Kerwin Bell - Hopefully Offense will start humming

[raptorcj]

It's tough to have a strong position on KB at this point, either way. All I can say is he's definitely seeing issues and being vocal about that, and being aware is the first step to building solutions. For those that remember, we HAVE had OCs that don't really seem to get it or don't seem to evolve, so patience is my prescription until it's clear what we have.

 

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by raptorcj

[Orlando Bull]

So far, I'm ok with Bell. He called plays against Wisconsin that would have been working if the team executed. He was all over BB for missed reads. I think the offense will look better with McCloud. 

[DELdaBull]

Unless our offensive line gets to decent we will still be bad on offense.  

[CousinRicky]

10 hours ago, puc86 said:

College sports message boards should be fun, if any of this stuff negatively effects your real life or stresses you out in any way you should probably find a new hobby that is better suited for you. We are discussing college kids playing games on the internet with a bunch of people most of us have never meant in real life by definition it can’t be serious issues.

I got dibs on big spoon

I thought football was played on a football field. Why would we discuss college kids playing games on the internet? 

[puc86]

6 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

I thought football was played on a football field. Why would we discuss college kids playing games on the internet? 

We are trying to stay on the cutting edge and looking towards the future.

[OcalaBull2]

It’s really baffling that there are people who, 3 games in, have already decided that they don’t like him. 
 

let’s put this all into perspective...

Bell comes in and changes the offense, which means that it’s completely new for the players. Of course we would start our same starter from last year, who actually had some success and college experience, rather than a freshman. It was figured out by game 2 that we need to go in a different direction than Barnett. A few of you said “there’s no way Blake will be benched, that’s how Strong operates. It’s Strong’s guy and he’ll ride with him the whole season.” Yeah, no. I get it if Bell hasn’t been successful in the past regardless if it wasn’t at the FBS level or if he’s been here for a year and we’ve seen no progress. I get that we played and FCS team and we scored a lot against an easier opponent. But come on now, let things play out. Put the pitch forks away, take a few deep breaths, and try to enjoy football. 

[BiggTipp]

3 hours ago, DELdaBull said:

Unless our offensive line gets to decent we will still be bad on offense.  

That is a fact for every offense that ever played football.....

[BiggTipp]

10 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

It’s really baffling that there are people who, 3 games in, have already decided that they don’t like him. 
 

let’s put this all into perspective...

Bell comes in and changes the offense, which means that it’s completely new for the players. Of course we would start our same starter from last year, who actually had some success and college experience, rather than a freshman. It was figured out by game 2 that we need to go in a different direction than Barnett. A few of you said “there’s no way Blake will be benched, that’s how Strong operates. It’s Strong’s guy and he’ll ride with him the whole season.” Yeah, no. I get it if Bell hasn’t been successful in the past regardless if it wasn’t at the FBS level or if he’s been here for a year and we’ve seen no progress. I get that we played and FCS team and we scored a lot against an easier opponent. But come on now, let things play out. Put the pitch forks away, take a few deep breaths, and try to enjoy football. 

PREACH!!

[usf97]

What I like about Bell is when he talks, I don't sense a lot of "coach speak" which typically just comes across as unwilling to adjust. I recall when people would ask Tony Dungy about the Bucs' offense, he would say, "We just need to execute better". 

Um, ok. But we could all see Trent Dilfer wasn't going to execute better. Are we really going to attempt to win every game 3-0? Can we try something, anything, other than just saying that what we are running will work if we execute better. We heard the same thing about Sterlin Gilbert's offense. Hey, maybe make some adjustments based on the personnel you have?!?

As long as I see progress and adjustments, then I am good with Bell. He has to be given time. Bell has only been here 3 games. So if his offense doesn't work, I would hope his answer is not "we just need to get better O-linemen". I would assume he would modify his scheme or the O-line to adjust to what he actually has to work with. I will say, just in 3 games, I can see what Bell is trying to do and he is trying to out X and O his opponent. I haven't generally seen that from a USF O-Coordination so I find it refreshing. Whether he will be successful....only time will tell. 

[LrdNorman]

1 minute ago, usf97 said:

What I like about Bell is when he talks, I don't sense a lot of "coach speak" which typically just comes across as unwilling to adjust. I recall when people would ask Tony Dungy about the Bucs' offense, he would say, "We just need to execute better". 

Um, ok. But we could all see Trent Dilfer wasn't going to execute better. Are we really going to attempt to win every game 3-0? Can we try something, anything, other than just saying that what we are running will work if we execute better. We heard the same thing about Sterlin Gilbert's offense. Hey, maybe make some adjustments based on the personnel you have?!?

As long as I see progress and adjustments, then I am good with Bell. He has to be given time. Bell has only been here 3 games. So if his offense doesn't work, I would hope his answer is not "we just need to get better O-linemen". I would assume he would modify his scheme or the O-line to adjust to what he actually has to work with. I will say, just in 3 games, I can see what Bell is trying to do and he is trying to out X and O his opponent. I haven't generally seen that from a USF O-Coordination so I find it refreshing. Whether he will be successful....only time will tell. 

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