Huskies 2017 Season

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Cal offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin's contract stipulates $570k per year
California offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin moved on up in a big way, when he came from his head coaching position at Eastern Washington to take over as the Golden Bears' offensive coordinator. Along with changing states, he also changed tax brackets, going from making a $240,000 annual salary for the Eagles under a contract he signed in January of 2017, to now making $570,000 directing Cal's offense. That would make him one of the top five offensive coordinators in the Pac-12, in terms of pay.


UW releases contract details for Chris Petersen, assistant coaches
UW offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith received the largest salary increase on his new two-year extension. In January 2016, Smith signed a one-year extension with UW for $440,000. This year, he signed a two-year extension worth $700,000 annually.

 

[WizardHawk]

If they had even just a lower average kicker they at least tie that game and go to OT.

If they block a dude coming right up the middle on a punt ASU doesn't get that first FG and who knows what happens.

Yeah, the offense sure doesn't get high marks, but you had two massive special team problems on 3 different plays and that just can't happen for a high tier D1 team.

I mean the offense moved the ball down the field twice to what amounts to a 3 foot and 2 foot putt in golf and the kickers can't do their job.

I don't know if I put 60% on the offense or what exact percentage, but the rest is on special teams and that's the area I'm far more irate about.

 

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[seahawksfan234]

Could probably argue he's the worst among the power-5 teams. It's been a while since I've been able to bitch about him. I think this loss falls on him, personally. The offense was definitely out-coached.

In addition to the kicking issue, I think we need to seriously address the lack of depth behind Dante Pettis is troubling. Smith takes partial responsibility for this loss, but additionally whenever Browning had time to throw, you could literally see him going through his progressions and there was nothing open. Anywhere.

This is concerning in the immediate and long-term, who the fuck is going to catch footballs once Pettis graduates? Hunter Bryant looks promising at TE, but who else is there? Chico? Chico was never much of an outside threat and his greatest asset is running after the catch. He's more of a running back playing WR.

Huskies gotta figure something out offensively in order to dial up some plays that will get these guys more separation. ASU's defense clearly confused the shit out of Smith and Browning.

Oh, and we've probably lost Trey Adams and Jordan Miller for the year.

I really hate to say it because it's super fucked up to say, but the Adams thing may be somewhat of a blessing in disguise. There are some who think he could be a top 15 pick in the 2018 draft. At least this ensures we have him for another year.

The most frustrating thing about this game is that UW didn't lose because the other team was more talented, UW lost because ASU completely out coached the Husky offense. At least when we lost to Bama and USC, those are two teams that always recruit extremely well and have some of the finest athletes in the world.

 

[seahawksfan234]

If they had even just a lower average kicker they at least tie that game and go to OT.

If they block a dude coming right up the middle on a punt ASU doesn't get that first FG and who knows what happens.

Yeah, the offense sure doesn't get high marks, but you had two massive special team problems on 3 different plays and that just can't happen for a high tier D1 team.

I mean the offense moved the ball down the field twice to what amounts to a 3 foot and 2 foot putt in golf and the kickers can't do their job.

I don't know if I put 60% on the offense or what exact percentage, but the rest is on special teams and that's the area I'm far more irate about.

One of my friends was asking why I was bitching about the kicker when we should've put up way more points, it was mostly because those kicks were not very far. Both were like 20 yards or so, right? Unbelievable. How do they miss those?

I put a lot of it on the coaching preparation and lack of adjustments by the offense. You just can't predict those easy missed kicks. Petersen isn't stupid, I have to imagine that before the game those kicks were being made by Van Soderberg. You don't even make a D1 college team if you can't make those kicks.

I see your point with the special teams, but I'm much more frustrated by the offense. We only managed around 220 total yards of offense and 7 points against a team that gave up 301 yards to Bryce Love their previous game. They had allowed 30+ in 11 straight games.

