Definitely give him credit for trying to address the issue, but just concerned that it appears their production before they got to SU is an indicator they really just might not be that good.
i am not writing collins off yet. he seemed to gain some confidence after rushing a few times and made a good td throw. i think there is a glimmer of hope there. i hope fran allows nunzio and other coaches handle him . he should keep his role to encouragement . which i believe he does.
Regain trust? Come on man.
In 180 minutes Rickie still looks lost that's way more time then anyone should get as a P4 QB to show they can do the job.
He's been wiiiide open... a lot. Struggling QBs should love check downs to the TE but our current struggling QB doesn't appear capable of check downs or anything beyond staring longingly at first reads as opposition DBs read his eyes and undercut routes.
Wasn't he picked by Nixon? What was the connection?
I agree. I was more focused on the talent level of the players when I made my post and didn't pay attention to the reference to Fran instead of Dale Williams. But definitely think we could use an upgrade in OL coaching.
Good call. From an old syracuse.com article - Williams played briefly with Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon at West Virginia in the early 90s and the two maintained a connection.
I think we need a new oline coach. He was the one i didnt love of choices. We have had oline coaches and all previous stops all told us exactly what we are getting and its what we got. Pass pro ok and run blocking not so much. We dont zone well and honestly dont have a true zone rb. We need to trap, pull, and run some counters or jet sweeps to open stuff up.
Agree but Dale was hired by Fran. So again it’s on Fran much like bad assistant hires have always been on the head coach. Marrone, Shafer, Dino all made questionable hires with their staffs. Dale’s numbers running the ball at Purdue were horrid. Not really a surprise but agreed we need a new online coach next year
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