Nobody’s scheme is going to beat those teams with our current talent. Gattis’ offense got crushed by Georgia in the playoffs. If we switched coaches with Alabama, they’d still win. What we need to focus on right now is beating the UNCs, UVAs and FSUs on our schedule while compiling more talent through recruiting. A great scheme can only make up for so much talent disparity.
Consistency is what takes you from good to great and that normally takes some time. What we know is he made an enormous jump from his first start to his last. Improving weekly and looking nothing like the rattled first time starter against UVA. And even that game he put us in position to win. That’s the one constant with him, no matter how bad he plays or how bad things look he always finds a way to do that. That’s an intangible most kids lack. Especially in their first starts.
It’s a fact kids are struggling with the playbook. It’s a dramatic change in scheme. We went from one extreme to the other. It makes sense.
We don't know what the Offense will look like yet. The doom and gloomers expect us to be in I-formation for 4 quarters.
I get the initial struggle. I just don’t see it being the end all excuse. That’s not good if there’s still a disconnect mid way into the season
The funny thing is people won't disagree with this but it's almost exactly what I said. I think the trick is to add some praise to spoon feed the children around here.
Lol, You ever seen Curtis Johnson coach?
It’s a big issue whenever a team has a drastic change in offensive philosophy. It’s not that our players can’t learn it, it’s that it takes time to learn it. Gattis’ first two seasons at Michigan were very much a mixed bag. They did some thing well and were really bad at others. It took three seasons before they really clicked.
Even in this thread we got guys saying Gattis is "micromanaging","overbearing", "nitpicky".. Those are all negative descriptive words because he is teaching these guys to run precise routes, coming from an air raid type passing attack I would think this would be expected as air raid is known for not having to be precise. I know I am dating myself but I laugh because I will forever remember Curtis Johnson on greentree riding them boys HARD, and him standing right where the players had to break routes and making them do it again and again. His players LOVED him for it..
I expect big things from TVD but he still has some growing to do and alot to prove. He needs to be able to elevate his play and play a FULL game, not half game turn it up after multiple turnovers.. He has to put team on his back in college station if he is the heisman caliber player people want him to be
^^^ yup
Whats overhype? I’d say majority of the board doesn’t think he’ll win a Heisman or be the top pick in the draft. Do you think 3000-3500 yds 30-32 Td and 10-12 Int is overhype ? That’s the area I see.
Don't think it has much to do with HS although coaching down here is putrid overall.