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[Gophergrandpa]

Field position battle is, I am beginning to think, PJ’s biggest coaching weakness. It will be a long year …

 

[Jack jones]

Wow! One first down that quarter.

 

[fmlizard]

We aren’t going to overpower Rutgers.

This is the real problem, not the playcalling. Rutgers, freaking Rutgers, is overpowering the Gophers physically

 

[From the Parkinglot]

The announcer saying specials teams is important to Minnesota that even the fans are good at them is hilarious. Minnesota special teams has been a joke.

 

[howeda7]

Losing his assistants to more money is going to be his downfall

That's partially on the U and partially on him.

 

[Gilthorp57]

Stagnant and rough, no emotion, they are playing like they are at the dentist's office.

 

[upnorthkid]

This is the real problem, not the playcalling. Rutgers, freaking Rutgers, is overpowering the Gophers physically

Rutgers under schiano has been a physical but not super talented team to be fair

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

Time of possession is going to kill the Gophers today. They are getting obliterated in TOP. D isn’t going to be able to hang. Could get ugly. Especially if Harbaugh can’t put any drives together. Ciarrocca will have a field day.

 

[fmlizard]

The only way the Gophers can stop them is if they make errors

 

[howeda7]

Stagnant and rough, no emotion, they are playing like they are at the dentist's office.

They won the Bye Week but I guess it sapped them.

 

[upnorthkid]

Are you fucking kidding me defense

 

[masswood]

this is a bad gopher team

 

[fmlizard]

This defense sucks

 

[Gopherchase]

That's partially on the U and partially on him.

He has plenty of money he chooses to promote analyst types into those jobs that’s all on him.

 

[MGGopher]

One of the big surprises and concerns for me so far this season is the lack of pass rush and general physicality upfront on D. Really pitiful so far, and honestly at this point they should almost never be bringing just 3 or 4 IMO. Not only can they not get home, they also can’t cover on the back end anyway

 

[howeda7]

5-7 might be the ceiling for this team.

 

[mnhoopboy]

Offense will struggle to score all year. Writing was on the wall when all they could muster up was 23 points against Buffalo

 

[matt]

They won the Bye Week but I guess it sapped them.

Might be a hangover from the big win over the bye week.

 

[WayOfTheGopher]

Bye week didn't do Jack shit for this team, pathetic performance so far.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Whopper of a 9th post in almost 7 years on GH

 

[masswood]

That might have been worth challenging.

Wow! One first down that quarter.

This gopher team is not very good, and I don’t like what the defensive coordinator has done so far.

 

[GoldenUMNGopher]

Athans Dad could carve up this defense

 

[upnorthkid]

Great coverage Nestor

 

[Joe Hardy]

We’re getting steam rolled…….by Rutgers

 

[howeda7]

Ballgame.

 

[upnorthkid]

Our LBs are really bad in zone coverage

 

[GringaGopher]

Horrible D

 

[Gilthorp57]

Must be nice to have a WR over 5-11

 

[GopherMenace]

It’s almost like Rutgers is purposely getting to 3rd and long just to F with us.

 

[topos]

I think they might be going after Zaquan Bryan….