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[QUOTE="jgeorge322, post: 817723, member: 761"]
this is a bit of a chicken or the egg argument.  is it the OC or the QB and the WR?  it really is all speculation but i blame the OC and believe our offense would be producing much better had the prior staff been kept in place.  were seniors sales and lemon better than we have now?  without a doubt, but they weren't exactly calvin johnson let alone mike williams.  last year, our coaches put our players in a position to succeed.  mcdonald hasn't done that.
 
last year was the first year in forever where we finally got the defenses to back off.  now were back to 9 guys in the box.  this puts too much pressue on the oline, rbs and qb.  teams do to us exactly what we do to bad offenses we play.  they pressure the heck out of the line of scrimmage and the ball.  some say, "oh, we have a great defense."  we certainly have talent there but it is more strategy at play then superior talent.  we know most other teams don't have the playmakers to make us back off.  however, when the team does, ala clemson and fsu, we get blown out.
 
mcdonald needs to find an offense that keeps the defense honest.  he feels bubble screens does this by getting the ball in space away from the defenders.  it is easier to win a 3 v 3 battle then a 8 v 8, etc.  that actually is not a terrible strategy, but it doesn't work great when it is your only option and the DBs can crowd the line of scrimmage.
 
i don't want mcdonald fired.  i agree he can improve.  but he is the main reason this offense is struggling.  not hunt.  not the wrs.  and not the o-line.
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