(12-31-2021 06:02 PM)BearcatMan Wrote: The biggest problem I've always had with Ridder is his lack of improvisation. He very rarely does anything outside of the exact bounds of the play call, which is fine when you're able to out man your opponent...but he would never do that pitch that Bryce Young did on the last drive of the 1st half and that's the difference now. He cannot color within the lines this half and expect to win.
Thanks for your analysis Bearcat Man.
What is the reason? Is Ridder directed to not take risks and keep the score close?
Of course it was a special year, one I’ll never forget, but it left me disappointed that we left bullets in the chamber / didn’t “ Let It Fly” / lay it all out there. Of course the opponent has a lot to do with it. But personally in these loser go home games, I feel like we’re playing with house money, we need to take some risk and dictate to them. Put some pressure on them. We feel that this team is less flukey than BK’s gunslinger teams. But the idea is to win the game. Who cares if you win it because you have a scheme that helps you win with less talented players????
You can’t go toe to toe with a team like Alabama so be more creative. Yes you have to be yourself, but I felt like we just tried to go toe to toe with them. When we are at a talent disadvantage some more creativity would’ve been nice.
Bearcat Man mentioned that Denbrock had success in 12 man or whatever but then went right back to his over arching offensive philosophy. I feel like we do the same thing on defense. They’re running all over us but let’s just keep them in front of us. And that’s fine because we were in the game for a while. But once we knew we weren’t gonna win the game that way, why not load the box and make them pass… maybe that quarterback makes a couple of mistakes.
Overall CLF is great, and Jim Tressel’s style is a big part of the reason why. I wish he would tinker with Tressel Ball 20%, and be more aggressive. I definitely am not impressed with our DC.
Thoughts ?