dtwalrus {l Wrote}:This board is acting like BC will never score another point this season unless we make drastic changes under center.
FSU was the #9 team in the country, could very well finish with a top 10 defense, and the defense is absolutely stocked with 4 and 5 star recruits who will play on Sunday's. We will not see another defense like that until we get to Louisville and Clemson. For these next 3 games, BC's offense will be good enough to score.
We don't need MORE athleticism under center. We don't need MORE playmakers on the field. We need a game-manager who isn't going to make any mistakes. Someone who can hand the ball off to our talented backs running behind our talented if inexperienced and mistake prone OLine, both of whom will have a lot more success against the NIU's, Duke's and Wake's of the world. And we need someone who can hit an open receiver on play actions. That's it. We just need someone that can run the schemes, move the chains, and not turn the ball over. We don't need to reinvent the offense right now because a good defense like FSU's dominated us.
Prediction: 17 points on offense is enough to win these next 3 games.
So everyone calm down. If it's Smith, fine. If it's Flutie, fine. Either way, the QB is not and never was going to decide our fate this year.
A game manager is going to get killed back there behind this OLine. Our OLine couldn't open running lanes or protect Wade against Maine. This is why Smith needs to start.
Our defense is also going to have a tough time defending the Pick-6s Flutie throws this week.
The sky isn't falling, but until the OLine figures it out people should get ready for some ugly football.