Meyer cannot see that his best friend (OC Steve Addazio) is not qualified to be a college coach and they have ruined Brantley to the point that he cannot be a long term solution at quarterback. In addition, this has stunted the growth of the offense, since Florida will have to do something completely different for next season, if not next week.
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Definite similarities with Florida, glad we aren't alone
http://www.alligatorarmy.com/2010/11/14/1813094/game-10-the-fans-showed-up-but-the-offense-didnt
Before you rip on the defense, realize that of SC’s scoring drives, three were under 30 yards (for 17 points) and 6 of 7 scoring drives were under 50 yards.
The defense was killed by the offense’s inability to move the ball, so much so that I thought Teryl Austin might fight Steve Addazio on the sideline like he was Buddy Ryan. The Gators ran 18 plays in the first half, going 3-and-out on three of five drives. Florida had the ball for only eight minutes in the first half, as they couldn’t run and were unable to go downfield against a poor pass defense. Once again, the Gators were unable to throw against a team everyone throws on because they were blitzed without mercy. John Brantley never got time on passing downs, but when he did, he continued to sail balls or look short.
Instead, this was and has been professional malpractice. Meyer cannot see that his best friend in not qualified to be a college coach and they have ruined Brantley to the point that he cannot be a long term solution at quarterback. In addition, this has stunted the growth of the offense, since Florida will have to do something completely different for next season, if not next week.
Ultimately, all of this falls on Meyer. As a coach, you are judged by more than wins and losses, but on who you have placed around you. Meyer has been correct so far in picking Austin as his defensive coordinator. But Addazio as offensive coordinator and Brantley at quarterback could not have been more wrong
In our case, it was our choice to implement a power running game in the offseason with inadequate personnel, that was more designed to play a spread offense.
It’ll be interesting to see who demonstrates more accountability this offseason – Mack or Meyer. We can sort of use Florida as a barometer in the next few months.
by goingforthecorner on Nov 14, 2010 10:17 PM CST reply actions
What's hilarious is that so many here were clamoring and 100% on board for the "power running game"
I really have no idea why people would want such a successful scheme as the one Texas had employed recently to be scrapped immediately and entirely.
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by burntorangehorn on Nov 14, 2010 10:41 PM CST up reply actions
A few reasons
1. We saw what Bama did to us and people fell in love with the style of play
2. A growing notion last year that defenses were adjusting and catching up to spread offenses. (upon further review, the spread is not in fact dead. see: Oregon, Auburn, Arkansas, Michigan, Boise St, TCU, Oklahoma St…etc)
3. Rebuilding on offense, emphasize run more to take heat off new QB
There were reasons. Hindsight is always perfect. I was on the “power running” bandwagon, and thought that it might work. Thought wrong, and apparently so too did the coaches. That being said, a schematic mistake that is apparent early in the season should not destroy said season. And people must pay for screwing up.
You're right that there's a bit of hindsight
However, I still wasn’t in any hurry to abandon the spread. I would welcome a transition to another offense that could be effective, and I have every confidence that the power-running offense could be for a program like Texas. However, I think a much more gradual transition than this single-offseason retooling is necessary for such a drastic turnover.
I think one thing lost in all this talk about Davis is that Applewhite has done extremely poorly at coaching up running backs. Had Texas hired a real running backs coach, maybe the power running would be working at this point?
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by burntorangehorn on Nov 15, 2010 8:38 AM CST up reply actions
There are different opinions Re: Applewhite
One crowd sees a square peg trying to go through a round hole. What does a quarterback know about being a RB? This is pretty much the first question everyone asks. People assume he may be responsible for a lack of ground production. Its possible he deserves some blame.
However, consider the following. Running is the most instinctive, talent mediated position on the field. You cannot coach burst. You cannot coach vision. What are you gonna tell the kid “Run right, then run left” ? It’s all instinctive. The duties of a RB coach are mostly: teach ball security, teach blitz pickup, teach them the play-book. Its up to the RB to make something happen on the field.
Also remember who we have playing RB. Not a lot of superstars.
Not the fault of the runningbacks (or their coach)
The things that owenh mentions that the RB coach can actually teach—ball security, blitz pickup, etc—are things our backs are doing well. The runningbacks themselves are the least of our problems on offense. In fact they are the most productive group on that side of the ball, imo. They bring high effort on every down, and are as productive as you could expect given the limits of the scheme and their own talent/potential.
If there is any knock on Major as a coach this season, it may be the inability to utilize DJ Monroe, but I have no idea how much responsibility he bears for that (he didn’t even start coaching him until a few weeks into the season—he was with the WRs before that). Overall, I’ve been happy with our backs.
Guess we're stuck with Davis next year
Meyer said Monday he has no plans to fire or demote Addazio, whose lackluster offense and underachieving offensive line are receiving the brunt of the blame for the program’s first three-game losing streak at home in more than two decades.
“I don’t think that will happen,” Meyer said. “I’m not into blame, I’m not into excuses. We’re into solutions.”
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Nov 15, 2010 10:07 PM CST reply actions
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