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Laviano was 13 / 27 for 165 with 0 td's and 2 interceptions

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I guess he is learning. He doubled his yards from last week. I always thought he was a capable back up at best.

Now I am not sure he is a division 1 QB. He does nothing well.
 
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And it was against the 2nd worst pass defense in the B1G ... we all know who is the worst pass defense.
 
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GSGS said:
And it was against the 2nd worst pass defense in the B1G ... we all know who is the worst pass defense.
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And as Dave Miliewski said on the radio after the game, even Tom Brady would not have been able to be effective in the game with the pressure our OL allowed on him. They stated that on 19 pass plays he was sacked, hit , or heavily pressured Along with several drops on the passes he was able to throw..
 
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slyker said:
And as Dave Miliewski said on the radio after the game, even Tom Brady would not have been able to be effective in the game with the pressure our OL allowed on him. They stated that on 19 pass plays he was sacked, hit , or heavily pressured Along with several drops on the passes he was able to throw..
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Can't change the whole OL. Can change the QB.
Yes, the OL sucked, but so did he. Half of those sack or hits were because he doesn't get rid of the ball. And when he did...doink. He simply isn't a D1 P5 QB. There is a full resume to view now, and it ain't pretty. He is clearly the worst P5 qb in the game.

I don't blame him though, he is what he is. Flood is trying to make him or believes he is something he isn't. It isn't Laviano's fault. He just wants to play. It's Flood's fault for allowing him to.
 
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3-step drop, quick slants, against man? Screen plays? A good part is also on the staff. Find ways to to slow the rush
 
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Play calling wasn't that great. Where were the screens? Why didn't they roll our mobile QB out earlier?
 
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Regarding the OL, certain members of that unit have been struggling all year yet zero changes in the starting lineup unrelated to injuries. I know Applefield and Heeman got in late but what does that tell you about our depth there? I agree that we did a poor job picking up the blitz but the overall offensive product was again terrible. If Armstrong does not throw the picks I am not sure we score a TD.
 
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Regarding the OL, certain members of that unit have been struggling all year yet zero changes in the starting lineup unrelated to injuries. I know Applefield and Heeman got in late but what does that tell you about our depth there? I agree that we did a poor job picking up the blitz but the overall offensive product was again terrible. If Armstrong does not throw the picks I am not sure we score a TD.
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According to one poster on here, Flood is better than most NFL line coaches.
I'm shocked we have any issues with our OL (sarcasm).
 
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I noticed many times a linebacker would come right up over the center and then blitz most of the time. It didn't seem like we made any adjustment for this and plays got blown up. How about more wide formations and allowing our qb to change to a quick out to a WR in this situation?
 
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Don't worry Flood will figure out. He's a former offensive line coach genius.

GO RU
 
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sometimes I can't tell what is Laviano checking down or what is uber-conservative play calling or what is the offense just not being able to do what it really wants to do because of lack of execution, game speed, etc.

In the end it results in stuff like this...21-7 right before the half and we get the ball in NU territory after an interception with just over a minute or so to go in the half. A chance to change the game with a score plus we get the kickoff after halftime. 2nd and 20 in NU territory and we throw a 5 yard pass to the sideline. 3rd and 15 and we throw a 4 yard pass to the sideline. Wasting time and gaining little we are forced into a 4th down and 11 heave to the end zone as time expires. I know time was precious, but why are we running such short routes? Are we trying to win the game or just complete passes. The defense will give you those completions because they know you can't win that way...don't we? So many times it feels like we don't make in game changes when there is a chance to win and other times we play like we are just hoping a team doesn't hang 40 on us. Flood just doesn't play to win and he missed a chance to make it a game right before the half.
 
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Our RBs have not done a good job consistently picking up blitzes. I have seen too many half hearted whiffs.
 
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If you look at it we also started drives at the one,five and the 15 yard line
 
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Even if the line stinks, the RBs can't block and there's bad play calling CL has demonstrated that he does not have the ability to overcome any of those deficiencies.
 
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...how do we have so many problems with all of the "talent and depth" I've been told we have, along with the coaches being able to see that a QB who has thrown for maybe 400 yards combined and 0 TD's over the last 4 games is our 'best option'???


Joe P.
 
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greenknight said:
We must lead the nation in QB slides. Leaders lead by example that's all I'm going to say
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I think CL is probably a great kid to coach. He's taught to check down and he does. He's taught to slide and he does. He probably grades out very well on these plays. I have no doubt that he also gives 100% on the field. But, some guys have it and others don't.
 
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The coaches know Laviano isn't the "best option" -- they just refuse to be proven wrong.
 
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My favorite is that Carroo and Grant had more attempts than Rettig yesterday....lol
 
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I just don't get the posters who seem to be pointing to next year as being better. How are we going to be better? This team has been going backwards since the third game. We have no offense, no defense, and with the exception of Grant no special teams.
 
