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re: Your talking directly to Les, what could you offer?
Posted on 10/12/09 at 9:25 am to BulldogQB
Posted on 10/12/09 at 9:25 am to BulldogQB
First, you always start with the positives. After the UF game, there is only one: Chavis was a good pick as D-cord.
Problems:
1) Les Miles is getting in the way
2) Jefferson's practice habits/routine needs alteration
3) O-line is worthless
Suggested fixes:
1) Les needs to put the play-card down and stop calling plays from the sideline. Crowton was hired to be the offensive coordinator. Let him do his job. Studawa (however, you spell it) was hired to be O-line coach b/c he had proficiency coaching o-lines in the spread offense. Let him do his job. Right now Les is usurping the playing calling and trying to play "Jim Tressel field position" football. That Big-10 crap doesn't work in the SEC. As a result, our offense has zero identity. Les needs to make up his mind. Either he needs to be a Big-10 offense or he needs to be a spread offense. One of them must be dropped by the wayside. Seeing as he hired two assistant coaches specifically for their proficiency/expertise in the spread offense, it shouldn't be too difficult to choose which one stays.
2) Les Miles is so afraid of Jefferson becoming another Lee that he is turning Jefferson into Lee. The only difference b/w the two right now is that one threw ints and the other takes sacks on 3rd/4th down. Either way you get the same result -> the other team gets the ball. Jefferson's practice schedule needs alteration. Its time to get the stopwatch and every play he runs in practice should be blown dead at 2.5 seconds. He needs to be forced to have an internal clock that works. He must learn to play faster. Practice is where that happens, not games.
3) Every starter on the o-line gets a reality check by sitting on the bench for the rest of the series anytime he gives up a sack or misses his block. Ciron Black shouldn't see the field again this season unless injuries necessitate it. The rest of them should be worried about sitting down as well. That way they'll play with some intensity and passion. Of course, deciding which offensive scheme we're going to run will help most of the o-line problems by simplifying things for them. They won't have to worry about knowing two different schemes b/c they will be able to focus on one scheme.
Problems:
1) Les Miles is getting in the way
2) Jefferson's practice habits/routine needs alteration
3) O-line is worthless
Suggested fixes:
1) Les needs to put the play-card down and stop calling plays from the sideline. Crowton was hired to be the offensive coordinator. Let him do his job. Studawa (however, you spell it) was hired to be O-line coach b/c he had proficiency coaching o-lines in the spread offense. Let him do his job. Right now Les is usurping the playing calling and trying to play "Jim Tressel field position" football. That Big-10 crap doesn't work in the SEC. As a result, our offense has zero identity. Les needs to make up his mind. Either he needs to be a Big-10 offense or he needs to be a spread offense. One of them must be dropped by the wayside. Seeing as he hired two assistant coaches specifically for their proficiency/expertise in the spread offense, it shouldn't be too difficult to choose which one stays.
2) Les Miles is so afraid of Jefferson becoming another Lee that he is turning Jefferson into Lee. The only difference b/w the two right now is that one threw ints and the other takes sacks on 3rd/4th down. Either way you get the same result -> the other team gets the ball. Jefferson's practice schedule needs alteration. Its time to get the stopwatch and every play he runs in practice should be blown dead at 2.5 seconds. He needs to be forced to have an internal clock that works. He must learn to play faster. Practice is where that happens, not games.
3) Every starter on the o-line gets a reality check by sitting on the bench for the rest of the series anytime he gives up a sack or misses his block. Ciron Black shouldn't see the field again this season unless injuries necessitate it. The rest of them should be worried about sitting down as well. That way they'll play with some intensity and passion. Of course, deciding which offensive scheme we're going to run will help most of the o-line problems by simplifying things for them. They won't have to worry about knowing two different schemes b/c they will be able to focus on one scheme.
Posted on 10/12/09 at 9:34 am to ahuddl3
Excellent observations and suggestions. Could you implement your plan for, o lets say, $10,000 per day?
Posted on 10/12/09 at 9:37 am to ahuddl3
quote:
1) Les Miles is getting in the way
Proof? Something other than just his tracking the plays called on his play card? (Something most, if not all, offensive HC's have a tendency to do ... just like defensive HC's for the most part follow the play calling/defensive sets of their DCs moreso than the O side of the ball.)
Other than, of course, Miles following the instincts of his young QB on the play change that led to the final go ahead TD at UGA ... which is something HC's sometimes do based on the flow of the game and gut instincts. The buck stops with the HC if it's a bad call and they know it. It's probably part of that thing about the buck ultimately stopping with the HC or something.
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