auburnatl1 6,424 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 There were for me 3 high level reasons for optimism this year. CWM, a dark horse heisman candidate quaterback (cam 2), and duke returning..... I'm totally lost. Is it simply bad quaterbacking, double teams, he too was over rated, or is he still in gus's dog house? For whatever reason, he's become totally and completely irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnatl1 6,424 Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 There were for me 3 high level reasons for optimism this year. CWM, a dark horse heisman candidate quaterback (cam 2), and duke returning..... I'm totally lost. Is it simply bad quaterbacking, double teams, he too was over rated, or is he still in gus's dog house? For whatever reason, he's become totally and completely irrelevant. Whatever the reason, coming up with a recruiting pitch for our targeted receivers promises to be an adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift 355 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have been wondering the same thing. Duke is MIA at this point. Not sure what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle1983 2,195 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 He has to be targeted to catch it though. He needs to be put in position to get open to get the ball. That means better routes and scheming. How is it that everyone knew the ball was going to Amri Cooper yet he still couldn't be stopped. Same goes for Pharoh Copper at USCe. He's there best player on the team yet the ball constantly finds it's way to him because Spurrier makes it priority to find ways to get him the ball. Duke may can give a little more effort but i think he gets way too much criticism and blame when it comes to WR play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle2 53 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 He led the team in receiving against msu though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,922 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 1983, I've been saying the same thing all year. We run the same plays (since gus has been calling plays) for 7 years. Other than the wide receiver slip screen, we dont have a screen play to a running back. Perfect call on a blitz. Tired of the same plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle1983 2,195 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 1983, I've been saying the same thing all year. We run the same plays (since gus has been calling plays) for 7 years. Other than the wide receiver slip screen, we dont have a screen play to a running back. Perfect call on a blitz. Tired of the same plays I was begging for screens when it was very clear that MSU was bringing the heat to Sean...especially on passing 3rd downs. Help your QB out! Yet we want to run long reverse action pass plays and nearly get Sean killed. Our WRs run constantly are running junior high/high school WR routes. Just baffles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keuler23 0 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 It seems like Duke runs some sort of deep slant or post over the middle 90% of the time. And it is clear that the defense knows this. So many times I've seen a corner covering duke and as soon as the ball is snapped a linebacker turns around and meets duke right where he is supposed to break on his route. Can't throw it to him if there is somebody right in front of him. Trust me Jeremy still tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 When he was targeted tonight, he made some fine catches. Malzahn needs to dial his number 9-10 times a game. Don't know why he won't. Not Duke's ability, it's play calling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 When he was targeted tonight, he made some fine catches. Malzahn needs to dial his number 9-10 times a game. Don't know why he won't. Not Duke's ability, it's play calling He dropped a wide open catch that would've put us on their 40. He didn't look like he cared at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Duke should have turn pro cause he's hasn't done anything this whole season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevon67 2,368 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Not sure if anyone noticed on sideline last night duke and ricardo both looked light years away when white was trying to motivate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Not sure if anyone noticed on sideline last night duke and ricardo both looked light years away when white was trying to motivate Our two best WRs and nobody seems able to get them interested in the game. Wonder what's going on there ? Good WRs find ways to get open, a quick decisive move, a subtle push off ....something. For guys like Duke and Louis to be so easy to cover.....it's on them IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Agree with Clayton and 64. I do have some questions about Coach Craig, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Agree with Clayton and 64. I do have some questions about Coach Craig, though. yep...him too. Meanwhile, I liked that sneaky little push that Wilson gave our DB at the goal line last night. Our guy not too bad on the coverage but Wilson much bigger and at the last minute he just "moved" our guy away from the play...nothing really overt....just nudged the defender enough to give him room to could catch the ball. A pro move for certain. I keep looking for our guys to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHeal 4 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Not sure if anyone noticed on sideline last night duke and ricardo both looked light years away when white was trying to motivate Our two best WRs and nobody seems able to get them interested in the game. Wonder what's going on there ? Good WRs find ways to get open, a quick decisive move, a subtle push off ....something. For guys like Duke and Louis to be so easy to cover.....it's on them IMO. Didn't notice. However if you say so; then perhaps the mature thing would have been for them to step up and get to motivating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathel 50 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 We had something like 10 passing attempts through 3 quarters. Most of which were under 10 yards. Hard to spotlight a WR with only 10 passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,781 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 According to the coaches on the post game radio show, Louis wasn't 100% physically and they were hoping to keep him out altogether, or at least minimize his number of plays, which they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFlyer99 651 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Agree with Clayton and 64. I do have some questions about Coach Craig, though. I've been trying to figure out why he's the receivers coach and not the QB coach since he was hired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug3020 842 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 We had something like 10 passing attempts through 3 quarters. Most of which were under 10 yards. Hard to spotlight a WR with only 10 passes. We were starting a RFr who had never taken a snap and had supposedly been beaten out in spring ball by a gentleman who had thrown 6 int's (should be 10). I understand the conservative game plan. It basically took us back to week 1. It generally takes Gus 3-4 games to figure out what he can do with the offense. I hate excuses, but it's the harsh reality. I hope by week 8 or 9 we are the team that nobody wants to play. Not sure that will happen but what else can we hope for at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug3020 842 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Concerning Duke, I don't know how he is still on the team. I think he's a talent no doubt, but he doesn't make an effort every snap. Ole Miss's WR's block their tails off. MSU's WR's blocked our butts. Duke half-asses when the ball isn't coming his way. Think defenses don't notice this? Essentially makes it 11 vs 10 when Duke isn't the primary target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Concerning Duke, I don't know how he is still on the team. I think he's a talent no doubt, but he doesn't make an effort every snap. Ole Miss's WR's block their tails off. MSU's WR's blocked our butts. Duke half-asses when the ball isn't coming his way. Think defenses don't notice this? Essentially makes it 11 vs 10 when Duke isn't the primary target. Yup. And now he's not even making an effort to catch the ball. It's so frustrating to watch such a freakishly talented guy choose to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 According to the coaches on the post game radio show, Louis wasn't 100% physically and they were hoping to keep him out altogether, or at least minimize his number of plays, which they did. Actually makes me feel better. Get well, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au701948 1,090 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I just cannot understand why a player would go through all the effort to be on a team, then go out on gameday and give a half-hearted effort. I assume they must think that theirs is a future of greatness even though they show no effort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Agree with Clayton and 64. I do have some questions about Coach Craig, though. yep...him too. Meanwhile, I liked that sneaky little push that Wilson gave our DB at the goal line last night. Our guy not too bad on the coverage but Wilson much bigger and at the last minute he just "moved" our guy away from the play...nothing really overt....just nudged the defender enough to give him room to could catch the ball. A pro move for certain. I keep looking for our guys to do that. YES. I realize that Wilson is a giant, but some of our guys are pretty big, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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