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Post by Bornthrilla on Oct 26, 2004 23:26:24 GMT -5
Speak for yourself. I've never regretted the fact that we fired that moron bastard.
And Dooms, you are getting soft. Injuries aren't a excuse when you know you don't have a O-line and you still continue to call a running play on 4th and 3. That injury excuse also doesn't fly when you look at the receiver position and realize that Brick has done absolutely nothing to develop their talents this season.
Doug Brown and Brad Hinton were both first team all state for crying out loud. Kenny Perry was supposed to be a NFL draft candidate, headed into this season.
Brick sucks as a OC and he sucks as a WR coach.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Oct 26, 2004 23:40:00 GMT -5
The talent is there. Sure we have injuries as do most teams. This topic has been discussed by most of us on this thread many times and most of us end the discussion still wringing our hands in frustration. We want the team to be successful as do all of the Aggie family, and in order to do this, the football staff will have to make a dramatic improvement in how they prepare the team and how they manage the the game(coaching). After all, that is why they were hired. The performance of the last 3-4 games would get any staff a letter of reprimand for poor performance. The administration will probably be patient for another year, but only if the team finishes the season with some signs of significant improvement. I believe that Small is smart enough to realize this, and will take the necessary steps to be successful next season. If not, bye bye.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Oct 26, 2004 23:45:55 GMT -5
Frrom Monday's press conference:
Start cueing up that Celine Dion song from the Titantic movie. None of these guys are going anywhere.
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Post by captaggie on Oct 27, 2004 6:56:40 GMT -5
smh
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Post by DOOMS on Oct 27, 2004 8:20:25 GMT -5
I ain't getting soft. At least I don't think I am. Somebody answer this question for me: What play can you call that will work when your o-line cannot produce, your qb cannot make good decisions, and your receivers will not catch the ball? On a fourth and three most defensive coordinators are gonna bring pressure. At best Glenn is going to throw an incomplete pass. That's AT BEST. We have no qb beyond Glenn. We all know that. Our offensive line is actually better than last year, and that ain't saying nothing. We all know that too. The receivers are stinking up the joint. These are by and large the same guys that cost Yoshida a job. He went to Towson and dramatically improved their defense his one year there. Now he's doing the same with Central (even though nobody in the ciaa has anything resembling an offense). On offense, we haven't done a thing since the day Mo Hicks got hurt. I can understand y'all think I'm crazy but Brick has never failed anywhere he went. His worst was at Tennessee State, until now. The cat is proven and he ain't all that old so he ain't forgot how to coach. He just has nothing, I repeat, nothing to work with. Maxell, we'll never be a powerhouse program with the current offensive, defensive, specialteamsive, headcoachsive and strengthandconditionsive staff. We'll never be a powerhouse program when our out of conference games consist of a bad d-2 (that we can barely beat), a bad southern conf team (that we can barely beat) and the hbcu of the week, and our conference schedule consists of hbcus that for the most part can't beat anybody but themselves.... We're just kinda stuck. Reading the press conference quotes let me know that we might need to start to look elsewhere after we give these guys a chance to get their players in there. Nobody should be that giddy after a performance that poor. I was happy for a day or two myself, and that is a direct result of decreased expectations across the board. The coaching staff and fans should all still be pissed.
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Post by Maxell on Oct 27, 2004 11:29:53 GMT -5
I ain't getting soft. At least I don't think I am. Somebody answer this question for me: What play can you call that will work when your o-line cannot produce, your qb cannot make good decisions, and your receivers will not catch the ball? 1. Get Glenn out on the corners with either the option or the rollout passes and LET HIM RUN! 2. Switch Johnson back to fullback and let one of the taller TE play. Then insert the TE into the offensive scheme. 3. Improve the receivers' routes and add MORE stop and go, hitches, pick plays, slants, etc. to give them an easy catch with opportunity for RAC yards(like the touchdown slant play) rather than out patterns and fly patterns all the time. 4. Run Glenn out of the shotgun so that he can see. Our O-line does a decent job blocking in the shotgun. Insert run plays from the shotgun formation. 5. Put your running back into the pass pattern more via swing passes, dumps across the middle,etc. short safe passes and giving the RAC opportunities. 6. Run No-huddle periodically in the middle of the game. Glenn is effective with it. 7. Take Marlin off the field until he loses 50 more lbs. .....and I'm just getting started. Let me coach!!! P.S. You still getting soft!
