So far, everything I mentioned was player based. Let's talk coaches. Things I expect to see. CGC needs to improve his game management skills. The coaches need to be able to determine changes, in mid-game. Not this go into half-time and fix it routine. You know what I think, when I hear we have to make halftime adjustments? The staff failed to plan for the game properly. I want to see better use of the time clock. I want to see an aggressive, attacking defense. I want to see an offense that uses short pass routes better.
I posted this about 5 pages back so you might have missed it- I agree 100%
To elaborate further : My expectations for this year are that we will play EVERY game as if we are well prepared !
1) Knowing 99% of the time where to line up in the scheme or play called.
2) We will know the snap count on offense and be focused on that to reduce penalties.
3) We will be as well prepared for back to back games as well as the one's after a bye- or at least reasonably close.
4) We will have better clock management.
5) We will execute plays , such as fielding punts and kickoffs as if we understand the rules and our postion on the field.
6) We can block to placekick the ball past the line of scrimmage 99% of the time.
7) We can play our postions on defense with better eye discipline
8) We are better at playing smart and under control to reduce the number of "over aggressive" penalties
9) We seem as if we have planned something for contingencies if our opponent surprises us with wrinkles on offense or defense.
10) We will act like good plays and wins are expected , not surprises that we should celebrate like they seldom occur.
If we can show noticeable/measurable improvement in the things I listed ( notice at this point I didn't mention more 4/5 star players) I think we can go to a bowl this year with at least 6 wins.
