Personnel Decisions

[anomander]

There were some real head scratchers out there.

Adrian Flemming - I feel bad for the kid, but I really don't understand the love affair? We are severely limited with play makers so we can't afford to have Estime or Broyld on the bench. Even Ishmael looks the part. I don't get the decision to move Broyld back to slot. I'd like to see a lot more of both Estime/Broyld or Estime/Ishmael.

Ron Thompson - Kid is an animal he needs to be on the field unless he is tired. Last year I felt he and Isiah Johnson were out 2 best DE's. With Isiah moved inside, which is needed, but Thompson needs to be in there over Welsh, who just doesn't give you what Thompson can.

Jamal Custis - I know it's his first game, but you can tell he is a player. He ran wide open down the center of the field for what could have been a TD, but other then that I rarely saw him. With all the formation with the TE split out wide there is no reason he shouldn't be in there ahead of Moore, who is basically a OT.

Kirkland - From what I saw I was really disappointed, and i'm not talking about the ill timed, over celebrations. When Zaire Franklin was in at the MIKE we had our best defensive serious of the game. I am sure he can play all 3 LB positions.

Erv Phillips - Really liked what I saw from him returning kicks, but then he gets pulled in the 4th for Estime. I can understand that, but Erv was doing a great job back there. Hell i'd love to see Erv in the slot or even RB. We don't really have any play makers on offense besides Estime, so if we have them they have to play no matter what class they are in. Speaking of Estime why was he coming out of the bullpen for Desir? Just don't get that one at all.

George Morris - He was MIA. I don't get how AAM bumped him on the depth chart, especially with all the sidelines to sidelines stuff we were doing on offense. Morris has the potential to be a play maker, but he can't from the sidelines.


Basically we need to get our explosive players on the field. You need play makers to win. Going forward I would love to see more.

Ron Thompson
Isiah Johnson
Zaire Franklin
Erv Phillips
Brisly Estime
George Morris
Steve Ishmael
Jamal Custis

 

[upperdeck]

I think flemming does some really good stuff that if we could throw would stand out. he can block and runs good routes. the wilson deep out to him was the best throw and catch of the night and we never did it again. our playmakers never get into space or make people miss other than AB

 

[Full_Rebar]

Nail on the head anomander. Watching games all day today and it's amazing what play-makers can do at the collegiate level- not only offense, but defense as well. I know it's tough to expect true frosh to be ready right away, but the coaches need to find ways to get the ball in the hands of these guys.

 

[TheCusian]

I think flemming does some really good stuff that if we could throw would stand out. he can block and runs good routes. the wilson deep out to him was the best throw and catch of the night and we never did it again. our playmakers never get into space or make people miss other than AB

Yep. Flemming is the best blocking WR by a mile. Ishmael looked like a freshman uninterested in blocking.

Don't get me wrong - Ishmael is going to be a stud - but the blocking and other fine points may be why he's behind him.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Yep. Flemming is the best blocking WR by a mile. Ishmael looked like a freshman uninterested in blocking.

Don't get me wrong - Ishmael is going to be a stud - but the blocking and other fine points may be why he's behind him.

We should have tried Flemming at right guard.

 

[anomander]

Yep. Flemming is the best blocking WR by a mile. Ishmael looked like a freshman uninterested in blocking.

Don't get me wrong - Ishmael is going to be a stud - but the blocking and other fine points may be why he's behind him.

I don't know but if the reason a better WR isn't playing is because he isn't a good enough blocker then something is really wrong up there.

 

[CanadianSU]

There were some real head scratchers out there.

Adrian Flemming - I feel bad for the kid, but I really don't understand the love affair? We are severely limited with play makers so we can't afford to have Estime or Broyld on the bench. Even Ishmael looks the part. I don't get the decision to move Broyld back to slot. I'd like to see a lot more of both Estime/Broyld or Estime/Ishmael.

Ron Thompson - Kid is an animal he needs to be on the field unless he is tired. Last year I felt he and Isiah Johnson were out 2 best DE's. With Isiah moved inside, which is needed, but Thompson needs to be in there over Welsh, who just doesn't give you what Thompson can.

Jamal Custis - I know it's his first game, but you can tell he is a player. He ran wide open down the center of the field for what could have been a TD, but other then that I rarely saw him. With all the formation with the TE split out wide there is no reason he shouldn't be in there ahead of Moore, who is basically a OT.

Kirkland - From what I saw I was really disappointed, and i'm not talking about the ill timed, over celebrations. When Zaire Franklin was in at the MIKE we had our best defensive serious of the game. I am sure he can play all 3 LB positions.

Erv Phillips - Really liked what I saw from him returning kicks, but then he gets pulled in the 4th for Estime. I can understand that, but Erv was doing a great job back there. Hell i'd love to see Erv in the slot or even RB. We don't really have any play makers on offense besides Estime, so if we have them they have to play no matter what class they are in. Speaking of Estime why was he coming out of the bullpen for Desir? Just don't get that one at all.