If you take into consideration the expectations for this offense and the team that they were playing, that has to be one of the most disappointing offensive performances in recent memory. A top 5 team does not manage only 220 yards of total offense against one of college football's worst defenses. Embarrassing.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I'd say the bright spot in this game that isn't being talked about is how well the Husky defense has been playing this year. They look like they could be even better than last year, and that's after losing 3/4 of the secondary. UW's defense was on the field for 73 snaps in 80-90 degree weather and didn't break. Holding ASU to only 40 total rush yards while playing that many snaps in the heat is really impressive, not that ASU is a force running the football.

 

[WizardHawk]

One of my friends was asking why I was bitching about the kicker when we should've put up way more points, it was mostly because those kicks were not very far. Both were like 20 yards or so, right? Unbelievable. How do they miss those?

I put a lot of it on the coaching preparation and lack of adjustments by the offense. You just can't predict those easy missed kicks. Petersen isn't stupid, I have to imagine that before the game those kicks were being made by Van Soderberg. You don't even make a D1 college team if you can't make those kicks.

I see your point with the special teams, but I'm much more frustrated by the offense. We only managed around 220 total yards of offense and 7 points against a team that gave up 301 yards to Bryce Love their previous game. They had allowed 30+ in 11 straight games.

If you take into consideration the expectations for this offense and the team that they were playing, that has to be one of the most disappointing offensive performances in recent memory. A top 5 team does not manage only 220 yards of total offense against one of college football's worst defenses. Embarrassing.

They were 21 and 27 yard FG's and if you recall their one try at a PAT barely went through. They are both entirely ruined upstairs. They won't come back from this. Either one. One graduates this year and thank god. Hope you enjoyed your free ride scholarship for nothing asshole! The other shouldn't be allowed to do anything but try out for holder.

It's easy in losses like this to overreact or focus on just one thing, like the kickers or the play calling.

It wasn't just one thing though. And I think you aren't being fair to ASU by saying they are the worst defense because they may have played that way in some games, but they sure weren't playing badly last night. They had two weeks to prepare for this game and they played about as well as they could have.

And yes, of course even with them playing at their very best UW should have still won, but at least give them credit for how well they played.

I wasn't fond of the play calling and clearly he was out coached by the DC for ASU. UW let that defense dictate the flow and no offense is going to do much in that situation. Having said that, you also didn't have any of your play makers executing. Lenius should not be targeted again this year. It's time to face that he is a bust and move on. Browning had a lot of time in the pocket and rarely anyone to throw to. Not having a real threat outside of Pettis hurt big time. That's a fact. Browning was over throwing and made some poor decisions a few times on scrambles which isn't new on road games unfortunately.

You have a top 10 defense and an average offense at best with a not very inspiring play caller and maybe the worst kicking crew in the P5's.

And you should still at worst finish 10-2. They will work over the next two weeks and I'd expect them to flat out murder UCLA and the ducks before they again sputter at Stanford.

 

[seahawksfan234]

They were 21 and 27 yard FG's and if you recall their one try at a PAT barely went through. They are both entirely ruined upstairs. They won't come back from this. Either one. One graduates this year and thank god. Hope you enjoyed your free ride scholarship for nothing asshole! The other shouldn't be allowed to do anything but try out for holder.

It's easy in losses like this to overreact or focus on just one thing, like the kickers or the play calling.

It wasn't just one thing though. And I think you aren't being fair to ASU by saying they are the worst defense because they may have played that way in some games, but they sure weren't playing badly last night. They had two weeks to prepare for this game and they played about as well as they could have.

And yes, of course even with them playing at their very best UW should have still won, but at least give them credit for how well they played.

I wasn't fond of the play calling and clearly he was out coached by the DC for ASU. UW let that defense dictate the flow and no offense is going to do much in that situation. Having said that, you also didn't have any of your play makers executing. Lenius should not be targeted again this year. It's time to face that he is a bust and move on. Browning had a lot of time in the pocket and rarely anyone to throw to. Not having a real threat outside of Pettis hurt big time. That's a fact. Browning was over throwing and made some poor decisions a few times on scrambles which isn't new on road games unfortunately.

You have a top 10 defense and an average offense at best with a not very inspiring play caller and maybe the worst kicking crew in the P5's.

