71Bear said:
wifeisafurd said:
going4roses said:
Fortunately or unfortunately this maybe the case. We are most likely not going to get a microwave recruiting/ quick installation - producing OC
I would hate to see everything Wilcox is doing turn to cr@p next year because he refuses to address the offense in much the same hands-off way Sonny handled the defense. But there are expectations next year, and Cal is one injury away - Garbers on a RPO- from being worse than mediocre, with Baldwin as OC. Add it many not be just Baldwin's head that the fan base wants.
I do not believe that Cal uses RPO. I have seen a lot of play action but do not recall see any RPO.
The offense will be fine whether Baldwin stays or chooses to move on. Garbers has demonstrated that he is a capable P5 level QB, the OL is coming together, Brown and Collins made progress this year and Remigio, Polk, Reinaldo appears to be guys who can be counted on to make plays. As I have said elsewhere, given the nature of the game, Cal needs to find a #2 QB who can play effectively.
'71, you are just plain wrong.
His first interview he talked about using RPO:
I mean, my whole tree goes back to one-back, if you really want to go all the way back, it goes to Mike Price, Dennis Erickson, the WSU," Baldwin said, "and my quarterback coach was a guy who came from that tree and he's now been in the NFL at different times, so it all started with that one-back philosophy, and that singleback. And a lot of what we do is very similar to what I was doing 20 years ago and even playing in 20 plus years ago. Then, you evolve, and you take advantage of certain situations where 'hey, I can involve some more play action by involving tight ends. Shoot, I can take advantage of this RPO' and what that gives you. If you ever find yourself feeling like you're a finished product, I just think you're done. None of us are. I just believe that you can continue to grow in what you're doing offensively, it's gonna give you a great shot to put more of a bind on a defense."
Or this wonderful quote Cal PR had from Vernon Adams about Baldwin: I love his offense," said Adams. "I feel like his offense is definitely more pass, but at the same time, it kind of keeps the defense on its toes, because the read zone, the RPOs aspect of the game, you can either hand it off, you could run it, you could throw it, you could drop back and go through progressions -- his offense is just fun."
His first ball game he used RPO's:
Baldwiin's first game:Who wants to watch some Cal film?
https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2017/9/6/16258832/california-golden-bears-unc-tar-heels-film-analysis-breakdown-beau-baldwin-vic-wharton-analysis?And he repeatedly called RPO's his first season for a athletic Bowers. In fact Bowers ran over 60 times, and according to Baldwin about 2/3 were either RPO's or designed QB runs. .
And then came 2018. And what did Baldwin say essentially every Tuesday: The case for McIlwain is that his ability to run creates confusion on the defense when we run RPO's. And in fact, when McIiiwain wasn't turning the ball over he was running primarily RPO's. There is a site that lists every play. In one game, McIlwain ran over 20 RPO's. Then came Garbers. Less RPO's and more designed runs. I could keep going because there is a site that goes through every play, and Cal ran a ton of RPI and intentional QB runs when Garbers was playing, less so with Modster due to lack of depth and essentially none against Utah for obvious reasons. But let's just go just one game back against UCLA:
Drive 1: Play number 3: Garbers holds ball on RPO and pass is tipped. Kick.
Drive 2: Second play, Garbers gains 2 on RPO. Another 3 and out and kick.
Drive 3: Play one: Garbers pulls on the RPO and runs out stops and fires a bullet to Nikko but it comes off Nikko's fingers. Play 4: RPO, with Garbers faking, then quick pass to Nikko with tempo is dropped, ball was a bit low. ON sixth play Polk scores a TD.
Drive 4: 3rd through 5th plays are all RPO: Garbers runs for 9 and the 1st down. Garbers reads on the option and pulls, runs for 3. Garbers pats the ball and finds Dancy down the field for 28. 10 plays and touchdown.
Drive 5: Deep in own territory. Interception on deep route for INT.
Drive 6: Incomplete passes 3 and punt.
Drive 7: Plays 3 to 5 RPOs: Collins on the Read-Option gets 10 yards. Collins with another run for a gain of 3. Garbers takes off for a gain of 17. 10 plays TD.
Drive 8: First play is designed QB run for 3. 4th play: RPO where CBJ runs for 38 yards. 6 plays TD.
Drive 9: Cal is starting to control game and does straight running plays with one pass. Goes fourth and goal to goal and fails.
Drive 10: Cal is trying to run out clock: rushes plus one roll out RPO where Garbers runs. Drive interrupted by penalty and kick on fifth play.
For a team "I do not believe that Cal uses RPO" they sure use a lot of RPOs. I;'m not sure what games your watching, but you can go through summaries and read for yourself. With Garbers they also use a lot of deigned QB runs. Ih Baldwin's offense the QB takes a lot of hits.