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Husky Jacks open thread [2019]

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  • PurpleBaze
    PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,309 Founders Club

    Christ, we are nosediving this year. How the fuck does this happen?


  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    How is the squad looking for the test in the desert? Hopefully they can bounce back from getting bested on the farm.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,127

    This is big. We went from dominating this stat to being in the middle. I don’t think it takes a lot of thought to know how this contributes to our team being average overall.
    Certainly doesn't help that we have a safety who is constantly out of position, blows assignments, and can't really tackle
    No, it doesn’t. Makes me wonder how they ever let McKinney see the field in the Rose Bowl.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    "To the Desert."
    "In The Desert."
    "Down At The Desert."

    Nails on a chalkbored for me. I don't know why.


  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823

    They've been playing a safety 25 yards deep for years. Go back to some footage from last season, and there are whole games where Rapp is nowhere to be found. I used to complain quite loudly, "Why is the best tackler on the team 25 yards off the ball!?" The response from the more measured people I asked this of was usually some form of "Scoreboard, Baby." The yards/points stats didn't lie.

    This year? It's not working. Due to an attempt to play football without linebackers, the "bend but don't break" defense is both bending and breaking.

    Those tackles for 3-5 yard gains that BBK made that he got shit for are missed. Those runs are a lot longer this season.
    I am eating my humble pie. We can’t replace BBK
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,725 Founders Club

    They've been playing a safety 25 yards deep for years. Go back to some footage from last season, and there are whole games where Rapp is nowhere to be found. I used to complain quite loudly, "Why is the best tackler on the team 25 yards off the ball!?" The response from the more measured people I asked this of was usually some form of "Scoreboard, Baby." The yards/points stats didn't lie.

    This year? It's not working. Due to an attempt to play football without linebackers, the "bend but don't break" defense is both bending and breaking.

    Brock Huard marveled at the 20 yard deep safties against USC. Called it brilliant

    I mean, the D has been top in the league 4 straight years

    Just need to work some things out and trust the coaches and the process
  • Bread
    Bread Member Posts: 4,073
    BBK was on the team before Littleton and Feeney left. He hid the truth from us that their curse was much worse then we first expected. Its quite clear now that 'how will we replace Feeney and Littleton?' actual should have been 'how will we ever get a capable linebacker?' From the start.
  • Houhusky
    Houhusky Member Posts: 5,537

    They've been playing a safety 25 yards deep for years. Go back to some footage from last season, and there are whole games where Rapp is nowhere to be found. I used to complain quite loudly, "Why is the best tackler on the team 25 yards off the ball!?" The response from the more measured people I asked this of was usually some form of "Scoreboard, Baby." The yards/points stats didn't lie.

    This year? It's not working. Due to an attempt to play football without linebackers, the "bend but don't break" defense is both bending and breaking.

    Those tackles for 3-5 yard gains that BBK made that he got shit for are missed. Those runs are a lot longer this season.
    Its also that our slot/striker corners were able to play more freely against the run and pass because they didnt have to cover for the LBs.

    The entire defense is having to do their job plus extra to cover of the giant failure that is the LB group and its making everyone look worse.
  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    dnc said:

    They've been playing a safety 25 yards deep for years. Go back to some footage from last season, and there are whole games where Rapp is nowhere to be found. I used to complain quite loudly, "Why is the best tackler on the team 25 yards off the ball!?" The response from the more measured people I asked this of was usually some form of "Scoreboard, Baby." The yards/points stats didn't lie.

    This year? It's not working. Due to an attempt to play football without linebackers, the "bend but don't break" defense is both bending and breaking.

    Those tackles for 3-5 yard gains that BBK made that he got shit for are missed. Those runs are a lot longer this season.
    Tackles don't matter. Our defense is designed to funnel everything to the ILB. Literally anybody could lead the nation in tackles playing MLB in our system. BBK is just a guy.

    Too bad manu and Wellington can’t just guys
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    dflea said:

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
    Get on board man, we finally have a big dick QB.
  • theknowledge
    theknowledge Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,626 Founders Club

    They've been playing a safety 25 yards deep for years. Go back to some footage from last season, and there are whole games where Rapp is nowhere to be found. I used to complain quite loudly, "Why is the best tackler on the team 25 yards off the ball!?" The response from the more measured people I asked this of was usually some form of "Scoreboard, Baby." The yards/points stats didn't lie.

    This year? It's not working. Due to an attempt to play football without linebackers, the "bend but don't break" defense is both bending and breaking.

    Those tackles for 3-5 yard gains that BBK made that he got shit for are missed. Those runs are a lot longer this season.


    He looks as broken as our? offense. He looks like Smith did in these interviews in 2017. The Beavs are averaging 3 points more per game than us? BTW with a fraction of the star power. I hated Miley, then I hated Smith, Then I hated Smith and Browning, then I hated just Browning, now I hate our receivers and maybe Bush. I don't want to direct my vitriol at Pete but he's making it so, so hard right now. He saved and legitimized our program but at the same time might be the single reason that we can't take the next step and be elite. My head wants to explode right now.

    I’ve always hated Pete first and foremost. I was banging the drum about his offenses sucking and him being considered an offensive mastermind a joke from his first year. A lot of posters didn’t like me for it and just thought I was defending Miles.

    I did think Jonathon Smith was a joke of a hire. He got promoted from QB coach at Boise State to be the OC at UW.

    I was happy about Bush coming back, but he sucks. Matt Ryan’s regression should have been a sign but we discount NFL success/failure.


  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 5,756

    dflea said:

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
    Get on board man, we finally have a big dick QB.
    Starting to think he used on someone close to you, wife , daughters... please tell , asking for a fren
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    dflea said:

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
    Get on board man, we finally have a big dick QB.
    Starting to think he used on someone close to you, wife , daughters... please tell , asking for a fren
    Are you new?
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,127

    dflea said:

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
    Get on board man, we finally have a big dick QB.
    I know you’re being sarcastic but I actually disagree with this. His slide to not get a first against Cal was as soft as it gets.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    dflea said:

    Thank God for him. I’m just happy we have a QB with an elite arm. Might at well get on board now @dflea
    Jump around some now that your life has meaning. What a cool week to be Mike Damone, man.
    Get on board man, we finally have a big dick QB.
    I know you’re being sarcastic but I actually disagree with this. His slide to not get a first against Cal was as soft as it gets.
    Ummmm. You need to take it up with the doogs who melted down on me after the Great EWU DoogFest of 2019.