motions by many, Rambo yelling at Donaldson for not getting out on a block or King giving the most canned interview of all time during post-game, it's clear that this group isn't nearly as cohesive as the group we saw last year and there is a considerable disconnect across the board.

Was just watching a podcast on youtube and they had Joe Williams the father of our DT Q.Williams and he was saying how he doesn't like the mindset of our staff.How after getting beat by Bama all they were saying was it's Bama,they do this to everybody and similar comments that send a message to the team it's ok to lose to good teams and let's them know you don't really believe in them.,

 

[JZCane0825]

Was just watching a podcast on youtube and they had Joe Williams the father of our DT Q.Williams and he was saying how he doesn't like the mindset of our staff.How after getting beat by Bama all they were saying was it's Bama,they do this to everybody and similar comments that send a message to the team it's ok to lose to good teams and let's them know you don't really believe in them.,

Pretty sure that's not the message that's being sent re: it being ok to lose to good teams. Also not the first time this Joe Williams character has put his foot in his mouth. The parent of a kid who's never played a down should probably stay off of podcasts.

 

[Jedi Master Cane]

King was visibly frustrated tonight. He wore his frustration on his sleeve which is something I’ve never seen him do in close to 15 games here.

I believe he either: knows his knee isn’t right and is thinking about that knee instead of playing or has bad relationship with lashlee... or both

He'd be running a **** of a lot for a guy worried about his knee.

It's clear as day Manny screwed up ANOTHER coordinator hire. Lashlee honestly makes me long for the days of James Coley, who I hated almost as much as Blake James.

 

[Cribby]

We’re obviously missing Holley leading the motivational dancing and waving of the towel. It’s no coincidence we’re missing motivation and he’s gone.

 

[Allabouttheu95]

He'd be running a **** of a lot for a guy worried about his knee.

It's clear as day Manny screwed up ANOTHER coordinator hire. Lashlee honestly makes me long for the days of James Coley, who I hated almost as much as Blake James.

He looks fine running. Doesn’t look the same throwing the ball from a mechanics standpoint. I’m not a doctor or even pretend to be one but could his injury affect him planting and throwing more than him sprinting and cutting?

 

[JZCane0825]

We’re obviously missing Holley leading the motivational dancing and waving of the towel. It’s no coincidence we’re missing motivation and he’s gone.

Am I overthinking this?

 

[Jedi Master Cane]

He looks fine running. Doesn’t look the same throwing the ball from a mechanics standpoint. I’m not a doctor or even pretend to be one but could his injury affect him planting and throwing more than him sprinting and cutting?

The playcalling and offensive system are doing him no favors either.

 

[mdpcane]

I'm normally not one for analyzing body language and could honestly give two craps if guys are on the sideline waving towels but I can't help but ignore that about 95% of the team legitimately looked miserable out there tonight. Whether it was apathy/going through the motions by many, Rambo yelling at Donaldson for not getting out on a block or King giving the most canned interview of all time during post-game, it's clear that this group isn't nearly as cohesive as the group we saw last year and there is a considerable disconnect across the board.

calling this bunch a "team" and calling Mandy a "coach" is like calling a runt the pick of the litter !

 

[Swampcity]

King was visibly frustrated tonight. He wore his frustration on his sleeve which is something I’ve never seen him do in close to 15 games here.

I believe he either: knows his knee isn’t right and is thinking about that knee instead of playing or has bad relationship with lashlee... or both

King is giving everything he has. Lash Lee is a problem. Our offense does not have “dudes” on the OLine. That’s the biggest problem, is Ashlee.

 

[canedoit]

Well, we can't really give the students too much grief, they're dealing with academics and social justice issues. Try juggling those commitments while meeting the obligations of athletics.

 

[aelmiami]

King was visibly frustrated tonight. He wore his frustration on his sleeve which is something I’ve never seen him do in close to 15 games here.

I believe he either: knows his knee isn’t right and is thinking about that knee instead of playing or has bad relationship with lashlee... or both

King isn’t right. I think it’s effecting the whole offense. When he skipped that pass early I knew the offense wasn’t gonna be good today. A bit off topic but as a Vikings fan you can always tell how the offense is going to play by Cousins first series. If he’s off the whole day is off. Same with King. Just seems like they are all trying to force the offense to work.

Take that double flea flicker play. It killed the rhythm the offense had established during that drive. Why Lashlee doesn’t let King just work the 4-6 yard passes all game is a mystery to me. Personally I’d keep trying X or Harley over the middle. Force defenses to keep the LBs back and that’ll help the running game.

Lashlee called a decent offense last season but a lot of that is gone for whatever reason right now.

I thought the defense had good energy the first two series they were on the field, but the offense just seemed to be there. Which all of this is correctable. Hopefully they figured out the issues.

 

[Allabouttheu95]

King is giving everything he has. Lash Lee is a problem. Our offense does not have “dudes” on the OLine. That’s the biggest problem, then Ashlee.

Ashlee’s playcalling makes those non dudes even worse than they should be. This should be a pass first offense but nope. Iz, iz, qb sneak, iz

 

[Crimpy]

We’re obviously missing Holley leading the motivational dancing and waving of the towel. It’s no coincidence we’re missing motivation and he’s gone.

We need a First-Down Chain. That'll solve all our offensive woes.

 

[Allabouttheu95]

Well, we can't really give the students too much grief, they're dealing with academics and social justice issues. Try juggling those commitments while meeting the obligations of athletics.

Don’t forget civics and voter education!

 

[NC_Canes_11]

I’m gonna let you in on a little secret, losing isn’t fun. When things aren’t going well, small problems turn into bigger ones. I have a feeling things are coming to a head sometime this season. There will be an incident on the sidelines, a mass exodus to the portal, or coaches leaving. This is not a healthy team.

 

[SayWhat]

I actually don't think team chemistry is a problem. Teams that don't click, they give up and it shows on the field. I haven't seen them appear to be quitting at all in either game. We've seen that some through the years.