The defense hasn't been the same since the departure of Mike Stoops.
The defense hasn't been the same since the departure of Mike Stoops.
The quarterback throws the ball to the wrong team, the kicker cant hit a thirty yard field goal, the special teams have given up ko's for returned touchdowns and the secondary couldnt cover a dime with a tent for the first 10 games. These seem like alot bigger problems than the play calling to me.
while i was at the texas tech game, mangino was on the OU sidelines hanging out.
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When little brother Mike was here, OU had a killer defense. It was a defense that went all out every play. The opposing QB knew they were coming EVERY PLAY. 3rd and short, in the red zone, in the 4th with little time left? Blitz the QB. Mike Stoops went straight at them every play. That's what we had, they actually won games for us. Now it seems that we play "prevent" all the time.
As to the offense, it speaks volumes of the caliber of players we have when we get the yardage and points we do when almost every play is a pass straight at the sideline with an occasional change up of running straight at the sideline. I'll admit the last two games were a little better in this regard.
The quality of players on both sides of the ball is what lets us win today. It isn't the play calling. The OC and DC are both great coaches. They know how to coach players, no question about it. But they are too conservative in their play calling. They would rather play statistical probabilities instead of taking any risk. Just my
I'm a Poke, but I watch OU every time they are on the tube.
Some of ya'll must have a seriously different perspective to what amounts to proper play-calling than I do. Frankly, some coach (maybe Wilson?) called two plays last week, both resulting in 4th quarter touchdowns, that were game winners. Without that first one (and maybe without the second one), we'd be talking about a Poke/Husker rematch right now.
OU's offense is prolific. What some people fail to recognize is that most offenses today are pretty good. They stay on the field a lot longer than teams used to do, including against OU. Parity comes to mind.
Thank goodness armchair quarterbacks/coaches don't make the calls, although they are pretty good at it after the fact.
Some of ya'll must have a seriously different perspective to what amounts to proper play-calling than I do. Frankly, some coach (maybe Wilson?) called two plays last week, both resulting in 4th quarter touchdowns, that were game winners. Without that first one (and maybe without the second one), we'd be talking about a Poke/Husker rematch right now.
OU's offense is prolific. What some people fail to recognize is that most offenses today are pretty good. They stay on the field a lot longer than teams used to do, including against OU. Parity comes to mind.
Thank goodness armchair quarterbacks/coaches don't make the calls, although they are pretty good at it after the fact.
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When little brother Mike was here, OU had a killer defense. It was a defense that went all out every play. The opposing QB knew they were coming EVERY PLAY. 3rd and short, in the red zone, in the 4th with little time left? Blitz the QB. Mike Stoops went straight at them every play. That's what we had, they actually won games for us. Now it seems that we play "prevent" all the time.
As to the offense, it speaks volumes of the caliber of players we have when we get the yardage and points we do when almost every play is a pass straight at the sideline with an occasional change up of running straight at the sideline. I'll admit the last two games were a little better in this regard.
The quality of players on both sides of the ball is what lets us win today. It isn't the play calling. The OC and DC are both great coaches. They know how to coach players, no question about it. But they are too conservative in their play calling. They would rather play statistical probabilities instead of taking any risk. Just my
I understand the "statistical probabilities" theory of coaching. But when you try to run it up the middle 11 times, from the five yard line, and can't get a touchdown, it's time to try something else. (see aTm game). What kind of confidence building are you doing here with your quarterback and receivers?
Those were the exceptions I was talking about in my previous post. I will admit Wilson is a top-tier OC in the country, but when what we have before was Leach, Mangino, and Chuck Long (even Sumlin was Co-OC during his time there), it leaves very high expectations. I think Wilson's predecessors were more adept at calling the plays than he was. But Wilson has somehow kept us scoring enough points to win - I have to admit that (especially considering our defensive softness of late).
Case in point:
2010 was Wilson's 5th year as OC. The others lasted 1, 2, and 4 before they landed head coach jobs. Sumlin moved up to Houston only being a Co-OC. Why hasn't Wilson moved up yet?
This is precisely my point! What happened to the back shoulder fade that Jason White threw over and over and over to a receiver in isolated man coverage that was unstoppable? Did that leave our playbook entirely?
I think the biggest issue though it that Bob had gotten soft. Watch how he has conducted himself the last 2 weeks on the sidelines, in press conferences, in interviews. He has a hell of a lot more fire than I have seen in the past few years. He looks like the Bob I knew in the early 2000s. Perhaps he was relying too much on his coordinators to be the disciplinarian. Now I see him in his players' faces, coaching them and firing them up. In the press conferences he has a lot more of his spirit back, and does not seem as apathetic and apologetic as he had been.
He looks like the team's owner (of their performance) again. That is what we need.
He looks like the team's owner (of their performance) again. That is what we need.
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