Wow. Lots of little things I missed during the game while I was busy throwing sh!t at the TV popped out at me today. But there was one thing, a pretty big thing that stood out. We will get to that at the end.
First: Oline. For fvcks sake guys...... I've got an AA left tackle that literally could have just pimp slapped their DE and then just laid down on him the entire game. 55 is so much better than any dlineman merry land has that it's ludicrous. Instead of just crushing the guys put infront of him, he played with them. And on the two or three occasions where he got out maneuvered, he held the guys. Stop working on your technique and maul mother fvckers! Work on your slide and kickstep in practice big guy. Right guard: holy sh!t pal..... I know rule #1 for all lineman is "don't give up the inside" but dude, when they run a twist or slant and your center clearly has the block, you ain't got to move over to him to help in A gap if there's a dude coming hard in B gap. You almost single handedly got Boo destroyed. You seem to have the footwork and punch to do your job only.... you're not doing your job. You did straight up olé blocks several times my man and one time you straight up whiffed.
TE: 87. Son, I get it. You were a wr. We fed you to make you bigger because you were too slow to be a wr. I'm going to use really tiny words from this point forward..... just for you.
When your tackle turns his head toward you and makes his call, and there's a person standing across from you, your tackle is telling you that YOU must distract the person directly infront of you.
Now---- I know it's hard to block... I get that. But the least you can do is slow the guy down, even a little. Know any good jokes? Tell the DE a good joke. Like talking politics? Ask him who he voted for. You might try spitting in his ear....that may work. Tripping is always an option. Seriously, just fling your body at his feet and roll around a bit. Anything would be better than the technique you're using now.
Holton: there is a good Holton and a bad Holton. We saw heapings of both. Dude, you had the best, worst game ever! Or is it the worst, best game ever? Hard to tell. Pro tip, allowing a wr to get behind you is normally a bad thing. Try and keep that in mind moving forward.
Malik---- dude, this ain't highschool anymore and you are no longer the best athlete on the field like you were in HS. Your misreads are now things of legends. You take more false steps than a 3 legged polka dancer. You've GOT to start coming downhill and hard! Yes, we all marvel at your lateral moves.....but you can't make tackles going sideways. It's high time for you to decide if you're a hard nosed LB or a finesse rover. Lose the dress, switch to raw meet, start addressing ppl with only grunts and snarls, get the fvck off social media (bad a$$ linebackers with bada$$ attitudes don't instagram) and start hitting people and trying to hurt them. When you tackle someone your goal should be to break every bone in the immediate area of contact. Hulk fvkcing smash, bro.
Kangaroo jack kicker: a little more air earlier please. Line drives are awesome in baseball. In case you were confused, this ain't baseball.
Chris: you want the ball 25 times a game? I know you averaged 5 yards a pop and that's cool. But start lowering your pads and you'll average 6.5. A dude that averages 6.5 gets way more touches than a dude averaging 5. You are 6 foot 3 and weigh 250lbs bud. Lean forward, hit people fall forward.....BOOM an extra 1.5 yards-- every time.
Boo: I'm shaking my head because there's no easy fix here. I can't teach you how to throw a ball harder. God gives that gift. You didn't get it. So because God didn't give you that gift you have to make up for it in other ways. You've got to get stronger bro. I mean A LOT stronger. You should LIVE in the weight room. Film studies should be conducted in the weight room while you are lifting. Multitask. Until you can stand on your toes, rock and fire that deep out with pin point accuracy, this team won't win a lot of games. Get your lower body, abs and shoulder as strong as you can. The offense depends on it. And btw, please stop that ghost hand off BS when there's an empty set. You're not fooling anyone and it's a wasted motion. Or do you have an imaginary friend lined up at rb that we need to know about?
Tom: is it still your dream job? Got some bad news for you-- anymore showings like yesterday and yes, you will be on the hot seat. Right or wrong, the natives are restless. And right now the most common phrase I'm hearing thrown around is "Charlie 2.0". Time to start out coaching guys.
Defense..................... I'm not even going to waste my breath on you. I'd ask all defensive starters into the film room, make them stand up, make them pull down their pants and prove to me they had genitals. Male ones.
What I did see that I mentioned earlier was this.........
If this were last year, this team would have packed it in after going down at 27-7. Seriously. They would have folded like they did time and time again. Tcu, ND Kansas, arkysaw, these guys kept playing. That showed me they still believed. That's the first step. Belief.
