HJS {l Wrote}:Eagle1999 {l Wrote}:AB is not a bad quarterback.
Just stop. AB is about the worst 3-year starter I’ve ever seen. I thought that there was a punchers chance that the game would slow down for AB after so much time under center. It hasn’t. He was better as a freshman (because he was at least not afraid to run). He misses wide open guys. All. The. Time. The reason we crack the rock into a 10-man front is because the alternative offers less a chance. It speaks volumes that no QB has improved under Daz (or Spaz for that matter). It also speaks to how deplorable guys like Valecce and Johnson must be to not even be the backup to AB.
Finally... I despise people botching about playcalling. It is the laziest version of analysis based solely on the benefit of knowing what did and didn’t work. Folks here have bitched about play calling for every OC we’ve ever had. Even Logan got critiqued for not holding onto the ball long enough to give the D a chance to recover.
The problem with this team is the D. They are average against the run... but, historically bad against the pass. Like the first Pinstripe Bowl (with Tyler Murphy), this season was going to be one where the O would have to score a ton to carry the D. The only chance of this happening was (a) Dillon returning to his freshman form (he hasn’t) and (b) Brown taking the long-awaited step in his development (he may have regressed). We are losing to Pitt, NCS, CU and ND (no need to even watch those games). Ville, Cuse, FSU and Wake are all terrible teams comparable to VT, Kansas and Rutgers. We can lose them all or win them all... but will have a blend such that 5-7/6-6 is the result.
Wake isn’t good, but it’s a terrible matchup for our defense