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why keep knocking and blaming this kid--there's a whole lot wrong with this team besides qb play
 
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slyker said:
And as Dave Miliewski said on the radio after the game, even Tom Brady would not have been able to be effective in the game with the pressure our OL allowed on him. They stated that on 19 pass plays he was sacked, hit , or heavily pressured Along with several drops on the passes he was able to throw..
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Ok, so the OL stinks. So does the entire defense. Please tell me what particular unit we have that you believe is playing well? This is year 4 of the Flood regime and the lack of talent and execution is startling. The entire program is going in the wrong direction. That said, there is no excuse for Laviano to still be playing. He is completely over-matched and has been for 4+ games and counting now.
 
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Laviano is now ranked #13 out of 14 in the B1G. He is only ahead of Hillis of MD.
 
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I just can't believe this could be true
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It may sound far-fetched, but seriously if you were a coach -- whether or not you entered the season believing you could be fired (and after a decent season last year, Flood probably felt he was completely safe) -- wouldn't you make a change after some of the games Laviano has had? He's gone 4-5 games without a passing touchdown. He's had multiple games with less than 100 yards passing. More fumbled snaps that big plays.

I just cannot believe that ANY COACH that honestly wants to win would look at these game tapes and say, "yeah, there's absolutely no reason to see what a guy like Rettig (or anyone else) could do"

Rettig has NEVER been on the field at the same time as Carroo. Just think about that.

It's one thing to believe in Laviano if he's giving you adequate games. It's another if he's throwing for 2 interceptions, 0 touchdowns, and less than 100 yards.

I could be dead wrong, but I firmly believe Flood is simply being stubborn because he chose Laviano as the guy and doesn't want to be proven wrong. I can't imagine a single coach other than Flood sticking with a starter after a series of games like these. I could care less that we've played good defenses, Nebraska WAS NOT a good defense. The results weren't much better. If it wasn't for a few defensive picks, RU probably wouldn't have come close to scoring.
 
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lighty said:
It may sound far-fetched, but seriously if you were a coach -- whether or not you entered the season believing you could be fired (and after a decent season last year, Flood probably felt he was completely safe) -- wouldn't you make a change after some of the games Laviano has had? He's gone 4-5 games without a passing touchdown. He's had multiple games with less than 100 yards passing. More fumbled snaps that big plays.

I just cannot believe that ANY COACH that honestly wants to win would look at these game tapes and say, "yeah, there's absolutely no reason to see what a guy like Rettig (or anyone else) could do"

Rettig has NEVER been on the field at the same time as Carroo. Just think about that.

It's one thing to believe in Laviano if he's giving you adequate games. It's another if he's throwing for 2 interceptions, 0 touchdowns, and less than 100 yards.

I could be dead wrong, but I firmly believe Flood is simply being stubborn because he chose Laviano as the guy and doesn't want to be proven wrong. I can't imagine a single coach other than Flood sticking with a starter after a series of games like these. I could care less that we've played good defenses, Nebraska WAS NOT a good defense. The results weren't much better. If it wasn't for a few defensive picks, RU probably wouldn't have come close to scoring.
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Yeah...honeslty, I wonder what the hell Rettig is thinking at this point... It's so goddamn laughable...
 
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lighty said:
It may sound far-fetched, but seriously if you were a coach -- whether or not you entered the season believing you could be fired (and after a decent season last year, Flood probably felt he was completely safe) -- wouldn't you make a change after some of the games Laviano has had? He's gone 4-5 games without a passing touchdown. He's had multiple games with less than 100 yards passing. More fumbled snaps that big plays.

I just cannot believe that ANY COACH that honestly wants to win would look at these game tapes and say, "yeah, there's absolutely no reason to see what a guy like Rettig (or anyone else) could do"

Rettig has NEVER been on the field at the same time as Carroo. Just think about that.

It's one thing to believe in Laviano if he's giving you adequate games. It's another if he's throwing for 2 interceptions, 0 touchdowns, and less than 100 yards.

I could be dead wrong, but I firmly believe Flood is simply being stubborn because he chose Laviano as the guy and doesn't want to be proven wrong. I can't imagine a single coach other than Flood sticking with a starter after a series of games like these. I could care less that we've played good defenses, Nebraska WAS NOT a good defense. The results weren't much better. If it wasn't for a few defensive picks, RU probably wouldn't have come close to scoring.
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Mind boggling. Even if the gap in talent between Laviano and Rettig were as wide as the gap between Nova and Laviano last year there is no way you can justify not giving the backup qb a chance to spark the offense when the offensive production is so poor in numerous consecutive games. AND THE GAP BETWEEN LAVIANO AND RETTIG WAS VERY NARROW HEADING INTO THE SEASON. Clearly the qb position is not the only problem this team has but this offense needed change. How the f*ck do you keep sending this kid out there and not send a new qb in? I don't care if it's Janarion Grant playing the qb position. CL is not the answer. Flood makes it look like Rettig wasn't even pushing for the position.

Flood needs to go asap.

GO RU
 
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