re: Canada to Orgeron: we need to simplify

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I bet you they don't do a thing with the offense. They KNOW it's crap but if they wanted to fix it, it would have come after State. No, they're just buying time and we may look a little better against Troy but that's just due to inadequate competition. Don't fall for the same trick again and again.

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Well, let me preface with this... I am not, by any means, happy with the progression of this team. I both expected and wanted more. Especially on the D.

However...

It is worth noting that the WRs were a huge problem in the MSU game. Next thing you know we have Davis and Sullivan (and Chark) all scoring TDs. Also worth noting that Chark's was on a 'gimmick, never works' jet sweep and both Davis and Sullivan were passes in the middle of the field. I can identify several changes there.

How many times have we heard "he practiced well, so he gets more game reps" only to see that player suck it up. WRs didn't perform. They lost game reps. That's accountability.

Syracuse has seen Canada before. They know not to show him adjustments to his motions. Just because you're not seeing a chinese fire drill doesn't mean it didn't affect them. I saw times where I thought to myself "oh, they are going to have to come back with that and do ______". And they did. Canada has been setting opponents up. Not enough IMO, but some.


There is progress here. Unfortunately you have to look hard, and not enough fast enough.