George Morris - He was MIA. I don't get how AAM bumped him on the depth chart, especially with all the sidelines to sidelines stuff we were doing on offense. Morris has the potential to be a play maker, but he can't from the sidelines.


Basically we need to get our explosive players on the field. You need play makers to win. Going forward I would love to see more.

Ron Thompson
Isiah Johnson
Zaire Franklin
Erv Phillips
Brisly Estime
George Morris
Steve Ishmael
Jamal Custis

Good posts today

Do you think there is such thing as too many backs?

 

[Xanadu]

Ishmael dropped a few balls and can't block to save his life. Kirkland is ok to give guys a breather, but he doesn't bring much to the table. I'm still not sold on Estime, he seems to drop more balls than he catches. He was unimpressive last night in the return game too. Definitely agree with the rest though, especially George Morris; add Devante MacFarlane too. AAM's only two good runs came with gaping holes the other backs would have taken off with to the house.

We'll see what happens moving forward. I think a lot of the questionable stuff on offense was due to three of our starters being missing. The more bothersome question is the secondary, the schemes on defense do not help to hide that weakness. Might need to play 5 DBs more often. Maybe a 3-3-5 even.

 

[Xanadu]

I don't know but if the reason a better WR isn't playing is because he isn't a good enough blocker then something is really wrong up there.

Ishmael might not be that much better. He dropped two easy passes early on.

 

[OrangePA]

Play Jamal Custis And Throw Him The Ball!

 

[CanadianSU]

Ishmael might not be that much better. He dropped two easy passes early on.

First college game nerves.

 

[TheCusian]

Ishmael might not be that much better. He dropped two easy passes early on.

Yep. He's going to be good, but I trust McDonald on this one.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Ishmael might not be that much better. He dropped two easy passes early on.

And yet, he has one fewer career reception right now than Flemming.

 

[TheCusian]

I don't know but if the reason a better WR isn't playing is because he isn't a good enough blocker then something is really wrong up there.

Not saying I agree with it - but if your O is bubble screens, you need a good blocker out there to spring the guy with the ball. Hence a higher emphasis on blocking than usual.

 

[Xanadu]

Let's let a few more games be played before we start deciding what the season looks like and which coaches we should be firing. We won, that's all that matters right now.

 

[JeremyCuse]

I don't know but if the reason a better WR isn't playing is because he isn't a good enough blocker then something is really wrong up there.

I was going to post something similar about the WR situation but you nailed it in your first post. Watching the WR's from FSU and LSU play tonight the talent and skill level difference between them and us is so large that were not even in the same stratosphere. The athleticism is off the freaking charts.

 

[phil77]

On Offense...

I think Morris should start. AAM should be our short yardage back and Gully should be our third down back.

WR's I would like to see Ishmael start opposite of West with Broyd and Estime working the slots.

Custis should play when we actually have a tight end in the game.

I would actually like to see what Funderburk can do in a meaningful game and get some chances.

I would like to see no more than 4 bubble screens a game. I think we have some speed and some good targets to be working the ball down the field.

On defense...

I need to look at the secondary and just try to -ing figure out what is going on. Going back to last year we have far too many people running free or wide open. If they can't handle the complex schemes then have them line up and man up the player in front of them. Nothing tricky I think we have good athletes on the outside let them play.

And please when the offense goes 4 wide against you take out a linebacker and put in another corner. I am sick of watching other teams player catching pass after pass while our linebackers are chasing them with there backs turned.

 

[SUbear]

Not saying I agree with it - but if your O is bubble screens, you need a good blocker out there to spring the guy with the ball. Hence a higher emphasis on blocking than usual.

If your offense is bubble screens, you are asking to be annihilated by 90 per cent of the teams we play.

 

[LAOrange]

I may be "misrembering" but it seems to me that we got beat a few times over the last couple of years by bubble screens we couldn't stop. I'm thinking Minnesota regular season and USC. They lined up two wide. One blocked and the other ran.

 

[JLine]

I normally trust the staff but definitely agree with most of what you said. I can understand some of the moves but please more Zaire, Ron, Custis, Ish and Estime. Nice to see AAM out there as he's worked hard and earned it, but damn...gimme GM and the play makers. The D isn't gonna hold us down this year it seems, though still early.

The DL is a bigger concern than I thought and like you said, Welsh just doesn't have it compared to Ron. The bye is a blessing. It's time to make the proper adjustments, put the best players on the field and bust ass in practice to get ready for CMU. Just glad we got lucky in this one. The defense is worrisome, have to get the right personnel out there. No time to be stubborn, though it may not matter. We look lost out there right now.

I still have high hopes for the squad, as the first game doesn't tell the whole story and these kids are much better than the display they put on. LGO

 

[CIL]

There were some real head scratchers out there.

Adrian Flemming - I feel bad for the kid, but I really don't understand the love affair? We are severely limited with play makers so we can't afford to have Estime or Broyld on the bench. Even Ishmael looks the part. I don't get the decision to move Broyld back to slot. I'd like to see a lot more of both Estime/Broyld or Estime/Ishmael.

