[81alum]

I don't like the direction this thread is going.  It is one thing to say a game was poorly coached, and it is another to start attacking fellow Cardboard posters.    I prefer a community where the invective is directed at poor play or poor coaching and not at each other.  

For all the criticism of the offense, we did wind up scoring 32 points with a quarterback who had barely practiced.  Not a good enough effort when taken in context but it was not the most serious problem the team faces.  We gave up 35 points for the second week in a row.  We gave up 8/14 third down conversions after giving up 9/11 the previous week.  We had blown coverages galore.  That is a simply a recipe for a lot of losses.  If you don't count COVID testing, our most serious problems appear to be defensive. 

Now why our defense is so poor this year is a good question.  Is it recruiting, coaching, effort, scheme, execution, all of the above?

[81alum]

I don't like the direction this thread is going.  It is one thing to say a game was poorly coached, and it is another to start attacking fellow Cardboard posters.    I prefer a community where the invective is directed at poor play or poor coaching and not at each other.  

For all the criticism of the offense, we did wind up scoring 32 points with a quarterback who had barely practiced.  Not a good enough effort when taken in context but it was not the most serious problem the team faces.  We gave up 35 points for the second week in a row.  We gave up 8/14 third down conversions after giving up 9/11 the previous week.  We had blown coverages galore.  That is a simply a recipe for a lot of losses.  If you don't count COVID testing, our most serious problems appear to be defensive. 

Now why our defense is so poor this year is a good question.  Is it recruiting, coaching, effort, scheme, execution, all of the above?