The fact that we went down 21 points and had to go one dimensional certainly didn’t help either. Yea 21 pressures was awful, but we made their life a little easier with Traore and others being able to pin their ears back.they started to get better but this was the best DL they would face and got smoked. the worst performance of an OL under marios tenure year.
I am curious to your opinion on this: replace Beck with Mensah last year and the results are likely, what?I've said for at least weeks now if we don't address what's going on with this defense and the personnel packages were using (second half was allot better looks) then this team is definitely not ready for the playoffs. Offensive line just simply adds to that fact. I also don't believe Mensah is exactly who you guys think he is. He's good but he gets frazzled pretty easily. Against Real defenses we can't have that occurring. Dawson definitely did him no favors with the first half he called last week but he didn't do his part either.
Gotta " let it play out " , remember lol?
Not everything that glitters is gold... Basic is basic. I don't give a **** how it grades out. We're also force fed the sec narrative with polls weekly about their two and three loss teams being world beaters. That doesn't make it reality.On paper, it is. If you expand it to 2023, Notre Dame had the third highest composite.
1) .9208 (2023) Texas A&M
2) .9153 (2025) Ohio State
3) .9129 (2026) Notre Dame
4) .9102 (2025) Notre Dame
5) .9000 (2025) Texas A&M
6) .8972 (2025) Florida
7) .8942 (2024) Florida State
if you dont trust your OL thats what happens to every QBGood Qb but very skittish
Not everything that glitters is gold... Basic is basic. I don't give a **** how it grades out. We're also force fed the sec narrative with polls weekly about their two and three loss teams being world beaters. That doesn't make it reality.
Same. Really tiring how people seem to think Beck was a problem for us. Beck made one bad throw and I won't argue the read. Could've stayed conservative and dumped to malichi. However we need to stop acting like our offense was performing at optimal levels against indiana.they were a bend but don't break defense. He tried to call game and under threw the ball. Is what it is. But without him we're not there anyhow. Incase y'all didn't realize mensah isn't perfect. He greatly under threw a wide open Jacob's I believe it was for an easy touch down that got broke up instead by grey I think it was. Yup he would've got better online protection. But he's got happy feet and our offenses main problem is play calling and predictability. You wanna help your inexperienced oline. Then switch up your plays once in a blue. Change your formations, use play action. Go under center more often. Pre snap motion. Something for God's sake. You've got weapons all over the field. But the only thing you call is either duo or you got to lofton or barkate or malichi. Offensive line is definitely an issue. But at what point do you as a premier oc figure out how to help them. Or at least attempt to.I am curious to your opinion on this: replace Beck with Mensah last year and the results are likely, what?
1) Similar
2) Better
3) Worse
Do you thinks that he doesn’t dissect a defense as well as Carson or he does, but maybe the big game experience Carson had helped him, despite throwing some back breaking INTs?
Seems like Mensah does a better job protecting the ball despite at times being rattled.
No shots aimed at Carson. Forever grateful for last year despite the Indiana ending.
I have seen him leave good pockets, it drives me crazy. But in his defense he has a true freshman and 2 little guys right up the middle of his oline. No qb likes pressure right up the middle, not a single one.Good Qb but very skittish
Indiana, Ole Miss and Ohio State last year in the playoffs.Who are the most talented teams we've faced in the last three years?
I mean we played four of them last year. Including the the golden pedos. Won't even get into thinking up more. I'm shooting dice now.Who are the most talented teams we've faced in the last three years?
We don’t have half that
And look at their class
This year
We need 2 dts from the portal this year esp with the lack of recruiting there this year
what I didnt like was we didnt come out guns blazing. We waited until we were down 2 scores to open up the offense.Same. Really tiring how people seem to think Beck was a problem for us. Beck made one bad throw and I won't argue the read. Could've stayed conservative and dumped to malichi. However we need to stop acting like our offense was performing at optimal levels against indiana.they were a bend but don't break defense. He tried to call game and under threw the ball. Is what it is. But without him we're not there anyhow. Incase y'all didn't realize mensah isn't perfect. He greatly under threw a wide open Jacob's I believe it was for an easy touch down that got broke up instead by grey I think it was. Yup he would've got better online protection. But he's got happy feet and our offenses main problem is play calling and predictability. You wanna help your inexperienced oline. Then switch up your plays once in a blue. Change your formations, use play action. Go under center more often. Pre snap motion. Something for God's sake. You've got weapons all over the field. But the only thing you call is either duo or you got to lofton or barkate or malichi. Offensive line is definitely an issue. But at what point do you as a premier oc figure out how to help them. Or at least attempt to.
We will need at least 1 impact portal DT especially if Scott leaves.We have Carter,Davis and another 6 young DTs plus 2 so far in this class.I can't see all the young guys returning,think 1 or 2 leave.I expect us to hit portal for DT...
But we did take 5 DT last year. 7 Counting Davis and Carter
Spent all week saying if we play a possession offense and try to force the run we're not gonna have the possessions to win that game... What do you know. An entire wasted half laterwhat I didnt like was we didnt come out guns blazing. We waited until we were down 2 scores to open up the offense.
I would say Notre Dame last year, Ohio State last year, Indiana, and Texas A&M in 2023.Who are the most talented teams we've faced in the last three years?
it makes no sense that they do this. they did this in the NC game too.Spent all week saying if we play a possession offense and try to force the run we're not gonna have the possessions to win that game... What do you know. An entire wasted half later
boggles my mind they still insist on duo with the way the OL is right now.Same. Really tiring how people seem to think Beck was a problem for us. Beck made one bad throw and I won't argue the read. Could've stayed conservative and dumped to malichi. However we need to stop acting like our offense was performing at optimal levels against indiana.they were a bend but don't break defense. He tried to call game and under threw the ball. Is what it is. But without him we're not there anyhow. Incase y'all didn't realize mensah isn't perfect. He greatly under threw a wide open Jacob's I believe it was for an easy touch down that got broke up instead by grey I think it was. Yup he would've got better online protection. But he's got happy feet and our offenses main problem is play calling and predictability. You wanna help your inexperienced oline. Then switch up your plays once in a blue. Change your formations, use play action. Go under center more often. Pre snap motion. Something for God's sake. You've got weapons all over the field. But the only thing you call is either duo or you got to lofton or barkate or malichi. Offensive line is definitely an issue. But at what point do you as a premier oc figure out how to help them. Or at least attempt to.
Is this not our DNA? The whole no negative plays thing aligns perfectly. Same with bend but don’t break.it makes no sense that they do this. they did this in the NC game too.