Would you be upset if Ryan Williams starts @ Neb.?

[Rdcane]

You start the best player available regardless of "future prospects." That's like telling a 3 star stud on your team who earned a starting position that the 5 star recruit who you outperformed in camp is getting the start because he might be better in a few years.

 

[Big Sky Cane]

You start the quarterback that gives you the best chance to win. I highly doubt Kaaya's confidence will go down the toilet if he's benched for Williams.

 

[L A M P]

Cause that's what golden does. He lies.

Most used car salesman do!

 

[L A M P]

You start the quarterback that gives you the best chance to win.

Are you saying you play to win the game ?

 

[dk72]

everyone was pulling for kaaya and now want ryan? lol this fanbase...

want all the success with a true freshman qb but none of the struggle

Exactly. Even some of those who were saying Golden wouldn't have the "balls" to start a true freshman QB are now attacking Golden for starting a true freshman QB.

 

[DaU83]

I'd they are willing to call a forward pass, yes.

 

[Genghis Cane]

Swag, just to add I don't think the players dislike Kayaa I just think they really trust Ryan

I completely agree....didn't mean to come across that I thought the players dislike him....I just don't think they trust him yet.

 

[dk72]

who cares with this offense. I'm sorry any qb could have tried more plays down field. This was play calling that failed us on Monday.

Offensive play calling was bad, but that doesn't change the fact that Kaaya left 2-3 touchdowns on the field with his bad decisions and bad throws. He's a true freshman, so that's to be expected, but I don't see Williams not even seeing a wide-open Dorsett in the flat with no one between him and the endzone, or severely underthrowing an open Dobard for a possible touchdown (and at least a move into the red zone) and instead throwing an INT, or missing a wide open Dorsett well downfield on the left side of the field with a throw that was too far to the sideline, or the backward pass/fumble to Coley.

 

[puertorricane]

Is too late to salvage the season no matter what so lets go with the youth, play Kaaya and Olsen the reset of the year and the others can add depth.

 

[RaiseCane]

I agree with the suggestion that it's hard to see any QB succeeding if Coley calls plays like he did at UL. I agree that based on what we've seen from Golden, Coley and Coach D so far, including what happened against UL, it's hard to imagine us having a great season with any of our current options at QB. However, I think that a healthy RW probably does give us the best chance to win this year, and maybe still affords us the chance to win the Coastal, which sadly has to be the immediate goal.

However, that requires a healthy RW, and honestly, is that going to happen any time soon? The guy blew out his knee less than 6 months ago. His recovery may be amazing, but is he really going to be ready to cut, get hit, etc.? Didn't we just watch our OL get abused, and is he ready for that? Is he going to have any rhythm after not really participating in full practice until recently? For this to be even an option, doesn't he have to play against Arkansas State before playing on the road at Nebraska?

Honestly, I'm tired of waiting until next year and I hate watching our talent wasted. If we think RW is the best option, I say we play him, let Kaaya get reps as the season goes on, and try and win now. But, I can't imagine that RW is going to be healthy enough in the near future to be a legit option to help our season.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

Is too late to salvage the season no matter what so lets go with the youth, play Kaaya and Olsen the reset of the year and the others can add depth.

Da **** is this dude talking about?

We are 1 game into the season.

NO ONE ever though this team would even come close to making an MNC run this year.

Some even serviceable QB play would have won that game at UL. If this team can hold it together, it has a CHANCE, to maybe win the Coastal. The Coastal is NOT murderers row. We should win the next two games which in ANY scenario should be good practice and experience for our younger players and help get sh*t sorted out. If Williams can go, you have a 5th year Senior QB, with Duke Johnson, a decent DL, Denzel Perryman, a pretty decent back 4, and a pretty **** good WR corps to take into Nebraska. If Williams can go, and is in decent form, I think he gives us a chance to win. I wouldn't say we would be favorites, but Nebraska isn't the **** 85 Bears.

This could be a 3 loss team this year, and play in the ACCCG if all goes well and Williams come back in good form. IM not saying it WILL be. But it has the potential for it. There is enough talent on this team for it. Im not particularly impressed with UNC, Duke or VT. With some decent QB play, we can win those games. And even then, if we beat Nebraska, we can lose to FSU, and still drop another ACC game and I still think we could win the Coastal.

