Our problem is the most part is we need ball players!!!

[Bonaire41]

We are to small and two slow at the most important positions. We are to small on the o line. We have to small and slow on the d line. We are to small and slow at linebacker position and we are very very very slow in the defensive backfield. I don’t care who the coach is until this improves it never going to change. We need a top notch strength coaches. When you look at the top teams compare to us we look like middle school to college in their size.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

What we need is good coaching!!!
That's insulting to the players we have. We probably have about 40th ranked team of skill players and we have a team playing at 110 or so on FBS level.

Good coaching would have won between 5-8 games this year with the talent on the team. Sad really, throwing the players under the bus like this to try and protect the coaches

 

[smokey_wasp]

There is some truth to this and TStan alluded to it. I wouldn't say the OL is undersized anymore, though.

 

[stech81]

There is some truth to this and TStan alluded to it. I wouldn't say the OL is undersized anymore, though.

I would say under coach

 

[stech81]

We are to small and two slow at the most important positions. We are to small on the o line. We have to small and slow on the d line. We are to small and slow at linebacker position and we are very very very slow in the defensive backfield. I don’t care who the coach is until this improves it never going to change. We need a top notch strength coaches. When you look at the top teams compare to us we look like middle school to college in their size.

all are over 307 up to 333 6'3" to 6'6" what size OL are you look for ?

 

[wvGT11]

Horrible for this thread to be a thing. Remember how CPJ took look star recruits and made us look good.

It's all about coaching, we have one of the best recruiting classes in a decade.

 

[Techster]

Horrible for this thread to be a thing. Remember how CPJ took look star recruits and made us look good.

It's all about coaching, we have one of the best recruiting classes in a decade.

#5 most talented roster in the ACC according to 247 composite ranking.

Sure, there are some misses, but each school can probably say that about some of their recruits. To finish in the lowest quarter of the ACC is all about coaching and not talent.

 

[Bonaire41]

What we need is good coaching!!!
That's insulting to the players we have. We probably have about 40th ranked team of skill players and we have a team playing at 110 or so on FBS level.

Good coaching would have won between 5-8 games this year with the talent on the team. Sad really, throwing the players under the bus like this to try and protect the coaches

so you saying that our size and strength is the small of our opponents this year. We have been out physical and out man all year long. Let’s face it we are not there yet as of athletes wise.

 

[GTBlaze]

What we need is good coaching!!!
That's insulting to the players we have. We probably have about 40th ranked team of skill players and we have a team playing at 110 or so on FBS level.

Good coaching would have won between 5-8 games this year with the talent on the team. Sad really, throwing the players under the bus like this to try and protect the coaches

All I kept hearing from the off-season was how much bigger and more physical the players were from last last season and how they are running 18-26MPH

 

[Jmonty71]

If anything we need better O line and D line personnel. Beyond that, we need coordinators that can use the talent we have and mold a scheme around them. Not, force players to run a scheme that we aren't built for.

 

[slugboy]

You can probably chunk our competition from this year. We should have been able to “out-athlete” the majority of our schedule this year. That wouldn’t have been the case a couple of years ago.

Noticeable Recruiting Disadvantage
Notre Dame
Georgia
Clemson

Slight Recruiting Disadvantage
North Carolina
Miami.

Recruiting Advantage
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Pitt
Boston College

Major Recruiting Advantage
Duke
NIU
Kennesaw State

 

[gtphd]

What if we just stop playing football? We can dedicate our resources towards basketball. Maybe shoot for Olympic sports like rowing and fencing.

 

[Lavoisier]

We lost to Northern Illinois.

 

[jacket_fan]

Yes Bonaire, the team is not undersized, it is under coached. As mentioned, the OL is on par size wise with P5 programs. As is our DL. The defensive backfield as well.

Remember the saying, "It is not the size of the dog in the fight, it is the size of the fight in the dog."

Mason is one of the best blocking backs I have seen. He relishes blocking blitzing linebackers. Is he undersized?

Not going on much from here. But to blame the players is not the answer.

 

[SOWEGA Jacket]

The problem is clearly coaching. And part of that is holding players accountable. That is not being done and results in OLinemen who take no pride in their job. Today we saw an Olineman who could have had his QB killed. I’ve watched UGA play most of their games and if they had a player blow an assignment like that he would have had hell to pay from his teammates and coaches. It’s what we saw in our team in 2014. You saw Laskey, Days, Shaq Mason holding guys accountable. And we know Johnson would have been suspended for raging on that player. Collins has created a soft, no account team. Receivers run poor routes - nothing, just jog off the field. OLine can’t block - no problem, just jog off the field. Our DB’s get shown up by a freshman TE all game and no one lays a glove on him - no problem just jog off. I agree we need more talent, but come on, we have similar talent to 9 of 12 teams we play and we definitely have enough talent not to finish out 100-0.

 

[HouseDivided]

We need a whole lot of things...Coaching and talent right at the top.

 

[BleedGoldNWhite21]

I mean yeah that’s a big issue against UGA, but not against NIU, BC, VT etc. We had the talent to win way more games this year.

 

[Jerry the Jacket]

I agree Sowega! The culture is too much sizzle and not enough steak. I don't see much fight in our troops.

Go Jackets!

 

[forensicbuzz]

You can probably chunk our competition from this year. We should have been able to “out-athlete” the majority of our schedule this year. That wouldn’t have been the case a couple of years ago.

Noticeable Recruiting Disadvantage
Notre Dame
Georgia
Clemson

Slight Recruiting Disadvantage
North Carolina
Miami.

Recruiting Advantage
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Pitt
Boston College

Major Recruiting Advantage
Duke
NIU
Kennesaw State

I'd move UVa into the slight disadvantage category. They've traditionally recruited better than us. VT has too, but not with Fuentes.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

Horrible for this thread to be a thing. Remember how CPJ took look star recruits and made us look good.

It's all about coaching, we have one of the best recruiting classes in a decade.

If you guys are going to flood every thread with CPJ at least be honest about it. His OL was known for diving at people's legs and laying on the ground hoping they would trip over themselves.