Stitt's Ego/Inflexibility

[UMGriz75]

Here's how ego maniacal and inflexible Stitt is:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ajmazzolini/status/664500061070430208[/tweet]

Such an inflexible guy.....

Not sure that "Lib" and "Poly" are exactly advertisements for success of the "base offense."

Nor that, by implication, arguably the best game of the season, UND, is representative of a failure. It's an interesting, if odd, self-analysis.

It does confirm an early criticism of the Stitt strategy, I don't recall who offered it, that the concept appeared heavily dependent on the "comprehension skills" and experience of one QB, and created a high season risk if that QB were injured.

The scenario came true, and Stitt himself is confirming that the analysis was true, by complaining that the team and the QBs failed him by being unable to substitute into his "base offense."

Well, I guess that was Ash's complaint about the Griz-Cat game last year.

I am a bit surprised that "overthrows," "miscommunications," "short throws," no QB "run" and a 33% third down conversion facility were part of the "base offense." I would have thought that he would have tried to adapt away from those aspects, not claim them as a "base." The statistics underlying those first three games show declining metrics on nearly all counts and two losses, and so its puzzling that Stitt claims that they represent an authentic realization of his "base offense."

I guess it depends on the meaning of what "adapt" means.

 

[SoldierGriz]

Is the QB Stitt needs to run his full offense on the current roster? Is Jensen Stitt's guy as his first QB recruit?

I know we are down to our number 3, but sure seems like our offense has an Achilles heel....QB goes down, and the whole thing collapses. I know this is true from many teams...but not all.

Mines QB continues to put up crazy numbers...although they've lost a few this season.

 

[grizindabox]

Is the QB Stitt needs to run his full offense on the current roster? Is Jensen Stitt's guy as his first QB recruit?

I know we are down to our number 3, but sure seems like our offense has an Achilles heel....QB goes down, and the whole thing collapses. I know this is true from many teams...but not all.

Mines QB continues to put up crazy numbers...although they've lost a few this season.

That is the case this season, but I am hoping more so because it is the QB's he inherited and will be different when there are QB's he recruited...

 

[UMGriz75]

Is the QB Stitt needs to run his full offense on the current roster? Is Jensen Stitt's guy as his first QB recruit?

I know we are down to our number 3, but sure seems like our offense has an Achilles heel....QB goes down, and the whole thing collapses. I know this is true from many teams...but not all.

Mines QB continues to put up crazy numbers...although they've lost a few this season.

I just had one of the officials for the upcoming Mines game in my office, from Butte, and I hadn't been following Mines' closely. MSU may have lost a good one when when McQuery (sp) left and went to Mines. Beat Carroll twice this year? Unbelievable yardage, and doing it all while McQ has an injury and mostly hands off? Wow.

 

[UMGriz75]

That is the case this season, but I am hoping more so because it is the QB's he inherited and will be different when there are QB's he recruited...

How?

 

[grizindabox]

Is the QB Stitt needs to run his full offense on the current roster? Is Jensen Stitt's guy as his first QB recruit?

I know we are down to our number 3, but sure seems like our offense has an Achilles heel....QB goes down, and the whole thing collapses. I know this is true from many teams...but not all.

Mines QB continues to put up crazy numbers...although they've lost a few this season.

I just had one of the officials for the upcoming Mines game in my office, from Butte, and I hadn't been following Mines' closely. MSU may have lost a good one when when McQuery (sp) left and went to Mines. Beat Carroll twice this year? Unbelievable yardage, and doing it all while McQ has an injury and mostly hands off? Wow.

Pretty sure he was talking about Colorado School of Mines and not Montana Tech....

 

[grizindabox]

That is the case this season, but I am hoping more so because it is the QB's he inherited and will be different when there are QB's he recruited...

How?

Really? Think about it for a minute...

 

[UMGriz75]

That is the case this season, but I am hoping more so because it is the QB's he inherited and will be different when there are QB's he recruited...

How?

Really? Think about it for a minute...

I did. I want to know what your Giant Brain thinks he will look for that distinguishes "his" QB recruits from, say, Jordan Johnson, The Hyphenator, Brady Gustafson, Makena Simis, Chad Chalich, Willy Pflug, et. al., why their characteristics would be different, how they will be different, how he will find them, and how would he get them to UM.

I'm sure you've thought about it for a minute.

 

[UMGriz75]

Pretty sure he was talking about Colorado School of Mines and not Montana Tech....

Interesting coincidence.

 

[grizindabox]

That is the case this season, but I am hoping more so because it is the QB's he inherited and will be different when there are QB's he recruited...

How?

Really? Think about it for a minute...

I did. I want to know what your Giant Brain thinks he will look for that distinguishes "his" QB recruits from, say, Jordan Johnson, The Hyphenator, Brady Gustafson, Makena Simis, Chad Chalich, Willy Pflug, et. al., why their characteristics would be different, how they will be different, how he will find them, and how would he get them to UM.

I'm sure you've thought about it for a minute.

What I will say is that Stitt knows what he is looking for in a QB so that he fits his system. It is quite apparent that he currently does not have that at UM....I think from a cerebral aspect, Brady is closest but his lack of mobility is not ideal. The way he must adapt and strip the offense for the other QB's on the roster paints the obvious picture that they are not anywhere near ideal. As for where he finds them and how he gets them to Msla...I think he has already found 1 and he will scour looking for more.

 

[UMGriz75]

Here's how ego maniacal ... Stitt is ....

Well, he is saying the team let him down. He isn't saying he let the team down, or that the burden is in any way shared. It IS interesting how he said that.

 

[Stanley]

That's kind of all you've got, and kind of who you are, isn't it?

