On to football season

[SlickRick]

I watched him at Maryland and in our Spring Game. He is clearly behind Lewis, Fields, and the Fresno transfer.

Fields had better be ahead, he's been in this system for 2 seasons and a spring. If you compare HS video of him and Legendre, there is a noticeable difference. A lot of things need to fall in to place to get comfortable with a new team, staff and offense. The talent, in my opinion, is there. I know coach will give him a fair chance to see the field, but he'll have to earn it. It will be on him.

[zephyr]

We lost 2 RB’s to the NFL. I would expect a significant reduction in RB production. Especially early in the season.

Mitchell and Ragas were not plug and play backs. They were playmakers who could bail out the offense with great individual effort. Smith will have to step up and so will the rest of the RB room. Lewis as a consistent part of the running game would also help.

I think this year our passing game will need to assist the running game Vs previous years what the running game was the foundation of the offense. If that happens our running game should be fine. If the running game is on a island, like it was for several games last year, I think we will struggle.

That's what I'm thinking also. You can't just expect new guys to step in for two guys who consistently put up huge numbers over several years and are now in the NFL. It's just too much to expect. As I mentioned earlier, our running numbers were down last year from the year before as it is. I'm sure Smith will be fine but the truth is he has not been asked to do more in the past and to expect him to plug into one of the roles of the departed guys and have similar numbers is a bit premature IMO. Again, I'm fairly certain we did really well in recruiting to the position this year and will have some quality depth but its a lot to ask freshmen to just step in and do what Ragas and Mitchell did so well.

More is going to have to asked of Levi and he's going to have to step up. It will help that our receivers, who were really young last year, will have that experience and should be better but they need to get better at getting open. Levi had way too many tight windows to have to try to put the ball in last year. Need to run the playaction bootleg type of plays getting Levi outside the pocket and making him a big threat to run. That will help open things up in the secondary.

[zephyr]

Wow, reading this thread makes me realize how bad we suck.

Maybe Coach Napier should be reading this thread to learn how to coach. Maybe Baldwin could come back and fix this mess.

Then get off the thread. Simply put

[Cajunrunner]

Maybe Baldwin could come back and fix this mess.

Think he’s still stuck over on Roug Rooms.

[CrappDaddy]

That's what I'm thinking also. You can't just expect new guys to step in for two guys who consistently put up huge numbers over several years and are now in the NFL. It's just too much to expect. As I mentioned earlier, our running numbers were down last year from the year before as it is. I'm sure Smith will be fine but the truth is he has not been asked to do more in the past and to expect him to plug into one of the roles of the departed guys and have similar numbers is a bit premature IMO. Again, I'm fairly certain we did really well in recruiting to the position this year and will have some quality depth but its a lot to ask freshmen to just step in and do what Ragas and Mitchell did so well.

More is going to have to asked of Levi and he's going to have to step up. It will help that our receivers, who were really young last year, will have that experience and should be better but they need to get better at getting open. Levi had way too many tight windows to have to try to put the ball in last year. Need to run the playaction bootleg type of plays getting Levi outside the pocket and making him a big threat to run. That will help open things up in the secondary.

I think a lot of the drop in running production last year had more to do with losing 2 of the best linemen to ever play here. I think if the offensive line play is solid we will be fine in the running game

[Scott Malkinson]

I think a lot of the drop in running production last year had more to do with losing 2 of the best linemen to ever play here. I think if the offensive line play is solid we will be fine in the running game

Offense line on paper is much better than 2019. Making teams respect the deep ball will be the biggest impact on the running game

[CAJUNJUDO]

Will we see Napier give Fields every 4th series like he did with Lewis?

[Scott Malkinson]

Will we see Napier give Fields every 4th series like he did with Lewis?

Please no throws off the rhythm of everything.

[Crawfish]

Then get off the thread. Simply put

I assume I still have the right to post my opinions here, or are you the new board nazi?

[mxpxfr690]

Will we see Napier give Fields every 4th series like he did with Lewis?

I hope not unless it is a blow out....Fields will be a very good passing QB here! I don’t think anyone will beat him for the job next year....Fields is gonna turn some heads and he is a lot more mobile than originally thought. He reminds me a lot of Russell Wilson just not as fast if you watch him in the spring game.