Look, we looked like dog sh8t on offense the other night. And if they cant figure something out, then its going to be a LONG season. But if you have a 5th year senior QB, who was supposed to be the starter, ready to go, you go out and try to win games. You don't just "forfeit" the season because you lost the first game, just to give your True Frosh more experience.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

I agree with the suggestion that it's hard to see any QB succeeding if Coley calls plays like he did at UL. I agree that based on what we've seen from Golden, Coley and Coach D so far, including what happened against UL, it's hard to imagine us having a great season with any of our current options at QB. However, I think that a healthy RW probably does give us the best chance to win this year, and maybe still affords us the chance to win the Coastal, which sadly has to be the immediate goal.

However, that requires a healthy RW, and honestly, is that going to happen any time soon? The guy blew out his knee less than 6 months ago. His recovery may be amazing, but is he really going to be ready to cut, get hit, etc.? Didn't we just watch our OL get abused, and is he ready for that? Is he going to have any rhythm after not really participating in full practice until recently? For this to be even an option, doesn't he have to play against Arkansas State before playing on the road at Nebraska?

Honestly, I'm tired of waiting until next year and I hate watching our talent wasted. If we think RW is the best option, I say we play him, let Kaaya get reps as the season goes on, and try and win now. But, I can't imagine that RW is going to be healthy enough in the near future to be a legit option to help our season.

Honestly speaking, and Im not trying to defend Coley here, because that was pure dog sh*t, but I don't think the dude is mentally retarded. I don't think he calls a game that bad with RW as the QB. I mean as bad as we were last year, we didn't see anything as bad as the other night. To me, that was because he was trying to protect Kaaya, and coached like a weeping ******. Which just further makes him look like a moron for having started Kaaya to begin with.

But with a guy like RW, any OCs job is made easier.

 

[RaiseCane]

I agree with the suggestion that it's hard to see any QB succeeding if Coley calls plays like he did at UL. I agree that based on what we've seen from Golden, Coley and Coach D so far, including what happened against UL, it's hard to imagine us having a great season with any of our current options at QB. However, I think that a healthy RW probably does give us the best chance to win this year, and maybe still affords us the chance to win the Coastal, which sadly has to be the immediate goal.

However, that requires a healthy RW, and honestly, is that going to happen any time soon? The guy blew out his knee less than 6 months ago. His recovery may be amazing, but is he really going to be ready to cut, get hit, etc.? Didn't we just watch our OL get abused, and is he ready for that? Is he going to have any rhythm after not really participating in full practice until recently? For this to be even an option, doesn't he have to play against Arkansas State before playing on the road at Nebraska?

Honestly, I'm tired of waiting until next year and I hate watching our talent wasted. If we think RW is the best option, I say we play him, let Kaaya get reps as the season goes on, and try and win now. But, I can't imagine that RW is going to be healthy enough in the near future to be a legit option to help our season.

Honestly speaking, and Im not trying to defend Coley here, because that was pure dog sh*t, but I don't think the dude is mentally retarded. I don't think he calls a game that bad with RW as the QB. I mean as bad as we were last year, we didn't see anything as bad as the other night. To me, that was because he was trying to protect Kaaya, and coached like a weeping ******. Which just further makes him look like a moron for having started Kaaya to begin with.

But with a guy like RW, any OCs job is made easier.

Maybe you're right. Maybe he calls the game differently with RW. But, let me ask you this - what makes you think that just because the gameplan would have been different means that it would have been better? Last year, we all thought that Coley was limiting the use of the intermediate/middle of the field because he didn't trust Morris to read the defense, but at least I figured that once he was gone, we would do something crazy like using the huge middle part of the field. Instead, we saw the scope of our offense, especially our passing game, limited even more on Monday. So who knows what the gameplan would be for RW?


More importantly, it's not like RW not playing was a surprise - guy has been hurt for months. Coley had months and months to play for either playing a 5th year senior or a true freshman, on the road, with the clear knowledge that they would stack the box against either guy and make us beat them through the air. So what is his plan, a plan he had several months to concoct? That garbage we went with Monday. Maybe the plan for RW would have been different, but I'm not convinced it would have been all that much better.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

I agree with the suggestion that it's hard to see any QB succeeding if Coley calls plays like he did at UL. I agree that based on what we've seen from Golden, Coley and Coach D so far, including what happened against UL, it's hard to imagine us having a great season with any of our current options at QB. However, I think that a healthy RW probably does give us the best chance to win this year, and maybe still affords us the chance to win the Coastal, which sadly has to be the immediate goal.

However, that requires a healthy RW, and honestly, is that going to happen any time soon? The guy blew out his knee less than 6 months ago. His recovery may be amazing, but is he really going to be ready to cut, get hit, etc.? Didn't we just watch our OL get abused, and is he ready for that? Is he going to have any rhythm after not really participating in full practice until recently? For this to be even an option, doesn't he have to play against Arkansas State before playing on the road at Nebraska?

