The last time we were dealing with this problem, our defense bailed us out. I was pretty impressed with the way our defense played overall. The 2nd quarter was a nightmare, but Bama's offense scored nothing in the second half, and we held their two-headed monster RB to 110 yards. Mistakes will always be made, and ALL our players played hard for the entire game.
My gripes are these: (1) I just don't understand why our coaches keep trying to fit players into roles they don't fit. Mike Pouncey should not be playing center. John Brantley is not an option QB. Demps cannot pound his way between the tackles. (2) Our offense is unimaginative and predictable. When the opposing DC knows we are going to try a jump pass, we have a big problem. When Bama's DBs know, "When Brantley has the ball, we know he isn't running with it", we have a problem. Our Coaches SAY we run an aggressive offense, but what I SEE ON THE FIELD looks conservative and predictable. All that being said, I wasn't as upset with this loss as the score would usually suggest. I always hate the lop-sided refereeing that Bama gets -- especially in Tuscaloosa. And, I know I am whining pointlessly, here, but if one of the touchdowns we scored would have been correctly called, the game would have been entirely different. If the continual pass interference by their DBs would have been called when it would have made a difference in the game (like the 1st or 2nd or 3rd quarter), the game would have been entirely different. In any other stadium, the fumble at the goal line would have been correctly blown dead at the point when Brantley scooped in the ball on the ground (refs are supposed to protect QBs from the kind of scrum that occurred). Okay, I'm done now... Go Gators! Mary On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Randy Platt <[email protected]> wrote: > Not much I can argue about here. I actually think this is where the loss > of Cam Newton, hurt us. He could have been the heir apparent after Tebow, > with Burton in the wings. So far this year looks very much like 2006, with > the coaching staff very unsettled about the style of offense we want to > play, the bigger difference being Brantley lacks Leak's experience. Hope we > figure it out soon. > > > > > > Randy Platt > > aka "PCGator" > > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > > aka "The Other Randy" > > > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Charlie > *Sent:* Sunday, October 03, 2010 1:13 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Is Zook back? > > > > *Randy, isn't the execution on the field a reflection of the coaching? I > think the same guy that coaches the line also is the OC. Honestly though > I've watched Meyer's offenses since his last year at Utah and I've always > thought he depended much more on individual skill rather than an innovative > cohesive offensive attack. Also I think he may have rolled the dice too > quickly on Brantley probably because he was a legacy. It's obvious to me > that he prefers a running mobile QB who can also throw. He probably should > have stuck to that model when grooming someone to replace Tebow. This > business about changing your scheme to match your personnel is fine when you > first take over a program and have little say as to who is there Five or > six years down the line however you should be recruiting players that fits > the style you like to play. That's JMO.* > > *Charlie* > > *P.S. Not trying to start the fight of the century here. Honest!* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Randy Platt > *Sent:* Sunday, October 03, 2010 12:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Is Zook back? > > Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view, that isn't > gonna happen. Personally, replacing Addazio isn't gonna help the offense, > unless the execution improves. > > > > > > Randy Platt > > aka "PCGator" > > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > > aka "The Other Randy" > > > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Charlie > *Sent:* Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Is Zook back? > > > > *Truly an inept performance of epic proportions. I thought it was going to > be bad but I never envisioned this bad.* > > *Personally I vote to send the moving van to Addazios house.* > > *Charlie (entitlement Gator)* > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
