dont mention the past.. please
yes Richt is a better coach..
but Saturday he struggled too
He still won by 28 points and quickly understood what adjustments to make while his QB struggled!
something we had taken for granted and not seen much of in the past with Coley. But this is correct. As soon as he saw Kaaya struggling with his intermediate and long passes, he settled him down calling for quick wr. screens. He did this repeatedly on one series for some good gains. It was clear FAU was going to take the big play away from us. He was able to get Kaaya back in rhythm in the 2nd half.
I'm gonna have to disagree there. Fau wasn't stopping us from making the big plays at all. On a regular basis Coley or Richard's would be wide open down field. Regardless of the cushions being gave we were getting open. Kaaya was just in a funk & richt didn't wanna force the issue. He literally completed 9 wide reciever screens in the game. He wanted to make a point to kaaya & he did. Point being this team & this staff has his back. He doesn't need to be all world but he needs to do his part. He was throwing a lame duck all game.
They were open but the windows were tight. If Kaaya was on his game he could have completed some of those. However, the underneath was open all night which is why Richt switched up and started calling more wr screens. I suspect App. St. will play it the same way and force Kaaya to be patient.
there was some good discussion by our resident experts here about how Kaaya has a tendency to look high and then low in the passing game. He was not getting the luxury to sit back and do this. There will be times he needs to adjust to what the defense gives him vs. relying on his athletes to out-athlete the defenders regardless of coverage.