Ask your buddy if that was the same reason we didn't attack the middle of the field all last season either.
We are all dumber for having read this ****ing thread.
Stephen Morris is the reason we didn't attack the middle of the field last year. Guys were open all year over the middle but the ball wasn't thrown there.
Stephen Morris, for better or worse, was a senior who had experience. His backup was a junior.
This year no matter how you slice it...we're going to have a freshman back there. So will that be the new excuse for this crappy offensive scheme continuing to ignore the middle of the field?
And I'd love to hear your thoughts about how Morris didn't have an issue throwing to the middle of the field when Jedd was calling plays.
I'll hang up and listen. Thanks.
FWIW I saw Olsen connect on a couple in routes to Lewis in the Spring Game. Not much of a sample size I know, but hey it's something.
I think the "ignoring the middle of the field" thing was a combination of the QB and OC. Morris' glaring weakness was timing/touch/anticipation (required for crossing routes, intermediate throws in the middle.) So the QB is already predisposed to throwing outs and deep posts - he's gonna look there first regardless of whatever options there were, unless there was a WIDE open check-down.
Conversely, Coley knew all this and tried his best to scheme for it - give Morris a deep read, a boundary read, and a check down and if it's not there, bail. Not saying I agree with the idea, but that's what I saw.
I do think we'll start to see the middle of the field open up more this year - just be prepared for a few high INTs in the process.
I hear you ghost...but this whole "we didn't attack the middle of the field cause of Stephen Morris is an inaccurate, lazy, convenient excuse used by the "pro-coaching staff" crowd.
So basically what this crowd is saying is we're not going to use the middle of the field anytime soon. Morris wasn't "allowed" to cause he sucked, Williams couldn't beat out the guy who couldn't be trusted to throw to the middle of the field.....and then this year we've got 2 freshman with no experience.
It's beyond ridiculous. On another note what about screens to the running back? I went back and rewatched every game last year and counted less than 5 (even before Duke got hurt)...for the WHOLE SEASON. We have a running back in Duke who has great hands and is good in space.....someone explain to me how that makes any sense whatsoever.
Is the excuse there that Morris wasn't trusted to throw a 2 yard delayed dump off to the running back? At what point do people acknowledge that Coley's offense is too simplistic, doesn't take advantage of the entire field, and doesn't have anywhere near the depth and variety of looks that are needed on a week to week basis.
Go back to that G Tech game from 2 years ago and watch the beautiful angle route run by Mike James leaking out of the backfield in a goal-to-go situation from around the 5 yard line. That's a great call and a play thats tailor made for a situation like that with limited room to attack in the back of the end zone , yet with the defense predictably dropping to protect the goal line. Coley NEVER would have called that play. Not in a million years.
