Agreed, except this year our line is the "patsies." It's not going to be much better than last. Any injuries and it could be worse. Last year was a D-II level line...and it had a 2nd round draft pick in it. Not this year. People say a year older, stronger, more experience...Yeah, all of those are true, but how much can you improve garbage? At the end of the day, our line is still terrible, comparatively speaking. And yes, I do give the coaches a pass on that. 2016 is when the excuses start running out. Not this year. I said the same thing last year, and we won 7 games. I'll take 7 right now. Our running game is still going to be garbage as well and Hack won't even come near his freshmen year once again. You can't do it in big time football with our talent at OL right now. You just can't.
2016 and beyond I said the OL and ST should be much improved. We are nowhere near a NC football program. Not even close. That will take at minimum a full recruiting class. So, another 3-4 years minimum before that should even be a topic for discussion. Ohio State has 3 Heisman Trophy candidate QB's....that's the level big time college football teams are competing at. We're not there. Maybe we never will. But, the future from a recruiting standpoint could not be much brighter.
Social media and message boards will have him on the hot seat, but internally he will not be. He should also be given the opportunity to develop his own recruits under his own scheme with his own condition /workout program. He along with the other coaches should not be evaluated fully until they are running a team full of their own prospects. It's not like they we're taking over a 11 win Ohio State team here, the cupboard was pretty bare. I'm only being lenient because of the situation they came in to. Results should only be judged based on the foundation they set, not the leftovers from another staff. Their players, their game plans, their conditioning, their coaching...that's when I'll do my evaluations. Also, other than people just saying that our line will be better, I have no evidence of it. I see nothing except for these players being a year older that tells me they will be any better. Again, lost Miles and Donovan. I'm not seeing it. And again, an injury could derail and improvement made by off season workouts. Too little experience and depth to overcome. Hope I'm wrong.
Could care less what happens at other programs. I work with what's in front of me. Our line was garbage and no one has done or said anything other than they are a year older to convince me that they are not still garbage. I'll believe it when I see it. But, If I were Lynch or Hack I'd be taking out insurance policies.
There's no doubt that Hack is not the QB mold that Franklin wants in his offense. That's hard to say knowing how much of a bright side the kid has and what he may eventually be in the NFL. But, as long as Franklin is around you will not see another QB like Hack running his offense. That's why I also said that playing the more mobile backup QB McSorley may actually work better in the sort-term. Won't happen tho,and I agree that it shouldn't.
Yep, all of that would be the typical progression. Hopefully that turns out to be the case. it might even happen. But, I'm contending that it won't be enough and with the loss of Donovan and Miles (I know he barely played) that it will offset any progression. Also, I still am not sure how the offense intends to integrate the depth and talent at TE. It would be a complete waste if not used correctly. So much of an advantage for us at that position.
Zembiec looks like Johnny Manziel compared to Hack. Zembiec's tape is great, and had it not been for an injury I believe he would have been a consensus 4* which he proved at the Opening. That kid has wheels and a decent frame. Not the arm strength that Hack has, but not many do. Kids labeled "pro-style" have a tendency to be thought of as only pocket passers. Not the case anymore. He can do both very well. Hack cannot. At all. he can't and shouldn't run. Ever. He's a Brady, a Peyton, give him time and he's lethal.
The play calling has been terrible. I'm really not a lenient guy, but I do reserve judgement even on Donovan until he has the players to fit his system. That being said, something has to be better with the play calling and I wish Franklin would take more control over the offense than it seems he does. Maybe he is and we just don't see it, but he seems pretty hands-off and gives the reigns completely to Donovan. I mean, he was a college QB, he should have major input!
I guess it goes to show you what those numbers really mean. I remember people saying Hack was pretty nimble coming out of HS. Maybe Bill put a bug in his ear about running. Zembiec's tape looks really good in terms of athletic ability. He can move and it looks like he has a strong arm, so who knows.
Initial inclination as soon as I heard about the Haslett hire was that it's cover for when Shoop eventually moves on. You know he's going to get head coaching offers. We kept him since LSU was lateral, but a HC position would prob lure him.
