Surprised Browning didn't play better. And don't give me that true freshman bullshit - Josh Rosen absolutely lit it up for UCLA. Hope I'm wrong but he didn't show me much to get excited about. Oh, he could develop but doubt it's this year.
1. BSU>Virginia 2.UCLA>>>>>>Washington 3.Malzone>>>>>>...>>>>>>Smith Yes Rosen is better now, but I thought Browning showed good escapability, and some confidence. I really think having no running game handicapped how much UW could throw deep, especially after they got down by a few scores.
I was impressed with Eldrenkamp. He was pushing guys around on pass block. passes the look test. Run game away a clusterfuck and I didn't see how he performed there.
Negative: wide receivers. Would name one but who cares.
Whooosh? How could you put the WRs as a negative given the scheme/playcalling?
Surprised nobody has mentioned vita Vea. For someone who hasn't played in 3 years he looked good. Really collapsed pocket and got a good push in run game. Victor wasn't a surprise to me. Got in argument with ceo Kent Saying he would be better than Timu in his first year as starter. Victor only needs a half of tfl to tie Timu's total of last year. More importantly Victors tackles were at 2 yards not 8 yards past LOS
It was hard to have too many negative surprises because overall I was happy with the Defense (we played a shit ton of guys on D and didn't have much drop off) and the offense was so bad it was hard to get upset with players.
Browning looked pretty good. He threw some nice balls, moved around in the pocket, barked orders, wasn't nervous, etc. He looked like he belonged, but objectively speaking, he played like shit. 20-34 for 150 and a pick is a terrible game.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
Positives: Halftime adjustments, special teams (Pettis TD on PR which is a product of players making their blocks; Baker blocking a PAT; Mickens blocking a punt), the defense getting a stop after Browning's INT, and the team not quitting at halftime.
The team doesn't fold like a lawn chair from Sam's Club after the slightest hint of adversity. This team was down 3 scores at halftime and put themselves in a position to win.
Negatives: everything that isn't a positive
The team lacks consistency and an identity. And Smith has to go.
It's so goddamned maddening. For playcalling I could run a mysql script that randomly selected plays from an old NCAA Xbox game and I bet we generate more yards on offense. But as discussed, as we hate on Smith, just the same it stands to reason we hate on Petersen for hiring and sticking with this dumpster fire.
It's a glaring elephant in the room, which is a shame because you can see actual progress blossoming everywhere else in the program. As it relates to in-state recruiting the relationship with local HS coaches has improved drastically over Sark. The S&C is obviously working. The defense has generally been good, with lots of player development at all three levels. Special teams immediately improved. The effort level seems high. All the off the field bullshit doogs love is also very strong.
The whole 'offensive guru' dumpster fire reminds me of Charlie Weis.
It's so goddamned maddening. For playcalling I could run a mysql script that randomly selected plays from an old NCAA Xbox game and I bet we generate more yards on offense. But as discussed, as we hate on Smith, just the same it stands to reason we hate on Petersen for hiring and sticking with this dumpster fire.
It's a glaring elephant in the room, which is a shame because you can see actual progress blossoming everywhere else in the program. As it relates to in-state recruiting the relationship with local HS coaches has improved drastically over Sark. The S&C is obviously working. The defense has generally been good, with lots of player development at all three levels. Special teams immediately improved. The effort level seems high. All the off the field bullshit doogs love is also very strong.
The whole 'offensive guru' dumpster fire reminds me of Charlie Weis.
This is way fucking better than I could have said it. It seems we are trending up everywhere (recruiting, development, defense, energy, fight, special teams) but the offense is so fucking miserably bad, that it somehow negates everything else being better. I mean, this offense isn't just bad, it is fucking awful.
He is not the one who disappointed me the most, you guys already mentioned them, but Travis Feeney as a DE didn't do it for me. I thought it was a waste of his talent and I prefer him as a LB who can swarm to the ball and every now and then blitz the passer. The second half felt more like this, I didn't pay attention if he was lining up the same.
Browning looked pretty good. He threw some nice balls, moved around in the pocket, barked orders, wasn't nervous, etc. He looked like he belonged, but objectively speaking, he played like shit. 20-34 for 150 and a pick is a terrible game.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
He is not the one who disappointed me the most, you guys already mentioned them, but Travis Feeney as a DE didn't do it for me. I thought it was a waste of his talent and I prefer him as a LB who can swarm to the ball and every now and then blitz the passer. The second half felt more like this, I didn't pay attention if he was lining up the same.
I agree, OTOH I said similar but opposite things about Kikaha (why is he playing pass coverage? We need him rushing the QB every snap! etc) after the Eastern game last year and he went on to a monster season. The buck position still doesn't make a ton of sense to me but it worked really well last year once Kikaha got his feet under him. It's possible the same happens for Feeney. OTOH Kikaha was better pre-buck than Feeney, so maybe not. EWIWBI?
