That's that, folks - A recap of where we stand

[CANE]

3) Our OLine, despite having two guys who will likely play in the NFL next year and a Center starting for his 3rd year, looked awful. Not average. But, awful. You have to really wonder why. Do other teams in our conference or the AAC (last year) have OLine talent that is better? Have to really wonder if, acknowledging some dumb plays and missed blocks, they were also in a position to fail last night.

The G cueing the entire defensive front when the ball will be snapped is a problem.

 

[DiegoCane]

My wife commented after the game about how quiet I was. I almost expected it. Every season brings a small hope that we will do something different but Golden is way too stuck in his ways.

The most frustrating part about the Golden era is the way we play. Its been talked about a lot but if you are going to lose, go down guns blazing. Nothing about our team is aggressive, nothing. It sucks the emotion right out of the team IMO. Even after good defensive plays, no celebration, no excitement, no nothing. It seems like the players are as beat down as the fans.

Offensively I am very confused. Is Coley really this clueless or are the marching orders coming from up top? I admittedly don't know much about Coley but he has coached 2 stints with Jimbo who is a good offensive mind. He seems like a young, brash coach but we play the exact opposite. Does he really want to run 2 TEs, a walk on FB, with a TR FR QB when the other team is already stacking the box?

On offense, I don't think the marching orders are coming from above. Honestly. On Defense, yes. I do think that AG has a hand on our defensive philosophy and our conservative nature.

On offense, I think AG has given Coley the keys and told him to get it done. I just think Coley is in WAY over his head. He's a great recruiter, but the guy is SORELY lacking as an OC and QB coach. He may be able to do the latter job, but he cannot handle the job of OC by himself. In the end, its STILL on AG though, as he's the man in charge.

But as far as the offense goes, I think he's let Coley have control of it, and the results so far have been a disaster.

Like I have said in other threads though, he's stuck in a real jam though. Coley is the best recruiter on the staff. So do you risk losing many of your best recruits in order to bring in a good OC? Don't forget, we had Fisch here, who was a BRILLIANT X and Os guy, and look who he recruited as QBs. Coley sucks at X and Os, but he's recruited good talent.

Im not sure what the solution is here for AG. Besides the obvious of "Fire AG", which isn't going to happen before the end of this season, and realistically, not til after next season IMO, what can be done in the meantime to help fix some of the most glaring issues. I would think the start is to ****can Kehoe, and bring in a dedicated QB coach. Tell Coley he either agrees to work with an QB coach or he's out.

But as it is right now, Coley is in way over his head.

It could be that Coley is just that clueless. None of my coaching buddies really know anything about him and it seems like no one on the board does either. Usually we have a little inside info about guys.

Only reason I wonder is everything in his past suggests to me he is a spread guy. It seems like he installed that offense the 1 year at FIU under Cristobal.

 

[Robbymoto]

Coley is the king of selfies so at least he has that going for him.

My wife commented after the game about how quiet I was. I almost expected it. Every season brings a small hope that we will do something different but Golden is way too stuck in his ways.

The most frustrating part about the Golden era is the way we play. Its been talked about a lot but if you are going to lose, go down guns blazing. Nothing about our team is aggressive, nothing. It sucks the emotion right out of the team IMO. Even after good defensive plays, no celebration, no excitement, no nothing. It seems like the players are as beat down as the fans.

Offensively I am very confused. Is Coley really this clueless or are the marching orders coming from up top? I admittedly don't know much about Coley but he has coached 2 stints with Jimbo who is a good offensive mind. He seems like a young, brash coach but we play the exact opposite. Does he really want to run 2 TEs, a walk on FB, with a TR FR QB when the other team is already stacking the box?

On offense, I don't think the marching orders are coming from above. Honestly. On Defense, yes. I do think that AG has a hand on our defensive philosophy and our conservative nature.

On offense, I think AG has given Coley the keys and told him to get it done. I just think Coley is in WAY over his head. He's a great recruiter, but the guy is SORELY lacking as an OC and QB coach. He may be able to do the latter job, but he cannot handle the job of OC by himself. In the end, its STILL on AG though, as he's the man in charge.

But as far as the offense goes, I think he's let Coley have control of it, and the results so far have been a disaster.