And you should still at worst finish 10-2. They will work over the next two weeks and I'd expect them to flat out murder UCLA and the ducks before they again sputter at Stanford.

I think you're right that neither of the kickers will be able to recover from this.

Saying ASU is the "worst" defense is definitely an exaggeration to make a point, but they are definitely one of the worst among Power-5 teams. Their defense definitely didn't beat our offense based on talent, I genuinely believe they were out coached. The offensive game plan was laughable and what ASU did obviously confused the shit out of Jake Browning and Jonathan Smith. We're just lucky Browning didn't try to force anything. It seemed as if the Husky offense was completely unaware of if ASU was blitzing or rushing 3 and dropping 8 in coverage. I give more credit to the ASU defensive game plan than I do the players on the ASU side.

One of the big questions we had going into the season was who would emerge as Browning's #2 WR option, and I think we now have our answer: Nobody. That's both concerning for this year and next year. God I can't imagine what this offense would look like without Pettis right now.

I think Browning's mistakes were a product of him getting confused/flustered. He couldn't seem to figure out the ASU defense and it's not like Jonathan Smith helped things.

Although Browning will likely go down as one of - if not the best - QB in UW history, I really have concerns regarding his ability to match up with really talented defenses. Browning's performance against Bama, USC, and Colorado in the Pac-12 championship game last year were all not very inspiring. It's like he loses all poise if things aren't going the way they should.

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Looks like it's PAC after dark for us this week.

UW vs Cal - ESPN - 7:45pm start.

I hate these start times. After watching the garbage that unfolded on tv, I finally got to bed 2:30am east coast time.

 

[Destroydacre]

Cal offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin's contract stipulates $570k per year
California offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin moved on up in a big way, when he came from his head coaching position at Eastern Washington to take over as the Golden Bears' offensive coordinator. Along with changing states, he also changed tax brackets, going from making a $240,000 annual salary for the Eagles under a contract he signed in January of 2017, to now making $570,000 directing Cal's offense. That would make him one of the top five offensive coordinators in the Pac-12, in terms of pay.


UW releases contract details for Chris Petersen, assistant coaches
UW offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith received the largest salary increase on his new two-year extension. In January 2016, Smith signed a one-year extension with UW for $440,000. This year, he signed a two-year extension worth $700,000 annually.

That is just wrong. I would love to have Beau Baldwin as OC here. He should be making triple what Smith makes, of course Smith should be making about a tenth of what he gets.

 

[mcnabb7542]

I think you're right that neither of the kickers will be able to recover from this.

Saying ASU is the "worst" defense is definitely an exaggeration to make a point, but they are definitely one of the worst among Power-5 teams. Their defense definitely didn't beat our offense based on talent, I genuinely believe they were out coached. The offensive game plan was laughable and what ASU did obviously confused the shit out of Jake Browning and Jonathan Smith. We're just lucky Browning didn't try to force anything. It seemed as if the Husky offense was completely unaware of if ASU was blitzing or rushing 3 and dropping 8 in coverage. I give more credit to the ASU defensive game plan than I do the players on the ASU side.

One of the big questions we had going into the season was who would emerge as Browning's #2 WR option, and I think we now have our answer: Nobody. That's both concerning for this year and next year. God I can't imagine what this offense would look like without Pettis right now.

I think Browning's mistakes were a product of him getting confused/flustered. He couldn't seem to figure out the ASU defense and it's not like Jonathan Smith helped things.

Although Browning will likely go down as one of - if not the best - QB in UW history, I really have concerns regarding his ability to match up with really talented defenses. Browning's performance against Bama, USC, and Colorado in the Pac-12 championship game last year were all not very inspiring. It's like he loses all poise if things aren't going the way they should.

Well said man!

 

[WizardHawk]

ICYMI
Jordan Miller out with a broken ankle. Same injury as McClatcher and Ajamu. Season ending.
Trey Adams out with an ACL. Season ending.

 

[mcnabb7542]

ICYMI
Jordan Miller out with a broken ankle. Same injury as McClatcher and Ajamu. Season ending.
Trey Adams out with an ACL. Season ending.

I just listen to the "presser"......This two huge loses....

