Positives...
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The SEC East looks really weak.
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Okay even this pumper is fading. If you told me that we would get 4 turnovers, allow zero sacks, and said the score was going to be 42-21 I would have agreed with you. I didn't see Lame Kiffin killing us in the passing game like he did. We have a long ways to go on offense still.
- Jun 11, 2014
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I think the assistant coaches are doing their job. Summers has transformed that line. Roper has a much better offense and his play calling is light years ahead of Pease. Running game looks much improved from last year. Receivers are running good routes and getting open.
The offense that we saw in the Bama game was HEAVILY influenced by Muschamp. There's no way that Roper would SLOW down the play calling for the entire game. There's no way he would run up the gut 3 times and punt to try to have his defense hold serve.
I'm torn. I want Driskel to be replaced by Harris so that we can have a better season and a chance at the East. Then, on the hand, I want Muschamp to keep Driskel in to seal his fate. I just fear that by replacing Driskel, it continues to push us toward a perpetual mediocrity because he'll win just enough games to justify him staying as the HBC.
The offense that we saw in the Bama game was HEAVILY influenced by Muschamp. There's no way that Roper would SLOW down the play calling for the entire game. There's no way he would run up the gut 3 times and punt to try to have his defense hold serve.
I'm torn. I want Driskel to be replaced by Harris so that we can have a better season and a chance at the East. Then, on the hand, I want Muschamp to keep Driskel in to seal his fate. I just fear that by replacing Driskel, it continues to push us toward a perpetual mediocrity because he'll win just enough games to justify him staying as the HBC.
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One silver lining I see is that we are not completely devoid of talent, and the next guy should have a decent roster to work with.
I'll agree with J above. Summers and Roper both seem to be doing a decent job. No lights out, but an upgrade.
I'll agree with J above. Summers and Roper both seem to be doing a decent job. No lights out, but an upgrade.
- Jun 13, 2014
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soflagator;n58540 said:
Our offense doesn't seem any better taking out the EM blowout under Roper but for some reason hearing Muschamp talk I think he is being limited some by him and of course there is the Driskel problem. This definitely isn't Duke's offense from last season. I give Summers a lot of credit so far.
- Jun 12, 2014
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Champ needs to trust his coaches and play more guys on defense. It's one thing to empty the bench against E. Michigan but our D got worn dow and that shouldn't happen.
DE - Bullard, Fowler, Cox, McCallister, Willis
DT - Orr, Cumming, Bostwick, Brantley
LBs - Morrison, Taylor, Ball, Davis, McMillian, Anzalone
DE - Bullard, Fowler, Cox, McCallister, Willis
DT - Orr, Cumming, Bostwick, Brantley
LBs - Morrison, Taylor, Ball, Davis, McMillian, Anzalone
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agreed.Homer J said:
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playcalling is light years better, the execution isn't there. There were more downfield attempts in the Alabama game then were taken of last year.Gator Fever said:
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Gator Fever;n58548 said:
You spent much of last season insisting that WM was handcuffing the offense. Then, you made a complete 180, claiming that there was no evidence to support such claims and that Pease was just terrible. Now, 3 games played, and you're drifting back to the original stance. Get it together, man.
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The major positive, also happened to expose a major negative, and that's the o-line pass protection. Zero sacks and only a few pressures/hurries, but of course, our QB was still totally unable to connect with WRs on any meaningful plays, except the TD pass to Showers. Rod Johnson, the Freshman RT whom had most of us worried about going into the game, gave up 0 sacks and one hurry in 34 pass blocking attempts. Doing that well against Bama's d-line and blitz packages is outstanding. Suddenly, when Humphries comes back, we're a pretty solid and deep o-line.
Kyle Christie was the other positive.
Kyle Christie was the other positive.
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soflagator;n58575 said:You spent much of last season insisting that WM was handcuffing the offense. Then, you made a complete 180, claiming that there was no evidence to support such claims and that Pease was just terrible. Now, 3 games played, and you're drifting back to the original stance. Get it together, man.
I never claimed Muschamp didn't handcuff the offense I claimed I thought he would be job scared enough to stop doing it this season. I actually thought Muschamp might change and give full control of the offense to Roper but he obviously didn't hearing him in his halftime interviews but I always knew Driskel was a real bad QB and would never be good but I thought this offense might hide more of that than it has.
I actually defended Pease some - one of the very few who said he wasn't the main issue.
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Gator Fever;n58582 said:
I could be wrong then. I thought I recalled you changing your stance once Pease was relieved of his post.
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soflagator;n58588 said:
No problem but I was 100% wrong on how Muschamp would behave going forward unfortunately. I said I didn't think Pease was that good but I always though Muschamp and Driskel were the main issues for the most part.
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Gator Fever;n58592 said:
We've all been wrong with the past few years. Part of being a fan.
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yepsoflagator said:
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WobbleGator;n58519 said:
This got me thinking; which SECe team has had the most horrific moment this year: Florida getting trounced at Alabama and being completely unable to stop a forward pass, nor complete one, SC doing the same versus ATM in Columbia and then looking life goofballs again against Vandy, UGA being exposed by aforementioned SC team, Missouri losing at home to possibly the worst team in D1 (Indiana), Tennessee running around celebrating a moral victory again and actually lauding how they're back for the 9th straight year after getting clobbered at Oklahoma, Vandy being Vandy of old. I guess Kentucky is the only team that hasn't looked like complete jackasses on the field yet.
Point is, the SECe is terrible.
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The Original DC;n58599 said:
I think some of those teams are better than some think they are and even some that are down their strengths play well against us. After watching them play if I had to bet right now I would say SC, Georgia and Missouri would beat us despite Missouri's loss to Indiana just because of their offense. Tenn I am not sure about because they are so young but they have a passing game that could make it interesting if we don't get our secondary together.