Ron Thompson - Kid is an animal he needs to be on the field unless he is tired. Last year I felt he and Isiah Johnson were out 2 best DE's. With Isiah moved inside, which is needed, but Thompson needs to be in there over Welsh, who just doesn't give you what Thompson can.

Jamal Custis - I know it's his first game, but you can tell he is a player. He ran wide open down the center of the field for what could have been a TD, but other then that I rarely saw him. With all the formation with the TE split out wide there is no reason he shouldn't be in there ahead of Moore, who is basically a OT.

Kirkland - From what I saw I was really disappointed, and i'm not talking about the ill timed, over celebrations. When Zaire Franklin was in at the MIKE we had our best defensive serious of the game. I am sure he can play all 3 LB positions.

Erv Phillips - Really liked what I saw from him returning kicks, but then he gets pulled in the 4th for Estime. I can understand that, but Erv was doing a great job back there. Hell i'd love to see Erv in the slot or even RB. We don't really have any play makers on offense besides Estime, so if we have them they have to play no matter what class they are in. Speaking of Estime why was he coming out of the bullpen for Desir? Just don't get that one at all.

George Morris - He was MIA. I don't get how AAM bumped him on the depth chart, especially with all the sidelines to sidelines stuff we were doing on offense. Morris has the potential to be a play maker, but he can't from the sidelines.


Basically we need to get our explosive players on the field. You need play makers to win. Going forward I would love to see more.

Ron Thompson
Isiah Johnson
Zaire Franklin
Erv Phillips
Brisly Estime
George Morris
Steve Ishmael
Jamal Custis

I understand where you are coming from, however, Custis, Ishamel, and Phillips are all true frashman. Each looked the part Friday night. However, Custis has what, 2 weeks of an entire career playing TE? It's a lot to ask a true frosh to come in and absord the entire playbook. My guess is they will eventually earn more PT as the season progresses.

I'm not as sold on Morris as everyone else. He has good speed and burst, but he streuggles running through contact and is probably the poorest picking up the blitz back there. He'll get his chances but I don't think he has done enough over his careeer to distinguish himself from anyone else.

Love me some Ron Thompson. I think he should see most snaps there as well. It appears as if Welsh and Robonson are starters in name only right now, because I would think he recieved just as many if not more snaps than the others.

Kirkland is still too small to hold up out there. My guess is his role is diminished by the next few games. It will only take time.

 

[Jamesvillecuse]

There were some real head scratchers out there.

Adrian Flemming - I feel bad for the kid, but I really don't understand the love affair? We are severely limited with play makers so we can't afford to have Estime or Broyld on the bench. Even Ishmael looks the part. I don't get the decision to move Broyld back to slot. I'd like to see a lot more of both Estime/Broyld or Estime/Ishmael.

Ron Thompson - Kid is an animal he needs to be on the field unless he is tired. Last year I felt he and Isiah Johnson were out 2 best DE's. With Isiah moved inside, which is needed, but Thompson needs to be in there over Welsh, who just doesn't give you what Thompson can.

Jamal Custis - I know it's his first game, but you can tell he is a player. He ran wide open down the center of the field for what could have been a TD, but other then that I rarely saw him. With all the formation with the TE split out wide there is no reason he shouldn't be in there ahead of Moore, who is basically a OT.

Kirkland - From what I saw I was really disappointed, and i'm not talking about the ill timed, over celebrations. When Zaire Franklin was in at the MIKE we had our best defensive serious of the game. I am sure he can play all 3 LB positions.

Erv Phillips - Really liked what I saw from him returning kicks, but then he gets pulled in the 4th for Estime. I can understand that, but Erv was doing a great job back there. Hell i'd love to see Erv in the slot or even RB. We don't really have any play makers on offense besides Estime, so if we have them they have to play no matter what class they are in. Speaking of Estime why was he coming out of the bullpen for Desir? Just don't get that one at all.

George Morris - He was MIA. I don't get how AAM bumped him on the depth chart, especially with all the sidelines to sidelines stuff we were doing on offense. Morris has the potential to be a play maker, but he can't from the sidelines.


Basically we need to get our explosive players on the field. You need play makers to win. Going forward I would love to see more.

Ron Thompson
Isiah Johnson
Zaire Franklin
Erv Phillips
Brisly Estime
George Morris
Steve Ishmael
Jamal Custis

I think Phillips would be a good candidate to backup Estime

 

[TheCusian]

I was going to post something similar about the WR situation but you nailed it in your first post. Watching the WR's from FSU and LSU play tonight the talent and skill level difference between them and us is so large that were not even in the same stratosphere. The athleticism is off the freaking charts.

That's been the case for 15 years.

 

[TheCusian]

If your offense is bubble screens, you are asking to be annihilated by 90 per cent of the teams we play.

Yup. I think it's about free yardage. If the play off the WR's, that's your bread and butter in this system. Again - I don't agree with it 100%. But that's the thinking.

 

[TheCusian]

Also - last night in the FSU v Okie State game - the blocker on the bubble faked the block and cut straight up the field... Not a FSU defender within 20 yards. Would love to see that wrinkle.