that's exactly why 4 of our top 6 receivers hit the portal anyway - they felt insulted that the staff knew it was an issue and did nothing about it.
Everything Is Going to Be Fine
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Open competition for QB next year and let the best man win........
In 1983, Edwin Edwards, running for governor of Louisiana, said the only way he could lose the election was if he were caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy (neither happened, and he was proven right). At this point in our program and in the cultural milieu, the live boy would no longer matter, so unless the sister in question is either dead or his own, he should be in pole position entering the spring...
I think it's the different mindset of the Pacific NW to the South............People out west still have preconceived notions about the South and Southerners
Milroe declares for NFL draft per Charles Potter.
I've been there..........it's scenic and all, but the mindset is different than it is in the South
I lived in the NW (Portland, Oregon) in the mid to late 60's -- in High School. I loved it and wish we had never moved back...although I love the South and have lived here ever since. I can understand Grubb not wanting to leave...although Seattle has changed tremendously over the years.
I didn’t mean to imply you said that. I was just speaking for myself. Milroe had the playbook reduced by 90% and he still couldn‘t get it done.I didn't say that.
Just saying that the playbook wouldn't have been any greater in size. Simpson absolutely would have been much better at running what little we did have availbale...
No, you are NOT neutral. not at all and not even close.
100% agree we ran a very, very skinny offense. We had very little variability in what we could run this season. Some have said it's as low as 10% of the total possible playbook.
Yes, CKD said "There's going to be a lot of our offense that we never install this year, just because of the players that we have,"
that 'player gap' had ZERO to do with the TE, WR or RB groups. ZERO. It also had very, very little to do with the OL, and the part that did have to do with the OL was certain types of run blocking schemes they used at UW, but there were still plenty of run concepts we could use. Almost all of the limitations had to do with the QB. Just like CTR had to completely change what we wanted to do in 2023; NILroe couldn't execute a comprehensive offense. CKD only said 'players' because it's not like he can come out and say "well, we are really going to handcuff our offense and run something totally different because Jalen can't run anything close to the offense we are known for."
So, given we are very limited due to what the QB can do, what 'adjustments' should we expect Sheridan to make? The things he'd normally try to take advantage of what the defense was doing, were not things the QB could do. Almost NONE of the passing playbook was in reach because NILroe couldn't do it. he tried some of that against UM and what happened? WRs running WIDE open in the layers concepts the scheme is designed around and NILroe didn't make the throws - most of the time he never appeared to even see the receiver or even know where to look.
On the OL, even NILroe said that over half the sacks in the 23 season were on him, and he was being generous to himself. He does the exact opposite of what a QB should do with edge pressure, plus he holds onto the ball longer than any QB in college football because he doesn't know where to go with the ball. Could the OL be a bit better - sure thing. Would it be anywhere close to this bad if we had a QB who could call the right protections, climb the pocket with edge pressure or simply throw a quick hot pass over blitzing pressure? HECK NO. Those are all things we'd expect ANY QB to do with some degree of consistently. Remember, we had a much maligned center leave the program, go to a team still in the playoffs, be voted UNAMINOUS All-American and win the Remington award as the nations best center. I wonder what changed for him?
That's all without him giving away the fact that he's passing the ball so that the edge guys can pin it back without hesitation.
Jalen Milroe Tipping Off the Defense: What I Noticed In Alabama's 19-13 Loss to Michigan
The Crimson Tide quarterback's pre-snap stance often revealed Alabama's approach, making it easier on the Maize and Blue defense.
www.si.com
"Alabama's veteran signal-caller lined up differently before each play, offsetting his feet on pass plays and lining up with feet parallel to the line of scrimmage on running plays. Milroe's tendency eliminates the biggest advantage any offense has in football, surprise."
which he's been doing much of the season apparently, and the coaches have been all over him to fix it, but here we are after 20 something starts and 4 years in a college career and he can't fix a basic flaw of making sure his feet are right before every play.
Yes, it was NILroes team, or at least some of it was. He bought their loyalty with LANK NIL funds. It would have been a hard choice, but not doing it (going back to Saban actually) cost us two productive years, and resulted in the most fractured locker room we've had in ages. You really think that what we are seeing in the WR room reflects that this is really NILroes team? I'm sure you saw the open frustration from all the guys playing against UM. You really think that a lot of the skill position guys didn't want a change in a really big way (hint - some of them told the coaches a change needed to be made, and the way the coaches handled it is why some of them are leaving.) If the WRs who are in practice seeing how the two guys perform are calling for change, there could be something there right?
Fact is, the ONLY reason NILroe got the job in the first place, and then held onto it was NIL funding to the other players and that limited everything, so yes all the downstream effects are on NILroe. He manipulated things to set this stage and be in the spotlight, so it's all on him.
It and Portland are so much different that I know of people from there who said they would never go back
I don't like how he showed up and presented himself as the new OC and left like a thief in the night.
But
I understand not wanting to live in the South and especially if you weren't born here.
It doesn't even have to do with People or Places... it could be over something like the weather.
The heat and humidity here in the spring and summer is absolutely brutal and it's difficult to deal with even if you lived here your whole life.
I can 100% understand someone from the NW or MW or NE not liking it and not being able to deal with it.
Sales pitch? I doubt they told him those exact words...........maybe he has the potential to be the starting QB if he wins. If he was actually told that then we have a bigger issue
None taken. My "style" isn't for everyone (just ask my family)...
Yes, and ours seemed to be determined to move in the opposite direction - gaining weight and losing mobility...TBF, it takes more than one season to totally overhaul your entire offensive system. CKD's offense requires a different type of OL...