Honestly, I'm tired of waiting until next year and I hate watching our talent wasted. If we think RW is the best option, I say we play him, let Kaaya get reps as the season goes on, and try and win now. But, I can't imagine that RW is going to be healthy enough in the near future to be a legit option to help our season.

Honestly speaking, and Im not trying to defend Coley here, because that was pure dog sh*t, but I don't think the dude is mentally retarded. I don't think he calls a game that bad with RW as the QB. I mean as bad as we were last year, we didn't see anything as bad as the other night. To me, that was because he was trying to protect Kaaya, and coached like a weeping ******. Which just further makes him look like a moron for having started Kaaya to begin with.

But with a guy like RW, any OCs job is made easier.

Maybe you're right. Maybe he calls the game differently with RW. But, let me ask you this - what makes you think that just because the gameplan would have been different means that it would have been better? Last year, we all thought that Coley was limiting the use of the intermediate/middle of the field because he didn't trust Morris to read the defense, but at least I figured that once he was gone, we would do something crazy like using the huge middle part of the field. Instead, we saw the scope of our offense, especially our passing game, limited even more on Monday. So who knows what the gameplan would be for RW?


More importantly, it's not like RW not playing was a surprise - guy has been hurt for months. Coley had months and months to play for either playing a 5th year senior or a true freshman, on the road, with the clear knowledge that they would stack the box against either guy and make us beat them through the air. So what is his plan, a plan he had several months to concoct? That garbage we went with Monday. Maybe the plan for RW would have been different, but I'm not convinced it would have been all that much better.

I agree with you. The gameplan was atrocious. Should never have started Kaaya if that is what he was going to do. As far as last year though, I don't know how much you can blame Coley vs how much to blame Morris. There were a lot of plays were Morris had guys wide open across the middle, and insisted on throwing ridiculous passes into double coverage. A 5th year senior has to do better than that. As for Kaaya though, he did what I expected a Frosh to do, Coley, on the other hand, totally sh*t the bed, and that's on him.

Still, I feel like RW would open up a lot more options for us. I think Kaaya will too, once he gains some experience, and learns the offense better. He's just too young for this right now.

 

[OriginalCanesKid]

It doesn't matter, we will run 3 man front vs Nebraska's O line and Abdullah will run for 300 yards on us. They won't make adjustments either. Nebraska rolls 38-7.

 

[stat1124]

...and you got this information from where? Twitter?!? I saw alot of guys out there busting their *** in a bad scheme trying to make a ****** coaching scheme work for them. Tracy Howard was fuming on the sideline when the final seconds ticked off. That is a far cry from 4 to 5 years ago when our guy were on the sidelines laughing and dancing after we got our teeth kicked in. These kids care. These kids want to win

The older players seem down and out

 

[Gatorhater]

Doesn't matter if the same coaches are on the sideline. We could start a young Jim Kelly backed up by young Bernie Kosar and still get our asses kicked.

 

[CaneFan79]

I ask this because I firmly believe in the next two weeks Brad Kayaa will only get better. If golden loses to nebraska w/ryan he wouldn't get back on the plane if I was the AD.

No. U chose the freshman qb u stick w him. U can't kill his confidence

Welcome to 2014 and the United States of Pu$$ies! Do you think Jimmy Johnson gave a $#!+ about confidence? Bernie might of lost a bunch in '84, but if you start treating one in a limp &!(+ manner, they all soften up (SEE: Monday Night Wuss Fest). Does anybody born after 1980 or so have a pair? Oh crap, don't fly a banner, some athletic department schlub might get, OH NO! embarrassed . Yes, this is a rant and an anecdotal one at that; plenty of Gen Y heroes have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and their communities and plenty of current UM students are battling through Organic Chemistry, Differential Equations and similar mind benders, but no one is writting pages upon pages worrying about their "Confidence." Man up people!

Kaaya looked lost, drove balls into the dirt in front of receivers and underthrew a possible TD. Williams is the closest thing this team has to a LEADER and if he is able, he must play @Nebraska to give this 'Canes team a fighting chance.

 

[Calinative]

Everyone saying if we go with RW when he is healthy kills Kaaya's confidence is kinda stupid. Sorry, but it's true. He is a dam Freshman. If he can't handle getting benched when our starter gets back from injury, he doesn't deserve to be starting in the first place. You guys act like he's a little baby. He's a young man. Quit babying him.

 

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