There have been some two minute drills that have been complete abortions. Guys aren't even lining up correctly and look like they had no clue what to do. It has honestly looked like we don't even practice a two minute drill even though every fucking team in the country goes over these mock scenarios every week in practice.
My main concern is the 2 minute drill. Smith wants my respect. Fucking earn it in the 2 minute drill and win the game. Prove you can run a hurry up with urgency or grind out 7 minutes depending on the situation.
Show some fucking command of the pace of the game and understanding of the personnel. You have a good D backing you up, be confident, aggressive and don't punt on 4th and 1 on their side of the field.
Earn your extension. There's enough talent to be successful.
Training wheels are off and I'm pushing you down the hill. Win or get fucked.
1/2 of the schools in fucking Wesco could have ran a better 2 minute drill. Go rewatch that Oregon game if you have the stomach for it. It was terrible.
Funny how the offense, and Smith's playcalling got better as the freshmen and sophomores gained experience. But lets not look at reality. Just blame playcalling.
His play-calling "got better" when they finally decided to run Gaskin more and "be stubborn with the run".
Smith still sucks donkey dicks. He's a fucking pussy.
"They" decided to be stubborn with run? Who's they? How about the freshmen and sophomores on the line got better and allowed "they" to run gaskin more as season wore on.. "They" could have ran gaskin all night in Boise, wouldnt have done much good.
That's what you do against a true freshman qb making his first start in college on the road. Stick 7-8 in the box and make Jake beat you.
My main concern is the 2 minute drill. Smith wants my respect. Fucking earn it in the 2 minute drill and win the game. Prove you can run a hurry up with urgency or grind out 7 minutes depending on the situation.
Show some fucking command of the pace of the game and understanding of the personnel. You have a good D backing you up, be confident, aggressive and don't punt on 4th and 1 on their side of the field.
Earn your extension. There's enough talent to be successful.
Training wheels are off and I'm pushing you down the hill. Win or get fucked.
1/2 of the schools in fucking Wesco could have ran a better 2 minute drill. Go rewatch that Oregon game if you have the stomach for it. It was terrible.
Ah yes, when the entirety of Husky Stadium was booing Smiff.
That should've been reason enough for fire him this year.
Funny how the offense, and Smith's playcalling got better as the freshmen and sophomores gained experience. But lets not look at reality. Just blame playcalling.
Tough-sell, Pup. The two aren't inextricably linked. If a "process of elimination" of bad plays that never should've been called counts toward "getting better" then we've got ourselves an FCS play caller, if even that, getting paid 440k a year to learn on the job. Fuck.That.Shit. Double-reverses and shit like that reek of fear and lack of faith in your players to execute proper plays. If my team loses, I don't want them losing like chicken-shit pussies who shoot their own feet off half the time. The only way they win 50-50 games against tough opponents is by beating other teams straight-up in the strength, endurance and toughness departments. And Smith is none of those.
Couldn't agree more turdbuff.
Three examples that scare me about Smith. Against Cal you run it down their throat with D Wash for a td in 2nd qtr, next series pass pass pass punt. Against Utah late in 2nd you get down inside the 25 with majority of run plays. Go pass, double reverse with Hall who throws it out of bounds before he gets sacked, pass attempt Jake gets sacked. Fg was good, but made it more difficult than necessary. Against ASU late in 3th you have a chance to go up by 10 and two scores. Drive it to their 18. First down run, 2nd inc. pass. One thing you CAN NOT DO is take a sack. Jake showed a habit (due to being a freshman imo) all year of holding onto ball to long. So what does Smith call? A pass, which of course Jake takes a ten yard sack, makes it a 45 yard fg and of course fg was no good. A good OC knows the 3 points are more important than anything else so you run the ball with Gaskin, get what you can and trust your defense.
My main concern with Smith is in his desire to be 50/50 run and pass and that overrides how the game is being played out. In the mountain west Boise didn't have to worry about it as their talent would ultimately win out. In this conf that shit matters.
Amen @godawgst. No two-minute drill worth a shit, too many stalls inside the red zone, ultra-predictable weak QB sneak plays...Fuck. It did improve during the season, but started out so fucking bad, with lazy-ass WRs who couldn't catch or block. Fuck. It has to be better next year, but the fanbase and CP should be predisposed to JS's departure, because he's shown absolutely nothing to indicate he's up to the job. We expect players to learn on the job, but not coaches earning 440k.
It seems like Petersen wants a younger guy who he can control and manipulate as opposed to a seasoned 48 year old coordinator (who would probably make $700,000) who might butt heads with him.
It seems like Petersen wants a younger guy who he can control and manipulate as opposed to a seasoned 48 year old coordinator (who would probably make $700,000) who might butt heads with him.
If that's the case, then CP is a weak-dick. He shouldn't want a lapdog. He should want someone working for him to have his own ideas and challenge CP from time to time.
