Midseason Analysis

[Cajunologist]

I'm getting sick and tired of this zone read crap

It's the only play that we have that works

[RaisingCajun08]

In 2011 when HUD took over we had better players in our secondary, OL, WR, TE and at QB. While I agree that we have the talent to win the sunbelt, I don't think this coaching staff has recruited nearly as well as people think. Now Huds first class was very good but since then I don't see it. On paper they may have been better but I see a huge lack of talent on this team.

And if we have a lack of talent, its 100% on Hud's shoulders. He can use all the APC excuses he wants.

[ManAboutTown]

Respectfully disagree. Unless my aging eyes are failing me (a genuine possibility), I see missed tackles, man coverage that is beyond explanation, a QB under constant pressure and whose ability to throw the ball is clearly suspect. I don't mean to say that there is no talent out there. What I mean to say is there is a clear absence of fundamental football.

I was not at ANY of the practices, so I cannot say if these players came to us without fundamentals and were not taught, or (more likely) just are not performing. There may be culpability in coaching there, but I think it more likely that these players are simply not performing. Where there is clearly culpability in coaching is the stubborn insistence in sticking with things that are not working (press man comes to mind).

So, to respond directly: It IS the players, slick. But there is plenty of suck to go around and the coaches are in the mix too.

Well if that's the case, all of these Jrs and Srs were good enough when contributing on the last three bowl teams, but all of a sudden can't play anymore?

The staff showed their ignorance in 4/6 games this year. You know how we know? They made ADJUSTMENTS, and the "untalented" players, performed better and make the games seem competitive. The COACHES do not have the team prepared, ever. In the third quarter, Jay Johnson finally threw the ball to Eli, which is something we all have said, and amazingly, it worked. The Oline, WR and Eli's hands didn't get more talented from the start of the game to that point.

And I'm still waiting for Johnson to throw a slant, dig or post over the middle... Guess our players aren't talented enough to run flag football plays...

[Clutch0364]

And if we have a lack of talent, its 100% on Hud's shoulders. He can use all the APC excuses he wants.

Completely agree

[lcitsh]

The oldest one is named Snowball...

I have no idea what you are talking about nor the point you are trying to make.

[cajunhawk]

I have no idea what you are talking about nor the point you are trying to make.

Snowball enjoys balls of yarn...and when you rub his belly.

[Boomer]

It helps us win all those paper titles...

----It helps if the paper titles winners would be around to play---huge attrition in these last years for all sorts of reasons!!! And of course this creates the G-5 problem of DEPTH!!!

[UL_BayouCajun]

plain and simply. THE WHOLE TEAM IS CONFUSED> Game plan sucks. = they suck

[KajunKrazy]

I'm getting sick and tired of this zone read crap

Good thing they run it if the QB was not a run threat Eli would get hit in the backfield every play.

[cajun4life]

Good thing they run it if the QB was not a run threat Eli would get hit in the backfield every play.

Or the QB could back people out of the box and McGuire could have some space.