Post Game Observations

[kmoose]

1. Wow, if there is such a thing as the football gods, then ND must have done something to really anger them. 5 turnovers, 8 penalties; and they all seemed to come at crucial times. It certainly seems like the team was not fully mentally prepared to play this game. I'm gonna lay that on Kelly. However, I want to qualify that with the fact that Coach Kelly is known for having his teams prepared. So I'm going to call that an aberration, and give him a mulligan.

2. Cierre Wood certainly is looking like a starting D-IA tailback. I think he lacks that "6th gear" top end speed, but he certainly seems to be running very well.

3. Michael Floyd is just incredible.

4. The other receivers aren't.

5. I thought that the offensive line looked better than I have seen an ND O-line look, since the Holtz days.

6. I really think that, despite the killer late interception, Tommy Rees will probably be under center, at the start of the Michigan game. The offense just moves better with him in. Comparison:

Dayne Crist was in for 7 drives: The opening drive was 8 plays and 76 yards.

Drive #2 was 5 plays, 25 yards.

The rest were:

3 plays, 4 yards
11 plays, 61 yards
3 plays, 5 yards
3 plays, -1 yards
3 plays, 1 yard

Tommy Rees had 6 drives:

7 plays, 44 yards
5 plays, 66 yards
6 plays, 54 yards
12 plays, 76 yards
2 plays, 4 yards
10 plays, 99 yards

The offense clearly ran better, tonight, with Rees in the game. I'm not sure if I can forgive him for that HUGE interception, though!

7. The defense played well, but they are still nowhere near in the class of the better SEC defenses, or say, Ohio State.

In the first half, it seemed that S. Fla.'s gameplan was to attack our D by getting the ball to the outside quickly, and it was working. But Diaco seemingly made the adjustments that he needed to, and the second half was a much different story. The outside linebackers did a MUCH better job of keeping outside contain, in the second half.

It's been a while, since the offense failed to score, and I felt confident that the Defense would hold and get the ball back to them. I had that feeling, tonight.

8. Losing the opener, even as ugly as it was, is not the end of the season. From what I saw tonight, this team could still win 9 or 10 games. Certainly not if the play another game like they played tonight, but if they can hold on to the damn ball and play with a lead, I think they will be alright.

 

[notredomer23]

My thoughts from the stands

My thoughts from the stands

Well damn. The curse of my family being at home games continues. My take on the game though.

Give the ball to cierre wood. Get him thirty touches a game because he is special. Jonas gray on the other hand is horrible. I said to my dad right before the fumble why the heck are they taking wood out???? I bet you if they dont do a sneak gray will fumble. And low and behold.

Now what do I think should be done about this? Keep theo in the slot, but when wood needs a blow, put in riddick. I have to say I've had a negative opinion of some players. Terrell lamert for example. But never have I felt such a negative opinion towards a player then gray. His fumble in the Michigan game and now this? His fumble changed the whole game. If he doesn't fumble I'm willing to bet we don't turn it over as many times as we did.

Rees is simply better then crist. My prediction would not change for the season with him at quarterback. If you let him throw the ball 25-30 times a game and let wood get 25 carries, our offense will be unstoppable! If we don't freaking turn it over.

Michael Floyd plain and simple is a beast. Tj jones I thought played well. Effeirt is a stud. Theo riddick. Oh Theo riddick. What the hell man!!!! I've never seen Soave dropped passes. If he gets his act together he could easily have an 800 yard season because you can't cover him. To bad he had the dropsies yesterday.

The defense. I'm proud of the defense. Only reason we even had a chance. By my count they only gave up ten points. I thought t'eo and the whole d-line looked good. I like fox, calabrese leaves a lot to be desired. Flemming I thought played well. Blanton played well, gray so so. Harrison smith seemed alright, I liked Zeke over slaughter.

Ruffer. Come on man. Let's put brindza at punter please??????????

