CAL6371 said:

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There is worse to come - Arizona beat Colorado and now I am pretty sure we can't beat either one. Oregon State perhaps? Then they will meet my preseason prediction of 3 or 4 wins.

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I think there's a chance we can win all 3, though I agree that Arizona looks more worrisome with their new QB. Haven't seen us try to defend a real option running attack under this coordinator with these players yet.

Valid dark moments in this thread. Forgetting is a useful tool in life, so forgive me if certain older dark memories are not right at my fingertips.

That said, the feeling that getting a single first down on drives was an almost impossible task gave me a sense of offensive futility not felt in a very, very long time.

Hey, I like to make lemonade. Constructive criticism here. All I'm saying is that the offensive deficiency should be corrected by now. Coaches can yell all day about execution, and sure that's an issue, but there are bigger problems here. 1) conservative play calling 2) qb play. Our defense is much improved, but if we only have a handful of first downs in the first quarter, we're doing our D a disservice. We need to do a better job of providing offensive support for the defense. They aren't miracle workers.

I liked the deep ball attempt to Hawkins, but why only one shot in the first half? Seems like there's some complaceny here. Mediocre should not be the standard. Maybe there's some larger strategy I'm missing.

In Wilcox I trust, not so sure about the coordinators.

Strykur said:

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LunchTime said:

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Offense was sparse. But no line blocking at all? If this week's performance carries over to lesser teams, we ahold just hire a new line coach mid season.

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If we continue to look like ass against Arizona and Oregon State, then make some changes.

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What bad memory Dykes apologists have, so let me remind you people Dykes first year= 1-11, and the most pathetic program in recent memory. Dykes with the #1 pick in the NFL draft and several other NFL draftees produced 8 wins. That is Dykes in a nutshell. Stick that in your bank.

TeamBoomtho said:

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Hey, I like to make lemonade. Constructive criticism here. All I'm saying is that the offensive deficiency should be corrected by now. Coaches can yell all day about execution, and sure that's an issue, but there are bigger problems here. 1) conservative play calling 2) qb play. Our defense is much improved, but if we only have a handful of first downs in the first quarter, we're doing our D a disservice. We need to do a better job of providing offensive support for the defense. They aren't miracle workers.

I liked the deep ball attempt to Hawkins, but why only one shot in the first half? Seems like there's some complaceny here. Mediocre should not be the standard. Maybe there's some larger strategy I'm missing.

In Wilcox I trust, not so sure about the coordinators.

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i just don't see what the coordinators can do. Teams can put 2 DTs and simply bull rush up the middle - demanding a TWO double teams. That means their outside guys get one on ones - AND we have to have to go max protection. When we run the rock we get NO push. Essentially, and it is just sad - we have one of the worst lines ever. Then on the defensive side you can see the push teams are getting. There were several off-tackle plays, VERY simple stuff into the B and D gaps, where Husky linemen were blocking 4-5-6 yard downfield.

What is disheartening is that the above isn't fixable. It is a function, it seems, that we are just a lot smaller and weaker than "real" pac-12 teams.

I'm not seeing the linemen getting blown off the ball really