Thank you. But my questions are this: Should not both the offensive coordinator and the head coach be able to see or know that our players lacked those fundamentals? Would that not be apparent on film comparisons?
Mea culpa: Fitz blames himself for Duke debacle
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Thank you. But my questions are this: Should not both the offensive coordinator and the head coach be able to see or know that our players lacked those fundamentals? Would that not be apparent on film comparisons?
I don't have any additional information on the context of the alleged comments about Vitabile's lack of fundamentals, but it would seem logical that, to your point, the coaches should be able to tell if a player lacked fundamentals or had poor technique.
I am postulating that with the type of offense that NU runs with roots in the spread, the emphasis may be on different techniques for the linemen, requiring more mobility and blocking in space. Teams like Stanford run a pro offense, which seems to prepare players better for the next level. QB's who play in the spread have to learn how to drop back, whereas QB's in the pro set already should have this down in college.
It still doesn't excuse the poor performance of the OL, but I suspect the Vitabile situation may be more endemic to the spread offense.
While your point is correct, that doesn't seem to have been an insurmountable hurdle for Trevor, who is having a much better NFL career than Kevin Hogan.....
True but I think it's a testament to Trevor's smarts and hard work to learn the drop-back technique so well. Plus Denver has a lot of shotgun snaps so he would be very comfortable with those plays. With more NFL teams going to the spread, maybe our linemen may benefit from playing in the NU offense... with "maybe" being the operative word.
Sorry but I just don't agree. This has nothing to do with the spread. Fitz knows that our OL are not being taught proper OL techniques. The parent of a former starting NU OL posted on this board that the position coach gave absolutely no guidance to his son when that player was asked to make a switch from guard to tackle. How do you make that type of radical position switch without the coach working with the kid on his footwork, hand placement etc.?
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Because he ignores it, does nothing. And he has retained dead wood for 8+ years already.
You appear to have skipped over my post #76 where I explained all of this. But yes. The Mizzou coach saw a problem and created a plan for it which he was ready to implement even if it was mid-season.
Okay, that does sound bad. I can see stuff like that happening in high school but not in a Power 5 program.
It may not be so much pride, but due to the fact that he was probably promoted well before he was ready, and so he feels that he should give others who aren't quite qualified a chance to grow into the role. Speculation of course, but I'm just trying to fathom why he can't bring himself to do the obvious.
No he's not. I for one think an automatic tennis ball machine would do a better job than Cushing. Can't do any worse.
I wonder if Slater is starting as a true frosh because he actually learned hand placement and footwork before arriving at NU. Thus surpassing those who only knew Cushing's tutelage (or lack thereof).