Overall I still think this team will run the table til Stanford. We have a very good team and I'm sure the turnover problem will be fixed by the time we reach the skunks

 

[Junkhead]

If he doesn't fumble I'm willing to bet we don't turn it over as many times as we did.

Would have been 4 instead of 5. j/k Anyway, I agree with most all of what you said, but from here on out, just don't go to any more games. I've been to 6-8 home games, and not one loss that I can remember.

 

[PANDFAN]

i agree w/ almost everything...being completely shell shocked and drunk really did a number on my breakdown of the game....now that i am sober and watching it again...Michael floyd is a man among boys excellent game!, Cierre Wood was great, theo i think let the fumble get to him, he had a few drops but also had a hell of a catch too(maybe asking a lil too much from him, looked nervous as PR)...eifert had a decent game but a damn drop that cost a lot of momentum...still no touchbacks on kickoffs, punting sucked as usual, crist again looks like a deer in headlights...i'm team reese, he just does enough and im fine w/ that, he is poised and is a gammer, the team like last year just rally's behind him...his int wasn't his fault,the d-line was good but i was expecting a lot of pressure although they got rid of the ball quick, so we shall see later......containment was ok...disappointed in hayseed- costly penalties, and i expected gg to play more physical...really expected us to play the way we did on the first drive, minus the fumble...it was a costly fumble but so were all the dropped passes,missed fg's etc...i dont blame kelly for being soooo heated on the sideline, that's how i felt and im not the coach

 

[notredomer23]

Would have been 4 instead of 5. j/k Anyway, I agree with most all of what you said, but from here on out, just don't go to any more games. I've been to 6-8 home games, and not one loss that I can remember.

Haha I meant from a momentum standpoint.

Oh yeah the refs sucked terribly. But what else is new

 

[GoldenDomer2357]

My First Post: So Sad It Was Written In the Midsts Of Such A Sad Situation

My First Post: So Sad It Was Written In the Midsts Of Such A Sad Situation

I have been a Notre Dame fan for as long as I can remember. My bedroom is blue and gold. My basement is filled with ND memorabilia including a replica "Play Like A Champion" sign which is signed by the real-life Rudy. A nice fathers day gift for my dad. I have a fighting Irishman tattoo on my upper right arm. And as long as the posts here were able to be read, my father and I have found solace in reading about the trials and tribulations of other ND faithful.
As for the game yesterday, I can only use a comparison to describe the feelings that overcame my mind, body, and spirit as I watched ND break my heart in September yet again. After the fumble on the one yard line to start the game, I felt like a deflated tire on a car that was about to pull into the driveway. After the interception, I felt like someone had stolen my first born. After the dropped passes, missed field goal, and ultimately a gut wrenching loss, I felt as though I was in a coma, forced to be a part of a reoccurring nightmare who's main character was an angry, screaming, red-faced man wearing a ND visor.
But as I sit here, I am left with a bigger question that I hope some of you can comment on. Forget the score. Forget the loss. Forget the lopsided statistics. Week 1 is over, and the question I have is whether ND is over as well. Did they wash away with the two weather delays?Will they bounce back after this loss? Do they still have the label of "BCS Contender" which NCAA football pundits so kindly gave ND in the midst of the typical ND offseason hype? How many more Saturday's will I have to sit in my basement and endure heckling text messages and phone calls from my friends who get more excited to watch my team fail than tom watch their teams win? When will my fighting Irishmen tattoo feel more like a medal of honor rather than the scarlet letter?

 

[BestBIrish47]

You and I share a similar torment. I have been an Irish Fan my entire life. My Great Grand Parents have had Notre Dame season tickets since before there was an ND stadium. My immediate family moved to Texas where I live today, but I still go back to South Bend for home games every year. My house is a ND shrine of sorts and a haunting reminder every morning of a tough loss. I also have a multitude of friends, Texas, Texas A&M etc, etc who love to give me text messages when the Irish struggle so I feel your pain 100%.

