liveanddiedeac
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Offense: A+ no doubt :bowrofl: Seriously F-, the offense has been worse then I would've thought which is pretty bad since I thought the offense would struggle before the season started. I like Wolford, but he is getting overwhelmed due to lack of an offensive line. He needs to work on his decision making, he's making throws he shouldn't make, but again most of that is due to the poor O-line play. The offensive playcalling is obviously limited to the lack of talent on offense as well, although I haven't been a fan of a lot of our run play calls. Once we get better talent on offense, I think the offensive coaching will look a lot better, no duh right. The 2 young TE's are probably the lone bright spot on offense, I think both can become real weapons for us, once again when we get better talent on offense.
Defense: Serious A+ here in my opinion. Given the fact that we lost our entire starting d-line from last year, the fact that we lost a projected starter on the d-line before the season even started, and especially considering the fact that they get no help from the offense and the offense even hurts the defense at times, our D has played great. The d-line has been a real surprise for me and we only lose Ziggy next year, of course we're going to have to replace a couple of really good corners next year too. Anyway, I like the 4-2-5 scheme and I like the aggressive nature it appears the defense coaches are instilling in our guys. We're getting more pressure on the opposing QB this season and doing a good job against the run, at least until they start getting worn down from being out there the whole game. I know the stats may not say A+, but the circumstances do in my opinion.
Special Teams: A. They're doing their job. Kinal is being effective with a variety of punts, Weaver hasn't missed a FG/XP yet and Centers has shown good leg on kickoffs. Coverage has been pretty good and we haven't allowed a block yet and got a punt block against ULM. Nice to see solid special teams play from our team and it will pay dividends down the road.
Coaching: B. I like Clawson a lot, I think he's the real deal, just needs a little time. I'm sure he wants to win this season, but I think he's a big picture guy, that knows that to build program you've got to look past the short-term especially starting out. As of right now, I think we've got one of the highest rated recruiting classes we've ever had committed, at least verbally anyway. At times I've questioned the offensive play calling, especially in the run game, but any play calls are severely hampered by our O-line right now. Defensive and special team coaching has been very good in my opinion.
Defense: Serious A+ here in my opinion. Given the fact that we lost our entire starting d-line from last year, the fact that we lost a projected starter on the d-line before the season even started, and especially considering the fact that they get no help from the offense and the offense even hurts the defense at times, our D has played great. The d-line has been a real surprise for me and we only lose Ziggy next year, of course we're going to have to replace a couple of really good corners next year too. Anyway, I like the 4-2-5 scheme and I like the aggressive nature it appears the defense coaches are instilling in our guys. We're getting more pressure on the opposing QB this season and doing a good job against the run, at least until they start getting worn down from being out there the whole game. I know the stats may not say A+, but the circumstances do in my opinion.
Special Teams: A. They're doing their job. Kinal is being effective with a variety of punts, Weaver hasn't missed a FG/XP yet and Centers has shown good leg on kickoffs. Coverage has been pretty good and we haven't allowed a block yet and got a punt block against ULM. Nice to see solid special teams play from our team and it will pay dividends down the road.
Coaching: B. I like Clawson a lot, I think he's the real deal, just needs a little time. I'm sure he wants to win this season, but I think he's a big picture guy, that knows that to build program you've got to look past the short-term especially starting out. As of right now, I think we've got one of the highest rated recruiting classes we've ever had committed, at least verbally anyway. At times I've questioned the offensive play calling, especially in the run game, but any play calls are severely hampered by our O-line right now. Defensive and special team coaching has been very good in my opinion.
