tru2OSU said:
Jax I'll give some credit since you at least made some very good points and a good post . UGABuck I would expect better of you. After all you usually have some very good posts yourself. I think its frustration since sometimes we would all like to see more of a Florida style offence, but, It really is defences that win Championships.
I do not expect a UF offense.
True, I am frustrated. I suppose it's easy for me to look at the game and pick the negatives but I look at it as constructive criticism. For example, I expect the kicker to play like Huston played last night. A 50 yarder would have exceeded my expectations. I expect SA to play like he did last night..he is super. I expected AJ and Carp to play like they did last night...that's what AA 1st rounders do. I expected our O line to play like they did last night, they are good. Save Datish's performance, I think he contributed to the loss. I like Trapasso's effort but I expect that from an OSU punter.
The point I am trying to make is this, you are on scholarship to a football factory where we expect you to play your position, exceed expectations on occasion and at the very least don't deliver below expectations. In that regard, I believe the following positions delivered below expectations:
QB. I don't think I need to explain that.
DB. I understand the zone, but we were late reacting to VY's throws.
DL. No push whatsoever.
KR/PR. Ginn was fast but his vision cost us yards. SA was great.
Coaching: Poor offensive scheming. Did not react to the game. Great defensive adjustments but it took 10pts to do it.
As far as trends are concerned. I think they are a valid tool to measure our team's performance. I agree the bottom line is wins and losses. However, I am not satisfied with losses and particuarly not satisified with losses if we don't learn from them. For example, "TresselBall". I know it's hard to really define and we thought based on last weeks performance it was over. However, any time you play a game so close to the vest against a team as talented as Texas you are bound lose that close game. So why not make a change and aim to score as many points as possible against a team like this. We know that a FG or TD would have likely made the difference in this game. Another example, Tresselbal puts a ton of pressure on our QB position. Unfortunately we don't have the personnel to handle this pressure on a regular basis. They are capable of moments or a game on occasion but not a seasons worth of it. So let's consider that. I won't even get started on the tremendous pressure Tresselball places on a defense and DBs in general.
I will grant you that JT made adjustments last year and implemented a spread offense of some sorts this year. But it disappeared last night once the pressure started to build. I like what we have done with our O line, it is much improved thanks to Peterson. I simply think we now need to examine our offensive scheme and playcalling. We have absorbed changes in our defense coaching our O line coaching and now I think we should do the same for our Offense Coordination. And the reason I say this is because a five year trend is a large enough snapshot to give us a good indication of our tendencies. I am not suggesting anyone be fired or benched but a rationale selfcritical look at what is not working with the idea that we should make it better.