Steps 2-10 may be a bit more daunting.
First: Oline. For fvcks sake guys...... I've got an AA left tackle that literally could have just pimp slapped their DE and then just laid down on him the entire game. 55 is so much better than any dlineman merry land has that it's ludicrous. Instead of just crushing the guys put infront of him, he played with them. And on the two or three occasions where he got out maneuvered, he held the guys. Stop working on your technique and maul mother fvckers! Work on your slide and kickstep in practice big guy. Right guard: holy sh!t pal..... I know rule #1 for all lineman is "don't give up the inside" but dude, when they run a twist or slant and your center clearly has the block, you ain't got to move over to him to help in A gap if there's a dude coming hard in B gap. You almost single handedly got Boo destroyed. You seem to have the footwork and punch to do your job only.... you're not doing your job. You did straight up olé blocks several times my man and one time you straight up whiffed.
TE: 87. Son, I get it. You were a wr. We fed you to make you bigger because you were too slow to be a wr. I'm going to use really tiny words from this point forward..... just for you.
When your tackle turns his head toward you and makes his call, and there's a person standing across from you, your tackle is telling you that YOU must distract the person directly infront of you.
Now---- I know it's hard to block... I get that. But the least you can do is slow the guy down, even a little. Know any good jokes? Tell the DE a good joke. Like talking politics? Ask him who he voted for. You might try spitting in his ear....that may work. Tripping is always an option. Seriously, just fling your body at his feet and roll around a bit. Anything would be better than the technique you're using now.
Holton: there is a good Holton and a bad Holton. We saw heapings of both. Dude, you had the best, worst game ever! Or is it the worst, best game ever? Hard to tell. Pro tip, allowing a wr to get behind you is normally a bad thing. Try and keep that in mind moving forward.
Malik---- dude, this ain't highschool anymore and you are no longer the best athlete on the field like you were in HS. Your misreads are now things of legends. You take more false steps than a 3 legged polka dancer. You've GOT to start coming downhill and hard! Yes, we all marvel at your lateral moves.....but you can't make tackles going sideways. It's high time for you to decide if you're a hard nosed LB or a finesse rover. Lose the dress, switch to raw meet, start addressing ppl with only grunts and snarls, get the fvck off social media (bad a$$ linebackers with bada$$ attitudes don't instagram) and start hitting people and trying to hurt them. When you tackle someone your goal should be to break every bone in the immediate area of contact. Hulk fvkcing smash, bro.
Kangaroo jack kicker: a little more air earlier please. Line drives are awesome in baseball. In case you were confused, this ain't baseball.
Chris: you want the ball 25 times a game? I know you averaged 5 yards a pop and that's cool. But start lowering your pads and you'll average 6.5. A dude that averages 6.5 gets way more touches than a dude averaging 5. You are 6 foot 3 and weigh 250lbs bud. Lean forward, hit people fall forward.....BOOM an extra 1.5 yards-- every time.
Boo: I'm shaking my head because there's no easy fix here. I can't teach you how to throw a ball harder. God gives that gift. You didn't get it. So because God didn't give you that gift you have to make up for it in other ways. You've got to get stronger bro. I mean A LOT stronger. You should LIVE in the weight room. Film studies should be conducted in the weight room while you are lifting. Multitask. Until you can stand on your toes, rock and fire that deep out with pin point accuracy, this team won't win a lot of games. Get your lower body, abs and shoulder as strong as you can. The offense depends on it. And btw, please stop that ghost hand off BS when there's an empty set. You're not fooling anyone and it's a wasted motion. Or do you have an imaginary friend lined up at rb that we need to know about?
Tom: is it still your dream job? Got some bad news for you-- anymore showings like yesterday and yes, you will be on the hot seat. Right or wrong, the natives are restless. And right now the most common phrase I'm hearing thrown around is "Charlie 2.0". Time to start out coaching guys.
Defense..................... I'm not even going to waste my breath on you. I'd ask all defensive starters into the film room, make them stand up, make them pull down their pants and prove to me they had genitals. Male ones.
What I did see that I mentioned earlier was this.........
If this were last year, this team would have packed it in after going down at 27-7. Seriously. They would have folded like they did time and time again. Tcu, ND Kansas, arkysaw, these guys kept playing. That showed me they still believed. That's the first step. Belief.
Steps 2-10 may be a bit more daunting.
