stoops the eternal pimp
10/18/2013, 05:29 PM
Just a C&P of my response to some offense/heupel bashing that went on after the game on my Sports Talk Facebook group page:
I will start by saying I am not a Heupel fan, and was never a fan of the hire..Just did not understand Bob saying the best candidate possible was a qb coach who also coached TEs at Arizona..Someone who never put a gameplan together..
However, schemes are the least of the problems, even though they do have some problems. A big part of their problem is execution which comes from what I think is the biggest problem..i’ve said it here, on the radio, in print, the message boards I moderate..identity.
Heupel and his offense have no idea who they want to be..They want to be a power run team, a spread run team, a spread passing team, play 5 runningbacks, 7 receivers, recruit TEs and then not play them. They want to be a speed no huddle team, a slow it down no huddle team.. In the meantime, his offense cannot hang it’s hat on anything and say, “This is who we are..Try and stop us.”
Part of the problem with the RBs is Cale Gundy trying to make everyone happy, which is nonsense. Part of the problem is that Heupel has never made this offense his own..He comes in after Wilson, and tries to run a severely watered down version of what he did. He decides strong lineman aren’t necessary and that they need smaller, quicker guys for uptempo passing game..But wait, this week we need to be able to line up and just run down their throats..Wait, we can’t let a RB get a rhythm because I’ve got to get enough carries for 5 guys..
I felt like when this season started, they were going to find that identity..A read option offense, that pounded the ground and took control of the game. Knight gets hurt/struggles in a 13-6 4th quarter ball game..And then all of a sudden, Bell is in, and we are the Landry Jones offense..Who knows what we are trying to do now.
I know every CO since Bob has been here has been bad in fans eyes..Every one has had his job called for, so I try to take a long look at things since it seems calling out the CO is the easy thing to do..But we have a John Doe offense and It’s time for change.
I will start by saying I am not a Heupel fan, and was never a fan of the hire..Just did not understand Bob saying the best candidate possible was a qb coach who also coached TEs at Arizona..Someone who never put a gameplan together..
However, schemes are the least of the problems, even though they do have some problems. A big part of their problem is execution which comes from what I think is the biggest problem..i’ve said it here, on the radio, in print, the message boards I moderate..identity.
Heupel and his offense have no idea who they want to be..They want to be a power run team, a spread run team, a spread passing team, play 5 runningbacks, 7 receivers, recruit TEs and then not play them. They want to be a speed no huddle team, a slow it down no huddle team.. In the meantime, his offense cannot hang it’s hat on anything and say, “This is who we are..Try and stop us.”
Part of the problem with the RBs is Cale Gundy trying to make everyone happy, which is nonsense. Part of the problem is that Heupel has never made this offense his own..He comes in after Wilson, and tries to run a severely watered down version of what he did. He decides strong lineman aren’t necessary and that they need smaller, quicker guys for uptempo passing game..But wait, this week we need to be able to line up and just run down their throats..Wait, we can’t let a RB get a rhythm because I’ve got to get enough carries for 5 guys..
I felt like when this season started, they were going to find that identity..A read option offense, that pounded the ground and took control of the game. Knight gets hurt/struggles in a 13-6 4th quarter ball game..And then all of a sudden, Bell is in, and we are the Landry Jones offense..Who knows what we are trying to do now.
I know every CO since Bob has been here has been bad in fans eyes..Every one has had his job called for, so I try to take a long look at things since it seems calling out the CO is the easy thing to do..But we have a John Doe offense and It’s time for change.