mississippi_jacket
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Can\'t believe what I am hearing from some of you people...
First of all this game was the best coached game of the season. Those of you who think BOB called a bad game just have it out for him. Every single pass play that was call the first or second option was wide open. The option looks (they were not really options because AJ was not going to run it) and running on the edges were ingenius. Nobody has tried to run on the outside against FSU all season because everyone knows FSU has a ton of speed. The coaches must have seen how undiscipline they were because they were doing it from the get go. The reason they went deep on fades and fly patterns so much is because everybody has been able to do it against them and the coaches were again right about that. We just could not execute the plays (a few uncalled pass interferences didn't help either). The game plan was great on both sides of the ball. The D did really good only holding to 2 offensive TDs. The only criticism I had was not running the ball a little more, but they were throwing deep to keep the corners and safeties back to run at the corners. This is a direct result of a great game plan. All of you guys that are blaming BOB either don't know anything about game planning or just have it out for him. I am sick of the excuses that AJ's strengths are not throwing deep and the OC should know that. That is BS. If AJ can't throw deep he should not be in there period. AJ has had one decent game (NCSU) and one average game (UVA), the rest have been bad to horrible. Some of you so blindly support him it is almost laughable. I feel for him too and hope he does well, but what I have seen from him in games, in the spring, and in every practice since the spring of last year when he transferred has not been impressive. His best performance I have seen (practice or game) was the spring game and that was not that great. What are AJ's strengths- reading, making decisions, and accuracy(sp). So far he has made bad decisions (all the ints (especially FSU and the end of every game), doesn't make good reads (FSU int for TD), and even on his completed passes the pass is late or not in the right place (third or fourth and long late in the FSU game and Will Glover ran a deep comeback and was open but had to come back to catch the ball and didn't get the first down). I can tell you specific accounts like these in every single game (for instance the int late in the game against NCSU when he should have never thrown the ball). I know how tought it is to play the position because I have played it before, but you will never be a good team if you are getting this kind of play from your QB. Look at Clemson and their QB situation. Willie knew the O very well, but couldn't get it done and now Whitehurst is doing great for them. I don't want these replies that "you are hurting the program" or "he is just a kid". When I played bad I knew it and expected criticism and welcomed it. I am just trying to make the point that some of you blindly support some people and blindly criticize people where it is not warranted. Ever single game BOB has called has been good (except for the Clemson game, passing in the rain to begin the game?), but just not executed properly. Not all of that is AJ's fault, sometimes recievers dropped ball, running backs missed holes, or whatever. But one thing that has been consistant is the QB play have been average a best and absolutly dreadfull at worst.
Please put the criticism and praise where it's due. Thank you!
First of all this game was the best coached game of the season. Those of you who think BOB called a bad game just have it out for him. Every single pass play that was call the first or second option was wide open. The option looks (they were not really options because AJ was not going to run it) and running on the edges were ingenius. Nobody has tried to run on the outside against FSU all season because everyone knows FSU has a ton of speed. The coaches must have seen how undiscipline they were because they were doing it from the get go. The reason they went deep on fades and fly patterns so much is because everybody has been able to do it against them and the coaches were again right about that. We just could not execute the plays (a few uncalled pass interferences didn't help either). The game plan was great on both sides of the ball. The D did really good only holding to 2 offensive TDs. The only criticism I had was not running the ball a little more, but they were throwing deep to keep the corners and safeties back to run at the corners. This is a direct result of a great game plan. All of you guys that are blaming BOB either don't know anything about game planning or just have it out for him. I am sick of the excuses that AJ's strengths are not throwing deep and the OC should know that. That is BS. If AJ can't throw deep he should not be in there period. AJ has had one decent game (NCSU) and one average game (UVA), the rest have been bad to horrible. Some of you so blindly support him it is almost laughable. I feel for him too and hope he does well, but what I have seen from him in games, in the spring, and in every practice since the spring of last year when he transferred has not been impressive. His best performance I have seen (practice or game) was the spring game and that was not that great. What are AJ's strengths- reading, making decisions, and accuracy(sp). So far he has made bad decisions (all the ints (especially FSU and the end of every game), doesn't make good reads (FSU int for TD), and even on his completed passes the pass is late or not in the right place (third or fourth and long late in the FSU game and Will Glover ran a deep comeback and was open but had to come back to catch the ball and didn't get the first down). I can tell you specific accounts like these in every single game (for instance the int late in the game against NCSU when he should have never thrown the ball). I know how tought it is to play the position because I have played it before, but you will never be a good team if you are getting this kind of play from your QB. Look at Clemson and their QB situation. Willie knew the O very well, but couldn't get it done and now Whitehurst is doing great for them. I don't want these replies that "you are hurting the program" or "he is just a kid". When I played bad I knew it and expected criticism and welcomed it. I am just trying to make the point that some of you blindly support some people and blindly criticize people where it is not warranted. Ever single game BOB has called has been good (except for the Clemson game, passing in the rain to begin the game?), but just not executed properly. Not all of that is AJ's fault, sometimes recievers dropped ball, running backs missed holes, or whatever. But one thing that has been consistant is the QB play have been average a best and absolutly dreadfull at worst.
Please put the criticism and praise where it's due. Thank you!
