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[QUOTE="anomander, post: 1146392, member: 2766"]
Let's try to control the controllable.  There are a few things I would like to see us improve on/change as the season progresses.  Most are very attainable.

1.  Penalties.  Absolutely no way we should average 3-4 false starts a game.  A lot that come in key situations.  We aren't good enough, or explosiveness on offense to be behind the chains, giving up yardage.  We are usually good for an illegal formation, or illegal substitution a game as well.

2.  Utilize players strengths.  Should be pretty easy, or maybe it's just me.  These are the guys being paid a ton of money to coach football, but I just can't comprehend, or even begin to understand the reasoning behind only giving Custis (6'6 230 and can run) on strictly bubble screens.  I would think you would want to create a match up to utilize his speed vs a safety, or size vs a LB.  Same goes for Ameen-Moore.  Why run him to the outside, and Erv on the inside?  Ron Thompson is one of the only defenders that jump off the screen when he is at DE, but we insist on forcing him to play in the interior DL where he is out weighed by about 50lbs.  He does his best, but his strength is at DE.  Then again what the hell do I know i'm just some internet board poster.

3.  Special teams.  Painfully this area of the game seem to never improve.  Punt returns, blocked punts, missed field goals, blocked PAT's, and on and on and on.  Not sure if this is too controllable, but once again we aren't good enough to give away points.

4.  Stop the over celebration.  Yes, i'm looking at you Rob Welsh, and Josh Kirkland.  There is absolutely no need to pound your helmet after making 1 meaningless play,in the past 3 games, late in the 4th quarter.  It makes us look selfish.  Act like you've done it before, or at very worst do it while we are actually in the game.
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