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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 853916" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>I too liked CPJ and what he was able to do. I didn't necessarily like his offense, but I liked HIM running HIS offense. That being said, I was cautiously optimistic with CGC and crew coming in. I heard from Day 1 that CDP was woefully inadequate and that we needed a "real" OC. </p><p></p><p>In the end, I came to realize that although "the biggest transition in college football history" was hyperbole, the transition from one type of OL blocking to the total reverse was going to take time. The body type and approach for one was diametrically opposed to the other. Therefore, our biggest transition was going to be on the OL. We had some guys that I thought could make that transition and others that would never be what we needed, so when we went into the portal of OL, I understood. I don't think we got what we needed from the portal, and I don't think we were able to transition successfully some of those OL players that stayed. Whether that is coaching, ability, size, strength, health, etc., I don't know. I'm still waiting for one of our OL experts to comment on this. But, I believe we've been recruiting well for our OL (although we got none with the 2019 class, so we're only two years into OL recruiting. ANYONE who thinks we should be competitive with freshmen and sophomores across the OL are seriously out of their mind and doesn't understand how football works. </p><p></p><p>So, I think this offense is going to rise and fall with the success of the OL. I hope our new OC will look at ways to help the OL be more successful, but I still think the OL is 1-2 years from being where it needs to be. If CGC and crew are able to survive until our OL matures, I think we will see a significant jump in our offensive output and efficiency.</p><p></p><p>Now, on Defense, I really don't know what the problem is. I was a D-Secondary guy, so I understand what I was looking at, and didn't like it. It seemed like Popavich and Burton never talked or game-planned. It seemed the safeties and the corners were on totally different pages, at times. I also didn't understand why we were dropping certain DE's and LB's into coverage when it was clear they didn't have the foot-speed necessary to cover the receiver (whether that was a TE, slot, HB, or RB). So, to me, there seemed to be a scheme issue and a communication issue. I don't know why those two issues seemed to get worse each year instead of better.</p><p></p><p>So, here's me as an optimist: I think our O will be better next year and I hope our D will be better. I have faith that CGC understands what needs to happen to make a defense work and I have faith that CGC is going to let our new OC do his thing, which he should be able to do successfully. Although we lost a lot in the backfield, I think finding capable running backs should not be an issue. We're not necessarily going to have homerun threats like Gibbs, but I think we'll always be able to get serviceable RB's. On Defense, I have no idea. I think we will be better next year, I just don't know how much. I think we could easily double our win output from this year (I also think we could have won twice as many games as we did this year; we just didn't).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 853916, member: 198"] I too liked CPJ and what he was able to do. I didn't necessarily like his offense, but I liked HIM running HIS offense. That being said, I was cautiously optimistic with CGC and crew coming in. I heard from Day 1 that CDP was woefully inadequate and that we needed a "real" OC. In the end, I came to realize that although "the biggest transition in college football history" was hyperbole, the transition from one type of OL blocking to the total reverse was going to take time. The body type and approach for one was diametrically opposed to the other. Therefore, our biggest transition was going to be on the OL. We had some guys that I thought could make that transition and others that would never be what we needed, so when we went into the portal of OL, I understood. I don't think we got what we needed from the portal, and I don't think we were able to transition successfully some of those OL players that stayed. Whether that is coaching, ability, size, strength, health, etc., I don't know. I'm still waiting for one of our OL experts to comment on this. But, I believe we've been recruiting well for our OL (although we got none with the 2019 class, so we're only two years into OL recruiting. ANYONE who thinks we should be competitive with freshmen and sophomores across the OL are seriously out of their mind and doesn't understand how football works. So, I think this offense is going to rise and fall with the success of the OL. I hope our new OC will look at ways to help the OL be more successful, but I still think the OL is 1-2 years from being where it needs to be. If CGC and crew are able to survive until our OL matures, I think we will see a significant jump in our offensive output and efficiency. Now, on Defense, I really don't know what the problem is. I was a D-Secondary guy, so I understand what I was looking at, and didn't like it. It seemed like Popavich and Burton never talked or game-planned. It seemed the safeties and the corners were on totally different pages, at times. I also didn't understand why we were dropping certain DE's and LB's into coverage when it was clear they didn't have the foot-speed necessary to cover the receiver (whether that was a TE, slot, HB, or RB). So, to me, there seemed to be a scheme issue and a communication issue. I don't know why those two issues seemed to get worse each year instead of better. So, here's me as an optimist: I think our O will be better next year and I hope our D will be better. I have faith that CGC understands what needs to happen to make a defense work and I have faith that CGC is going to let our new OC do his thing, which he should be able to do successfully. Although we lost a lot in the backfield, I think finding capable running backs should not be an issue. We're not necessarily going to have homerun threats like Gibbs, but I think we'll always be able to get serviceable RB's. On Defense, I have no idea. I think we will be better next year, I just don't know how much. I think we could easily double our win output from this year (I also think we could have won twice as many games as we did this year; we just didn't). [/QUOTE]
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