aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Gus Malzahn reacts to analyst who says Auburn ‘might be one of the worst offenses in football’ Today 6:57 AM 2-3 minutes Auburn Football Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn. Regions Tradition Pro-Am 2019. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com). By Sam Blum | SBlum@al.com Gus Malzahn defended his decade-long record against a college football analyst that said Auburn might have “one of the worst offenses in football.” It was a sharp criticism from Michael Lombardi, who is a former NFL executive and current writer for The Athletic. He made his comments on “The GM Shuffle” Podcast. “Well, I’d say this,” Malzhan said. “I’ve been in the league for 10 years, and we’ve been pretty successful offensively.” Malzahn has seen his Auburn team ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Poll at some point in each of the last six years. He’s had teams that have been highly effective offensively. “That offense at Auburn, I’m not sure what the hell it is,” Lombardi said. “They run power, they run unbalanced … But anyway, that offense, seriously, might be one of the worst offenses in football, so you can’t evaluate a quarterback in it, or they can’t train a quarterback, that’s the other thing. [Gus Malzahn] can’t train them.” He added that quarterback Jarrett Stidham shouldn’t have transferred from Baylor, because the incoming system there would have allowed him to be an early-round pick in the NFL Draft. Auburn ranked No. 78 in total offense last season. Malzahn’s rebuttal certainly didn’t have the fire or ferocity that accompanied the criticism itself. Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville provided that. But Malzahn did go out of his way to defend his record, and say he believed it would continue on. “You know, last year was a tough year," Malzahn said. "We were very inexperienced. We had some growing pains. I feel really good about our offense moving forward, and real excited moving forward.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80Tiger 899 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I am going with Gus on this one. Overall our offense has been pretty effective. I wish this Lombardi guy was a defensive coordinator for our opponents. I would love to here a DC say he didn't know what type of offense we run. He acts like unbalanced is a bad thing. I would think OC are always scheming how to get more players at the point of attack versus the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: “You know, last year was a tough year," Malzahn said. "We were very inexperienced. We had some growing pains. I feel really good about our offense moving forward, and real excited moving forward.” How in the world can a coach in his 6th season claim we were inexperienced with a straight face. He uses that same excuse yearly, whether it be to make excuses before or after the season Here's what he had to say preseason last year. Seems like we had plenty of experience before this past season started: https://auburntigers.com/news/2018/7/19/football-a-hungry-team-gus-malzahn-previews-auburn-at-sec-media-days.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just now, dyehardfanAU said: How in the world can a coach in his 6th season claim we were inexperienced with a straight face. coaches have done it off and on for years if i remember correctly. i have no problem believing it. it does not mean the whole team. i am sure he was thinking of the oline without throwing them under the bus maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said: How in the world can a coach in his 6th season claim we were inexperienced with a straight face. He uses that same excuse yearly, whether it be to make excuses before or after the season Here's what he had to say preseason last year. Seems like we had plenty of experience before this past season started: https://auburntigers.com/news/2018/7/19/football-a-hungry-team-gus-malzahn-previews-auburn-at-sec-media-days.aspx Whoops. Good ol' Gus, blaming it on the players again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said: How in the world can a coach in his 6th season claim we were inexperienced with a straight face. Here's what he had to say preseason: Exactly! You can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. It's plain and simple, Auburn should be reloading at this point. We get the "inexperienced" excuse? What's next, injuries & youth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: coaches have done it off and on for years if i remember correctly. i have no problem believing it. it does not mean the whole team. i am sure he was thinking of the oline without throwing them under the bus maybe? So I can mark you down for accepting his contradictions and excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 why sure you can. i am in several peoples black book around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: coaches have done it off and on for years if i remember correctly. i have no problem believing it. it does not mean the whole team. i am sure he was thinking of the oline without throwing them under the bus maybe? He failed to take the opportunity to defend HIS offense, HIS scheme or even rebut the accusation that HE can't train a damn QB. He failed to defend his QB development and training plan. Instead he deflects and says the offense has been "pretty successful" and last year was a tough year with some growing pains? When someone like Michael Lombardi takes a stab at you, your program, the system YOU are known for (offense) then you STAND up and fight back at the first opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just now, keesler said: He failed to take the opportunity to defend HIS offense, HIS scheme or even rebut the accusation that HE can't train a damn QB. He failed to defend his QB development and training plan. Instead he deflects and says the offense has been "pretty successful" and last year was a tough year with some growing pains? When someone like Michael Lombardi takes a stab at you, your program, the system you are known for (offense) then you STAND up and fight back at the first opportunity. bad kees..............i am pretty sure he did just that on another article i posted this morning as well as this one. thanx for trying . just another thread hijacked by gus haters. you guys are like flies. you just keep annoying people. i get free speech but how many times do you have to say the same ol thing over and over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: bad kees..............i am pretty sure he did just that on another article i posted this