re: Harris should start at QB

Agreed...

Plus, the pay calling didnt really help Harris out either.

We have pass plays that are slow developing and dont have complex routes. When you have a QB in his 1st start @ a hostile environment vs a really really good team, like Harris was, you run some quick 3 step drops, get rid of the ball type pass plays. Quick slants, hitches, outs, etc to help get him in a rhythm, become comfortable out there, and gain some confidence.

We were calling those slow developing pass plays like the deep outs and deep comebacks we saw Mett and OBJ/Juice be so successful on last year. But thats mainly because we had a complete O last year and a QB with experience. We dont have that this year. And our routes arent complex. The DBs for Auburn were in good coverage most of the night and youre asking a true freshman QB making his 1st start on the road vs a really good Auburn team to sit back, waiting for the plays to develop, then throw a perfect pass in a tight window to a WR because of the coverage they had downfield.

Another thing... Why do we have so much trouble getting our skill position guys open with some space around them?

Sometimes its as simple as a RB on a bubble out of the backfield, WRs sitting in gaps between defenders, being in formations that naturally create space and doesnt allow DBs to play press on all our WRs (WR Stack, trips bunch, WRs playing tight to each other, etc) and running plays that naturally create space for 1 player (rubs, picks,crosses,etc). And it allows the QB to get the ball out quickly and help us get into SOME type of rhythm.

We dont have any of that, and if we do we dont see it. It almost seems like we are playing to the D strength and just think we can out muscle them or something. I mean when was the last time we had a guy open with a decent bit of space around him? Didnt say wide open because I cant remember the last time we had someone wide open unless a WR beat someone deep or the D blew an assignment.Instead, we have long developing pass plays that arent that complex and force our young QBs to throw hard passes perfectly in coverage. And we cant do that right now.

And it doesnt help that we REFUSE to check out of the run when the D has 8 in the box about 80% of the time. Nope, we cant do that. We must run the ball up the middle and hope something good happens. And the 1 RB that was running well early on barely freaking played. But thats a diff rant.

Just dont understand how we rarely have guys open in space. Even if its just for a few yards, cant even get that. Hell, some form of west coast offense would help. Just have guys running quick slants and outs and simple things like that. But dont have it. And dont get it.