I can't decide whether I'm glad he's pissed or if I take it as "hey, coaching isn't the problem.. it's the knuckleheads that either can't or won't do what we tell them to do". .
I don't see that. If you have a specific quote, list it. His comments on players were entirely directed at the O Line. He states that developing an O Line takes "2-3 years" and is one position that cannot be rushed. This is what I have always read and believed. Do you believe differently? And in that context, reporters were also asking why he didn't sub. His response is that there is no one to sub, what we have is what we have. That is exactly what I have thought is true for the last year...that we are inexperienced on the O Line and that it will take time to develop. Last year's "NFL Line" that was heavily criticized was much more highly rated than this years, and they also sucked as frosh! But to your point, I don't see any criticism of players or blame directed at them at all....if anything he is defending them! He is explaining to the media that offensive linemen take time to develop...which they should know, but even if they do they are going to ask the question.
Here's my question. Why did we move the ball so well the 1st four games?
Because the Florida D is better than OU (on whom we also only scored 10 points, BTW) and much, much better than Uga's D. Another analogy to OU...we turned the ball over in the red zone in that game too, didn't we? I think you are actually giving our offense too much credit for the OU game.
We didn't "go for it" at all, instead it was a miserable four quarters of conservative field position football that I still can't believe Butch authorized in the biggest "statement" game to date for him at UT. It was excruciating to watch. Butch didn't "go for it". He and his staff played it safe and they blew it.
I didn't see it that way. For instance, immediately following the int at about the 20, we threw it in the end zone for an int. That's not playing it safe! Further, our run/pass ratio was greatly skewed. 39 passes to 23 runs (which does not include the 6 sacks). The only thing you can criticize is why we didn't throw vertically more. Well, the answer is a couple sentences over! Worley didn't have time! He was on his back most of the afternoon.
This doesn't mean I am happy with the result, and I am certainly not letting the coaches completely off the hook. We had some early success with quick routes like slants and then went away from it. It may be that Florida tightend up on those routes, I don't know. Clearly coaching and execution both could have been better.
But given our 100% new OL and the fact that Hurd was banged up, I don't see this as a complete, program-derailing disaster.
Some of you had best not have a job as a train operator, a pilot, a fireman or any other job that requires steady nerves, or there are going to be some people dead.