No need to take it personally. You are an idiot without my personal opinion having anything to do with it.

All good...I am looking forward to Simis starting and playing because I am very confident that his performance will not be favorable to your statistical argument....and this is based on actually analyzing his actual play...something it has become very apparent that you are not able to do.....

Classic "Griz in a sandbox" tactics. When his middle of the road, non-committal pronouncements are questioned and his faux clever replies fail, he resorts to personal attacks and name calling; "Never played the game"..."Twit"..."Idiot"..."Stupid". Wanna waste your time? Comment on the posts from Teddy in the sandbox. :lol:

Stanley...you changed your avatar....

May be time to upgrade your's to the snake I recommended.

 

[grizindabox]

Here's how ego maniacal ... Stitt is ....

Well, he is saying the team let him down. He isn't saying he let the team down, or that the burden is in any way shared. It IS interesting how he said that.

Seems to me he is saying that due to QB injuries they have had to adapt and change what they are doing...not what he wants to do...

 

[grizindabox]

All good...I am looking forward to Simis starting and playing because I am very confident that his performance will not be favorable to your statistical argument....and this is based on actually analyzing his actual play...something it has become very apparent that you are not able to do.....

Classic "Griz in a sandbox" tactics. When his middle of the road, non-committal pronouncements are questioned and his faux clever replies fail, he resorts to personal attacks and name calling; "Never played the game"..."Twit"..."Idiot"..."Stupid". Wanna waste your time? Comment on the posts from Teddy in the sandbox. :lol:

Stanley...you changed your avatar....

May be time to upgrade your's to the snake I recommended.

Nah...I am not into any homoerotic stuff...but there is nothing wrong with that Stanley....

 

[UMGriz75]

What I will say is that Stitt knows what he is looking for in a QB so that he fits his system. It is quite apparent that he currently does not have that at UM....I think from a cerebral aspect, Brady is closest but his lack of mobility is not ideal.

OK, he's looking for a smart, mobile QB.

That distinguishes him from every other coach, including every higher division, .... how?

These are Public Relations requirements, sports jargon, "we are going to have a fast mobile offensive line." I swear, I hear these things from coaches and wonder why we've never heard a coach brag that he's going to have "a slow, dull offensive line." Sports are rife with "hackneyed phrases." They are meaningless. That is one reason I almost cannot bear to listen to Rob Ash.

That is one reason I like Stitt. He actually does articulate a specific strategy. Now we have some, probably not enough, information to be able to, or begin to, analyze it.

Stitt wants a smart, mobile QB. We've had them, we've got them, and we will have them. And the ones he can recruit in the future will likely look a lot like the ones in the past because 1) you always look for smart, mobile talent in QB, 2) you are always dealing with what kids did in High School (probably not Stitt strategy), 3) you have to guess they can "adapt," 4) everybody else wants the same perfect kid, 5) you go with what you get, not what you want, you can only hope they are close.

So, what's different?

That's why I look at the "stats." Exactly what is Stitt doing and how does it demonstrate "his base offense?" Do the results affirm or reject the effectiveness of the strategy. Now, we have his admission that his first three games DO reflect his "base strategy." Well, based on the "stats," that's interesting to say the least.

 

[grzz]

This is like a filibuster. Out talk everyone else and you win!

 

[grizindabox]

What I will say is that Stitt knows what he is looking for in a QB so that he fits his system. It is quite apparent that he currently does not have that at UM....I think from a cerebral aspect, Brady is closest but his lack of mobility is not ideal.

OK, he's looking for a smart, mobile QB.

That distinguishes him from every other coach, including every higher division, .... how?

These are Public relations requirements, sports jargon, "we are going to have a fast mobile offensive line." I swear, I hear these things from coaches and wonder why we've never heard a coach brag that he's going to have "a slow, dull offensive line." Sports are rife with "hackneyed phrases." They are meaningless. He wants a smart, mobile QB. We've had them, we've got them, and we will have them. And the ones he can recruit in the future will likely look a lot like the ones in the past because 1) you always look for smart, mobile talent in QB, 2) you are always dealing with what kids did in High School (probably not Stitt strategy), 3) you have to guess they can "adapt," 4) everybody else wants the same perfect kid, 5) you go with what you get, not what you want, you can only hope they are close.

So, what's different?

That's why I look at the "stats." Exactly what is Stitt doing and how does it demonstrate "his base offense?" Do the results affirm or reject the effectiveness of the strategy. Now, we have his admission that his first three games DO reflect his "base strategy." Well, based on the "stats," that's interesting to say the least.

If Stitt can recruit QB's at CSM that he feels are the fit to what he wants to do...I am pretty sure he can recruit QB's to Montana that he feels comfortable with..so I would lean more towards want than get....also, what Stitt is doing now...with the QB's he has inherited is very likely not exactly what he would do with a QB he recruited for his system....you also want to make it sound like every coach looks for the same things in a QB...but they don't...and that part I bolded is pure BS...

 

[UMGriz75]

Here's how ego maniacal ... Stitt is ....

Well, he is saying the team let him down. He isn't saying he let the team down, or that the burden is in any way shared. It IS interesting how he said that.

Seems to me he is saying that due to QB injuries they have had to adapt and change what they are doing...not what he wants to do...

That differs from every other QB injury, how?

Well, Stitt says its different because he can't implement the strategy with the rest of his team. That this isn't a "step into the position" team traditional in football, this is something else that offers a team handicap strategically if the QB goes out.

 

[jodcon]

This is like a filibuster. Out talk everyone else and you win!

Ever notice the deeper the hole someone is trying to get out of the longer their posts get?

Hemingway would be jealous of a few guys here.

 

[jodcon]

Wonder how long until we see "Some of you have decided..."?