Its like the movie just keeps repeating but gets worse each time. We hear the great coach speak and get optimism this time supported by great recruiting and a well played game against a top 10 team. Then the dumpster fire starts up again. Should we we as a fan base be surprised? I think we should not. This program is not our old program anymore and in its current state it will not be fixed or left for dead based on one game. Yet we all knee jerk. IE after a loss to ND this team can win 10 games!!! or after the worst loss in school history Fire Norvell!!! This team is not as good as it looked against ND or as bad as it looked against JSU. Here is what I see
Offense: QB situation is tough you have the bionic man in Milton trying to tap into what we he was 3 YEARS ago but equipped with a at best average receivers group. ( do we throw to our TE's?) Its like a rebuilt race car with a engine that sputters. Looks like it should go fast and does at times but cant be consistent. Then you have JT that can run great, improvise well, but can't make a throw consistently or see open receivers like Milton can. That said you do have several good running backs and a improved OL. We scored 28 with JT vs ND and not so much with MM and receivers that cant get open against JSU. Can we learn that as much as we want to see a high flying pass attack with MM that we don't have the weapons for it. We need to lead with the running game and use it to open up passing opportunities.
Defense: Improved vs last year but still needs work. That 4th quarter was like watching 2019 and 2020 again in one quarter. Bad play calls, lack of discipline, and poor effort in the 4th quarter. The players need to know that if they want to get to the NFL they will not be successful if they play like that. We need to see the defense have the effort they did for 3 quarters Saturday and against ND each week but they also need to improve each week. It does not matter who the opponent is the guys in the mirror are their most challenging opponent. Can they learn to stop the dumb penalties, stop dropping interceptions and make full effort on each play through 4 quarters.
Staff: Stop being in love with your analytics to the point that you loose perspective are just doing silly stuff. IE we were defending against the tie with 6 seconds left not worrying about that QB who just lead a 97 yard touch down drive. No way he can make a throw that would win the game. Or lets bring the house on 3rd and 17 against ND. Or even better lets get cute with the QB's at the start of the JSU game and get some stuff on film. Can we learn to please pick a QB and go with it and build a good game plan and use the other one for opportunistic plays.
Norvell: You have had tons of sound bites around climbing, accountability blah blah blah... We want to see you display the accountability not just talk about it and also just be quiet until you are winning games
Fan Base: We are still a team that can win 6 games and take a step. I hope we can all still rally behind this group and encourage them to take that step knowing there will be more pain before there is glory. I will be in the stadium Saturday against Wake yelling GO NOLES!
Offense: QB situation is tough you have the bionic man in Milton trying to tap into what we he was 3 YEARS ago but equipped with a at best average receivers group. ( do we throw to our TE's?) Its like a rebuilt race car with a engine that sputters. Looks like it should go fast and does at times but cant be consistent. Then you have JT that can run great, improvise well, but can't make a throw consistently or see open receivers like Milton can. That said you do have several good running backs and a improved OL. We scored 28 with JT vs ND and not so much with MM and receivers that cant get open against JSU. Can we learn that as much as we want to see a high flying pass attack with MM that we don't have the weapons for it. We need to lead with the running game and use it to open up passing opportunities.
Defense: Improved vs last year but still needs work. That 4th quarter was like watching 2019 and 2020 again in one quarter. Bad play calls, lack of discipline, and poor effort in the 4th quarter. The players need to know that if they want to get to the NFL they will not be successful if they play like that. We need to see the defense have the effort they did for 3 quarters Saturday and against ND each week but they also need to improve each week. It does not matter who the opponent is the guys in the mirror are their most challenging opponent. Can they learn to stop the dumb penalties, stop dropping interceptions and make full effort on each play through 4 quarters.
Staff: Stop being in love with your analytics to the point that you loose perspective are just doing silly stuff. IE we were defending against the tie with 6 seconds left not worrying about that QB who just lead a 97 yard touch down drive. No way he can make a throw that would win the game. Or lets bring the house on 3rd and 17 against ND. Or even better lets get cute with the QB's at the start of the JSU game and get some stuff on film. Can we learn to please pick a QB and go with it and build a good game plan and use the other one for opportunistic plays.
Norvell: You have had tons of sound bites around climbing, accountability blah blah blah... We want to see you display the accountability not just talk about it and also just be quiet until you are winning games
Fan Base: We are still a team that can win 6 games and take a step. I hope we can all still rally behind this group and encourage them to take that step knowing there will be more pain before there is glory. I will be in the stadium Saturday against Wake yelling GO NOLES!
