Yogi Bear said:
ducky23 said:
Yes very small sample size, but right now laird, Hudson and Wharton are not getting it done. I don't know if it's rust, injury or whatever, but right now their backups are outplaying them.
So what do you do if you're Wilcox? Do you stick with your seniors who have a fairly good track record up to this season. Or do you try to jumpstart the offense by inserting some fresh blood?
Laird's stats would look a lot better if that TD run hadn't been called back. I don't think there's anything physically wrong with him, as other have speculated due to his knee scope. I do think Dancy has earned more carries versus a P5 opponent though.
To me it is obvious that
1. The Oline can't make any holes for RB's when there is a handoff. Unfortunately the coaches have been calling way too many handoffs to Laird.
2. Because of poor play by the Oline Laird does better with pitchouts or passes when he has time to get up speed. Luckily the coaches are figuring this out and have begun calling more of these plays for Laird.
3. The opposing teams understand that Laird is Cal's most effective runner and have targeted him more than any other player except maybe Noa.
4. If Cal can get its passing game going things should open up for Laird.