Where the heck is Coach C?

[meangreenbob]

You tell me that is the most creative we can be on offense?

Sure they are good. But give me a break. We don't suck that bad and FIU aint that great.

This is just poor offensive coaching, PERIOD!

[edcollopy]

I am a true believer that if you don't have a qb that is at least a threat to pull the ball back and run it or pull the ball back and deliver an accurate ball..you're toast in the spread offense. He has pulled the ball back twice tonight and he's not a threat. Throwing off the back foot even when there is no pressure is not a good sign for this season.

[Travis]

I did see the same thing. Several times he threw the ball off his back foot with no pressure. He looks scared out there.

[THOR]

ya, thompson doesn't look comfortable back there...odd throwing style that isn't working...maybe he isn't the guy...don't know...but not very confident

[UNT Mean Green]

Outmanned up front is a bad bad problem to have! At least the announcers noticed the promising freshman Cyril Lemon several times. It's a process and we have not been able to get good lineman lately. BUT the Feldt brothers and Lemon set things up nicely down the road. As for this year, that's one of the best fronts we will see, and this staff will get the right combination of 5 guys soon. Also, we have to throw the ball on early downs to keep opposing coordinators honest.

[MeanGreenTeeth]

Shoot.. We could have zombie Knute Rockne coaching and it wouldn't matter when our o- line is being pushed backwards.

[MeanGreenTeeth]

Shoot.. We could have zombie Knute Rockne coaching and it wouldn't matter when our o- line is being pushed backwards.

[GrandGreen]

Awful game plan IMO. What was worse they were very slow to change it. Why would anyone think much less an experienced coaching staff that NT could run the ball up the middle against 7 and 8 man fronts? It is hard for me to believe that this was Canales' game plan.

[UNT90]

Awful game plan IMO. What was worse they were very slow to change it. Why would anyone think much less an experienced coaching staff that NT could run the ball up the middle against 7 and 8 man fronts? It is hard for me to believe that this was Canales' game plan.

Yep, it appears to be pretty clear that the "run the damn ball" mandate was thrown down.

[UNTMike81]

Ok...just to be fair I want to hear everyone go as ballistic over Coach Mac's and Coach Canales's run the ball first, as everyone did when Coach Dickey was here!!!

Let's have no double standards because coach Mac has Big XII pedigree!!!

[glick1980]

I don't think we ran a first down pass play until late in the second quarter. If that was the plan, it was a bad one. Against and agressive front overplaying the run, the best way to get them to back off is by running screen's and plays that get the ball out of the QB's hands quickly. We did neither. I also don't remember us moving the pocket once in the game. That coupled with bad line play is why Thompson was getting killed back there.

Edited September 2, 2011 by glick1980

[pastorgrant]

If you think about it, this is one of the more positive things about that terrible game last night. We played much better once the offense opened up a bit. I was so frustrated with the game plan last night for the first half. I doubt they make that mistake again. Thompson did look scared at times, but made some good throws. He needs some time to get used to it being the guy. If he doesn't work out, there is still Osborn and McNulty.

[NT71]

I don't think we ran a first down pass play until late in the second quarter. If that was the plan, it was a bad one. Against and agressive front overplaying the run, the best way to get them to back off is by running screen's and plays that get the ball out of the QB's hands quickly. We did neither. I also don't remember us moving the pocket once in the game. That coupled with bad line play is why Thompson was getting killed back there.

Glick1980 you and I saw the same thing. I do not understand why more screens were not used this would probably have moved the chains. It would have opened up the deep pass and possibly the running game.

GMG