Most of this thread was written prior to the UCLA game. I watched the majority of the game and feel our offense took significantly more chances downfield last night than in any game the past few seasons.
Beginning with the Ole Miss game, Garbers looked a lot more confident running the offense. He also looked like an above average college QB beginning in that game and continuing with both Stanford and UCLA. His injury was a major blow to our chances for a much better season. A healthy Garbers would have given us potentially 3 more wins - ASU, OSU and possibly even Oregon. That would have been a nearly historic Cal season.
I don't know what changed with Baldwin's play calling the past couple games. Whether he feels like he has nothing to lose or he has new confidence in his personnel, the difference was clear. We took more chanced and brought more creativity.
I don't know what Wilcox will do about Baldwin, but I won't have an issue with him staying for another year. While Cal's offense was again at the bottom of the Pac-12, we made big improvements in efficiency ratings and will bring back a solid core to continue that momentum. Starting over with a new OC and new system brings a lot of risk of moving backwards.
Beginning with the Ole Miss game, Garbers looked a lot more confident running the offense. He also looked like an above average college QB beginning in that game and continuing with both Stanford and UCLA. His injury was a major blow to our chances for a much better season. A healthy Garbers would have given us potentially 3 more wins - ASU, OSU and possibly even Oregon. That would have been a nearly historic Cal season.
I don't know what changed with Baldwin's play calling the past couple games. Whether he feels like he has nothing to lose or he has new confidence in his personnel, the difference was clear. We took more chanced and brought more creativity.
I don't know what Wilcox will do about Baldwin, but I won't have an issue with him staying for another year. While Cal's offense was again at the bottom of the Pac-12, we made big improvements in efficiency ratings and will bring back a solid core to continue that momentum. Starting over with a new OC and new system brings a lot of risk of moving backwards.