I really can't see any upside to making that move. While the majority of folks here are quick to say we don't have a qb that is needed for a clk offense they also fail to see that we don't exactly have a bonafide ground and pound line or runningbacks. While Henry is a good rb, he still stutter steps into holes instead of hitting them like Eddie or mark. The toss sweep is Henry's best play. Bottom line stay with kiffin unless he crosses a line that far exceeds the field.
I have no doubt that he understands that.
If that's truly the case, then that's a sad, pathetic case. 5 number 1 recruiting classes and he's just doing the best he has to work with.
Yeah, I don't think we win last year at *u if Kiffin isn't calling the plays... of course, on the other hand, maybe we don't throw 3 picks in the game either if Kiffin isn't calling the plays... "good vs bad", indeed
So the next time Coker throws the ball 15 yards out of the range of our receiver I should yell for Cristobal to go? Got it!
No QB this year has had a clean pocket from which to throw. McCarron pretty much had the luxury of a clean pocket in his years here. It makes all the difference in the world when a Qb throws the ball that he is confident in his backside blockers and with the way our O-line has played, I'd be nervous too. We've had 3 substandard years of O-line play which is when Christobal came in and changed the entire system we used to block.
*Sigh* Did you even read my whole post. The O-Line performance as a whole is the 'primary' problem was my point. QB accuracy aside if the O-Line blocked profieciently on a consistent basis we could just pound the Ball and judiciously call pass plays. Basically we could run the 2009 style offense with Gmac or the 2011 style offense with AJ. They were protected 1st year QB's. Coker and Bateman are being forced to press because they can't rely on a running attack because Cristobal is a poor O-Line coach.
Ideally I agree with you about utilizing the RB's. I'm just trying to point out that the O-Line does struggle with run blocking just as much as pass blocking. Yeldon and Sims had to juke people to avoid negative plays seeminly all the time last year. Our QB's this year are running from harm without the luxury of 'Sims like' wheels.
Precisely. We knew the right side was a question mark, but I thought the left side including Kelly would be rock solid. That has not even been the case. It is not just technique, either. We have had far too many plays where someone came free into the backfield. Stunts seem to confuse us mightily. I was hoping Mississippi was just particularly good on defense and our issues would be cleaned up in last Saturday's relatively easy contest. They were not. I have to believe after 4 games, this is just who we are and what we have. I'd rate it as "underachieving" right now. And it is the most disappointing thing about this year's team.
