Nico leaving?? [NOPE]

#326
#326
VawlIn said:
Only giving a QB half of the field to work with with 2 reads hinders the development of your QB and receivers and make it tougher for guys to get open, and leaning on that type of system will stunt his growth as a QB. Also there are plays where there’s not a defender within 6-7 yards of a guy in the slot to the field and his eyes never even go to that side of the field. That’s unacceptable for a coaching staff to do that to an 8M dollar QB. There used to be a time when HS QBs would check into a hot route in those scenarios and quick snap it and get the ball out for 7-8 yards. Instead we just teach tempo tempo tempo and our guys aren’t actually learning how to play the position and the ball gets snapped on 3rd and long and we go into a play action fake and his eyes go directly to the boundary
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Nearly every pass play is a half field read in any offense. Smash, stick, sail, etc…you’ll find far more half field reads in any offense than full field.

Nothing in this system prohibits Nico from throwing quick screens when guys are uncovered as you’re describing. Depending on down and distance we do. If anything most of the people on here have complained about the number of quick screens. Your complaint is we didn’t do them more?

We don’t have to call a hot route because it’s built in. There’s no need to audible.
 
#327
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GAV4L said:
Not terrible but not ideal either considering how that went for us.
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I dont think getting pounded in the playoff hurt these teams the next year.

OSU 42
Oregon 20

Georgia 34
Michigan 11

ND 3
Clemson 30

OSU 24
Bama 52

Clemson 44
Bama 16

Clemson 31
OSU 0

Oklahoma 28
LSU 63

Michigan st 0
Bama 38

FSU 20
Oregon 59

TCU 7
Georgia 65
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
This is BS. A win is always better than a loss. If you would like to offer proof that Arky fans won’t care that they won their bowl game, then let’s see it. Think about it. You make the playoffs and then get embarrassed in the first round. Are most people gonna remember your good season? Or are they gonna remember you getting your teeth kicked in and thinking you didn’t belong in the playoffs? You end the season in a sour note of defeat.

Contrast that with a bowl game. Say you go 9-3 and make a good bowl game, against a good opponent and dominate. Are the fans gonna be happy about a dominating win? How about the coaches? Players? Boosters? Yeah I am sure all those people would trade getting humiliated in the playoffs just to say well at least we made it. With a dominating bowl win you finish the year on a big time high note with confidence and excitement going into the next season.

10-3 with a dominating bowl win is vastly better than 10-3 with a humiliating playoff loss.
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Pop-Tart isnt looking so good for Miami. They just got beat in their meaningless bowl. so they didnt make the playoffs and the fans have a bad taste for the season.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Nearly every pass play is a half field read in any offense. Smash, stick, sail, etc…you’ll find far more half field reads in any offense than full field.

Nothing in this system prohibits Nico from throwing quick screens when guys are uncovered as you’re describing. Depending on down and distance we do. If anything most of the people on here have complained about the number of quick screens. Your complaint is we didn’t do them more?

We don’t have to call a hot route because it’s built in. There’s no need to audible.
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And now all defenses have to do is show a certain look and they know exactly what plays are coming. Hell we know the plays coming sitting at home. The lack of Nico to effectively run the offense is part of the problem with the pre-snap penalties. We hurry to the line and expect those guys to stay in their stance forever while the coaches scan the defense to keep Nico from committing a disaster. If he was going to be the future he should’ve took his lumps last year and if he wasn’t any better this year at least we would know for sure what he’s capable of.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Nearly every pass play is a half field read in any offense. Smash, stick, sail, etc…you’ll find far more half field reads in any offense than full field.

Nothing in this system prohibits Nico from throwing quick screens when guys are uncovered as you’re describing. Depending on down and distance we do. If anything most of the people on here have complained about the number of quick screens. Your complaint is we didn’t do them more?

We don’t have to call a hot route because it’s built in. There’s no need to audible.
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Go back and watch Hooker play. You can see him go through his progressions through the full field. The second the ball is snapped Nico locks in on one receiver and stares them down

I would much rather him throw a hitch to the back side of the play than do a play action pass to the front side and take a sack or throw an incomplete pass because the entire defense knew where the ball was going from the snap
 
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#333
BigALWiLson said:
Dude..... Jacob Eason had WR's something we don't have the luxury of atm. He also had a much better OL. You can not compare that. I wish he would just go ahead and transfer to a solidified program with an OL and WRs and shut all of you the hell up. The truth is if NICO played at OSU right now they would be undefeated and he would have Heisman before he left. If you don't believe watch and damn see. He has until midnight
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You are assuming that our problem is the OL and WRs and that QB play was not the issue. I think it was just the offense not being good against great teams and that all position groups have things they need to work on.

Any QB will look great if they have an OL that gives them all day in the pocket. Any QB will look great if they have WR's that are fast enough to get open and catch the passes.

In my opinion, a great QB will be able to help the offense overcome weaknesses. Nico is a good QB. I have no doubt that if given time, Nico can complete passes - but so can almost any QB out there.

A great QB can make a team successful regardless of the weaknesses on the team. A great QB can react quickly to the defense and adjust the play as needed. The game still seems to be too fast for Nico.

Maybe he would do better at a team that ran a slower offensive.

Edited to add - I do want Nico to be successful here - but just get tired of folks making excuses. The issue was the entire offense - they were not consistent and did not act like they really wanted it at times.
 
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VawlIn said:
Go back and watch Hooker play. You can see him go through his progressions through the full field. The second the ball is snapped Nico locks in on one receiver and stares them down

I would much rather him throw a hitch to the back side of the play than do a play action pass to the front side and take a sack or throw an incomplete pass because the entire defense knew where the ball was going from the snap
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Nah man. Go watch TheFilmGuy on YouTube and learn how incorrect you are. Nico definitely progresses through routes. You can see it in his footwork.
 
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VawlIn said:
They’re not the same caliber player, but all of them made bigger impacts than Nico and that’s just a fact. Also Jake Fromm took a team that was more or less comparable in talent to this years team to a national championship as a freshman. Chris Leak set just about every passing record at Florida by the time he was done and won a national championship there
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All of those guys made first year impacts on loaded teams AND/OR with championship caliber head coaches.

We don’t have that. Nico doesn’t have that.
 
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C-south said:
It was a meaningless bowl and he could’ve opted out altogether.
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True. But he should’ve just opted out then. He played to get the record that he wanted and then sat. I agree it’s a meaningless game, and I understand that it’s a business decision, but for many of his teammates that was their final college game so I just think it’s a bad look.
 
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#345
rocketskates said:
True. But he should’ve just opted out then. He played to get the record that he wanted and then sat. I agree it’s a meaningless game, and I understand that it’s a business decision, but for many of his teammates that was their final college game so I just think it’s a bad look.
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I believe it was predetermined that he was just going to play a half. I can’t imagine this was the first time the rest of the team found out. He probably should’ve went one way or the other but I don’t think it’s a big deal.
 
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NEO said:
We won 10 games because our defense held teams to 20 and our rb scored the most touchdowns in TN history. I don’t think he won us a single game. We lost to AR because we couldn’t even get to 20. He may be great one day but right now he is mid.
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Yep. Straight up truth. He may be good one day but he has a long way to go. When we finally played a superior roster the defense couldn't even save us and we were one dimensional on offense, which makes it easy for a good defense to stop.

I want us to be great. I want us to compete for championships. I think JH can get us there, but he has to make changes to his staff and he has to get ahold of this NIL mess and make major upgrades to the roster... there has to be a better plan for that.

One thing is for sure. If he keeps things status quo I don't see him making it long term.
 
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