JasonB wrote:Rebel10 wrote:mrydel wrote:I still think he will succeed at Arkansas. But he will start to see the bad side of Arkansas fandom after yesterdayΓÇÖs debacle.
I think he will do well there too. Looks like the previous coach did not leave him much. Maybe not this year but i think he will do well.
Isn't this always the excuse, though? What shouldn't be overlooked is that he made all of the OL and DL lose a ton of weight so they can be mobile and run tempo.
As a result, just like here, at the end of the game when he needs to be able to run the ball and burn clock, he can't. He has to rely on spacing and misdirection to run the ball. When everyone knows he should run, he is forced to continue throwing or he gets stuffed. Defensively, when teams line up to pass, the DL doesn't have the strength to generate a pass rush with a base 4. So, they go into nickel, QB has all day to throw, and they get burnt.
Both of those problems are going to get worse when he heads into SEC play. And regardless of the skill position players he recruits, he is going to continue to lose games getting beat at the line of scrimmage, until he changes that mentality and gets off of the "tempo is everything" concept.
One could argue, in fact, that Clemson took the next step after he left, because they combined his recruits with a more physical approach.
Apparently you did not watch the game. They ran straight ahead and picked up large chunks of yards. For some reason Craddock decided passing was more important than ball control and kept emphasizing passes instead of continuing on the ground. Then when they had 4th and inches at midfield with a 18 point lead they and a 6ΓÇÖ7ΓÇ¥, 270 lb QBchose to punt. Gave up a 96 yard drive for a TD and never recovered.
And I do believe NTSU will beat them also because their pass defense sucks.
