I haven't posted much - if at all - since the season started. We've all dealt with so much ******** the last few years, it's pointless to engage in any ribbing. The reason I'm posting is I'm at a loss at Croom's inability to field even a semi-productive offense.
As was noted by a handful of posters here back in the summer, the four key wins for Croom last year (AU, Bama, OM and UCF) were the result of defense/special teams. None of those games were won because of the offense. That was my big question mark for ya'll heading into this season. Would Croom finally find an offense? I'm not going to say I'm unhappy to see that he hasn't (Just a solid offense would make you a very dangerous team combined with your defense - which is quite salty.) But, I just can't figure out what the problem is.
Carroll may not be a Stafford, Tebow or even Snead (so far). But, he seems to have the ability to, at the very least, be a serviceable quarterback. I don't think he's the problem. Your offense may not be stacked with 4 and 5 stars. But, you have enough playmakers to score some points. I think the spring game summed it up pretty well. The offense is non-existent for all intents and purposes.
My question is what are they doing wrong? It absolutely has to be coaching. Doesn't it? I'm far from an expert, but there has to be something fundamentally wrong with the way the offense is being coached.
Why did Croom keep Woody and give him a raise? That seemed silly at the time, but I thought "well, maybe they'll turn it around this season and he'll look smarter than his critics." Instead, it may have landed him back on the hot seat.
Here's another question (one you may actually be able to answer unlike the previous rhetorical questions in this post). How much of a role does Croom, himself, play in the offense? Is he hindering Woody in any way or is he giving him free reign?
The only solutions my uneducated mind can come up with:
Short term (the rest of this season): If Croom is micro-managing Woody and the offense, he should let go and see what his OC can do on his own. If he has not had much of a hand in the offense, he should get involved.
Long term (as soon as the season is over): Go to Greg Byrne and request a lucrative compensation package for a new OC, fire Woody, find a proven, successful, seasoned OC, hire him and trust him to put an offense on the field (hands off).
If I'm Croom during this past off-season, I shitcan Woody and hire Al Borges.
Sorry for the serious football post, but I'm genuinely perplexed with Croom's offense. And, in all honesty, would like to see the Egg Bowl return to being a game where something (at least a bowl bid) was at stake on both sidelines once again. Egg Bowls were exciting in the late 90's. Lately, they've been about as much fun as watching two mules fight over a turnip.
As was noted by a handful of posters here back in the summer, the four key wins for Croom last year (AU, Bama, OM and UCF) were the result of defense/special teams. None of those games were won because of the offense. That was my big question mark for ya'll heading into this season. Would Croom finally find an offense? I'm not going to say I'm unhappy to see that he hasn't (Just a solid offense would make you a very dangerous team combined with your defense - which is quite salty.) But, I just can't figure out what the problem is.
Carroll may not be a Stafford, Tebow or even Snead (so far). But, he seems to have the ability to, at the very least, be a serviceable quarterback. I don't think he's the problem. Your offense may not be stacked with 4 and 5 stars. But, you have enough playmakers to score some points. I think the spring game summed it up pretty well. The offense is non-existent for all intents and purposes.
My question is what are they doing wrong? It absolutely has to be coaching. Doesn't it? I'm far from an expert, but there has to be something fundamentally wrong with the way the offense is being coached.
Why did Croom keep Woody and give him a raise? That seemed silly at the time, but I thought "well, maybe they'll turn it around this season and he'll look smarter than his critics." Instead, it may have landed him back on the hot seat.
Here's another question (one you may actually be able to answer unlike the previous rhetorical questions in this post). How much of a role does Croom, himself, play in the offense? Is he hindering Woody in any way or is he giving him free reign?
The only solutions my uneducated mind can come up with:
Short term (the rest of this season): If Croom is micro-managing Woody and the offense, he should let go and see what his OC can do on his own. If he has not had much of a hand in the offense, he should get involved.
Long term (as soon as the season is over): Go to Greg Byrne and request a lucrative compensation package for a new OC, fire Woody, find a proven, successful, seasoned OC, hire him and trust him to put an offense on the field (hands off).
If I'm Croom during this past off-season, I shitcan Woody and hire Al Borges.
Sorry for the serious football post, but I'm genuinely perplexed with Croom's offense. And, in all honesty, would like to see the Egg Bowl return to being a game where something (at least a bowl bid) was at stake on both sidelines once again. Egg Bowls were exciting in the late 90's. Lately, they've been about as much fun as watching two mules fight over a turnip.