He is not the one who disappointed me the most, you guys already mentioned them, but Travis Feeney as a DE didn't do it for me. I thought it was a waste of his talent and I prefer him as a LB who can swarm to the ball and every now and then blitz the passer. The second half felt more like this, I didn't pay attention if he was lining up the same.
I agree, OTOH I said similar but opposite things about Kikaha (why is he playing pass coverage? We need him rushing the QB every snap! etc) after the Eastern game last year and he went on to a monster season. The buck position still doesn't make a ton of sense to me but it worked really well last year once Kikaha got his feet under him. It's possible the same happens for Feeney. OTOH Kikaha was better pre-buck than Feeney, so maybe not. EWIWBI?
You are right, I forgot I felt the same with Kikaha last year. Wait and see I guess.
Browning looked pretty good. He threw some nice balls, moved around in the pocket, barked orders, wasn't nervous, etc. He looked like he belonged, but objectively speaking, he played like shit. 20-34 for 150 and a pick is a terrible game.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
I would say UWs offensive talent surpasses Colorado, Oregon State, and Wazzu. Maybe Utah, but they have Booker. So it's below average, but not befitting of the worst offense in the league.
I thought it was odd they never opened up vertically to make BSU pay for stacking the box. Boise actually didn't pressure a ton, they just took away the run completely. My guess is Peterson thought his defense could win him a FG and field position battle...and he was almost correct. He just ran out of time.
Browning looked pretty good. He threw some nice balls, moved around in the pocket, barked orders, wasn't nervous, etc. He looked like he belonged, but objectively speaking, he played like shit. 20-34 for 150 and a pick is a terrible game.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
I would say UWs offensive talent surpasses Colorado, Oregon State, and Wazzu. Maybe Utah, but they have Booker. So it's below average, but not befitting of the worst offense in the league.
I thought it was odd they never opened up vertically to make BSU pay for stacking the box. Boise actually didn't pressure a ton, they just took away the run completely. My guess is Peterson thought his defense could win him a FG and field position battle...and he was almost correct. He just ran out of time.
Browning looked pretty good. He threw some nice balls, moved around in the pocket, barked orders, wasn't nervous, etc. He looked like he belonged, but objectively speaking, he played like shit. 20-34 for 150 and a pick is a terrible game.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
I would say UWs offensive talent surpasses Colorado, Oregon State, and Wazzu. Maybe Utah, but they have Booker. So it's below average, but not befitting of the worst offense in the league.
I thought it was odd they never opened up vertically to make BSU pay for stacking the box. Boise actually didn't pressure a ton, they just took away the run completely. My guess is Peterson thought his defense could win him a FG and field position battle...and he was almost correct. He just ran out of time.
the maddening thing about the game is that Boise didn't stack the box against us. They had two high safeties almost exclusively. We were up against a 7 or even 6 man box probably 90% of the time and we could not run the ball. It was a carbon copy of the Stanford game from last year.
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2.UCLA>>>>>>Washington
3.Malzone>>>>>>...>>>>>>Smith
Yes Rosen is better now, but I thought Browning showed good escapability, and some confidence. I really think having no running game handicapped how much UW could throw deep, especially after they got down by a few scores.
I am probably just dooging about it though...
Brostek was meh and Bierra
Kaleb McGary, Virta, Victor, Eldrenkamp, Littleton.
Negative:
Dwayne Warshington.
It was hard to have too many negative surprises because overall I was happy with the Defense (we played a shit ton of guys on D and didn't have much drop off) and the offense was so bad it was hard to get upset with players.
We've harped on the offensive coaching enough, but our talent isn't that bad. It's really not. And even if it is bad, I still expect to have a good enough coach to coax something out of them. It's fucking pathetic. The defense and special teams set them up multiple times with outstanding field position and they twiddled their dicks and kicked FG's. I think they got one first down on either of those drives.
It's really depressing that Petersen and his staff had a long time to reflect on last year's dreckfest of an offense and improve it. All off season to make necessary tweaks and changes. And we come out and play arguably the worst offensive game of the Petersen era. We all know how bad some of those games were last year too. This was as bad or worse than ASU and Stanford last year. There were some good things going on, but it's hard to feel good about anything with this embarrassing of a showing.
The team doesn't fold like a lawn chair from Sam's Club after the slightest hint of adversity. This team was down 3 scores at halftime and put themselves in a position to win.
Negatives: everything that isn't a positive
The team lacks consistency and an identity. And Smith has to go.
It's a glaring elephant in the room, which is a shame because you can see actual progress blossoming everywhere else in the program. As it relates to in-state recruiting the relationship with local HS coaches has improved drastically over Sark. The S&C is obviously working. The defense has generally been good, with lots of player development at all three levels. Special teams immediately improved. The effort level seems high. All the off the field bullshit doogs love is also very strong.
The whole 'offensive guru' dumpster fire reminds me of Charlie Weis.
I thought it was odd they never opened up vertically to make BSU pay for stacking the box. Boise actually didn't pressure a ton, they just took away the run completely. My guess is Peterson thought his defense could win him a FG and field position battle...and he was almost correct. He just ran out of time.