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re: If you were to cling to optimism...
Posted on 9/4/16 at 3:44 pm to Powerman
Posted on 9/4/16 at 3:44 pm to Powerman
1) Sometimes teams aren't firing on all cylinders in week 1. I'm guessing this happens because some issues didn't show up in practice. Let's hope that is the case here.
2) It was a day game, and we always suck in day games. I don't know why, but we need to fix that soon. Maybe we need to bring in a psychologist. Maybe we need fewer vampires and more day walkers. idk, but I'm very tired of it.
3) We shuffled the O-Line. They might need some time to gel. They could get much better.
4) We installed a new defense. They seemed a little tentative and the tackling needs to get better, but they could get stout in a hurry. They were pretty tough in the red zone. Furthermore, as Wisky went through this with Aranda a few years ago, they were in a position to know what would cause our players trouble out of the box.
5) The run pass ratio was 58/42, which is a pretty big shift from the 70/30 we've been seeing. Plus, we actually went for a 4th and 1 in our own half of the field. Even though the resulting Wisky FG may have cost us the game, it does at least show that Les is trying to open up the offense. Whether he is capable of doing that successfully is yet to be seen.
6) Previously I was agitated that we threw nothing but long balls. Now we are calling more intermediate routes. Yes, we have a long way to go. That being said, I would like to have seen a bit more long ball against Wisky. It seems like the one time we did our receiver got hauled down.
So... It was bad, but there's hope.
2) It was a day game, and we always suck in day games. I don't know why, but we need to fix that soon. Maybe we need to bring in a psychologist. Maybe we need fewer vampires and more day walkers. idk, but I'm very tired of it.
3) We shuffled the O-Line. They might need some time to gel. They could get much better.
4) We installed a new defense. They seemed a little tentative and the tackling needs to get better, but they could get stout in a hurry. They were pretty tough in the red zone. Furthermore, as Wisky went through this with Aranda a few years ago, they were in a position to know what would cause our players trouble out of the box.
5) The run pass ratio was 58/42, which is a pretty big shift from the 70/30 we've been seeing. Plus, we actually went for a 4th and 1 in our own half of the field. Even though the resulting Wisky FG may have cost us the game, it does at least show that Les is trying to open up the offense. Whether he is capable of doing that successfully is yet to be seen.
6) Previously I was agitated that we threw nothing but long balls. Now we are calling more intermediate routes. Yes, we have a long way to go. That being said, I would like to have seen a bit more long ball against Wisky. It seems like the one time we did our receiver got hauled down.
So... It was bad, but there's hope.
Posted on 9/4/16 at 3:50 pm to DocBugbear
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Sometimes teams aren't firing on all cylinders in week 1. I'm guessing this happens because some issues didn't show up in practice. Let's hope that is the case here.
O line sucks, special teams suck, Harris throws over people's heads--same problems as all of last year, so what the frock are you talking about?
Posted on 9/4/16 at 4:18 pm to DocBugbear
I think y'all are also failing to realize just how hyped up Wiscy was for this game. There was the "quad-fecta" of this being their first game of the season, against an SEC opponent, their old coach, and in their own back yard. Wisconsin isn't some directional school either, they're a pretty tough out. I think y'all expected to walk in and out-talent them, thinking it was a cupcake first game, and it came back to bite everyone in the arse. Regardless this loss doesn't look nearly as bad as some are making it out to be.
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