There is plenty of under performance to go around, that’s for sure. Open receivers are being missed or not seen, other times WRs are not getting open and I haven’t been impressed with play calling or offensive decisions either. So much is not working it makes it difficult to know where to start. But it is apparent that nobody has to respect our passing game and we have absolutely no threat beyond ten yards from the LOS. I’ll start with blaming the coaches because they’re ultimately responsible for such an anemic throwing game but there’s plenty to go around for both QBs and WRs too.
If the receivers not going hard quote isn't true, at least Frost, Warner and Robinson were all telling a similar fib.
Agreed on the internal accountability. I don't want to say those three were lying but it just felt like a weak excuse as outside of Warner dropping a couple passes, I don't recall the receivers making many boneheaded plays so far this year when given the opportunity. Maybe they are screwing around in practice but based on how they've been used so far this year, it wouldn't surprise me if they're bored with the screen passes or five yard slants into coverage.
Agreed 100%. They use the receivers to block quite a bit but those screens only work if we are a threat to go vertical. Otherwise our blockers just become dummies with downhill DBs hunting for the ball.
Really? Two WRs in the same spot on the field isn't an indication of a major screwup by one of them? I guess it could be a new fangled passing scheme where it confuses the defense as to why they would want to be next to each other.
I think most of us agree that this is best for the players. The scary part is why doesn’t the coach see this.
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I think what you are referring to with JP as an example is how this ultimately gets fixed.
As a fan, you fix it by having patience. Honestly, I know that's tough. I was frustrated and pissed off on Saturday. But, Frost has the right attitude as a coach. He's shown he's willing to make assistant changes and even change his starting QB. He's willing to do what it takes to turn this around. The best thing we can do as fans is at least show that we support the efforts.
Yep. I would be concerned about HCSF if he showed signs of not being willing to make changes or adjust what he’s doing (like Pelini exhibited) but that simply has not been the case. He has changed some coaches, tried other players and quarterbacks and I expect we’ll continue to see that until he gets things fixed. I don’t doubt his resolve to see this thing turned around. At. All. So yeah, it just boggles my mind when we have so many fans go off the deep end clamoring to replace Frost after games like NW and Illinois. It’s like they have not learned a single thing in the last 20 years.
Sure, that has happened a few times. Happens in the NFL each week as well. The reasons for our losses are quite a few, I can't point to the receivers being the root cause based on what I've seen. Not with QBs short hopping five yard tosses or airmailing receivers down the sideline even though the QB has time to set his feet and no defender within five yards. Or running our smallest receiver in as a running back 3-4 times in a row to the core of a defense with highly regarded running backs sitting on the sidelines.