I have had the opportunity to calm down...yeah right.
Anyway, I watched the game until the half against Tulane one more time last night. Knowing the outcome, I was able to calm down and see what the players were doing. Here is what I saw:
The D line, they are bigger than Tulane's OL, yet they are being stood up and pushed back consistently 3-5 yards. (Fundamentals seriously Lacking; coaching)
I am seeing multiple attempts of single arm tackles vs wrapping up up players. (Fundamentals; Coaching)
#40 LB Burkett is getting burned a lot, he is either in the wrong position or he is just slow.
Tulane's 1st TD, the entire secondary let one guy get behind them, either the DC gave them the wrong defense or they didn't pay attention to their assignments. I lean to the latter (inexperience)
Lots of flags on special teams killing gained yardage (inexperience)
Offense:
#27 doesn't recognize when a hole just isn't there and cut back against the grain, he had a couple easy cuts to open holes to the left or right of his primary hole, but didn't see them.
Bo had several collapsed pockets, all he had to do was step forward to escape the pressure. What happened, he got scared and crumbled or stepped backwards away from the pressure into the pile getting grabbed and sacked. He also had several open lanes in front of him to pick up 3-5 yards setting up the next down. He held onto the ball and either was sacked or threw to double coverage. (Inexperience; coaching). He needs to work on his footwork and speed drills)
That is just from the 1st quarter.
There should have been a targeting call on Tulane for the hit on Taj, clear leading with the crown of the helmet. It was a hit to the side of his head. I would conduct a concussion protocol on him, it was nasty looking.
OL;
#66 & 75 are both terrible, the line busted through on them multiple times leading to tackles for a loss, sacks or hurried throws.
#75 was burned so bad leading to a sack, the guy was past him before he even got up out if his stance. He is straight garbage, coincidentally #66 let his guy get by him on that sack as well, which is why it was a two man sack.
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I couldn't watch more, it was late.
A lot of people don't belong in the field. They either downright suck or the coaching sucks and are not making them better.