Like I have said in other threads though, he's stuck in a real jam though. Coley is the best recruiter on the staff. So do you risk losing many of your best recruits in order to bring in a good OC? Don't forget, we had Fisch here, who was a BRILLIANT X and Os guy, and look who he recruited as QBs. Coley sucks at X and Os, but he's recruited good talent.

Im not sure what the solution is here for AG. Besides the obvious of "Fire AG", which isn't going to happen before the end of this season, and realistically, not til after next season IMO, what can be done in the meantime to help fix some of the most glaring issues. I would think the start is to ****can Kehoe, and bring in a dedicated QB coach. Tell Coley he either agrees to work with an QB coach or he's out.

But as it is right now, Coley is in way over his head.

It could be that Coley is just that clueless. None of my coaching buddies really know anything about him and it seems like no one on the board does either. Usually we have a little inside info about guys.

Only reason I wonder is everything in his past suggests to me he is a spread guy. It seems like he installed that offense the 1 year at FIU under Cristobal.

 

[acento]

My wife commented after the game about how quiet I was. I almost expected it. Every season brings a small hope that we will do something different but Golden is way too stuck in his ways.

The most frustrating part about the Golden era is the way we play. Its been talked about a lot but if you are going to lose, go down guns blazing. Nothing about our team is aggressive, nothing. It sucks the emotion right out of the team IMO. Even after good defensive plays, no celebration, no excitement, no nothing. It seems like the players are as beat down as the fans.

Offensively I am very confused. Is Coley really this clueless or are the marching orders coming from up top? I admittedly don't know much about Coley but he has coached 2 stints with Jimbo who is a good offensive mind. He seems like a young, brash coach but we play the exact opposite. Does he really want to run 2 TEs, a walk on FB, with a TR FR QB when the other team is already stacking the box?

It comes down to this: Golden is a pu$$y. He hires pu$$y coordinators, who coach like pu$$ies and turn their players into pu$$ies, running pu$$y schemes.

 

[JHallCanes]

This is the play that started the downfall of everything. Didn't even get called.

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This is where my heart sank.

Louisville was lost and clueless. A TD occurs for the offense about 90% of the time in situations like this. What do we do? Completely bumble**** it up.

I don't blame Kaaya at all for that performance but with a solid throw Coley walks in for a TD. I am not surprised we ****ed it up though.

A veteran center like McDermott needs to be on the ball there. The offense was set while louisville was putzing around. There has to be a play designed in those situations (or am I giving these guys too much credit). Snap the ball, take a shot, worst thing that happens is a penalty on them

 

[drifters1234]

The philosophy right now seems to be "we'll make less mistakes and await mistakes from our opponents."

This **** infuriates me the most about this staff. It's the root of all our problems, and it seems to be at the core of who Golden is.

Not gonna change anytime soon.

agreed. and it's awful for two critical reasons. First - and most importantly - it is not going to be consistently effective against upper tier teams. Second, it's not even enjoyable to watch.

Back in the '80s, early '90s, and 2000s, I often preferred watching the defense over the offense. they dominated and intimidated the **** out of opposing teams. Just absolutely demoralized opposing offenses. And that relentless aggressiveness spilled over to the offense and special teams. It helped us dominate all aspects of a game.

by contrast, this sitting on your heels waiting and hoping for an opponent's mistake has the opposite impact. It breathes life into lesser or equally talented opponents, which is reflected in out Al's 4-year tenure of outright losing or barely squeaking out victories against mediocre ACC teams

 

[DiegoCane]

This is the play that started the downfall of everything. Didn't even get called.

View attachment 25168

This is where my heart sank.

Louisville was lost and clueless. A TD occurs for the offense about 90% of the time in situations like this. What do we do? Completely bumble**** it up.

I don't blame Kaaya at all for that performance but with a solid throw Coley walks in for a TD. I am not surprised we ****ed it up though.

A veteran center like McDermott needs to be on the ball there. The offense was set while louisville was putzing around. There has to be a play designed in those situations (or am I giving these guys too much credit). Snap the ball, take a shot, worst thing that happens is a penalty on them

I believe according to Kaaya, that is what happened. It was suppose to be a run and he checked to the screen when he saw Coley and Berrios up top with only 1 defender there.

 

[Canesfan1899]

McDermott got his **** pushed in yet again by Rankins. Any DT worth a **** has eaten that man's lunch.