My mind is just racing - mostly out of frustration. Well, entirely out of frustration.
About as down as I have ever been. But I have no idea how it changes. Obviously, we are going to have a new coach, but regardless of who makes that hire, does anyone have any real confidence that will make any difference short or long term?
- How can our defense continually be so bad when our coach is a defensive coach? I am sick of watching offenses go through us like a knife through butter. Our defensive backs, supposedly at strength, are never any where near the receivers. Our safety play is non-existent. On 2 touch down plays, the ball was in the air forever and out safety could get nowhere near helping out. The ball was just floated. Players, scheme, execution - all are lacking and have been for several years. And we still have to play Baylor, OU and Oklahoma State.
- Our play calling is just unimaginative, particularly after the first few drives. We run the damn zone read with a QB that won't, or isn't allowed to, run the ball. Duh. We run screens when there is no evidence of anyone being able to block in space. Duh. We stretch their corners early and often. Then we don't go down field at all. Duh. Our best running came out of the double back sets. But we only ran that 4-5 times. Really? When they pressed up against the run, they man-to-manned the receivers. We ran, if I recall, one crossing route. Huh? Do we have pass routes for tight ends? So unimaginative on a consistent basis. Sometimes it feels we run plays simply because we had them in the game plan or they are in the play book, so we better use them.
- Our QB has been among the 2-3 worst in the conference for, well, as long as CPR has been here. AA was probably the best, but compared to the rest of the Conference he was nothing special. To win at Iowa State, I am convinced that we need either an accurate quarterback or an Athletic Quarterback that can make some basic throws and pressure defenses with his athleticism.
About as down as I have ever been. But I have no idea how it changes. Obviously, we are going to have a new coach, but regardless of who makes that hire, does anyone have any real confidence that will make any difference short or long term?
