OK, here's the deal.
I should preface this with, I have always been a run first, and run alot kinda guy.
I need to know if it's just me, or what.
This new offense that we have can be explosive. Probably more explosive than anything I've seen in a long time from Bama, however, it also seems to be very inconsistent in sustaining drives. Now, I may be suffering from "old timer disease" here, but it seems like we always seemed to rarely go 3 and out so many times. Excluding the DuBosian period, which was an abberation.
I guess to sum it up, back in the early 90s, I seem to remember that on scoring drives, we usually ran 8-18 plays, or we would have our share of 3 and outs.
Now, it seems that we either go 3 and out, or 5-10 play scoring drives, but rarely any long drives. Heck, in the Southern Miss game, our longest drives were 11 plays(http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=252530333) and we would have never had them, if it wouldn't have been for USM penalties.
Here's my future big worry. I think Brodie Croyle is by far the most talented QB we have had in over 20 years. He is very accurate and sharp on 90% of his passes.....and here lies the rub. If we struggle this much with Brodie at QB in this offense, what will happen when we get a "normal" QB again.... Like JPW (Is is just me, worrying that the battle for second string was close between JPW and MG?) In the old days, our QB's were average at best, but we could win in those schemes.
It seems like our offensive system doesn't seem to be condusive to balance. We are either throwing it around and moving down the field. Running a balanced offense, and going 3 and out, or....after the other guys are worn down... run-only.
Worst part is, this could very well be my being uncomfortable with so much passing... I understand this, and am trying to get better. Mike Price's offense would have probably ended me..
What do you guys think?
A. You hit the nail on the head...
B. This is not a fair argument because of all the probation.... In the early 90s, we had much better talent....Here's why it's not working...
C. You have major "old timers disease". The year is young, and it will just take some time to get everyone on the same page...
D. "Old Timers disease" is an understatement. You are a crack smoking, franchione lover.. Go soak your head. Here's what you're missing...
E. Patience is a virtue... and you sir, are an idiot... because...
I should preface this with, I have always been a run first, and run alot kinda guy.
I need to know if it's just me, or what.
This new offense that we have can be explosive. Probably more explosive than anything I've seen in a long time from Bama, however, it also seems to be very inconsistent in sustaining drives. Now, I may be suffering from "old timer disease" here, but it seems like we always seemed to rarely go 3 and out so many times. Excluding the DuBosian period, which was an abberation.
I guess to sum it up, back in the early 90s, I seem to remember that on scoring drives, we usually ran 8-18 plays, or we would have our share of 3 and outs.
Now, it seems that we either go 3 and out, or 5-10 play scoring drives, but rarely any long drives. Heck, in the Southern Miss game, our longest drives were 11 plays(http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=252530333) and we would have never had them, if it wouldn't have been for USM penalties.
Here's my future big worry. I think Brodie Croyle is by far the most talented QB we have had in over 20 years. He is very accurate and sharp on 90% of his passes.....and here lies the rub. If we struggle this much with Brodie at QB in this offense, what will happen when we get a "normal" QB again.... Like JPW (Is is just me, worrying that the battle for second string was close between JPW and MG?) In the old days, our QB's were average at best, but we could win in those schemes.
It seems like our offensive system doesn't seem to be condusive to balance. We are either throwing it around and moving down the field. Running a balanced offense, and going 3 and out, or....after the other guys are worn down... run-only.
Worst part is, this could very well be my being uncomfortable with so much passing... I understand this, and am trying to get better. Mike Price's offense would have probably ended me..
What do you guys think?
A. You hit the nail on the head...
B. This is not a fair argument because of all the probation.... In the early 90s, we had much better talent....Here's why it's not working...
C. You have major "old timers disease". The year is young, and it will just take some time to get everyone on the same page...
D. "Old Timers disease" is an understatement. You are a crack smoking, franchione lover.. Go soak your head. Here's what you're missing...
E. Patience is a virtue... and you sir, are an idiot... because...