Wickline

[Coot]

I do not want to see Wickline go.  I think he can recruit.  Conner Williams, Vahe and Buck Major are in his first class.  I think they will all be very good and multi-year starters.

 

[utisdabomb12]

While Hodges not winning a starting job was certainly a disappointment - Nickleson was always viewed as a project who was going to require some time.  If Hodges saw the field it was on ST's.

I believe Nickelson is a 4 years to play 3 guy anyways. I could be wrong though. 

From a roster perspective, it would be dumb to burn Nickelson's RS this year. 

 

[CharcoalPuppy]

I do not want to see Wickline go.  I think he can recruit.  Conner Williams, Vahe and Buck Major are in his first class.  I think they will all be very good and multi-year starters.

Me either, even though this O-line has pissed me off at times.  Wickline has a proven track record in this conference.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Just got through reading on another site a review of how the offensive line played against ND.  

Here are the cliff notes.

C. Williams actually played well overall, especially considering the caliber of competition and him being a true freshman. 

Again, considering the competition, Doyle, Perkins, and Vahe all did okay overall.

Flowers was absolutely terrible. 

Based on this, I'm not sure that Wickline isn't doing a better job than he is being given credit for.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Just got through reading on another site a review of how the offensive line played against ND.  

Here are the cliff notes.

C. Williams actually played well overall, especially considering the caliber of competition and him being a true freshman. 

Again, considering the competition, Doyle, Perkins, and Vahe all did okay overall.

Perkins was absolutely terrible. 

Based on this, I'm not sure that Wickline isn't doing a better job than he is being given credit for.

Did Perkins do "okay" or "terrible"? Make up your mind, NTG!

 

[Juan]

Doyle was on the ground most of the game

He may be our worst OL

 

[NWAHorn]

The thing about this is that other offenses survive poor OL play.  Mike Leach never had great lines at Tech (I can only remember one good NFL OL from all his years there - Louis Vasquez - maybe I forget someone) - yet he designed a successful offense around it.  His defenses were primarily what held his teams back.

It is on the OC to run a smart scheme, given whatever tools he has on-hand.  What you cannot do is make the weak areas worse.

Based off the success Watson had with Teddy Bridgewater, he came to our team with a clear idea of the scheme he wanted to run.  But the problem was that he did not have the personnel to run it.  You knew it and I knew it.  I have no idea why Watson/Strong did not know it.  Nonetheless, once Ash was declared out (the only QB we've had who could run Watson's schemes) and we had the other various departures, Watson and Strong should have known it at least by then.

What does a reasonable OC do in this situation?  Does he stubbornly cling to the scheme that once worked for him?  Or, does he adjust his scheme to fit the personnel that he actually has on hand?  (A separate question can be raised whether Watson would have ever had any success an an OC had Bridgewater not landed in his lap).

In our case, we cannot pass block.  As a unit, we are lucky to hold off the pass rush on any given pass play for 3 seconds.  Often we cannot hold the rush for 1 second.  Given that team weakness, the smart OC does not call for 7-step drops (or 5-step even) with five check-downs with a slow-footed, slow-passing-motion, slow-thinking QB.  This does not do him or anyone else on our team any favors.  The opponent loves this sort of nonsense play-calling, especially on 3rd-and-short.  Ever watch Oregon? Or Baylor even?  Notice how quickly the ball leaves the QB's hands on those slants? It's gone in 3 seconds.  Now visualize how many times we have tried to run that play.  We are still using slants designed by Fred Akers. 

Combine all that with the philosophical variance between Watson and Wickline, and we were screwed from the outset with this group.

This may be the best post I've read in HS.

 

[GBT]

Why in the **** would you recruit a JUCO who needed time to develop ? That is just plain dumb. Hells bells he only has two years with you......SMH

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Did Perkins do "okay" or "terrible"? Make up your mind, NTG!

Oops! Meant to say Flowers was terrible. 

Geez, JBTexEx, watch the damn game, lol 

Fixed it 

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Doyle was on the ground most of the game

He may be our worst OL

I thought Doyle was pretty bad as well so I was surprised at what I read on this other site. But I still think Flowers is the worst OL. 

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Oops! Meant to say Flowers was terrible. 

Geez, JBTexEx, watch the damn game, lol 

Fixed it 

Agree, Flowers was terrible.

 

[primal defense]

I was happy to read that Burton said that Wickline doesn't have a problem with the changes. He just wants to win.