I think next week's game will be telling. If Kelly and company rally the troops, and we play well in Ann Arbor in Prime time and win, all well be basically forgotten in the ND locker room. If we do not recover emotionally and lay another egg we are in trouble. Just my 2 cents, but unfortunately I think we share torment with many Die Hard Irish fans for 20 years or so. There is still something inside me that feels this may be one of those games that takes the Hype, and chest pounding away from our talented players. This, to me can be a very good thing, a slap in the face early to refocus the troops and generate a huge Chip on the Irish shoulders. I am hopeful like every year, but I am more in a "Show me" mode until we bounce back. Go Irish

 

[FrankMA]

I am in my early 60’s and have been an ND fan since I was 5 or 6 since my dad was a subway alum. It is really disheartening to go through the big buildup and then the big letdown every year. I think this year’s team is still pretty good; however, we cannot lose to a team like South Florida and expect to compete for a BCS bowl.

 

[GoldenDomer2357]

I agree BestBIrish. I too hope that our boys use this game as a tool to refocus and get it done at Michigan rather than as a platform to simply fall apart. I also agree with you FrankMA. I believe we are still talented and a good team overall. But the difference between good teams and great teams is executing the fundamentals properly, like tucking the ball away and pumping in a score when you visit the redzone, not fumbling or making poorly and tentatively under thrown passes to the end zone. Good is a relative term I suppose, but I still like to think we are indeed good. The big test is next week.

 

[irish1958]

Some Thoughts

Some Thoughts

Kelly's decisions to try for the TD against Michigan and Tulsa last year don't look too bad after the 30 yard miss yesterday.
Catching punts is an art.
The chances for a punt return yesterday were minimal as the USF punter kicked very high and relatively short and the wind was varying between 2 and 14 mph and varying directions from S to NW. Goodman should have been in there, especially after the first punt fumble. A fair catch isn't all that bad.
Crist has not developed a touch pass yet, and he doesn't appear to be able to able to hit a running receiver with any consistency.
Reis is a better passer, but his interception rate is too great for long term success.
It is hard for the QB to get the timing with his receivers unless he has all the reps in practice.
A coach does best when he has players who fit his style of offense. Lou Holtz (#1) had his most success with running, option type QBs, and did (relatively) poorly with the pro style QB.
Kelly would do best to go with either Golson or Hendricks as they fit his style of offense.
Choosing the wrong head coach has severe consequences, which persist long after he (or they have) has been replaced.
Kelly and his staff are the right coaches.
I am probably wrong, but it appeared to me that most of the important USF running gains came at the expense of our right side defensive line.
Except for that, our defense appears very, very good.
Nix is going to be very good. He helped stuffed the third and goal and forced a FG.
C. Wood is the real thing, as is M. Floyd.
Notre Dame's record will be 11-1, with an additional BCS bowl win.
I am a "homer" and proud of it.
Bring down the thunder from the sky isn't all it is cracked-up to be.

 

[theclassickiller]

Kelly's decisions to try for the TD against Michigan and Tulsa last year don't look too bad after the 30 yard miss yesterday.
Catching punts is an art.
The chances for a punt return yesterday were minimal as the USF punter kicked very high and relatively short and the wind was varying between 2 and 14 mph and varying directions from S to NW. Goodman should have been in there, especially after the first punt fumble. A fair catch isn't all that bad.
Crist has not developed a touch pass yet, and he doesn't appear to be able to able to hit a running receiver with any consistency.
Reis is a better passer, but his interception rate is too great for long term success.
It is hard for the QB to get the timing with his receivers unless he has all the reps in practice.
A coach does best when he has players who fit his style of offense. Lou Holtz (#1) had his most success with running, option type QBs, and did (relatively) poorly with the pro style QB.
Kelly would do best to go with either Golson or Hendricks as they fit his style of offense.
Choosing the wrong head coach has severe consequences, which persist long after he (or they have) has been replaced.
Kelly and his staff are the right coaches.
I am probably wrong, but it appeared to me that most of the important USF running gains came at the expense of our right side defensive line.
Except for that, our defense appears very, very good.
Nix is going to be very good. He helped stuffed the third and goal and forced a FG.
C. Wood is the real thing, as is M. Floyd.
Notre Dame's record will be 11-1, with an additional BCS bowl win.
I am a "homer" and proud of it.
Bring down the thunder from the sky isn't all it is cracked-up to be.

