re: For the "we're poorly coached" crowd............

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The ONLY area of concern for me would be that I would like for Miles to show more emotion on the sidelines. I know he's never done that since he's been here, and is deemed a "players coach"....but every now & again I'd like to see him chew somebody's azz when they mess up or get on the refs for a call!

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While I do think that Les does occasionally break one off in someone's arse, what you see on the field during the game from Miles, is exactly what you would see in practice. We have been fortunate to have seen both types of coaches. You saw all the fits Saban threw, and how that trickled down to the players attitudes, and you have Cool, Calm, and Comatose Miles on the sideline. Do the math.

Honestly, I see 2 primary issues as far as coaching (but both are based on player aptitude):

1. T-Bob will come along, but his formation recognition and line calls are inconsistent right now. The opposition knows this and they are exploiting it. This is THE reason outside of a stacked box that we are having issues running.

2. The dline is not getting an effective inside pass rush. Woods and Alexander are playing good ball, but they are more space eaters than penetrators. Nevis and Downs are our inside rush types, but are young and developing (injured too). This will improve, but the coaches can only do so much.

We can all cast judgements, but in reality our coaching staff is high caliber and while things appear obvious to the beer swilling masses, they really don't know shite past what they learned in HS or on PS3.

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"That defense against Washington, is the defense I would like to see"

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A ranter would interpret that as Miles saying he wants to lose.

Running the ball to the short side of the field, time after time after time, is a problem. If you run the ball off tackle 10x and you gain less than 10 yds, one would think of trying something a little different you would think. Nope, lets ram it in there another 20 more times for less than 1 yd per carry.

Oh and if one RB is hot and gets 26 yds on just 4 carries, make sure he doesnt play in the second half.

These are the things that have us scratching our heads.

Here is what T-Bob needs:

1. 0

2. play-side gap

3. Back-side linebacker.

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2. The dline is not getting an effective inside pass rush. Woods and Alexander are playing good ball, but they are more space eaters than penetrators. Nevis and Downs are our inside rush types, but are young and developing (injured too). This will improve, but the coaches can only do so much.

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+1

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We can all cast judgements, but in reality our coaching staff is high caliber and while things appear obvious to the beer swilling masses, they really don't know shite past what they learned in HS or on PS3.

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+100000000000

I'm tired of people saying oh we have bad playcalling when they don't know what they are talking about. It is basic right now becasue we have an inexperienced line and a young quarterback who has less than 8 starts. He is still really figuring out his receivers and the RUNNING BACKS TRYING TO GET USED TO THEIR LINE. If you don't think the backs know what kind of running lanes to expect from their line and anticipate where they are going to run before the snap based on their line, you are mistaken. Miscues and mis-communications can drastically change those plans making it near impossible to adjust with a stacked box. This will get better with TIME and EXPERIENCE, and those are the only ways.
On defense, I see a lapse in fundamentals. We all know they are their, but they are trying to learn a new coordinator's system. They are concentrating more on trying to not blow an assignment leading to a big play, which can make them react a little slower, and a 3 yard run becomes a 5 yard run. Our line is going around their blocks, not through them. This is an O-lines dream because all they have to do is give a slight shove, and our guys are out of the play. Look at the Vandy game. We were in the backfield all night, but overran everything. Once they settle into there new schemes, you will see fundamental performance increase and better overall play.

How about getting the plays in quicker. Five delay of game penalties in the last two games! That is unacceptable!

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Running the ball to the short side of the field, time after time after time, is a problem.

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Les addressed this in his news conference. I'm paraphrasing, but his explanation was that MState was stacking the wide side with their best personnel while leaving the short side with second tier people.

He was disappointed they didn't have better success against those formations...

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Even though the middle of our OL is undersized, I think much of the problems are mental. I have routinely watched the center and left guard (as not to mention any names) not block anybody. It is not that they are getting blown off the ball in those cases, they are just not communicating and letting people run free in the backfield. To be fair, I have concentrated on those two because they are new to the line. No one else seems to be fairing much better.

To back up what I have been seeing, the center said that he is thinking too much and has been messing up the line calls. It appears that we have tried to limit the plays that JJ runs because he is inexperienced. Well so is our center. With teams repeatedly stacking the box with 8-9 players, I don't see the OL's job getting easier.

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Exactly.

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Les addressed this in his news conference. I'm paraphrasing, but his explanation was that MState was stacking the wide side with their best personnel while leaving the short side with second tier people.

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so he obviously doesnt have confidence in his players matched up against Moo state's