Daily Nugz - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
by JG2112 on Oct 20, 2009 4:00 AM CDT
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I haven't posted since Saturday. With the benefit of reflection, hindsight, and counsel, this is what I think of last Saturday's game in Happy Valley:
Fail.
138 yards. 138 yards. Seriously? I realize that Penn State's defense has more "star rankings" than Minnesota's, and that the defense is well-coached and seasoned. But what has happened to the offense that attacks a defense's weaknesses? What in the world prevented Eric Decker from getting bubble screens and quick slants thrown his way? Where is a number two receiver, ANY number two receiver (Stoudermire, Green, CARPENTER, wake up)? And where is the improvement? The offense's ceiling, without opposition help, seems to be 3 TDs a game, and obviously the bottom fell out on Saturday. Not. Good.
A number for you Gopher fans to chew on in anticipation of this Saturday's trip to Columbus: 1.
That is how many losing streaks Jim Tressel has had since taking over Ohio State's program in 2001. (For the record, it was a 3-game losing streak in 2004 to Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Iowa). Brother me.
Nugz:
(1) Here is a report from the Gopher womens' basketball opening event this past Sunday.
(2) Another team that scored zero points (er, goals) this past weekend was the Gopher womens' soccer team, losing 1-0 to The Ohio State Buckeyes in Lauderdale.
(3) A new blog on SBN is BCS Evolution. Here is a post explaining the latest BCS standings, with additional information to lead you towards early January's title game.
(4) Looking backwards, here is Black Shoe Diaries' assessment of its offense from last Saturday.
(5) Looking forwards, here is some good information about Terrelle Pryor that Messrs. Cosgrove and Lee will undoubtedly be considering in crafting a game plan for this Saturday.
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The Terrelle Pryor article
I REALLY like this plan:
“To compensate for Vince Young’s poor decision-making, and limited football smarts, Mack Brown installed an ultimatum offense so easy anyone could run it. It worked as follows:
Operate out of a five-wide receiver formation.
Have Vince pick one receiver as his lone target in the huddle.
After the snap, have Vince read his primary receiver. If the receiver is open, make the throw. If the receiver isn’t open, run."
I think Adam could thrive with this.
"they're calling insane hogs???"
Hell
that’s so easy, Gray could thrive too. I have to admit that weber was telegraphing his throws last week…just a little.
by TheEvilProfessor on Oct 20, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions
The one thing that
irritates me more than anything else about coaches is when they simply play their scheme instead of their players talents. It’s fine to recruit for your desired scheme, but play what you have. If the coaches think Weber gives them the best chance to win, then play to his strengths. Let him scramble and draw up some bootlegs.
It just seems like the gophers are running plays by the book without regard for what their players can or can’t do. That’s just plain stupid.
by TheEvilProfessor on Oct 20, 2009 8:37 AM CDT reply actions
Unfortunately
when you watch the NFL, 95% of teams run a scheme based upon the coach’s supposed brilliance, rather than adapting the scheme to exploit the talents of your players. (THE SYSTEM).
In coaching this way, NFL coaches can take the credit when the team does well, because the players “played in accordance with the system.” However, when the team does not play well, the players “are not picking up the scheme and didn’t play within the system.”
Keep that in mind when you’re watching NFL pseudo-coordinator Jedd Fisch call a game this weekend. He attacks defenses in their supposed weakness areas based upon his brilliance in deciphering game film. He does not have the confidence that his players have the skills to outplay, out-execute or outperform other teams. He has made the Gopher offense completely dependent upon his ability to call a game, in order for the team to win.
That’s why MInnesota is staring 4-5 right in the face.
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