morning as well as this one. thanx for trying . just another thread hijacked by gus haters. you guys are like flies. you just keep annoying people. i get free speech but how many times do you have to say the same ol thing over and over again I don't hate Gus, I'm just tired of his 5 losses a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone4jc 2,241 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, keesler said: He failed to take the opportunity to defend HIS offense, HIS scheme or even rebut the accusation that HE can't train a damn QB. He failed to defend his QB development and training plan. Instead he deflects and says the offense has been "pretty successful" and last year was a tough year with some growing pains? When someone like Michael Lombardi takes a stab at you, your program, the system YOU are known for (offense) then you STAND up and fight back at the first opportunity. Maybe taking the higher road was an option? Why get in a tit-for-tap with a lower level analyst trying to make a name for himself? 30 years in the NFL and nothing more than a glorified scout. Yeah, he is golden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,980 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I like that he didn't get petty with it. Be above it all Gus. Been very impressed with the way we have been represented by our football and basketball coach off the field lately in terms of adversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleCoTiger 1,957 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 The Gus bashing had gotten old. Same crowd never misses an opportunity to be negative. Whatever trips your trigger I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,980 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, CleCoTiger said: The Gus bashing had gotten old. Same crowd never misses an opportunity to be negative. Whatever trips your trigger I guess... Some of it is fair, but you are right, some of it can also be over the top. It is in Gus's corner to quiet the loudest critics. Hopefully, we surprise a lot of folks this year, including some of our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I've obviously said too much on the board today and I've apparently annoyed some of you like a pesky fly at the picnic. So this old crowd member will pack up and take a nice vacation for a while, I promise to work on cleaning up the negativity next time around. Later guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,512 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, DAG said: Some of it is fair, but you are right, some of it can also be over the top. It is in Gus's corner to quiet the loudest critics. Hopefully, we surprise a lot of folks this year, including some of our own. So, even with all of our talent, what happens if Gus goes out and loses another 5 in the same confusing, discombobulated way we have the last 5 years? Do the AlwayGus defenders finally admit Gus' culpability? I liked our offense when Gus was an OC. He lost his way and has struggled to regain his heading, but I hope Gus turns it around. He needs to evolve and has been beyond reluctant to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,980 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, bigbird said: So, even with all of our talent, what happens if Gus goes out and loses another 5 in the same confusing, discombobulated way we have the last 5 years? Do the AlwayGus defenders finally admit Gus' culpability? I liked our offense when Gus was an OC. He lost his way and has struggled to regain his heading, but I hope Gus turns it around. He needs to evolve and has been beyond reluctant to. He probably gets fired big bird. I can’t speak for what the Gus defenders or bashers plan to do but for me, I am going to stay positive and objective. Once the season comes around and IF it is a need to, I will be back to my criticizing self, but as it isthe offseason, I am going to go into this season with a mindset that we are going to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,512 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, DAG said: He probably gets fired big bird. I can’t speak for what the Gus defenders or bashers plan to do but for me, I am going to stay positive and objective. Once the season comes around and IF it is a need to, I will be back to my criticizing self, but as it isthe offseason, I am going to go into this season with a mindset that we are going to be successful. Likewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Freak 2,527 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, aubiefifty said: bad kees..............i am pretty sure he did just that on another article i posted this morning as well as this one. thanx for trying . just another thread hijacked by gus haters. you guys are like flies. you just keep annoying people. i get free speech but how many times do you have to say the same ol thing over and over again The haters (aka "the pack") are like flies on a turd. Guess what the turd is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, DAG said: I am going to go into this season with a mindset that we are going to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, keesler said: I've obviously said too much on the board today and I've apparently annoyed some of you like a pesky fly at the picnic. So this old crowd member will pack up and take a nice vacation for a while, I promise to work on cleaning up the negativity next time around. Later guys. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, bigbird said: So, even with all of our talent, what happens if Gus goes out and loses another 5 in the same confusing, discombobulated way we have the last 5 years? Do the AlwayGus defenders finally admit Gus' culpability? I liked our offense when Gus was an OC. He lost his way and has struggled to regain his heading, but I hope Gus turns it around. He needs to evolve and has been beyond reluctant to. The 100K question is, can he evolve? Is he capable? So far he has proved he isn't capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hay Field 101 629 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: The 100K question is, can he evolve? He he capable? So far he has proved he isn't capable. No he can't. Not bashing not hating just being honest to the man in the mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 minute ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: The 100K question is, can he evolve? Is he capable? So far he has proved he isn't capable. Capable? He doesn't seem to even want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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