Most Glaring Areas of Concern From This Season

X Misn Tx said:
I'd rather won another game or two as well. Leave development for practice and the offseason.
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Some coach once said that coaches are hired to win now, not next year and that there is a quick expiration date on forgiveness for bad seasons.

IF Sark made the decision to sacrifice games this year to develop QE for next year that's a very dumb reason. What if he tears a ligament in fall practice? There's no guarantee QE will be the QB next year and we have not one other QB with any real college experience.
 
Vol Horn 4 Life said:
Some coach once said that coaches are hired to win now, not next year and that there is a quick expiration date on forgiveness for bad seasons.

IF Sark made the decision to sacrifice games this year to develop QE for next year that's a very dumb reason. What if he tears a ligament in fall practice? There's no guarantee QE will be the QB next year and we have not one other QB with any real college experience.
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I like Sark telling the players “here is the game plan - up to you to execute it”. Don’t expect coaches to bail you out with gimmick plays, etc.
 
I betcha the dislike was a butter fingers
huisache said:
On the bright side, my 8 year old granddaughter went to her first football game ever, had to be dragged into the car, whined all 140 miles from Corpus, tried to stay in the car when we got there and then had a great time after the noise started. She traded smack talk with a retired school teacher from Washington that everybody there thought was hilarious and afterwards asked me if she could come back from LA next year to go to the games in Austin

So, yes, I had a real enjoyable game.
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Horn hubby said:
I’ve decided Sark knew Card was gonna transfer in the middle of the season and just decided to give Ewers more playing time win or lose. It seems to me he just decided to use this year as a learning year for his future QB. Me personally, I’d have rather won another game or two…. Maybe it will pay off in the future.
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Problem is his young QB doesn't arrive on campus until late this week.
 
Still is offensive line! It is what it is now with young talent but to lose lose Karic and Angelou to the portal sucks! We are 2 deep now with redshirt freshman and true sophomores with more freshman coming in.
 
kbrown said:
Still is offensive line! It is what it is now with young talent but to lose lose Karic and Angelou to the portal sucks! We are 2 deep now with redshirt freshman and true sophomores with more freshman coming in.
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I tend to agree with this, however, next year they’ll have a season under their belts and we should see improvement (though rt tackle will be a crapshoot). Time will tell.
 
I am inclined to boil the question down to one game: TCU.

By mid season the defense had come on and had become a force. The first half performance against TCU was off the charts. The D was not the issue.

The issue was that a bull-headed Sark was either unwilling or unable to adjust his mindset and play-calling when it was obvious that the script wasn’t working. If the opposing D has taken away the run game (which TCU did), the answer is not to throw long passes. The answer — and what he did in the 2nd half against Washington — is to go with a ball control passing strategy. (See Ohio State last night.) It is not to throw a bomb every third play.

So to be clear, my number one area of concern is Sark’s playcalling, and his inability to adjust.

We had the players in 22, and in 23 we will again have the players. It’s all about how he chooses to use them.
 
Sark is my glaring area of concern by far, due to his in game decisions.
I hope Manning dazzles but that is doubtful. I can see our defense rattling Manning in spring and fall camps.
I say that Ewers completion percentage will be much better next season. But will he develop the "it" which translates to Xtra wins.
 
Most glaring? Easy. Inconsistent QB play and play calling. Not moving forward until those two are corrected. Period.
 
dukesteer said:
I am inclined to boil the question down to one game: TCU.

By mid season the defense had come on and had become a force. The first half performance against TCU was off the charts. The D was not the issue.

The issue was that a bull-headed Sark was either unwilling or unable to adjust his mindset and play-calling when it was obvious that the script wasn’t working. If the opposing D has taken away the run game (which TCU did), the answer is not to throw long passes. The answer — and what he did in the 2nd half against Washington — is to go with a ball control passing strategy. (See Ohio State last night.) It is not to throw a bomb every third play.

So to be clear, my number one area of concern is Sark’s playcalling, and his inability to adjust.

We had the players in 22, and in 23 we will again have the players. It’s all about how he chooses to use them.
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100% my first thought. Sark can and should be involved in the play development - cuz he’s damn good at it - but in game play calling is an issue and most (not all) successful offensive programs have a dedicated OC who does nothing but focus on putting points in the board. That to me is the biggest, most glaring gap.
 
kbrown said:
Still is offensive line! It is what it is now with young talent but to lose lose Karic and Angelou to the portal sucks! We are 2 deep now with redshirt freshman and true sophomores with more freshman coming in.
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It normally takes 2-3 years to rebuild an offensive line. Let’s hope we have only ONE year left of mediocrity
 
Gylcomer said:
It normally takes 2-3 years to rebuild an offensive line. Let’s hope we have only ONE year left of mediocrity
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I believe that the O-line was passable when Sark took over, in 21. Neither an asset or a liability. Mediocre.

I would term it as proficient this past year. Not great. Acceptable though.

In 23, I expect for the OL to be a very good unit, pushing a B+ grade. By mid year, a force to reckoned with.

And by 24, I believe that the OL could be elite. There is simply too much talent at the position for there not to be a few more breakthroughs, like #78.
 
More tattoos. I think our team cohesiveness and cultural connectedness would benefit the W column. Need a charter jet to Olangapo City to get some sleeves.
 
I can't pinpoint one most glaring weakness. I really thought we were average in just about every area: pass rush, pass coverage, stopping the run, running the ball, pass offense. Our inability to get the defense off the field on 3rd down is what sticks in my mind the most.
 
BornOrange0855 said:
I can't pinpoint one most glaring weakness. I really thought we were average in just about every area: pass rush, pass coverage, stopping the run, running the ball, pass offense. Our inability to get the defense off the field on 3rd down is what sticks in my mind the most.
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the return game was average as was the punting, Running into the punter twice may have cost us a game. Play calling was average and creative plays below average. Kicker was excellent
 
Amending my earlier post on this thread.
1) Getting consistency from the qb position was the most glaring weakness. However, I believe that is certainly going to happen next season, most probably with Ewers. He learned a lot. Maybe the game will slow down for him. If it's Manning then he must be really good!
2) Sark was a glaring weakness at times. Sometimes upperclass favoritism was an issue but also not playing Card over the overwhelmed Ewers cost us a couple of games, IMO.
Lack of deception in the offensive scheme was a hindrance also. I am certain some trick plays would have been effective like a Roschon pass for example. I remember Worthy throwing a pass for a td. Keep the defense honest or they will cheat. upstair coaching are always looking for tendencies in offenses and if we rarely use a trick play then their Defense will cheat.
3) I wish we would get an OC. He could call plays and Sark would have time to rally the players and get on officials butts for missed calls and such. I like using the hurry up offense, keeps defense off balance.
 
Receiving was way too top heavy. Backs got involved at times, but generally it was Worthy, Whittington, and Sanders from the WR and TE spots and that's it.
 
Portal success. I dont know exact numbers, but it seems well below 50%. For example, 4 WRs last year and next to nothing out of them. I'll give you Neyor got hurt, but you expect a bit more than what Milton delivered. I am considering the pass catching TE from Bama as a WR. Although as he was basically non-existent: who cares.
 
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