Because the scheme that we're running doesn't fit the personnel we have. You adapt your coaching to the personnel you have not the other way around. It's why this same cast of characters beat Duke 47-10 last year and why the ppg (see below) were dramatically better last year. Mario and Gattis essentially shoved their style of offense down their throat all offseason be damned the results on the field.
Once they realized that their style of play wasn't going to be successful after a few games with this personnel they tried to change it but have been unsuccessful at yielding points. They should have realized this in the offseason when you had the time to rep and fine tune this offense. Instead they're trying to make changes now when it's too late. They were arrogantly stubborn and decided to fit a square peg into a round hole and the team is paying the price for it now. But because we want Mario to work we blame the players.
Team | OC | PPG vs P5 Teams |
2016 Miami | Richt/Brown | 29.3 |
2017 Miami | Richt/Brown | 25.91 |
2018 Miami | Richt/Brown | 21.7 |
2019 Miami | Enos | 25.55 |
2020 Miami | Lashlee | 34.3 |
2021 Miami | Lashlee | 34 |
2022 Miami (YTD) | Gattis | 18.5 |
If Mario is insistent on running this type of offense we are going to have a rough 2-3 years until he can recruit the offensive lineman needed for this offense. My biggest worry is if he will be able to recruit at the level needed as the losses continue to pile. You can only recruit based on the hope of the future for so long, at some point recruits will want to see results before jumping into the ship. We'll be getting into that time period within the 2024 cycle.