Bad enough the Arizona curse bit them in the ass down there but now this,
Stanford has to favored big now down there when they meet...

 

[WizardHawk]

FWIW, Byron Murphy was expected to miss 6 weeks as of Sept 22nd which MIGHT mean he could be back before the Duck game on Nov 4th if his recovery is completely on schedule.

Lake has his hands full with a secondary now missing their top two cover corners. Next man up against Rosen for sure. Two weeks to get that game plan and rotation solidified.

 

[WizardHawk]

I just listen to the "presser"......This two huge loses....

Bad enough the Arizona curse bit them in the ass down there but now this,
Stanford has to favored big now down there when they meet...

Stanford would have been favored without injuries just because of the record and how UW has played on the road the last couple of years. Byron Murphy should be back before that game, but no one expects the corners to be the difference in that match up. It's far more about the health and execution of their front 7 against that run game. Just don't lose any major pieces of that front 7 to the Bruins or Ducks.

It's more about who is going to step up against Rosen. They will test whoever they run out there for sure. Really interested to see what Lake does with this situation. He's the best in the business so if he has even decent talent there to work with I at least have hope they will work it all out.

 

[mcnabb7542]

This defense has carried this program the last year and half, I really hope the depth is "real" like they say and it can be the "next man up" approach without a hiccup....

 

[WizardHawk]

This defense has carried this program the last year and half, I really hope the depth is "real" like they say and it can be the "next man up" approach without a hiccup....

UCLA has lost every road game this year and not given up less than 47 points in any of those 3 games. I mean Stanford scored 58 on them ffs and they don't tend to run up scores.

If that offense doesn't drop at least 40 Smith should be loaded up and shipped out before the final gun. They have two weeks to figure out what happened and get their LT slot solidified enough. Their worst offensive output at home in terms of scoring was against Cal where they hung 38 points on them.

ALL eyes will be on Browning and what Smith does against a defense that has already proven it doesn't have a lot of fight on the road.

 

[TheDayMan]

We knew the slow starts and piss poor kicking game were gonna bite them if they couldn't fix it, here we are. It's not all on Smith, I know he's an easy target, especially considering this was the first time in a really long time that a team failed to score more than 30 on ASU.

But take out the game is in overtime with any other college kicker, and won with a decent kicker, and just look at the offense, it's still not all on Smith, he didn't abandon the run... they rushed 31 times, take out that 10 were Browning, I can think of 1 designed run, the rest were him either getting his ass kicked, or trying not to get his ass kicked, so let's just say 22 rushes. 22 run plays to 30 pass isn't unreasonably unbalanced when you consider they were playing from behind all game. Beyond that, I've never been one to pick apart play calling, except when the obvious endless bubble screens and what's his name faild qb draw plays every 3rd and 1.

All I'm trying to say is of course a lot of the blame has to be on the O coordinator when you score 7 against a shitty team, but browning was missing guys all night, I can remember 2 misses down field that turn the game around real quick if he hit them. It wasn't all scheme, plenty execution fail on plays that were there.

 

[TheDayMan]

If they had even just a lower average kicker they at least tie that game and go to OT.

If they block a dude coming right up the middle on a punt ASU doesn't get that first FG and who knows what happens.

Yeah, the offense sure doesn't get high marks, but you had two massive special team problems on 3 different plays and that just can't happen for a high tier D1 team.

I mean the offense moved the ball down the field twice to what amounts to a 3 foot and 2 foot putt in golf and the kickers can't do their job.

I don't know if I put 60% on the offense or what exact percentage, but the rest is on special teams and that's the area I'm far more irate about.

Ninjad.

 

[mcnabb7542]

Let's not forget that a TD was taken off the board as well ( against ASU) for a hold!

Granted if the damn kicker had made at least one of the misses and the holding doesn't happen they would be 7-0.

As much as I want to blame Smith, I think eyes need to shift a little to Jake, I love the kid and think he's a great model for the school, but tight games aren't looking good in his favor so far, it's not like's a young pup frosh anymore either. He's a junior that has had this offense for 2.5 years now, he should a lot more then he has produced...