Gerad Parker - Troy Head Coach :)

[ulukinatme]

I am reading his post as keep Stuckey and add a second WR coach/analyst:

Staff would be:
OC/QB Coach: ?
TE: Coach: Parker
WR Coach 1: Stuckey
WR Coach 2:?

Fair enough, the WR "analyst" thing threw me off. I'd be fine with an analyst assisting Stuckey or whoever, that group needs all the help they can get. I still think Parker has to go though. I don't see keeping him at TE being that big of a boon, it's arguably the easiest position to assimilate elsewhere as the WR coach is already teaching similar concepts along with OL. Even if Gino isn't the guy, I would keep a dedicated QB guy on staff and then have an OC just be OC.

OC: ?
QB: Gino or other
WR/TE: Stuckey
RB: Deland
OL: Rudolph

Other than Deland, I don't have a lot of confidence in this offensive staff right now. OL has been up and down again, WRs have been banged up so can't exactly fault Stuckey there. QB play has been up and down. Right now Hartman is on track to have the same number of TDs as Pyne with more INTs and slightly more yards. That's on Parker, and there's no excuse for it. With the exception of losing Mayer at TE which has been a decent position, we had more talent and experience to work with at almost every position and Parker blew it.

 

[PutuporShutup]

In theory, Play Action works better against zone than man. However, DBs and LBs can be idiots and still get sucked up. Happened to my team last week in the championship!

Look at the first two throws vs duke. They are both PA, terribly faked PAs even, but they suck in the lbs and free up space all over the middle of the field. The passes are awesome, completed one, and dropped another. Then we stop doing it.



Edit - I just re watched out first half offense. Shouldn't have done that.

Our first two passes were PA, never did it again first half despite leading the entire time. Zeke was not only bad with snap infraction he was worse with his blocking. I won't comment on Rico and Tobias, we know.

 

[BeatSC]

Sam has done a nice job with the fakes and pretty sure the number of pressures are fewer and the completion % is higher. Problem is when someone like Parker is painfully obviously calling a bad game and has done so for multiple weeks he needs to man up and own it. People love it when someone steps up and says the could have and should have done a better job. In his case that covers the entire season. This can’t be the OC that makes Sam happy. He has single handedly made Sam into an undrafted free agent. If he is here we won’t be getting a QB#1 worthy candidate in the portal. Freeman also has a hard time admitting the coaching (play clock management to end the half against Pitt and OK st.)

Dude is charming with a contagious persona but that means very little during the game.

 

[T-Boone]

I am by no means a Bill's fan but this seems unfair. That o-line is garbage and Allen has been average at best this season. He's a good OC someone will scoop him up in a hurry.

ND?

 

[irishff1014]

This is getting worse as it goes. Freeman man up and can this fool.

 

[Irish#1]

Look at the first two throws vs duke. They are both PA, terribly faked PAs even, but they suck in the lbs and free up space all over the middle of the field. The passes are awesome, completed one, and dropped another. Then we stop doing it.

There's your answer. Parker didn't trust anyone to catch the ball after that one.

 

[PutuporShutup]

There's your answer. Parker didn't trust anyone to catch the ball after that one.

We threw it a bunch more, to evans, and a few to tyree. He couldn't have helped them with some PA. Instead we lived in 2nd and 9 because we ran into run blitzes every first down.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I'm over the Tight End U stuff.

 

[irishnd31]

I'm over the Tight End U stuff.

Agree. Can we store this one in the vault with RKG and “dropping bags”?

 

[pumpdog20]

Yeah after Hartman was wasted I want no part of Gino.

Most good OC’s are the qb coach too

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[Irishdawg]

Agree. Can we store this one in the vault with RKG and “dropping bags”?

Yes, But not burnt ends!!

 

[arrowryan]

I'm over the Tight End U stuff.

Same. Iowa is TEU anyway lol

 

[NDWarrior]

Let's take him... His initial role was WR coach until getting promoted to OC in 2021 and he has produced All-American receivers. Bring him in as OC and give him formal or informal oversight for WRs... Come on, get 'er done!! The Dukes are 10-0 baby!

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Wait a second... Now people want the OC to be the QB coach? Were we not just bitching up a storm about how our QBs didn't develop because the OC was the QB coach. I swear to Lord baby Jesus that we wanted a QB coach to be just that. I am so turned around I don't know what to do. Mommy?

 

[irishnd31]

Yes, But not burnt ends!!

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

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You guys gotta get better with the gif links nlol.

 

[Grahambo]

^someone get this in front of Porker

A quick Google search produces a number of articles stating why PA is effective with YEARS of supporting evidence.

Last year alone:

PLAY-ACTION: EXPECTED POINTS ADDED (EPA) PER PLAY ON PLAY-ACTION PASSES IN 2022​

1. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.437
2. Detroit Lions: 0.292
3. Buffalo Bills: 0.264
4. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.259
5. New England Patriots: 0.216

And Mike McDaniels is Top 2-3 in PA calls. Cousins attempts more than Tua followed by Goff.

 

[ulukinatme]

There was a QB once that went by the name Manning. I heard he did okay with the PA, but that could be wive's tales.

 

[BeatSC]

This guy needs to continue to be ridiculed for saying such stupid shit. He’s in denial. Don’t want him back at all TBH. Let him go prove himself somewhere else. He will be making a quarter of what he’s making here. You’d have to try to do as shitty a job as he’s done this year with the talent he’s been handed. Offense last year looked better except for the Stanford and Marshall games.

 

[T-Boone]

That's the last thing I would do. I'm not sold on Stuckey yet, but given our WR room the last several years we absolutely need a dedicated WR coach. TE is an area where we can skimp, we'll continue bringing in talent there and we don't need a dedicated TE coach when they can be coached with receivers. Jury is still out on Gino, but in the same vein as WR we need a dedicated QB coach.

