Because last time Gio was in, he did so poorly
Kid had the beast mode run of the season and then is never seen again?
Rutgers vs Michigan / Game Thread
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Kid had the beast mode run of the season and then is never seen again?
No one is say we were going to win or even keep it close but I expected a game plan and that falls on the "learn as we go coaching staff".
All of us earlier in the game:
Laviano is 1/8 for 6 yards - how much worse can the backups be?
Since then:
Allen comes in and is 1/10 for -1 yard
Face palm
This is insane
Laviano is 1/8 for 6 yards - how much worse can the backups be?
Since then:
Allen comes in and is 1/10 for -1 yard
Face palm
This is insane
There's nothing behind them, they had to play.
That said, I was glad to see Ash played a lot of 2nd teamers himself in the second half. Player development first. We're done playing ranked teams for the year, so now that the schedule comes back down to earth a little bit, hopefully we will see the crucible they went through the first half of the year bear some fruit.
For the sake of this program, I hope you're right.
I was hoping for 4 or 5 wins in Year 1 of the Ash era, because he needed to show recruits that his team will compete. I thought that was realistic. There is no way to spin this...tonights game was not a good look for Ash. I think Ash is a competitor and he has a lot of fire, which kids will gravitate to. However, he and the staff are really going to have to raise their game the rest of the way.
I have no idea what Ash and Mehringer are going to do with this offense. One thing is for certain: they need to fix the OL. They played horribly tonight.
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Agreed. I keep thinking back to the year Schiano brought in Captain Kirk to implement the spread and the offensive line was horrific because they couldn't adjust from a man blocking scheme to a zone blocking scheme. This line has the same look to it as that year. At least we have some great commits in the 17 class on o-line.
They faced Rashan Gary and Jabrill Peppers on D. Both top 5 star recruits from NJ and both future NFL players. Compare that with our team where future NFL talent can be counted on 1 hand.
We just don't have the talent. I don't think we ever will because top recruits want to play for top teams. Being around top peers makes your own game better. So I don't really blame them.
Rashan Gary was the least of RU's worries tonight. There are a half a dozen players on that Michigan defense - if not more - that are bigger impact players than Gary at this time. He will be great, but he's still a true frosh.
Rutgars should not start stuff with top teams until the talent level is up to par. Michigan may get 5 to 6 5 stars this year alone.
I dont care how bad the team, most OC would figure out how oto get first downs against the 3rd string....
We are not a threat to pass AT ALL.
After watching the Eagles under Chip Kelly trying to run this same exact offense with a non-running QB, I've come to realize that better defenses can stop it because it's too damn predictable if your QB isn't a threat to take off for 20 yards on every play.
You just stack the box and play press-man. Google "Chip Kelly and the Vanishing Offense". Tremendous article complete with pictures and video explaining the main problems.
After watching the Eagles under Chip Kelly trying to run this same exact offense with a non-running QB, I've come to realize that better defenses can stop it because it's too damn predictable if your QB isn't a threat to take off for 20 yards on every play.
You just stack the box and play press-man. Google "Chip Kelly and the Vanishing Offense". Tremendous article complete with pictures and video explaining the main problems.
Until RU fields a competitive team, "we" should abandon gimmicks such as Blackouts, Striping, etc. Stick to tradtional home unis. Stick to basics. Reintroduce the gimmicks once you're reputable.
You should start a thread on that article. Key takeaway:
"Good coaching is about adapting. Kelly has failed to adjust."
https://theringer.com/chip-kelly-san-francisco-49ers-offense-f332f053870e#.c8vfjwmxu
And uptempo spread is plain stupid with the players we have the roster. All it is doing is generating quick three and outs and exhausting our defense.
And also from the article:
"a QB who is a threat to run alters the fundamental arithmetic of football."
We don't have that when Oden is not on the field.
"Kelly once said that the shotgun inside zone “is not a great play if the quarterback hands off to the running back and everyone in the stadium knows who has the ball.” He was right,"
Kelly’s 2015 opponents were unafraid of his QBs as run threats and could accurately guess his play calls; it’s no surprise they were also able to exploit errors in his team’s execution. “You cannot just fool defenses with tempo,” University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman said at a coaching clinic, summing up the experience of middling up-tempo spread offenses at every level of football. “There is a difference in a fast playing team playing crisp and a fast playing team playing sloppy.”
“Chip Kelly is a friend, but I could not run the offense he runs,” Stanford head coach David Shaw said this summer at a coaching clinic. “If you run an up-tempo offense, you better be good at staying on the field. If you cannot get first downs, your defense will play the entire game.” Indeed, the 2015 Eagles defense defended an incredible 1,148 plays, while the team that defended the fewest, the Seahawks, played just 947 snaps. At an NFL average of around 65 plays a game, Kelly’s defense effectively played three more games than Seattle’s.
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Kelly’s 2015 opponents were unafraid of his QBs as run threats and could accurately guess his play calls; it’s no surprise they were also able to exploit errors in his team’s execution. “You cannot just fool defenses with tempo,” University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman said at a coaching clinic, summing up the experience of middling up-tempo spread offenses at every level of football. “There is a difference in a fast playing team playing crisp and a fast playing team playing sloppy.”
“Chip Kelly is a friend, but I could not run the offense he runs,” Stanford head coach David Shaw said this summer at a coaching clinic. “If you run an up-tempo offense, you better be good at staying on the field. If you cannot get first downs, your defense will play the entire game.” Indeed, the 2015 Eagles defense defended an incredible 1,148 plays, while the team that defended the fewest, the Seahawks, played just 947 snaps. At an NFL average of around 65 plays a game, Kelly’s defense effectively played three more games than Seattle’s.
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