This is a great thread. My thoughts this morning focus more on functionality rather than yardage and scoring. What I mean by this is we seem to NEVER fire on all cylinders offensively when we face true Division 1 defenses, in other words take EMU out of the equation and look at the overall performances. They are not that great.
I know some are going to say that Treon will make all the difference. Well to those I say I'm not so sure. Let me be the first to say anything should be better than what we've seen from JD, but don't be surprised if we still struggle with Treon at times. What we wanted so badly to get a way from, 2 back power running game, may be what we need to get back to at least for the rest of the season. Our WR's still are not the caliber that are needed for a full or pass heavy spread attack. They run wrong routes, line up in the wrong spots, consistently drop passes and don't block worth a damned on outside running plays. I think going back to more 2 back stuff and rotating the RB's to keep them fresh will be the key to consistently moving the chains. What was everyone saying the strength of this team was before the season started ??? Where are Brandon Powell, Adam Lane, Mack Brown and Kelvin Taylor ???
Before you burn me at the stake for saying this tell me what the most glaring weakness was on offense as a unit for the last 3 years ? It was the offensive line. Well now the offensive line is playing better and we can throw the ball a little more to the backs by motioning out of the 2 back set and also move the defense with them. We need a different look when we run for the most part because if I can telegraph it I'm sure opposing defenses can also. I don't see this as a permanent problem but Roper and Muschamp might want to consider "tweaking" it a little to get a better fit for our current personnel. I know some of you want to pass the ball all over the place but I think we probably need to stick with to playing "ugly" to get the most wins we can this year.
