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Chewbaccer

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Every team has some, even Bama(I saw that punter, don't try to hide it)

1. This is a weak senior class. Last year's senior class included Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, Lorenzo Carter, Davin Bellamy, Aaron Davis, Dominick Sanders, John Atkins and Isaiah Wynn. This year we have Deandre Baker, DeAndre Walker, Lamont Galliard and Terry Godwin. All good players, but not near the leaders that last year's team had.

2. We have young talent waiting, but our linebacking group is a big downgrade over last season. You don't replace Roquan Smith, Lorenzo Carter and Davin Bellamy and expect to improve or have the same production. I'd like to see Adam Anderson get more playing time, but guys like Tae Crowder and Juwan Taylor are getting significant playing time, and they're not horrible, but they aren't great either. Last year, our linebackers in pass coverage and linebackers rushing the passer were a strength. It's a weakness this year.

3. It's a really talented, but really young o-line. Other than Gaillard who is a senior, every starter on the o-line is a blue chip recruit, and there's blue chip recruits backing up every position on the line. You can see the potential, but with Ben Cleveland out, and Kinnley banged up, there's two true freshmen and a redshirt freshman starting, and they make your typical freshman mistakes.

4. Playcalling. I don't know what's going on here, but it looks like Jim Chaney is trying to make this a pass first team. We pretty well went away from the run game in the first half yesterday despite the fact it was having success(Swift and Holyfield were both getting chunks most every touch, but they got 12 and 7 carries). And this wasn't the first time either. The run game is the bread and butter of the offense, and despite it being a young o-line, it is a massive o-line, bigger than most NFL o-lines. Wearing down defensive fronts was the plan early in the season, and it worked, but we've went away from it.

5. Justin Fields is being under utilized. I'm not saying he needs to take Fromm's job, Fromm had a bad game yesterday, but he didn't get a lot of help either, but there needs to be more packages for Justin Fields. He's too good of an athlete to be on the sidelines most of the game.
 

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Easy for mine, defense. Just give us Vanderbilt’s defense and we are headed toward our 2nd straight title.
 

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The big one is a lack of leadership. With Daniels out and Bundage injured our defense has been a shell of what it was early in the season. I think Daniels was a vocal leader and that is missing.

Offense we just don't have that from anyone.
 

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# 1. Brian Kelly.

#2. Right now OL is the weak link

# 3. Special Teams (see #1)
 

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Just 3.
Offense, defense and special teams.
 

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Said it after the first game against FAU:
1. OL not anywhere near it was with Orlando Brown and Eric Wren. Not effective in run blocking and that cost us in the Army and Baylol games.
2. Defensive schemes and fundamentals (tackling). Every play, every game. We are a little better in that we don't give WRs 10 yards of cushion for WHOLE DRIVES.

If Ruffin McNeil can get 40% more output from the defense we'll see you in the CFP...if not, Bluebonnet Bowl here we come.

We're paying MS monthly installments of $24,917 until Jan. 31, 2020. :L
 

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1. OC. This is the second retard in a row that Petersen has hired for the OC job.

2. Kicking. Two kickers and both suck big time. The kicker that just graduated after last season was even worse if that's even imaginable.

3. Starting QB. There's a better one on the bench (Jake Haener).
 

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linebackers, offensive line run blocking and apathy when playing lesser teams.
 
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Secondary
A not very accurate qb
 

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New and extremely inexperienced OC whose obsessed with calling wildcat plays everytime we get in the red zone. (And it’s failing a lot).

No pass rush (and this is the PAC so you would figure that’s kind of critical to have)

Special teams are a shocking disaster and we have a HC who preaches about special teams like it’s the Bible.
 

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Pass rush without blitzing and downfield passing. From the coaches, personnel decisions. We often don't have the best players on the field. It's not just the "guy on the bench is better" fan bull shit either. The results speak for themselves. Ingram at RB, Kerstetter in for Shackleford, etc etc etc
 

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We're paying MS monthly installments of $24,917 until Jan. 31, 2020. :L
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1. OC. This is the second retard in a row that Petersen has hired for the OC job.

2. Kicking. Two kickers and both suck big time. The kicker that just graduated after last season was even worse if that's even imaginable.

3. Starting QB. There's a better one on the bench (Jake Haener).


I am question Petersen after that lose. It’s 3rd and 1 with 2 timeouts and and 30 seconds left. You have time to try to run for a 1st. Fail and you kick. You get it clock stops and you can set up for a closer kick. I really don’t understand running the clock down on 3rd doen and leaving it up to the kicker. Just odd game management
 
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