Through 8 games: total offense = 70th

[CanesAreAble]

Yards per play is at 5.8. Last year it was 5.7

Points per play is at 0.415. Last season it was 0.379.

But let's all have bad memories and act like last year's offense was not terrible and Richt has destroyed them.

And like every other coach lover...you use stats out of context.

"This year's" stats only include 8 games and 3 of those 8 were against high school teams. 4 of the remaining 5 were against HORRIBLE defenses. Let's see where the number end up at seasons end.

But by all means keep comparing your apples to macaroni and cheese.

Nobody we played last year had a good defense either. GT's was BAD last year, VT's was worse last year, UNC's was worse last year and would've shut us out if they really wanted to. We played cupcakes last year also.

I wish I had the ability to falsely remember events as well as a lot of members of this board.

Do you all not remember that pretty much any 3rd down had to be a pass last year because we were no threat to run up the middle. At least this year we've had inconsistent success running against P5 teams. Last season we had none. We literally averaged barely over 3.5 yards a carry the entire year even with playing bad defenses every week seemingly.

Let's just all keep acting like the offense was so much better last year because we can cherry pick a few stats like sacks. We can act like the fact that we had 16 sacks last year was all because the OL was filled with 5 AA pass blockers and Searles came in and ruined them. We can act like Kaaya was going through progression after progression last year and Richt ruined him.

The reality is the OL was putrid last year and is barely any better this year. The reality is Kaaya was having his hand held by Coley every play with the look at me offense and the 1 read or dump offense that was beyond awful.

It's irritating seeing so many people complain about Richt's offense when it's clear they couldn't tell you too many differences between the systems. Last year Kaaya had one read the majority of the plays and if one or two guys didn't get open he'd dump. This led to half of the field never even being used each play and half the route runners being decoys.

Now we have Richt running a system that requires Kaaya to make progressions and he hasn't done well with it. Too many times we see him key in on his first read and never look to the other side of the field. I've seen Coley, Richards, and Njoku waving their hands wide open and never being looked at enough to last me a life time through the last 4-5 games. Yesterday we had guys running underneath crossing routes all day and Kaaya would never look away from the primary read on the sideline.

Richt hasn't been the best play caller, but he's called decent enough to where we should be 7-1 or 6-2. The main issue right now is not his play calling ability, it is the fact that he has apparently not coached up Kaaya very well in his system. Either Richt needs to somehow break through to Kaaya, give Rosier a shot, or alter his system to hold Kaaya's hand more. I'd rather see the first option, but I doubt it's going to happen this season.

I can sit here and blame Kaaya for taking so many unnecessary sack and never finding the open man, but ultimately that falls on Richt because he is the guy that's supposed to prepare Kaaya to run this offense. That isn't to say Kaaya isn't at fault either because he definitely deserves a lot of the flack he has received, but his position coach, both the Richts are failing at preparing him for the system. I don't know what the issue is. Maybe Kaaya is just not smart football-wise, maybe their approach has just been poor, maybe it's a collection of multiple things. I don't care. I just want to see it get fixed one way or another.

However, I'm not going to sit here and act like the offense is just the worst we've ever seen. Last year the O was porous, this year it is too. We just have new problems along with some of the old ones, so it's easy for some people on here to the fact that new problems are introduced and blame Richt for making the offense 'worse' when they are completely neglecting what he has also fixed from last year.

Agree with all of this, especially the bolded part.

He's really struggling with this part of the game. I suppose the only in-season fix is to revert to a one-read & check down offense.

 

[DiegoCane]

Last year we finished 68th (396.5 ypg)


The good players are still good. The bad players are still bad.

That not how it works. 3 of our 8 games have been cupcakes.

Better judge is vs Power 5 opponents:

333.4 ypg this year
382.9 ypg last year

Richt has yet to get over 370 yards vs a Power 5 opponent in 5 tries. We did that 8 out of 10 games last year. Clemson and in a snow storm vs WSU were the games we didn't achieve that mark

 

[DiegoCane]

I want to ask you a ridiculous question that I'm sure you don't know off the top of your head (like how many offensive drives started in the red zone with or without the turnovers in comparison to this year or the last) but that would slow the argument.
Instead, I'm going to assume that you are saying we had more opportunities offensively last year, and match that by saying we have a much better defense this year...with less offensive efficiency this year.
Our problem last year was:
-Scoring too fast, not allowing defense to rest
-Going 3 and out, not allowing defense to rest
-Not being able to get 3rd and manageable
-Not being able to score in the Red Zone even when we did move the ball well.
-Only Big play WR was Coley, our #1 WR in Scott had dependable hands at times but not enough speed to stretch the Defense.

