Our Offensive Coordinator

[SoCal_Pony]

It is 100% ABSOLUTE TOTAL BS to criticize our offensive coordinator for the lack of creativity / productivity for this season.

If you must blame a coach…..BLAME BENNETT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One game, blame the offensive coordinator, 2 games, not so sure, but an entire season….its the Head Coach.

Or in the immortal words of Harry Truman…”The Buck Stops Here!”

[Hoop Fan]

Bennett deserves some criticism, but you don't think the Offensive Coordinator deserves some blame? The guy has gotten a free pass up to now. Blame Bennett for the lack of motivation and the defense. But the OC is in charge of offensive creativity. In any case, Bennett has to get the benefit of the doubt, you have no choice based on how much he is paid and how early it is in his contract and tenure.

[FloridaMustang]

Oh my god, we threw it downfield against a horrible secondary and *gasp* a 31yd TD. GO FIGURE.

[SoCal_Pony]

HP,

Here’s a novel thought. After continually calling the same ^%^&*#$ play ad-nauseum, Bennett, as Head Coach, could simply say to his subordinate, Larry…”Stop calling KK’s number so often, this is getting so predictable, my children could defend against it”.

And to answer your question, yes, Larry deserves some blame, just not as much as Bennett.

[FloridaMustang]

Does this sound familiar? 4 wide reciever set, Bartel in the shotgun.. and its a handoff to Keylon Kincade.

Ahem.

[Hilltopper]

Then I hope you allow Coach Bennett and Coach Edmondson some credit for those touchdown passes!

[FloridaMustang]

A little late, wouldnt you say?

[GoRedGoBlue]

You guys don't allow for the possibility that they call KK's number because the players on the field limit what the OC can call. Small WRs, young TEs, no true FB, a slow RB (but stable) and an OK OL with a challenged QB = run the ball.

[The PonyGrad]

Originally posted by GoRedGoBlue:
with a challenged QB

In the 3rd quarter I saw the Bartel that played against La. Tech. The passing game was showing results and we went back to KK off tackle etc. That was nuts. Hey guys, it is time to pull out the stops, past time.

[KnuckleStang]

Bennett is a top defensive coordinator. He knows quite well what makes an offense difficult to stop. If our "wide-open" offense inspired his confidence in practice, we'd see it in games. It apparently doesn't, so he plays it safe.

<small>[ 10-13-2003, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: KnuckleStang ]</small>

[Nacho]

I'm trying to figure out that logic. Bennett thinks that our conservative offense is better than our wide-open offense. Our conservative offense is now 0-6. If we ran our wide-open offense would we be worse? What am I missing?

[PerunaPunch]

Here's what you're missing: When a running series is stopped, you punt. When your "wide open offense" is stopped, it means the ball has been intercepted. And in more than one instance this year, it gets ran back for 6. If not that, it means 3-n-Out and your defense doesn't get any rest.

By being conservative and playing for field position, it keeps you in games and gives you a chance to win in the fourth quarter (see Baylor, Nevada, UTEP).

As a fan, I don't necessarily like it either. It's not very exciting, and it's definitely predictable. But I see the logic in what they're doing. I suppose it give us the best chance to keep the games close and possibly win some.

[SoCal_Pony]

Of the 117 Division 1 schools, we are ranked:

115 in scoring (the 2 TD effort actually moved us up a spot, barely)

117, or dead last, in total yards per game.


I too don’t understand what we have to lose by opening up our offense more than we have done to date. Not “Wide Open Offense”, just more pass plays during not so obvious passing situations.

If nothing else, Bennett can make a fairer assessment as to whether or not Bartel is our QB of the future.

[PK]

For what it is worth, Ohio State is at 105 I believe.

[Nacho]

PP here's what happens when you have a wide open attack. The other team doesn't know what you are going to do. Novel, I know. We are not a power football team that can ram it down the throat of anybody. 0-6 remember. Conservative play calling got us to 0-6. We are 0-6. By your logic we would be 0-6 if we passed. Maybe, just maybe we would be 2-3 or 3-3 if we had taken a few chances and scored but we are 0-6. Now there's a novel concept--scoring. Scoring, it just me. That's it. That's what we have been missing. I can't believe it only hit me this minute. Scoring wins ball games. Not scoring gets you to 0-6.

This offense will never score more than 20 points. Never. I repeat, never. It's too predictable and ultraconservative. It is good for 0-6.

I'm glad that you are happy to lose by a few points a game. The logic that I get from your's and PK's posts is that we should play conserative. That way we only lose by a few. We won't win but that's okay. As long as we lose in a conservative way that's all that's important. We are 0-6. Heaven forbid we should actually try to win a game.