kwagoner 214 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 8 hours ago, keesler said: Where? Safe (IMO) Odom-Mizz/Morris-Ark/Stoops-UK/Moorehead - MSU/Mullen-UF/Orgeron-LSU (their fans are hot & cold but the Admin are ok with him) Saban-UAT/Smart-UGA/Fisher-aTm Will UT can Pruitt with only 2 yrs in? Will OleMiss be able to hire better than Luke and can Vandy do any better than Mason? Is USC satisfied with Muschamp at this point? Gus' contract buyout won't see any measurable reduction next season - when will the AU PTB say enough is enough? I could see Stoops and Mason moving on, versus being fired. Muschamp and even Luke could be let go, but it is iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I think Steele is getting a little more hate than is deserved at the moment. Sure our defense wasn't as stout as it should've been, but they were probably on the field an average of 3 quarters a freaking game. lol Fair overall assessment though, corch! I like HC/CEO Gus but whatever issues we have with the offense or him controlling too much on that side needs to be remedied next season or I'll be happy to see him take his money and run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meh130 1,043 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I really think AU 2018 shows what happens when you have a complete breakdown of a fundamental part of the team, in this case the Offensive Line. We introduced a new offensive playbook last year which was heavy on the inside zone run, which requires a strong O-Line. We added more traditional drop-back passing last year which requires traditional pass blocking from the O-Line. We struggled to make it work last year until we put Casey Dunn at Center, Austin Golson at Left Tackle, and as Prince Tega Wanogho improved as the season went on allowing Golson to fill in for other injured linemen. Losing Dunn, Golson, Braden Smith, and Darius James is the difference this year. An inexperienced line is less able to do the zone running blocking and the pass blocking as last year. We did not change the playbook to account for this. No ability to establish the run. Poor 1st down performance. Giving up far too many QB pressures and sacks. No ability to sustain a pocket long enough for a deep route to develop. A QB's confidence lost. Result: An offensive death spiral. Fear of sacks means Malzahn calling more running and more short passes and screen passes. More running inside zone plays with an average O-Line, more second and long. More three and outs. Time of possession falls. The offense is on the field less and less, for shorter and shorter periods. The defense is the field more and more, with shorter breaks to rest. More exposure for injuries, more snaps where exhaustion or a lapse in judgement results in a penalty. The defensive productivity falters. Why did we expect the same 2017 playbook to work with the 2018 offensive line? Why didn't we bring back some more inside zone read options, to take one defender out of the O-Line's blocking responsibility? Why didn't we bring back the well known Malzahn Power and Counter running plays to try to get more blockers at the point of attack? What happened to the Malzahn Buck Sweep play, which was well suited for a running back like Kam Martin? Finally, why not more designed roll-outs for Stidham? Why not more quick passes over the middle (slants, crossing routes, etc.). Why not more RPOs targeting linebackers (which would pull them out of run support) instead of cornerbacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURealist 2,185 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, meh130 said: I really think AU 2018 shows what happens when you have a complete breakdown of a fundamental part of the team, in this case the Offensive Line. We introduced a new offensive playbook last year which was heavy on the inside zone run, which requires a strong O-Line. We added more traditional drop-back passing last year which requires traditional pass blocking from the O-Line. We struggled to make it work last year until we put Casey Dunn at Center, Austin Golson at Left Tackle, and as Prince Tega Wanogho improved as the season went on allowing Golson to fill in for other injured linemen. Losing Dunn, Golson, Braden Smith, and Darius James is the difference this year. An inexperienced line is less able to do the zone running blocking and the pass blocking as last year. We did not change the playbook to account for this. No ability to establish the run. Poor 1st down performance. Giving up far too many QB pressures and sacks. No ability to sustain a pocket long enough for a deep route to develop. A QB's confidence lost. Result: An offensive death spiral. Fear of sacks means Malzahn calling more running and more short passes and screen passes. More running inside zone plays with an average O-Line, more second and long. More three and outs. Time of possession falls. The offense is on the field less and less, for shorter and shorter periods. The defense is the field more and more, with shorter breaks to rest. More exposure for injuries, more snaps where exhaustion or a lapse in judgement results in a penalty. The defensive productivity falters. Why did we expect the same 2017 playbook to work with the 2018 offensive line? Why didn't we bring back some more inside zone read options, to take one defender out of the O-Line's blocking responsibility? Why didn't we bring back the well known Malzahn Power and Counter running plays to try to get more blockers at the point of attack? What happened to the Malzahn Buck Sweep play, which was well suited for a running back like Kam Martin? Finally, why not more designed roll-outs for Stidham? Why not more quick passes over the middle (slants, crossing routes, etc.). Why not more RPOs targeting linebackers (which would pull them out of run support) instead of cornerbacks? Gus sucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leglessdan 1,934 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, AURealist said: Gus sucks? That's all I could come up with too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,629 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Linayus said: think Steele is getting a little more hate than is deserved at the moment. Sure our defense wasn't as stout as it should've been, but they were probably on the field an average of 3 quarters a freaking game. lol This is a very tired argument. If the defense is really good, they will be off the field in the next three plays. If anyone thought that the defense played well this year wasn’t paying attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUallday 30 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Good thread... Really agree w coach and meh on the OLine issue. Got to keep it simple sometimes and fit your talent. The Center must improve, whoever it is... Really agree with meh... And coachs vew of players pt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleCoTiger 1,957 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 7:50 AM, aujeff11 said: Fellas this hear is proof that he is a Gus smoocher. Their is no room for this tomfoolery on this bored. Let’s burn him at the steak. Ribeye, NY Strip or Top Sirloin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 #freecoachJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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