I don't think I would skimp in the one area we are actually properly elite (TE) to try to build up areas that seem honestly a bit hopeless. No dang way I am putting Stuckey in charge of TE's. Skimp elsewhere. Heck put Parker in charge of WRs and TE. Make Stuckey the recruiting and special teams coach or some such. Against the odds Parker has produced way better pass catchers over 2 years than Stuck.

 

[T-Boone]

Tim Hyde is making a lot out of the fact Parker has only had one year. But it was obviously a fallback, something of a panic hire, to begin with and most people (everyone) knew that at the time. so, one play one life. That was last years play on to the next one. You don't re-up.

Freeman needs to do everything he can to retain the RB coach, Golden and Mickens including promotions and meanwhile go out and get the best OC in the whole country. If the school doesn't support him he should throw them under the bus the way BK did on his way out.

He needs to get Watts, Tyree and maybe Kiser to come back.

Get Angeli in in the second half against Wake Forrest. Or Mickens if he is better.

 

[GoIrish41]

Tim Hyde is making a lot out of the fact Parker has only had one year. But it was obviously a fallback, something of a panic hire, to begin with and most people (everyone) knew that at the time. so, one play one life. That was last years play on to the next one. You don't re-up.

Freeman needs to do everything he can to retain the RB coach, Golden and Mickens including promotions and meanwhile go out and get the best OC in the whole country. If the school doesn't support him he should throw them under the bus the way BK did on his way out.

He needs to get Watts, Tyree and maybe Kiser to come back.

Get Angeli in in the second half against Wake Forrest. Or Mickens if he is better.

I’m beginning to accept the reality that Watts’ draft prospects probably aren’t getting any better than the year he led college football in INTs. I think he gone.

 

[MacIrish75]

It's his style of defense, Grinch calls it "Speed D". The purpose of the way his defense operates is by being extremely aggressive to create negative plays and turnovers; get the ball back to the offense as quickly as possible. In theory, the idea is that Riley's offense is scoring at will and forcing the opponent to play a style of offense that they're uncomfortable with to keep up, and the defense will create enough havoc to get the job done. The problem is that any team with a competent QB and/or a good OL can withstand the aggressiveness and just shred Grinch's defense behind that aggressiveness.

TL;DR version ⬇️

Lincoln Riley’s Defensive Philosophy:

Intentional Suck

 

[MacIrish75]

I’m beginning to accept the reality that Watts’ draft prospects probably aren’t getting any better than the year he led college football in INTs. I think he gone.

Get him a Rhoback deal to sweeten the pot.

 

[Irish#1]

We threw it a bunch more, to evans, and a few to tyree. He couldn't have helped them with some PA. Instead we lived in 2nd and 9 because we ran into run blitzes every first down.

I was being sarcastic.

 

[Irish#1]

Tim Hyde is making a lot out of the fact Parker has only had one year. But it was obviously a fallback, something of a panic hire, to begin with and most people (everyone) knew that at the time. so, one play one life. That was last years play on to the next one. You don't re-up.

Freeman needs to do everything he can to retain the RB coach, Golden and Mickens including promotions and meanwhile go out and get the best OC in the whole country. If the school doesn't support him he should throw them under the bus the way BK did on his way out.

He needs to get Watts, Tyree and maybe Kiser to come back.

Get Angeli in in the second half against Wake Forrest. Or Mickens if he is better.

This wouldn't accomplish anything. Kelly is gone and things are pretty much the same.

 

[Rizzophil]

I’m beginning to accept the reality that Watts’ draft prospects probably aren’t getting any better than the year he led college football in INTs. I think he gone.

I don’t think he will get drafted either year. Hope I’m wrong

 

[PutuporShutup]

I don’t think he will get drafted either year. Hope I’m wrong

watts is having a very good year from a turnover standpoint. I really want him to stay because I think he has a lot to improve on with man coverage and tackling. He's playing a great centerfielder, but he hasn't made many plays while in man covering a TE or WR. Also, he hasn't made as many plays near the LOS tackling.

Again, really good progress from last year to this year, but I think he could play better next year film wise and not have as good of turnover stats obviously. He also probably won't smoke a 40, so film will be big. Since brown is playing pretty much every snap, brown is more so around LOS than Watts, brown is missing a ton of tackles but I think watts could play a bit of both more next year. I think watts will be more of a SS in nfl than FS.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I’m beginning to accept the reality that Watts’ draft prospects probably aren’t getting any better than the year he led college football in INTs. I think he gone.

I think it’s easy to read your own headlines & get caught up in your own hype when millions of dollars are w/in grasp. I suspect most of us think the gamble is worth it to get one more year of seasoning under his belt which could also raise his draft stock. I think most of us also suspect he thinks differently.

 

[Katzenboyer]

Tim Hyde is making a lot out of the fact Parker has only had one year. But it was obviously a fallback, something of a panic hire, to begin with and most people (everyone) knew that at the time. so, one play one life. That was last years play on to the next one. You don't re-up.

Freeman needs to do everything he can to retain the RB coach, Golden and Mickens including promotions and meanwhile go out and get the best OC in the whole country. If the school doesn't support him he should throw them under the bus the way BK did on his way out.

He needs to get Watts, Tyree and maybe Kiser to come back.

Get Angeli in in the second half against Wake Forrest. Or Mickens if he is better.

A year is more than enough to tell if a guy will succeed in a role. This isn't a case of bad luck, or some other excuse, that would allow Parker to be forgiven for the bad year on offense; the guy is just clueless.

I hope Freeman realizes that his job is on the line as it comes to Parker. If he brings him back, it very well might cost him his role as NDHFC.