Execution vs. Coaching

[GaUSFBull]

Obviously in a loss, fans are going to blame the coach first.

I don't believe Fitch and Holtz called the best offensive plays at all. On defense, DBs are still playing too far off the line, LBs are still dropping into coverage too much and still the middle of the field gets exploited constantly. Chris Cosh hasn't figured that out yet.

Tonight, however:

Two of BJ's picks were not on him - one is on Lindsey Lamar (I believe) and one is on Landi. Both balls to them should have been caught ... they weren't ... and they got picked.

BJ missed a lot of throws.

Andre Davis, brilliant as he is, missed a perfect throw near the end of the 1st half that could have possibly set up some points.

T-rex put the ball on the ground on a punt return.

Defense pretty much ignored the middle of the field and Rutgers exploited it (Corey Grissom played a great game though, he is a force).

We should have had a couple picks on D.

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Bottom line is execution is as much to blame as coaching tonight - if not more. We had opportunities to win this game and we squandered them.

Where do we draw the line and blame execution as much or more than coaching? Do we even think of blaming poor execution on the part of the players? If not, why not? I can't think of a time on this board, ever, where the play of the players was really scrutinized - blaming the coaches is the default reaction of the majority.

[&rew Bull]

T-rex put the ball on the ground on a punt return.

Can someone that saw this game on TV comment on this? I had a good view of that return and did not see the fumble. Since they didn't show very many replays tonight, I wasn't able to see it on the jumbotron. Was the ball stripped from his hands directly into a Rutgers player's hands?

[GaUSFBull]

T-rex put the ball on the ground on a punt return.

Can someone that saw this game on TV comment on this? I had a good view of that return and did not see the fumble. Since they didn't show very many replays tonight, I wasn't able to see it on the jumbotron. Was the ball stripped from his hands directly into a Rutgers player's hands?

Not sure, TV cut away from it pretty quickly, and didn't televise the review, they went to commercial, I believe, while the review was taking place.

[El_Toro_86]

This thread reminded of the old John McKay quote.

Reporter: Coach, what do you have to say about the execution of your offense?

McKay: I'm all for it.

[SANJAY]

Yes lots of execution problems. Amazing how some coaches have many fewer execution problems. Bill snyder, gary Patterson, chris Peterson for a few. Won't even get to guys alike saban or stoops as they get the best of the best players. Feel confident saying that a guy like snyder could coach this group and there would be a lot fewer execution issues.

[cmhatter]

both were terrible

skips the head man. its his fault.

[GaUSFBull]

This thread reminded of the old John McKay quote.

Reporter: Coach, what do you have to say about the execution of your offense?

McKay: I'm all for it.

Dammit, I meant to put in my original post that I DIDN'T want to hear that quote! Totally forgot to add that.

[dausfbulls11]

Both those interceptions, especially Murrays, show the same thing we have seen for three years,Bj cannot throw the short or intermediate pass.....u dont throw the ball 60 miles an hour on a screen pass

[El_Toro_86]

Glad, they've got all these coaches coaching special teams.

Somebody forgot to tell them to field the kickoff and not let it hit the ground.

[GaUSFBull]

Both those interceptions, especially Murrays, show the same thing we have seen for three years,Bj cannot throw the short or intermediate pass.....u dont throw the ball 60 miles an hour on a screen pass

Murray? I thought that was Lamar. And that wasn't a bad throw on BJ's part, regardless of who the receiver was.