I don't know about the timing. Rees makes it look pretty easy and he was getting 1/3 of the reps. I just have no clue what Crist's problem is.

 

[LoveNDFootball]

ND has needed a good running game for at least 10 years. They now have running backs to do that. Crist can run that type of offense, with passes to the flat & screens - we know he can't pass more than 10 yards but the gains after the catch is what Floyd and Woods can do. Put Crist back in and run that offense. Enough with the "3 & out" offense.

Rees is a good deep passer but ND can't afford the interceptions or a one dimensional offense.

 

[theclassickiller]

ND has needed a good running game for at least 10 years. They now have running backs to do that. Crist can run that type of offense, with passes to the flat & screens - we know he can't pass more than 10 yards but the gains after the catch is what Floyd and Woods can do. Put Crist back in and run that offense. Enough with the "3 & out" offense.

Rees is a good deep passer but ND can't afford the interceptions or a one dimensional offense.

He can't pass under 10 yards either. He repeatedly hits receivers in the feet up close, throws 2 yards behind them in mid-range passes, and throws 30 yards past them on deep passes. He just flat out can't pass the ball. I feel terrible for the kid, but only he can fix his problems now.

Only one interception was Rees' fault also. And it wasn't as bad as Crist's INT. Rees may not be the freak athlete Crist is, but he gives us the best chance to win, and he shows every game that he is a winner. How people don't see that, I don't know.

 

[Riddickulous]

ND has needed a good running game for at least 10 years. They now have running backs to do that. Crist can run that type of offense, with passes to the flat & screens - we know he can't pass more than 10 yards but the gains after the catch is what Floyd and Woods can do. Put Crist back in and run that offense. Enough with the "3 & out" offense.

Rees is a good deep passer but ND can't afford the interceptions or a one dimensional offense.

What game were you watching?

Rees does not have a world class arm, but I saw multiple throws yesterday where he threw 15-20 yards down the seam.

What we saw in the second half will not be what we see with Tommy next week. We didn't run the football in the second half. I want to see how Tommy handles a game where he doesn't have to win it with his arm (sound familiar?).

 

[ErieIrish13]

He can't pass under 10 yards either. He repeatedly hits receivers in the feet up close, throws 2 yards behind them in mid-range passes, and throws 30 yards past them on deep passes. He just flat out can't pass the ball. I feel terrible for the kid, but only he can fix his problems now.

Only one interception was Rees' fault also. And it wasn't as bad as Crist's INT. Rees may not be the freak athlete Crist is, but he gives us the best chance to win, and he shows every game that he is a winner. How people don't see that, I don't know.

It was just as bad if not worse. Dayne saw single coverage with a linebacker and didn't execute the right throw. Tommy forced one into Double Coverage because he goes to Floyd 90% of the time (which isn't a problem if he's open).

 

[koonja]

What I saw

What I saw

Let's start with the offense...

Overall, disappointing. BK is known for player development and offense. So far, in 13 regular season games under BK, ND has scored 30 points or more only 5 times.

Crist - Same stuff as last year. Innaccurate. Looks a little overwhelmed out there. I don't think he deserved to get pulled, however.

Cierre - I think we're all happy with his game.

Jonas - Didn't really show much. Looks huge, but wasn't the battering ram I was hoping. Fumble was huge.

Floyd - He is our best player and it isn't close.

Eifert - I remember him dropping an open one while Crist was still in there, but in my opinion, he played well.

