Weirdly we might need to inverse last year. We started the year as a passing team then after getting demolished by BG, we started to find our rhythm as a running team. This year we’ve tried to be a running team but it’s just not working. We have the talent on the outside, at TE, and at RB to be a wide open passing team, but we keep going back to the well with the zone running and we aren’t very good at it yet.
I won’t comment on Busters playcalling because it’s easy in hindsight when it doesn’t work. But one thing I don’t like is calling kings number after long runs. He rips off a 15 yarder around the edge then we run a draw up the gut for 1 and he takes shots. He’s a great runner and the best weapon we have with this OL, but pick your spots for his sake. Not only his body but late in the game his throws started to lose zip too.
Im not as down on the team as some. I think we can still make some noise, and I did see some improvement on defense. We started last year 2-3 with a blowout home loss to BG before the Miami miracle, then lost to BC, then went on to play some good football. We have three teams in ND, Miami, and Uga that we will be big dogs to, but the other 4 are very comparable to us. We win 3 of 4 of those and steal one of the other 3 and we have a successful season in my mind.
This bye week comes at a good time for us, to heal and self scout a bit. I hope we come out like our hair is on fire against Duke.