This year our problem is:
-Not being able to convert 3rd downs even when they are 3rd and short
-Unable to have decent interior blocking on running plays, and unable to stop speed rushers on passing plays.
-With how many more opportunities we had last year due to the defense causing turnovers....we still have more sacks this year.
-Receiving Units dropping balls like crazy, Kaaya over throwing some wide open guys (Which didn't happen as much last year, or is maybe just intensified.)

Altogether, our player execution this year is just plain bad...and everyone saying the OLine sucks, are failing to point out how many more sacks we've given up this year when compared to the last..and it's not like Kaaya was more mobile last year.

I think we can analyze it to death, but by the numbers (and IMO, the eye test as well), the offensive results are a wash.

We expected a quick turnaround and didn't get it, which is disappointing.

Bottom line is I think it's hard to scheme around all of our faults in year one. If we don't see an upgrade next year, then we're probably screwed.

Except we've played 5 common opponents and have had less yards and points in every game.
And as I posted above the Power 5 numbers are much worse.

It's not a wash. And even if it was we are saying Richt is equally as bad as a horrible OC. Unfortunately he's been worse

 

[Hurracanes]

Rix needs his guys to do better than Coley did with Folden's guys.

Lmao

These dopes are acting like Rix took over the offense from Don Coryell or Bill Walsh. All he had to do was be better than Coley. All he had to do was be smarter than JT or Sean from "Born This Way."

"Denial can be an ugly thing" to quote the great Ace Ventura. Some fans can't handle the truth.

 

[Coach Macho]

Syracuse and VT are under first-year OC's too. Just sayin.

 

[The Franchise]

I get the feeling most UM fans are upset with our abominable offensive production against P5 teams. We don't really care about the stat padding done in the first 3 games. I'd venture a guess we're quite a bit worse in that comparison.

It's basically the same in terms of common opponents.

We were losing to UNC 45-0 deep in the third, and got some garbage points. VT was horrendous last year with Motley at QB, and they gave us 4 turnovers at home. GT went 3-9 last year and gave us 4 turnovers at home.

FSU is the outlier. We played them worse this year offensively despite being at home and facing a weaker defense. That might've been the best game Kaaya has ever played, all things considered.

I don't think the numbers are "basically the same."

 

[CanesAreAble]

Except we've played 5 common opponents and have had less yards and points in every game.
And as I posted above the Power 5 numbers are much worse.

It's not a wash. And even if it was we are saying Richt is equally as bad as a horrible OC. Unfortunately he's been worse

It's a wash if you're taking everything into context. For example, can we stop pretending the offense was way better against UNC last year? It was 45-0 deep into the third quarter.

GTech and VTech were dog**** last year, and both games were at home versus on the road (also traveled to Blacksburg on a short week). Plus those teams gave us 8 turnovers last year.

FSU is the only game where the offense performed significantly better based on the circumstances.


As you know, I wanted us to hire a spread coach. But I don't think Richt has been a disaster as an OC. He could definitely be better, but the talent is bad in fatal ways.

 

[CanesAreAble]

Syracuse and VT are under first-year OC's too. Just sayin.

I think Babers will do relatively well at Syracuse, but people are hyping up what he's done there so far. They were 4-8 last year. They're 4-4 this year and still have to play @Clemson, FSU, and @Pitt. And they could easily lose to NC State as well. They're probably going to end up 5-7 or 4-8 again. And they're somehow scoring less than they did last year.

As for VTech, Fuente is the goods, and he went out and brought in the top JUCO QB. If they had the scrub from last year, they would still be bad. That Motley kid can't play.

 

[CanesAreAble]

Richt has yet to get over 370 yards vs a Power 5 opponent in 5 tries. We did that 8 out of 10 games last year. Clemson and in a snow storm vs WSU were the games we didn't achieve that mark

The 370 benchmark is arbitrary. If you move it to 360, then we're 2 for 5. If you move it to 350, we're 3 for 5.

 

[Astcloud11]

Syracuse and VT are under first-year OC's too. Just sayin.

VT is playing with a QB that has a year of college experience (Albeit, JUCO and not D-1) who was hand selected to run that offense. Totally different from the QB problems of last year for VT.

Syracuse is however a good example, same QB running a different system under a new and first-year OC. Aside from scoring 9 against Wake Forest, they are doing fairly well.

 

[DiegoCane]

Except we've played 5 common opponents and have had less yards and points in every game.
And as I posted above the Power 5 numbers are much worse.

It's not a wash. And even if it was we are saying Richt is equally as bad as a horrible OC. Unfortunately he's been worse

It's a wash if you're taking everything into context. For example, can we stop pretending the offense was way better against UNC last year? It was 45-0 deep into the third quarter.