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Post by DOOMS on Oct 27, 2004 12:10:34 GMT -5
I'm too pretty to be soft Good idea, only problem is he makes bad decisions which lead to turnovers. Not to mention if he runs and gets hurt we're down to me and Bobby Mcghee at qb. One blitz on Glenn and he throws a pick. That might work for all of one series of plays. Pressure on Glenn, he throws a pick, or just takes a sack or gets a grounding penalty if we're lucky... They did that last game. First blitz that came he threw a nice spiral to the defensive lineman. What running back? Besides, pressure on Glenn... There's the chink in the armor. At the end of regulation of the Howard game the players looked to the sideline for a play and THERE WAS NONE!!! They had to call a timeout. It was sad. Very sad. But, after two successful plays they are gonna blitz. Pressure on Glenn.... ....or how 'bout just take him off the field, period? That boy loses fitty more pounds and his heart's liable to jump out his chest. His health is more important than whether he's an effective blocker.
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Post by exterminator on Oct 27, 2004 12:29:46 GMT -5
All I can say DoomsDay you must have been a coach somewhere, they all stick together.
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Post by DOOMS on Oct 27, 2004 13:27:08 GMT -5
Aw come on man, I'm just calling it like I see it.
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Post by captaggie on Oct 27, 2004 15:41:55 GMT -5
Before we analyze game day performance (play calling and player execution), one has to assess development and preparation (Off season, spring practice, and pre-season). Its in this area I have my biggest problem with Brick. I gave him last season because it was his first. He had to acclimate to the program. It should have served as the foundation for 2004.
After the Wofford game, he should have known two things: 1) strengths & weaknesses of all offensive players, and 2) a realistic estimate of how much they could improvement by 2004 and what to do to accomplish it. Assuming he compiled that information, he develops plans (individuals and offense) to implement during the off-season. To make a long story short, the Central game shocked him (and the BDF faithful) into reality and he haven't recovered. Injuries aside, we weren't prepared. What did he do between Dec - Aug? What were the players doing?
In response to Dooms' statements about Glenn's execution, has Brick really prepared Glenn to play QB or did he assume Glenn would acquire the knowledge & techniques by osmosis? How well did he teach Glenn the concept of the offense? How many times was he quizzed/tested on situations? How many hours did they spend analyzing film? If we could get the answer to some of these questions, we would learn a lot into what's wrong and what we need to do to correct it. I certainly hope Small will ask similar type questions.
What we're seeing on Saturday is greatly attributed to what was done (and not done) between Dec 2003 and Aug 2004. Substandard performance is not a result of excellent preparation. Whether in business or in sports, its very difficult to surpass how you've been trained/developed. If the answers to the questions above support my theory (& Chattanooga is truly our goal), I'd pull the trigger on Brick. If our goal is conference champs, keep him.
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Post by DOOMS on Oct 27, 2004 16:00:34 GMT -5
I agree with most of that. Cept for a few things...
When was Brick changed from qb coach to wr coach? If he wasn't qb coach two days after last season, who do we blame for poor qb play. Not to mention the plan going into this season was to redshirt Glenn and go with Rankins and Casino. And we didn't know Rankins was gonna be academically kaput until the summer was over. By then it was obviously too late. We had three vastly different qbs in styles of play, ability, leadership, and even physical build. We were basically prepared to go into the fall hoping Casino would gain some of Rankins abilities as the season progressed and that Glenn would gain some of Rankins abilities during a redshirt year. Right before the season we found out that Rankins wouldn't be available. Rankins was the one qb we had that got it and that you could build an offense around.
We should've had a backup plan and that we didn't (and still don't) is sickening. But a new coordinator ain't gonna do much better, and will probably do worse because we'll have the bulk of the experienced guys on the squad dealing with their third coordinator.
As far as the preparation, it's apparent to me that there was substandard prep across the board, from the rooter to the tooter. Don't blame the second in command for that...
I don't think this staff or any other gets us past a conference championship in its best year. I blame that on what I said before, we gotta play a better schedule. There's a reason people are shocked when an hbcu gets past the first round folks.
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Post by DECKS on Oct 27, 2004 17:26:46 GMT -5
I tend to agree with Capt Aggies assesment. It's obvious this team did not come into the season prepared. I got my first reservation when Thrilla and TD were reporting on how the defense was dominating the offense during camp.
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Post by DOOMS on Oct 27, 2004 17:36:02 GMT -5
Aw, defense is always ahead of the offense. I was concerned at the massive number of unsettled positions all the way into the season even before the injury bug.
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Post by DECKS on Oct 27, 2004 18:48:25 GMT -5
Shouldn't be that far ahead when the offense returns 9 starters and the defense returns only 3.
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Post by captaggie on Oct 27, 2004 18:54:25 GMT -5
...I don't think this staff or any other gets us past a conference championship in its best year. I blame that on what I said before, we gotta play a better schedule. There's a reason people are shocked when an hbcu gets past the first round folks. Agree. The type of momentum required to accomplish playoff success require 3 to 4 continuous productive years. We just don't roll like that (Exhibit A - 2004 season - From First to Worst).
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