I don't necessarily agree with this. But we will find out one or another very quickly. Its one game, he went with a strategy going into this season that after one game is obviously not the right one. If he goes back to drawing board, plays some other qbs going forward and makes some adjustments he can fix it. He has a month of extended camp with some easy games to work things out which is good. We will see. I think he wants to win badly though. He just has to let the dogs loose!
It’s not one game; that’s the problem.
Let me take you down memory lane:
Year 1: Mid season, go on a 4 game losing streak.
Excuse: Kaaya.
Reason: Kaaya can’t run the R in RPO.
Year 2: 10 game winning streak
Reason: Rosier can now R in the RPO
End of season: 3 game losing streak
Excuse: Rosier
Reason: Rosier can’t run the P in RPO
Year 3: 1 game
Excuse: Rosier
Reason: Rosier still can’t run the P in RPO
This is from white knight fans.
Here’s the REAL reason; Richt’s play calls are unimaginative, where defenders are roaming w no care. There’s no adjustments being made.
Defensively, we have a guy who’s more blitz happy than playing sound, fundamental defense, to the point a FIRST YEAR, TRANSFER STARTER was able to change plays at the L.O.S and gash our defense continuously.
We’ve now made Syracuse’s QB, Pitt’s FRESHMAN QB, Clemson’s QB who can’t even keep his job, Wisconsin’s QB who barely had more TDs than ints, UNC’s QB, GT’s QB, and now LSU’s QB all looked like 1st - 3rd round picks against our defense.
We have severe problems on both sides of the ball. Just b/c we forced turnovers and squeaked out some last minute victories do not cover up the fact that something is off with this team. The 10 wins was nothing more than lipstick on a pig. I got caught up in the Kool Aid, but after re-watching last yr season in preparation for this season, can’t lie...I didn’t feel that confident.
I talked ish and was rah-rah b/c I love this team, but u can ask my wife; b4 last nights game, as I paced and paced b4 kick off I told her I know we’re about to lay an egg b/c nothing has changed, and I know Richt won’t do what’s needed to win. Verbatim.
Sad thing is, I wasn’t even detrimentally mad; I expected it. I just wanted to be proven wrong.
Richt didn’t defend the dropped pass that lead to the TD. How bout calling a TO and talk to the refs?! He didn’t go ballistic over the phantom running into the kicker or jumping over the shield calls that cost us a possession. He didn’t ring the refs neck when they blew the face mask call toward the end that took away a drive. He didn’t yank Feagles to the side after back to back shanked punts. Didn’t pull Rosier to the side after missed throw after missed WIDE OPEN throw.
This is our coach and staff. Another, “aw shucks guys, we’ll gettem next time” staff. There will always be an excuse, but the FACT is this staff is predictable, too laid back, and have cush jobs b/c they know where we were and if we can compete for the Coastal every year, that’ll be good enough.