Oh yeah, the OC should also be able to coach the offense on his own. The head coach should be the big picture guy.
It seems like Petersen wants a younger guy who he can control and manipulate as opposed to a seasoned 48 year old coordinator (who would probably make $700,000) who might butt heads with him.
If that's the case, then CP is a weak-dick. He shouldn't want a lapdog. He should want someone working for him to have his own ideas and challenge CP from time to time.
Oh yeah, the OC should also be able to coach the offense on his own. The head coach should be the big picture guy.
I agree. He's shortchanging the whole program if it's true. I get the impression that Smith is almost like a mentor of his who is struggling to figure out what works while dealing with some legitimate disadvantages. I don't follow the program closely enough to know that for sure, but just based on observations, the scenario seems at least very plausible. It's not acceptable for a guy to go through learning pains. Go do that at Idaho State.
I don't hate Smiff as much as some here, but he's a Mountain West coordinator. The offense struggled two years straight and it was more than bad QBs and young QBs and young lines etc. There were too many mind numbing decisions.
It seems like Petersen wants a younger guy who he can control and manipulate as opposed to a seasoned 48 year old coordinator (who would probably make $700,000) who might butt heads with him.
If that's the case, then CP is a weak-dick. He shouldn't want a lapdog. He should want someone working for him to have his own ideas and challenge CP from time to time.
Oh yeah, the OC should also be able to coach the offense on his own. The head coach should be the big picture guy.
I agree. He's shortchanging the whole program if it's true. I get the impression that Smith is almost like a mentor of his who is struggling to figure out what works while dealing with some legitimate disadvantages. I don't follow the program closely enough to know that for sure, but just based on observations, the scenario seems at least very plausible. It's not acceptable for a guy to go through learning pains. Go do that at Idaho State.
I don't hate Smiff as much as some here, but he's a Mountain West coordinator. The offense struggled two years straight and it was more than bad QBs and young QBs and young lines etc. There were too many mind numbing decisions.
You should hate Smiff because he's a Mountain West coordinate at UW
Funny how the offense, and Smith's playcalling got better as the freshmen and sophomores gained experience. But lets not look at reality. Just blame playcalling.
Straight out of the doog playbook: blame the players to excuse shitty coaching.
It's the tendency of JS, as it was under Willingham, which was shades of Jack Patera and the Seahawks in '77, that when basic fundamental offensive plays aren't being properly executed, he'll try something even more complicated to try to trick the opponent. Problem is, opposing D's, after stuffing UW on 1st and 2nd down, expect the complicated, trick play, and usually hold it to a loss or no gain, IF we don't turn the ball over, fumble the snap, or some other shit. This is basic ABC's of life shit that Smith doesn't seem to get. When his shit isn't working, instead of tweaking or getting back to basics, he goes all-in and completely shit's the bed.
This is why over-achiever former players don't make good coaches. They confuse passion with precision, when the two are - for the vast majority - opposing forces.
There have been some two minute drills that have been complete abortions. Guys aren't even lining up correctly and look like they had no clue what to do. It has honestly looked like we don't even practice a two minute drill even though every fucking team in the country goes over these mock scenarios every week in practice.
Correction: "Incomplete" abortions. Yes, those drives were that bad.
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Bad example w/ Boise game try again.
That should've been reason enough for fire him this year.
Three examples that scare me about Smith. Against Cal you run it down their throat with D Wash for a td in 2nd qtr, next series pass pass pass punt. Against Utah late in 2nd you get down inside the 25 with majority of run plays. Go pass, double reverse with Hall who throws it out of bounds before he gets sacked, pass attempt Jake gets sacked. Fg was good, but made it more difficult than necessary. Against ASU late in 3th you have a chance to go up by 10 and two scores. Drive it to their 18. First down run, 2nd inc. pass. One thing you CAN NOT DO is take a sack. Jake showed a habit (due to being a freshman imo) all year of holding onto ball to long. So what does Smith call? A pass, which of course Jake takes a ten yard sack, makes it a 45 yard fg and of course fg was no good. A good OC knows the 3 points are more important than anything else so you run the ball with Gaskin, get what you can and trust your defense.
My main concern with Smith is in his desire to be 50/50 run and pass and that overrides how the game is being played out. In the mountain west Boise didn't have to worry about it as their talent would ultimately win out. In this conf that shit matters.
Oh yeah, the OC should also be able to coach the offense on his own. The head coach should be the big picture guy.
I don't hate Smiff as much as some here, but he's a Mountain West coordinator. The offense struggled two years straight and it was more than bad QBs and young QBs and young lines etc. There were too many mind numbing decisions.
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This is why over-achiever former players don't make good coaches. They confuse passion with precision, when the two are - for the vast majority - opposing forces.