Chuck Martin has no idea what he is doing

[IrishLax]

I don't care if we score 35+ points this half. It's painfully obvious how deficient he is at play calling. He has thrown 100 WR screens and Purdue knows exactly what is coming. The empty sets are silly. No fakes or deception. Just completely unimaginative and it's going to kill us long term.

Kelly needs to take back play calling moving forward.

 

[NDinMich]

Now this, I agree with!

Edit: Better since this was posted!

 

[FLDomer]

By Martin do you mean Diaco.....too?

 

[Brirish]

Both. It's painful to watch play calling on both sides of the ball

 

[irishff1014]

Good job cam you just saved a scam an then tommy makes a bad throw.

 

[irishff1014]

Tommy quit checking you are costing us plays.

 

[IrishLax]

By Martin do you mean Diaco.....too?

Pretty much. But I more blame our personnel for being bad at everything involved with defense.

 

[Ironman8]

I'm curious of the ratio between Chuck's calls executed and Tommy's checks.

 

[IrishLax]

I'm curious of the ratio between Chuck's calls executed and Tommy's checks.

Me too. But I wonder if Tommy has to check because the D knows exactly what Martin called.

 

[Ironman8]

Me too. But I wonder if Tommy has to check because the D knows exactly what Martin called.

Definitely possible. Either way, it's frustrating as hell. Why we are squandering our huge WR to DB talent advantage by throwing sideways and behind the line of scrimmage baffles me.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Martin was a DC for his whole career. No wonder putting him at OC doesn't work. What was Kelly thinking with that one.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I have a feeling BK took over play calling after half

 

[IrishLax]

I have a feeling BK took over play calling after half

Yes, he did.

 

[pkt77242]

Yes, he did.

And Tommy checked less after half. I blame Martin.

 

[Irish To The Core]

That damned Martin keeps calling those dropped pass plays!!!

 

[Freeman Ara]

Martin was a DC for his whole career. No wonder putting him at OC doesn't work. What was Kelly thinking with that one.

Martin actually ran the offense at GVS, but you were close to correct.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Me too. But I wonder if Tommy has to check because the D knows exactly what Martin called.

Inception.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Chuck Martin has no idea what he is doing

I have a feeling BK took over play calling after half

I think he did in the first quarter. I don't necessarily think it is Martin. It's just this offense.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Martin was a DC for his whole career. No wonder putting him at OC doesn't work. What was Kelly thinking with that one.

He called the plays at grand valley

 

[BMT]

Our secondary is just weak, Farley?????

 

[dang227]

It is odd we don't attack the middle of the field more. Those throws to the sideline are long..

 

[Junkhead]

It's either an inside run or a screen. Whoever is calling it over and over, how about some imagination!?

 

[IrishLax]

It's either an inside run or a screen. Whoever is calling it over and over, how about some imagination!?

Seriously... if just once we lined up in the empty set, motioned a back next to Tommy, and then FAKED the dive you'd have someone WIDE OPEN... most likely Niklas in the seam.

This isn't rocket science. Watch Alabama play with their power running and you'll notice that the reason they're deadly is that they DESTROY teams on play action. I don't care how good of a team you have... lining up and running plays that the oppositions knows are coming again and again and again does not work. You need to mix in fakes to keep them honest.

What happens if just once we had Chris Brown put a double move on one of those CBs who was jumping the lateral pass to the flat? SEE YA! He's gone for a TD.

The coaches need to step their game up and they need to do it NOW.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

Seriously... if just once we lined up in the empty set, motioned a back next to Tommy, and then FAKED the dive you'd have someone WIDE OPEN... most likely Niklas in the seam.

I think we did that two times today. Once, Chris Brown caught a 40-yard pass. Another time, Niklas dropped what would have been a 20+ yard reception.

Pretty sure both of these plays came off play action. I totally agree with you though, Lax.

 

[Al H.]

The team doesn't look coached. Maybe the off season distractions took more of a toll than we thought. A lot of scurrying around in the secondary to no particular effect. Mostly. The O in the first half had their backs against the goal line for most of the time. the second half saw them with better field position and the results were good. That said, play calling was vanilla, predictable and mind boggling. GO IRISH!

 

[anarin]

Im glad I didn't hit the boards till now. You ****ing guys are hilarious

 

[no.1IrishFan]

Im glad I didn't hit the boards till now. You ****ing guys are hilarious

Please elaborate.

 

[ulukinatme]

Power running game with Cam/Bryant and GAIII mixed in. Keep Amir in the slot. Hit the play action to TJ/DD and keep the defense honest after some run plays. It works great, just ask pretty much any team that can execute.

 

[fightingirish26]

Also I don't believe in Amir running the ball out of the pistol. That's the formation for Atkinson and cam. Amir is still a good back if use correctly

 

[kmoose]

The team is averaging ~30(29.7) points per game. I think Martin has a clue. Is he a polished play caller? Of course not, but he is obviously qualified. And perhaps Kelly's plan, all along, has been to have Martin call plays against the part of the schedule that the team can beat even if the play caller makes some rookie mistakes, and then take over the play calling against the meatier part of the schedule? Or maybe he is just mentoring Martin into calling the plays? Either way, I trust Kelly's ability to evaluate his coaches' competence way more than anyone on here.