TJ Jones - Had to get his head around on that one. You have to look for the ball and help your QB out. Other than that, he played ok.

Theo - Pretty bad. Didn't do anything positive and he's maybe our most explosive player. That is a big problem.

O-line - Opened up some good running holes but wasn't consistent. Too many no/1-yard gains in the running game. I thought they protected the QBs pretty well.

Defense.....

D-line - I expected more push from them. I honestly thought EJ and KLM would be playmakers, and I didn't see that this week. Don't see a real improvement from last year.

Interior - Irish Choloclate was ok, looks huge. Hard to gauge against a team who doesn't have a big power-running game.

LBs - Manti I wanted more from. Swallowed up by blocks too much. Flemming - I seriously expected more from. I don't even remember him making a play (I was pretty drunk so I could be wrong). You could not tell a difference from him between this game and last year. Fox - We must be really week at ILB for him to be starting. He was a disappointment.

DBs - Harrison did not look like we expected. Doesn't possess the sub 4.4 speed that a couple people tried to convince me he had on here (It's in the Tuitt profile I think).
As far as Gray, Blanton, you can't complain. Didn't make any big plays but also didn't hurt us. Jamoris was running around a lot, playing hard. Don't really have anything for him.

Defense overall - I expected them to look faster. When they started the game I wasn't sure if they were on the field or stuck in Longo's sand drill.

As far as coaching, I want BK to be our coach. He's known for scoring and player development. At this point you cannot make a case that either is apparent. Literally the only player that I could tell was much better was Cierre Wood (correct me if I'm wrong). I expect his offense to put up more points as well (5/13 games dating back to last year have scored 30 or more points, and one of those games {MSU} would have not made 30 points if it didn't go into OT.

I'm not saying BK came falsy advertised, I'm just saying we haven't seene anything yet. Fill in any mistakes I've made and feel free to add. The next game is crucial. We have to show we belong by beating Michigan controlably.

 

[koonja]

I know we all love Lugbill...

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Brian Kelly or Chip Kelly. Any idea who handles pressure better? No brainer Sat. ND is improved, but played poorly and BK lacked poise.

 

[koonja]

I expect more out of Harrison, Manti and Nix (assuming Michigan will run up the middle more).

I have no clue who I even want to play QB at this point. WRs besides Floyd need to step up.

 

[LoveNDFootball]

What game were you watching?

Rees does not have a world class arm, but I saw multiple throws yesterday where he threw 15-20 yards down the seam.

What we saw in the second half will not be what we see with Tommy next week. We didn't run the football in the second half. I want to see how Tommy handles a game where he doesn't have to win it with his arm (sound familiar?).

Perhaps I was being a little generous. Rees is a developing passer and we'd like to think that he can throw long with Floyd on the other end.

Personally, I don't want to see Rees playing next week. I want to see ND run the ball down Michigan's throat. Woods, Grey & Crist can do that. With Floyd, Riddick & Ragone turning 5 yard passes into 15-25 yard gains, clean up the fumbles and penalties, we'll be sitting pretty (maybe not a good description for a football team but you get my point). ;-)

 

[GoldenDomer2357]

