Interesting point, Zeb. I think there's no question, but that a good coach does that and Meyer is a great coach. We see his conservative background in the way he directs the games. I think the difference this year is in the interaction between him and Addazio. I recall several times last year Meyer saying that Mullen talked him into playing less conservatively than he wanted to. Is it possible that a hard-hitting offensive line coach is also conservative and doesn't provide the same balance? We opened it up against Georgia, but we didn't open it up against Arkansas when we really needed to so I don't think it's all planned.
I still think it's a learning year for Addazio and that he and Meyer just need time and experience working together to be as smooth as he and Mullen used to be. I recall in the first couple of years Mullen was OC that we weren't all completely happy with the offense either, but then it all settled in over a couple of years. I fully expect the same to happen with Addazio. In the meantime, we've done what we needed to so far. I just hope we can pick it up when we really need to against Alabama. Their defense is comparable to our own so we'll need to outplay them on offense to win that one. Rob From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Gatornews from Today's Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator On Nov 8, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Rob Alexander wrote: This is such wishful thinking. It reminds me of the old adage, never attribute to conspiracy that which can be easily explained by incompetence. Addazio and Meyer aren't holding anything back. We simply have a new OC who happens to be an offensive line coach and who calls plays like one Perhaps it is also wishful thinking, but it appears to me that Meyer purposely throttles back once the game is in hand. It's a good coaching strategy - why try run up the points (and risk interceptions), when the game is already won? Against a lesser opponent, he eases up earlier than a dangerous opponent. Even the playcalling is a little more conservative right out of the gate. We were plain vanilla against Vandy, and will be again against FIU. That will make those teams appear better than they are. So be it. Without margin of victory in the computer polls, there is less to be gained by winning big. Call it conservatism, or consider it sportsmanship, but Meyer knows when his opponent is beat and calls off the dogs. -Zeb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
