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Gopher Ally said:
Yes, I lived through the Salem and Wacker years, this QB is not the answer or offensive coordinator
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You are clueless. If you want to bitch about an offensive position bitch about the receivers, they are subpar. Our QB is light years better than our receivers. Also, our OC is nowhere near good enough.
 


Some Day...Maybe said:
You are clueless. If you want to bitch about an offensive position bitch about the receivers, they are subpar. Our QB is light years better than our receivers. Also, our OC is nowhere near good enough.
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Unless, and until, we get better - and tougher - in the trenches, and on both sides of the LOS, you are seeing reality.
 



For all you Gopher fans that remember how absolutely pathetic the 2017 Gopher offense was, this Gopher offense is on track to be worse. That shouldn't even be possible.

The defense has gone from one of the country's best to Swiss cheese.

The talent seems to be an upgrade to 2017-2018 (except offensive line which is ass) but the coaching scheme on both sides of the ball seems totally amateur.

Fleck needs to clean house if he's going to stick around. Boil it down to the simple - Gopher receivers are never open while opposing receivers are always open. Simple as that.
 


Panthadad2 said:
For all you Gopher fans that remember how absolutely pathetic the 2017 Gopher offense was, this Gopher offense is on track to be worse. That shouldn't even be possible.

The defense has gone from one of the country's best to Swiss cheese.

The talent seems to be an upgrade to 2017-2018 (except offensive line which is ass) but the coaching scheme on both sides of the ball seems totally amateur.

Fleck needs to clean house if he's going to stick around. Boil it down to the simple - Gopher receivers are never open while opposing receivers are always open. Simple as that.
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The defense has regressed. Agreed.
 

Panthadad2 said:
For all you Gopher fans that remember how absolutely pathetic the 2017 Gopher offense was, this Gopher offense is on track to be worse. That shouldn't even be possible.

The defense has gone from one of the country's best to Swiss cheese.

The talent seems to be an upgrade to 2017-2018 (except offensive line which is ass) but the coaching scheme on both sides of the ball seems totally amateur.

Fleck needs to clean house if he's going to stick around. Boil it down to the simple - Gopher receivers are never open while opposing receivers are always open. Simple as that.
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Exactly, I predicted a Oregon TD right before half because Danny Collins was calling a soft, passive D, and sure as shit they scored right away.

Oregon players open all day, Gopher receivers never.
 





Have no idea what to expect against Northwestern. Will watch them tomorrow against Michigan for my own personal scouting report.

That said, it is an away game. Even in the same time zone we have been vexxed this season away.

Another big game. Again.
 









Clairemont Gopher said:
Pride cannot fix a lack of foot speed.
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We have a whole litany of guys that shouldn’t be playing 97, 9, 7, 24, 17 and I’m not sure 1 is going to be any good on defense 73, 74, 65, all those non-de script tight ends other than 86 that see a ton of reps collectively; and I’m wavering on our QB on offense. I have no idea why they continue to get thrown out there.; other than the QB we just hope that he needs to take his lumps and next year will make a massive move upwards. That said, I believe we do not suffer from a talent issue. 2 and 49 should be getting a ton of reps on D along with whatever freshman DBs we have now that we don’t have to worry about burning their red shirt. Hell, I’d be OK if we ran out five brand new OL guys next week couldn’t get any worse. I think PJ more than any coach I have maybe ever seen sticks with “his guys“ to the bitter end regardless of evidence every week that they are not up to the job.
 


Clairemont Gopher said:
It would be helpful if our receivers could achieve some separation downfield. Underneath stuff is all that is available.
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On the other hand, it pretty much seems that with the other team's receivers someone gets open. Is that our D or just their receiver's talent?

We may never know...
 




BilldGopher said:
On the other hand, it pretty much seems that with the other team's receivers someone gets open. Is that our D or just their receiver's talent?

We may never know...
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I'm starting to wonder if it is more play design or the QB. There were some pretty obvious open guys missed for much more yardage. In some cases they were they next layer beyond the guy he is throwing to so Drake is looking right at them but choosing the two yard check down. Drake has shown he can make most of the throws. The online sucks but there are other ways to try and help the QB beyond tunnel screens and two yard routes. Yes, check downs are better than lost yards or no yards but that cannot be your offensive identity.
 


howeda7 said:
He needs good coordinators. He doesn't have them. He's probably not leaving and we would get outbid for Fitzgerald.
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Yes. He is great with the kids and represents the university well but he needs coordinators he can rely on at crucial in-game moments.
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There is definitely a talent gap but we also look worse than a MAC team versus OSU, Iowa, and Oregon. Our players aren't that bad so definitely some lacking in the coaching and schematics end as well.
 

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