Back to Basics

Back to Basics

Growing up watching ND football, I had only been able to critique ND as a fan. However, the last 4 years or so, I have coached 16-19 year old baseball teams and recently was hired to coach high school baseball at my alma mater. So you're asking what's the point who cares. Well after becoming a coach, I have taken on a new role as not simply a fan critic but a coach who critiques. I always stress the importance of doing the fundamental things correctly. Teams who succeed don't just put up 60 yard bombs or break off 95 yard runs. Those things fall into place for the teams who have mastered the basics first such as protecting the football, minimizing turnovers, and committing few if any penalties.
This being said I am worried. I am worried because Notre Dame did not show their mastery of any any basic football fundamentals. The only exception was the defense, which was also shoddy at times. How can we as ND faithful even begin to utter the acronym BCS until we can watch a team on Saturdays that is fundamentally sound. I found myself celebrating the most idiotic things during the game yesterday including punt returns in which we did not fumble and passes that were incomplete simply because they were not picked off. I should not have to hold my breath for a team to do the fundamental things correctly.
Now next week we go to Michigan for a prime time showdown. If I was Kelly (which thank goodness I'm not) my week would be spent scrupulously breaking down the plentiful mistakes that my team made and stressing the importance of the games small things. You need to learn to catch before you can have confidence to put the ball up for 50 yards down field. You need to learn to protect the ball before you can feel confident barreling into a strong defense. You need to learn to keep your composure so that 1st and 10 is always 1st and 10 not 1st and 25 every other series. Perhaps the most frightening aspect is that we only lost by 3 points, even after the colossal mistakes that were made. I want this to be a season of "we are there" instead of another season of "we are so close to being there!"

 

[IrishAlum1997]

I expect more out of Harrison, Manti and Nix (assuming Michigan will run up the middle more).

I have no clue who I even want to play QB at this point. WRs besides Floyd need to step up.

If Rees is not starting Saturday, this will be the lost season. I can't imagine the message that you could send from yanking your senior QB from the first game of the season and inserting a true sophomore with lesser physical talents and no advantage on exposure to the playbook and then flipflopping back the next week.

Kelly has made his call and he needs to stick to it. The real question now becomes who is the QB on the special packages and how early does BK have the nerve to put them in at the Big House? If it's not Hendrix, methinks we are losing 2 QB's at the end of the season, and all of a sudden there's a need to get a good one in this recruiting cycle.

 

[phork]

Can these posts please stop. Just add them to the plethora of already open POST GAME THOUGHTS threads. Thanks.

 

[NDMontana]

Sometimes things don't go right. Both the talent and the coaching at ND are Top 25 caliber. My sentiments are surely debatable, but the only unforgiveable mistakes to me were the personal fouls. Turnovers happen but there is always optimism because the defense can take the field with some excitement and a "lets shut these guys down and get the ball right back" mentality. But there was always something terribly deflating to me when I played about committing mindless penalties that extended drives. Turnovers happen, sometimes it"s out of your control because of missed timing or because a defender made a great play, you get over it quickly. But those drive extending penalties are what turn my stomach over.

 

[D-BOE34]

Our WR's played pretty poor in my eyes. Floyd did fantastic. He was open a lot and Crist couldn't find him. We made very critical errors at the endzone. We should have had at least 2 more scores just from being smart. Don't fumble the Damn ball on the 1 and hit the guy coming across wide open as opposed to throwing a BS pick. That should have been an easy 6. Take all our mental mistakes inside the red zine and we score at least 14 more points. That also takes 7 from them. 500 yards on offense and only gave up 290? I think for a first game against a team like that we did ok.... Besides the ridiculous mental mistakes!!!!

 

[IrishAlum1997]

Can these posts please stop. Just add them to the plethora of already open POST GAME THOUGHTS threads. Thanks.

How do you choose which one to post them in? Thus my post here.

Chill out, post police.

 

[UmphreakDomer]

Let's start with the offense...

Overall, disappointing. BK is known for player development and offense. So far, in 13 regular season games under BK, ND has scored 30 points or more only 5 times.

Crist - Same stuff as last year. Innaccurate. Looks a little overwhelmed out there. I don't think he deserved to get pulled, however.

Cierre - I think we're all happy with his game.

Jonas - Didn't really show much. Looks huge, but wasn't the battering ram I was hoping. Fumble was huge.

Floyd - He is our best player and it isn't close.

Eifert - I remember him dropping an open one while Crist was still in there, but in my opinion, he played well.

TJ Jones - Had to get his head around on that one. You have to look for the ball and help your QB out. Other than that, he played ok.

