I'm not dodging you, Bib2. I will answer some questions, because others want to know. I suggest you tone it down:
I will leave it at that.
Didnt you say the OL is horrible, and RB, and safety, and dropped passes?
Just because we win an inferior team it doesn't mean these areas were acceptable.
- I did. And they are. The Oline didn't give hardly any time last night, or any running space. Every run was willed through. We still can't run to the left side, because the LG gets blown up on every running play.
- The rb position is bad. Our best running threat was a qb last night.
- I know that you are bff's with Uales dad, but he played another uninspiring game. Can't tackle, and every big running play came as a result of a missed assignment by him, or him being manhandled by a 160 pound receiver. The safety play is mediocre, at best. I'm not sure what you can show me to refute that.
- Dropped passes. They were all over the place. Jake had a ton that were catchable. Somewhere in the vicinity of 6 or 7 that were right on the money (someone has alluded to 2 for TD's). I believe he is referring to the Hoffman and Apo passes. Hoffman dropped like 3 or 4 pretty easy ones, then when Riley comes in he was lights out, diving
and catching everything. It wasn't that Riley threw a catchable ball, they just went above and beyond and went and got it. It was weird, and wonderful. I like to see that kind of effort, and I want to see the qb in that inspires that kind of effort (right now, so far it is Riley.)
Q. Did you expect a 40 point swing?????
In this game, no I expected us to win 40-20, as I predicted. A couple defensive turnovers either for TD's or in great field position, plus a 20 point-ish night from the offense - besides the TO's.
You predicted a Jake Heaps breakout win over USU.
Q. Do you realize how far you missed the mark?
I don't think I predicted a breakout for Heaps, anywhere. There are too many things wrong with the offense. It appears that the offense actually TRYING when Nelson came in, is remedying some of these issues (drops, etc) but not the execution. We still get tons of penalties, we still waste timeouts all game long, we are still not executing at a high, or acceptable level at position groups, or in coaching. A win, doesn't take that away.
You wantedvto replace half of the team for holding your favorite guy back, maybe even O Coordinator and ridiculed the notion that a rising tide could lift all boats on O and D and be created by just one position showing improvement.
This is a straw man. I never wanted to replace half the team. Show me where I said that. (I want my actual words, not a recap by you of what I said.)
I never once said anything about replacing the O cordinator this season, once. Again, show me in my words, where I said that (straw man).
Q. Did you notice that improved QB play did that instantly?
I'm not sure what you are asking here... I assume you are asking "Did you notice that an improved play from the qb did all of those things mentioned above?"
I'm not going to answer the straw man position you have above, pertinent to this question. I am going to say that improved qb play didn't make the line pass protect better. Riley still had a lot of heat, he just handled it, and danced away. He did a really good job of that. The rb's did not play better when he was in. We RAN the ball better, because Riley took off and ran, catching the D by surprise often. But the rb's did not play better. We were still getting the same types of results running, minus the Riely runs. We actually ran the ball worse with the rbs when Riley came in, if you include the fumble.
The wr's did catch the ball much better. Which is both good, and a shame. I don't care if your qb is Riley or Lark or whoever. If they are not giving effort on every play, then there are 10 other guys that want to be in there. Hoffman (also, Jacobsen) needs to play at that level, regardless of who is in. But I am glad he finally got there.
Q. Do you ever hold yourself accountable for what you say?
This seems like a personal attack, and an unprovoked one. I will answer it though, this time. :skeptic:
Yes I do, in my personal life. On the board, I don't have a chance NOT to, because I have posters trying to crawl down my throat every second, for every little thing.
Q. Do you realize how low your credibility has sunk by being blinded by STARS?
I could care less about my "credibility" from you or anyone else. I don't want your credibility, actually. I stand by my original post(s) that Jake is the better qb. The offense is playing better under Riley at the moment, and that happens sometimes. And I am okay with it happening, as I have stated numerous times.
Questions - served up like a pro - just the way you like them
That wasn't an insult when I said that, but you seem to have taken it that way. Your posts get way too muddled with all these questions intersecting each other. And all these intentions criss crossing, that it doesn't make sense sometimes. I guess I won't try and help you out in the future, and that is fine with me.
I'm really not sure why you are so aggressive right now. Must be all that brotherly love and compassion and kindness they are talking about in conference. I'm not going to respond to attacks, in the future. I will, however, respond to questions. Tone it down. We can debate things without being douchebags to each other. Seriously.
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