Is there hope of turning this around quickly (next year)?
by VamoultrieDawg on Oct 31, 2009 7:25 PM EDT
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PrintFavorables:
1. Schedule: Two sure victories instead of only one. LSU drops off for Miss. State. Other BCS opponent is Colorado which is in disarray. UT and Georgia Tech come here. Florida will lose Tebow, Spikes and a number of good players and will, in theory, be not as dominant. Arkansas may lose Mallet to the draft.
2. Returning Offensive players. Basically everyone except Cox. Should be one of the most talented receiving corps in the country with Green, King, Wooten, Brown and Rogers coming in. Throw in a slew of talented tight ends and Sturdivant returning to a line which returns everyone, and there's some potential there.
Unfavorables:
1. New quarterback: Either Logan who has not impressed or a redshirt freshman.
2. We lose three strong tackles on the DL in Owens, Atkins and Weston. We have Jones and Tyson, but after that we seem a little thin.
3. Questionable RB situation. Will Ealey become a stud or will our backfield be underwhelming again.
Big Variables:
1. Do we get a new defensive coordinator? I think almost every fan who posts here agrees that getting a proven DC will help immensely.
2. Does Curran come back? I think his lack of prototypical size will keep him from leaving early, but it will be a real blow if he does not return.
3. Does the defense-heavy recruiting class pay immediate dividends or will they be a year away from helping (similar to how some of Florida's young players were in 2007)?
Conclusion: The easing of the schedule should result in a better record, but the breaking in of a new QB together with youth on defense will keep us from reaching all cylinders on both sides of the ball. I don't see a big year unless all of the big things go our way: (1) new and improved DC; (2) one of the young quarterbacks, my guess is Murray, plays big; and (3) some of the new defensive recruits make an instant impact.
Well, back to hoping we pull out wins against Auburn and Georgia Tech. That would make this season easier to take.
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We’ve already got the most talented receivers in the country and it isnt doing us any good. AJ was targeted four (4!!!!!) times yesterday. That is astoundingly unacceptable. There are too many problems everywhere. The coaching staff issues are not just limited to Martinez and Fabris. Make no mistake, barring an absolute bloodletting on the coaching staff and knocking every new hire out of the park, this is a multi year process the team just entered.
Driving the "Fire Willie Martinez" bandwagon since 2006
It's hard to throw to a guy
that is double or triple covered. At one point they had AJ bracketed by FOUR DB’s. Joe threw 3 INT’s as it was (one of which trying to force a throw to AJ) he could have had 5 if he tried to force the ball more.
good and correct analyis RD
it was the horrible blocking and run game coupled with Cox’s wooden legs and weak arm, not the fact he didnt throw to AJ more. If he would have lit up the man cornerback that would have freed up AJ for more, and if the running game had to have respect to free up AJ, that would have done the trick.
True...
but that means somebody’s open and it’s the QB’s job to find him.
EPIC FAIL
SEC Officials: The FEMA of College Football.
Defensively....
I can’t see how we could be any worse. We gave up more points in the first half than the Vols or LSU allowed in an entire game against the Gators. If our defense was as good as either of those teams we could have won or made it interesting yesterday.
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