The Snowflake Thread: Offense
November 23rd, 2013 at 4:40 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 4:56 PM ^
- Devin Gardner simply isn't good. Like I said last week, we need to stop making excuses for his poor play. Very similar situation to MSU last year w/ Maxwell. He needs to be on a very short leash & thoroughly examined in training camp next year.
- We simply have a hard time figuring out who our playmakers are and how to get them involved. And that falls on everybody: Borges/Hoke/Gardner.
- Regarding the OL, I'll say this...MSU had a HORRIBLE OLine for a couple years, even with those good RB's. Their biggest problem was that they were young. This year they finally put together, main reason being experience. I think we all got gassed by how praised the recruits were coming out of HS, but w/ that position, it can take time. I'm less worried about them.
- I was also thinking about this...I wonder how accountable these players are held for f*cking up. When Devin does something ill advised, who's in his face to tell him what he's doing wrong? Not saying you gotta go "full Brian Kelly", but some players do respond to that type of pressure.
- Am I also the only person who just feels this team seems generally unenthused (whole team, not just O)? Its something I've noticed all year, not just during the losing stretch. You don't really see players get hyped on the sidelines after big plays...I mean, it just seems outside a couple guys, a lot of these players just lack that "dog" in them.
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:09 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:34 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:04 PM ^
158 yards of offense. 158!!!!!!!! That' is absolutely pathetic. the ONLY reason we weren't blown out 24-3 is that Iowa did their damndest to outsuck Michigan. That's how far we've fallen...struggling to gain 200 yards of offense every week. It's beyond bad. Green's no better than Fitz w/ 23 yards on 11 carries - he's slow as mollasses. Gardner w/ 3.5 yards per pass?!?!? That's ABYSMAL. And for as good a receiver as Funchess is, he's a horrid blocker - he simply doesn't even try to do it. That wouldn't be so bad if he was a WR, but he's still playing TE and his inability to block anyone is a huge problem that hasn't gotten enough attention. He had another awful day today.
So here we are, with our only shot to get to 8 wins being drawing a shit opponent in the Texas bowl. Pathetic. This staff is simply in over its head.
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
Did anyone else notice some of the frustration the players were showing today? Two specific instances I noticed, first after the incomplete screen pass to Funchess, Devin F. shook his head and just looked really frustrated. Later on, when Devin Gardner had a pass tipped he threw his hands up in the air and again seemed really frustrated. It almost looks like the offense has just quit on Al. I can’t say I blame them, but I feel like this is bad and only getting worse. If feels like this team has actually regressed throughout the year.
November 23rd, 2013 at 5:19 PM ^
November 23rd, 2013 at 6:15 PM ^