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Post Game: Griz shake off the rust late
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Quote from bob stitt taken from the Colters post game article
- "I don’t know what we are figuring out on offense and defense. We just scored 45 points, we were 5-of-5 in the red-zone, we had a tipped pass that should’ve been a touchdown, a few things that didn’t go right. But it was a pretty good day offensively,” Stitt said. “Defensively, we missed a couple calls. The guys were having a tough time communicating but those are quick fixes. Until we had the long one late in the game in the second half, they really had nothing on our defense. We weren’t figuring anything out. We had it figured out.”
I really didn't like this quote from stitt. Just don't like that he's insinuating everything was all good when it was clearly not. When playing a team with just 12 wins in a decade and you're only up by 3 with two minutes left in the third, you don't have it all figured out and clearly have a lot of work to do.
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- "I don’t know what we are figuring out on offense and defense. We just scored 45 points, we were 5-of-5 in the red-zone, we had a tipped pass that should’ve been a touchdown, a few things that didn’t go right. But it was a pretty good day offensively,” Stitt said. “Defensively, we missed a couple calls. The guys were having a tough time communicating but those are quick fixes. Until we had the long one late in the game in the second half, they really had nothing on our defense. We weren’t figuring anything out. We had it figured out.”
I really didn't like this quote from stitt. Just don't like that he's insinuating everything was all good when it was clearly not. When playing a team with just 12 wins in a decade and you're only up by 3 with two minutes left in the third, you don't have it all figured out and clearly have a lot of work to do.
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mtgrizrule
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hm.grwn.grizfan said:
As opposed to saying something that some would insinuate he is throwing players and/or coaches under the bus? I swear, coaches here just cannot win, with our fanbase.
Copper Griz
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mtgrizrule said:
Yes, that is the curse of being a D1 coach (probably any level really). Every arm chair quarterback (myself included) is just waiting to pick you apart. Every game, call you make, missed tackle, post game statement, etc. Smart coaches don't watch the news or read the paper. Unless they are interviewing another coach - that is.
mtgrizrule said:
Humility. The idea that the Griz "had it figured out" is not what many fans perceived. He's the coach, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Some coaches would have said something like, "As expected, we had some issues on both sides of the ball today. We'll work our tails off to get those things fixed. I can improve, our coaches can improve, and this team will continue to improve. UW will not be so forgiving. Our goals remain in tact for the season."
FWIW - I am no D1 coach. I've been told I am a pedestrian fan.
SoldierGriz said:
Yes, some coaches could and would have done the coach speak, saying absolutely nothing meaningful. I prefer coaches who speak their minds, at least at times. I like feisty coaches. Don't know if Stitt is feisty or not. I liked his quote. It shows that the coaches felt pretty good about how the team played overall, and are not overly concerned about the mistakes. This was also my impression of the game. Good but not great. Glad to see that he believes the mistakes are fixable. Sounds like the bigger defensive mistakes were mental and communication errors. My biggest concern, besides that the Huskies are very good, are the players missing or not at full speed at safety and middle backer. This is not a diss at all on the players getting the most minutes are those positions. Strong and Strahm are proven good players and seniors. Sandry, like all players, are better when fully healthy.
Lastly, as I often have said, it's some of the fans who need to "figure it out".
I'll be honest. I don't think this team thought Valpo was as good as they are. Watching the recording of the game we didn't look particularly bad but we have a weak back end on defense and the lack of pressure up front will give opposing offenses a field day. Good passing teams will shred us if we "don't figure things out" and get players in a position to make plays. Maybe the phrase work things out isn't the best choice of words. Adjustment and assignment maybe the better choice. My hope that next week we are competitive and hang in for awhile. Prediction. UM 21....uw.....42
With you. Sat on the east side and never missed a play, dehydrated, but I'm a bad fan because I criticize coaching when it deserves it. Stitt's blowout comments are not unlike his comments last year about how he was going to run up the score on Gregorak.grizd said:
Always the name dropper; 139 yards in 35 rushes against one of the lowest rated FCS programs sets the bar pretty low. Note I referred specifically to run blocking - oh, and without name dropping, the guy sitting next to me only coached HS football for 35 years.PlayerRep said:
Observations after watching the game:
1) Markell Sanders looked lost in the first quarter. First two big pass plays were over him.
2) Cowans appears to be the real deal, conversely. Great in run support.
3) Agreed on whoever mentioned that Phillips appears to throw the ball about 1/2 second too late on some passes--especially the out route.
4) While O-line run blocking wasn't spectacular, on several occasions it appears the RB's ran right up there backs when there were nice holes to be had. Also it seemed several times early they were running "gingerly?" Timidly? Seemed to get better by the TD drive late in the 2nd qtr and beyond.
5) JLM might be good. But he should have caught that ball that ended up being the INT. Conversely, I bet that guy who intercepted it thought he got run over by a TRUCK when #74 fell on him.
6) Had Phillips slid on his first run he would have avoided the fumble...he took a HARD shot!
7) Not sure what Sandry was thinking on Valpo's first TD...no way that guy should get behind him--other than he thought Sims was getting the sack...
