After listening to some of it I'm definitely in agreement with questioning a lot of what our coaches have done this season. In fact, I can't remember a season where I have more questioned what our coaches have done scheme wise with our team on both sides of the ball given our personnel. On offense it doesn't make sense with our play calling that we have no quick passing game, no screens, no draws, etc. and refuse to throw in a guy like Morrow on occassion to throw the deep ball just to give defenses something to think about. Every pass shouldn't have to be a long developing routed that takes 4 to 5 seconds to develop and have Russell holding the ball long enough to take a major lick.
On defense all year we have all lamented the soft zone coverages we have played when we supposedly have great cover guys and I fully agree that we don't have the DL personnel to play a competent 3 man front against much of anyone let alone a team with an OL like A&M. Yes we've had execution issues on both sides of the ball, yes we've had tackling issues, and yes we may even have had an "effort" issue at least last week but none of that diminishes the fact that I don't think our coaches have utilized our talent in the most optimum way this year.
I'm not sure what about our defense and losses on that side of the ball make anyone think we are going to be anything special next year.
I'm not so sure any more. In 2009-2010, I couldn't have imagined a better coach and situation for MSU.
My honest opinion? Mullen thought he was going to get out of Starkville at that point. When it didn't happen for him, he quit caring. I know for a fact Mullen's 'care level' went down in 2011. I think he thought we'd be better than we are at this point, and I also think Mullen pouts and quits when things don't go his way. But there again, I don't think we're in a bad position at all. I've also heard that we've been building everything since Mullen's been here towards next year, and I agree, we will be good next year. But not sure of the truth. I do know that our offense looks much slower the past two years than it did the first two years. Everything seems so slow to develop.
Wouldn't hurt my feelings to see Mullen go 9-3 and move onto another job. Then we hire Hudspeth and move on.
Well our biggest loss on defense from this year to next is our cover corners BUT if we are just going to play soft and give up 5 to 10 yard cushions on receivers routinely playing soft does it really matter that you have good cover corners?
Bingo! Our losses at corner will be meaningless. our schemes reguire stud linebackers and a good pass rush from the front four. The secondary is pretty meaningless...as long as they tackle.
I'm not so sure any more. In 2009-2010, I couldn't have imagined a better coach and situation for MSU.
My honest opinion? Mullen thought he was going to get out of Starkville at that point. When it didn't happen for him, he quit caring. I know for a fact Mullen's 'care level' went down in 2011. I think he thought we'd be better than we are at this point, and I also think Mullen pouts and quits when things don't go his way. But there again, I don't think we're in a bad position at all. I've also heard that we've been building everything since Mullen's been here towards next year, and I agree, we will be good next year. But not sure of the truth. I do know that our offense looks much slower the past two years than it did the first two years. Everything seems so slow to develop.
Wouldn't hurt my feelings to see Mullen go 9-3 and move onto another job. Then we hire Hudspeth and move on.
I'm not sold either. I doubt (hope) that the job will be "given" to him if and when a vacancy occurs and that a bona fide search would ensue. Right now, I'm not looking forward to Dan going anywhere.And exactly how has he done at La-Lafayette? Are you positive this would not be another Rocky Felker type hire? I'm not sold.
gamble and do things to create and advantage for themselves while we are doing the opposite. The hurry up offense gives Ole Miss an edge, and it makes it easier to compete against better talent. Why aren't we doing that, hell we used to when Mullen first got here. Ole Miss gambles constantly on defense and so far it has paid off for them from time to time and kept them in games. We don't gamble at all on defense and we are playing defense, well "defensively". We have got to get an aggressive in you face mentality back on both sides of the ball.