Theo - Pretty bad. Didn't do anything positive and he's maybe our most explosive player. That is a big problem.

O-line - Opened up some good running holes but wasn't consistent. Too many no/1-yard gains in the running game. I thought they protected the QBs pretty well.

Defense.....

D-line - I expected more push from them. I honestly thought EJ and KLM would be playmakers, and I didn't see that this week. Don't see a real improvement from last year.

Interior - Irish Choloclate was ok, looks huge. Hard to gauge against a team who doesn't have a big power-running game.

LBs - Manti I wanted more from. Swallowed up by blocks too much. Flemming - I seriously expected more from. I don't even remember him making a play (I was pretty drunk so I could be wrong). You could not tell a difference from him between this game and last year. Fox - We must be really week at ILB for him to be starting. He was a disappointment.

DBs - Harrison did not look like we expected. Doesn't possess the sub 4.4 speed that a couple people tried to convince me he had on here (It's in the Tuitt profile I think).
As far as Gray, Blanton, you can't complain. Didn't make any big plays but also didn't hurt us. Jamoris was running around a lot, playing hard. Don't really have anything for him.

Defense overall - I expected them to look faster. When they started the game I wasn't sure if they were on the field or stuck in Longo's sand drill.

As far as coaching, I want BK to be our coach. He's known for scoring and player development. At this point you cannot make a case that either is apparent. Literally the only player that I could tell was much better was Cierre Wood (correct me if I'm wrong). I expect his offense to put up more points as well (5/13 games dating back to last year have scored 30 or more points, and one of those games {MSU} would have not made 30 points if it didn't go into OT.

I'm not saying BK came falsy advertised, I'm just saying we haven't seene anything yet. Fill in any mistakes I've made and feel free to add. The next game is crucial. We have to show we belong by beating Michigan controlably.

all of this is pretty accurate. i think the heat (read as substitutions) had more to do than we are realizing or giving credit to. the d played very well, especially in the 2nd half. they just need to play more controlled.
all of their mistakes are coachable. im a huge "dayne advocate" but, i think rees starts next week. and yes, they need to get hendrix of golsen in there to run true spread. the run game looked great--minus the fumble and hold call on floyd. i think we have to get cam in there in front of jonas as the spell.

 

[koonja]

I'm just still waiting to see BK have an explosive offense. I believe in him, but this year and last year only scoring over 30 points in 4/13 games?

Imagine what the offense would have looked like yesterday if Floyd entered the draft or was inelegible? We may not have even scored a touchdown vs. USF. I don't know what to think.

 

[koonja]

For the record, on the fumble return for TD that USF had, Crist looked really fast chasing that guy. I think he has a lot of potential in the spread offense, but he just isn't accurate and I'm ready to stop hoping he improves and just come to the fact that it is what it is. He has average accuracy. I still want him to start next week. I think.

 

[phork]

How do you choose which one to post them in? Thus my post here.

Chill out, post police.

Pick one, of the 20.

 

[Freeman Ara]

I'm just still waiting to see BK have an explosive offense. I believe in him, but this year and last year only scoring over 30 points in 4/13 games?

Imagine what the offense would have looked like yesterday if Floyd entered the draft or was inelegible? We may not have even scored a touchdown vs. USF. I don't know what to think.

I think you need to show patience. We have one legit proven playmaker in Floyd, another one that looks like he is coming into his own in Wood, but beyond that it doesn't look like we have the pieces in place to put up 40 on any given day.

Probably not a good idea to judge the offense on year one either when you had two inexperienced starters at QB, injuries to Riddick, Floyd, Rudolph, Allen, Crist, etc.

Kelly knew coming in that we needed an upgrade in talent on defense and that's where last years class was focused. He knows we don't have the type of playmakers we need going forward to be an explosive offense on a weekly basis and hes going to get those now, he's said as much.

It might be nice to see 30 pts a game, but honestly I'll take thirteen 3-0 games if thats what gets us a title.