8) Valpo's QB avoided pressure very well...lots of times guys were in the backfield but couldn't quiiiiite catch him. I counted at least 8 times he was being chased by multiple players...in the backfield....so not sure where the "Griz couldn't get pressure" stuff was coming from. In fact, he got HAMMERED by Cowans on Sandry's pick. Hammered. And Favaroso was in the backfield on that play as well. Also, Seward got SMOKED by Schye on Epperly's INT. For there being "no pressure", the Valpo QB sure seemed to be picking himself up off the ground a lot. And Schye's sack came on 3-man pressure against a 7-man front.
9) There was lots of talk on several threads about the size differential between our O-line and their D-line...and that because of that we should have dominated them from the start. I'm not sure what they were seeing. Their D-linemen were 260, 270 and 290. That's not small.
10) Watching Simis get so excited, even on successful running plays just makes me like him even MORE. Dude just loves playing football.
11) James Banks has upped his game...I was wondering if he was really "all that" but he appears to be...
12) On several occasions the RB missed the blitzing LB (Lee at least once, Calhoun at least once)...that needs to be recognized earlier. On Curran's TD early in the 4th, Calhoun picked it up nicely.
13) Watching Sprunk teabag #99 was priceless. The PLAY didn't work, but that made it worth it.
14) Hope Bingham's injury isn't serious...
15) Epperly should have had another INT. Good NIGHT that hit him right in his hands.
16) Randy Rodriguez has cat like quickness. Damn....
17) Someone said they only saw the D-line in the down position 2-3 times. Bullshit. I counted at least a couple dozen snaps where they were in the down position.
18) Buss was significantly faster than their QB. Watching him run the QB down was impressive. And he was running step for step when in coverage with the WR.
19) Man did McKinley get a nice jump on that "almost" pick six. Really should have had that.
20) Calhoun got his bell rung on his last play, with about 6:30 left in the 4th. He never returned...if that's another concussion, we are in deep shit at RB.
21) Must still be preseason for the Learfield graphics operator. Multiple times they had the wrong down and distance on the TV graphics, wrong score at least twice (7-7, 23-13), etc., etc.
Found: QB, Punter, Kicker
Looking for: Any healthy safety, backup running back
1) Markell Sanders looked lost in the first quarter. First two big pass plays were over him.
2) Cowans appears to be the real deal, conversely. Great in run support.
3) Agreed on whoever mentioned that Phillips appears to throw the ball about 1/2 second too late on some passes--especially the out route.
4) While O-line run blocking wasn't spectacular, on several occasions it appears the RB's ran right up there backs when there were nice holes to be had. Also it seemed several times early they were running "gingerly?" Timidly? Seemed to get better by the TD drive late in the 2nd qtr and beyond.
5) JLM might be good. But he should have caught that ball that ended up being the INT. Conversely, I bet that guy who intercepted it thought he got run over by a TRUCK when #74 fell on him.
6) Had Phillips slid on his first run he would have avoided the fumble...he took a HARD shot!
7) Not sure what Sandry was thinking on Valpo's first TD...no way that guy should get behind him--other than he thought Sims was getting the sack...
8) Valpo's QB avoided pressure very well...lots of times guys were in the backfield but couldn't quiiiiite catch him. I counted at least 8 times he was being chased by multiple players...in the backfield....so not sure where the "Griz couldn't get pressure" stuff was coming from. In fact, he got HAMMERED by Cowans on Sandry's pick. Hammered. And Favaroso was in the backfield on that play as well. Also, Seward got SMOKED by Schye on Epperly's INT. For there being "no pressure", the Valpo QB sure seemed to be picking himself up off the ground a lot. And Schye's sack came on 3-man pressure against a 7-man front.
9) There was lots of talk on several threads about the size differential between our O-line and their D-line...and that because of that we should have dominated them from the start. I'm not sure what they were seeing. Their D-linemen were 260, 270 and 290. That's not small.
10) Watching Simis get so excited, even on successful running plays just makes me like him even MORE. Dude just loves playing football.
11) James Banks has upped his game...I was wondering if he was really "all that" but he appears to be...
12) On several occasions the RB missed the blitzing LB (Lee at least once, Calhoun at least once)...that needs to be recognized earlier. On Curran's TD early in the 4th, Calhoun picked it up nicely.
13) Watching Sprunk teabag #99 was priceless. The PLAY didn't work, but that made it worth it.
14) Hope Bingham's injury isn't serious...
15) Epperly should have had another INT. Good NIGHT that hit him right in his hands.
16) Randy Rodriguez has cat like quickness. Damn....
17) Someone said they only saw the D-line in the down position 2-3 times. Bullshit. I counted at least a couple dozen snaps where they were in the down position.
18) Buss was significantly faster than their QB. Watching him run the QB down was impressive. And he was running step for step when in coverage with the WR.
19) Man did McKinley get a nice jump on that "almost" pick six. Really should have had that.
20) Calhoun got his bell rung on his last play, with about 6:30 left in the 4th. He never returned...if that's another concussion, we are in deep shit at RB.
21) Must still be preseason for the Learfield graphics operator. Multiple times they had the wrong down and distance on the TV graphics, wrong score at least twice (7-7, 23-13), etc., etc.
Found: QB, Punter, Kicker
Looking for: Any healthy safety, backup running back