GTech and VTech were dog**** last year, and both games were at home versus on the road (also traveled to Blacksburg on a short week). Plus those teams gave us 8 turnovers last year.

FSU is the only game where the offense performed significantly better based on the circumstances.


As you know, I wanted us to hire a spread coach. But I don't think Richt has been a disaster as an OC. He could definitely be better, but the talent is bad in fatal ways.

:sanford:

Not sure what a disaster then. Losing 3 games because of an offense sure as **** seems like a disaster.

 

[CanesAreAble]

Not sure what a disaster then. Losing 3 games because of an offense sure as **** seems like a disaster.

Our QB, OL, and RBs just aren't good. We can point to recruiting rankings, but they don't pass the eye test.

I think Richt's biggest issue as OC was not properly assessing Kaaya. The kid is really struggling to diagnose the defense pre-snap and go through his progressions. The ball is not coming out on time. When it does, the passing game works. When it doesn't, it turns into a circus. He's playing like a freshman. We might have to simplify to a one read/dump-off offense if he doesn't get comfortable.

 

[Cane Dynasty]

I've heard of this guy.....He solves problems...

His name is Butch Davis

 

[Reshon52ap]

Rix needs his guys to do better than Coley did with Folden's guys.

Lmao

These dopes are acting like Rix took over the offense from Don Coryell or Bill Walsh. All he had to do was be better than Coley. All he had to do was be smarter than JT or Sean from "Born This Way."

****** oline, ****** qb only so much u can do

 

[Reshon52ap]

Yards per play is at 5.8. Last year it was 5.7

Points per play is at 0.415. Last season it was 0.379.

But let's all have bad memories and act like last year's offense was not terrible and Richt has destroyed them.

And like every other coach lover...you use stats out of context.

"This year's" stats only include 8 games and 3 of those 8 were against high school teams. 4 of the remaining 5 were against HORRIBLE defenses. Let's see where the number end up at seasons end.

But by all means keep comparing your apples to macaroni and cheese.

Nobody we played last year had a good defense either. GT's was BAD last year, VT's was worse last year, UNC's was worse last year and would've shut us out if they really wanted to. We played cupcakes last year also.

I wish I had the ability to falsely remember events as well as a lot of members of this board.

Do you all not remember that pretty much any 3rd down had to be a pass last year because we were no threat to run up the middle. At least this year we've had inconsistent success running against P5 teams. Last season we had none. We literally averaged barely over 3.5 yards a carry the entire year even with playing bad defenses every week seemingly.

Let's just all keep acting like the offense was so much better last year because we can cherry pick a few stats like sacks. We can act like the fact that we had 16 sacks last year was all because the OL was filled with 5 AA pass blockers and Searles came in and ruined them. We can act like Kaaya was going through progression after progression last year and Richt ruined him.

The reality is the OL was putrid last year and is barely any better this year. The reality is Kaaya was having his hand held by Coley every play with the look at me offense and the 1 read or dump offense that was beyond awful.

It's irritating seeing so many people complain about Richt's offense when it's clear they couldn't tell you too many differences between the systems. Last year Kaaya had one read the majority of the plays and if one or two guys didn't get open he'd dump. This led to half of the field never even being used each play and half the route runners being decoys.

Now we have Richt running a system that requires Kaaya to make progressions and he hasn't done well with it. Too many times we see him key in on his first read and never look to the other side of the field. I've seen Coley, Richards, and Njoku waving their hands wide open and never being looked at enough to last me a life time through the last 4-5 games. Yesterday we had guys running underneath crossing routes all day and Kaaya would never look away from the primary read on the sideline.

Richt hasn't been the best play caller, but he's called decent enough to where we should be 7-1 or 6-2. The main issue right now is not his play calling ability, it is the fact that he has apparently not coached up Kaaya very well in his system. Either Richt needs to somehow break through to Kaaya, give Rosier a shot, or alter his system to hold Kaaya's hand more. I'd rather see the first option, but I doubt it's going to happen this season.

I can sit here and blame Kaaya for taking so many unnecessary sack and never finding the open man, but ultimately that falls on Richt because he is the guy that's supposed to prepare Kaaya to run this offense. That isn't to say Kaaya isn't at fault either because he definitely deserves a lot of the flack he has received, but his position coach, both the Richts are failing at preparing him for the system. I don't know what the issue is. Maybe Kaaya is just not smart football-wise, maybe their approach has just been poor, maybe it's a collection of multiple things. I don't care. I just want to see it get fixed one way or another.

However, I'm not going to sit here and act like the offense is just the worst we've ever seen. Last year the O was porous, this year it is too. We just have new problems along with some of the old ones, so it's easy for some people on here to the fact that new problems are introduced and blame Richt for making the offense 'worse' when they are completely neglecting what he has also fixed from last year.

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