Everyone is trying to be too simplistic on the problems going on right now.
1. It's not the coaches fault, well not entirely. They will be a good coaching staff eventually. The coaches are going to need some time, but they obviously don't have the line play that they are going to need. The big thing is how they handle the results this year. In my comments going back to the UNI game, I think the coaches can't put the blame on the players. They have to look at this and say how they can get better. The players won't turn over quick enough for this coaching staff to get all their own players. And completely failing at
ISU is a sure way to end your college career. What I guess I look for from the coaches is just flat out how they respond going forward. They NEED to make these guys work, they can't rely on blaming the players. And that also can't happen in a personal matter amongst friends. I look at it like Mike Gundy, the coach should take the heat when things go wrong.
It's not the players fault, again not entirely. The guys we have may very well have been much better this year under Dan than they currently are. I actually think what you are seeing from Blythe and Meyer makes a lot of sense. #1 they started their first two years against the bottom half of the big12. They didn't play OU and Texas until last year. And they built a reputation by than. My own personal opinion all along has been that if you want to blame some part of the players, blame the offensive line. If they were half way decent, we would be a lot more potent on offense. And on defense if our front four could get some pressure, things would be much much better. It's not rocket science on this part, the lines win football games. And that goes for both sides. The lack of a good offensive line has forced Bret to move the pocket more. Now, he can do that, but he is a much better stationary thrower. #2, the talent that they had in the receiving corps has gone down a bit this year. Last year the line started horribly, and than now you lost the two other guys Bret was really comfortable with. So, what do you do if you play against
ISU? Cover Blythe with your #1 cover guy and give him a little help, and than work to stuff the run. Force someone else to beat you. It's not going to happen, we don't have anyone else to beat them, because our line doesn't give bret time to work through his progressions.
Finally, the fans can't be blamed for their reactions. They were told this was a new era of
ISU football. They were told come and see this team. That they would win some games after last year. It's pretty clear that's not the case.
Here is some good news. This is a good choice as a year for a new coaching staff. Next year we start the "softer" 2 year portion of our schedule. So, having the growing pains now may not be too bad. And the other good news is that the future at QB doesn't look too bad. And I think bates may be a pretty good receiver eventually. And hopefully the talent is somewhere in the pipeline on the lines. If not, we are in for more trouble next year again, obviously not as bad, but still it's a tough conference.
Myself, I want to see Meyer play. And I want to see Blythe get the ball more. I also want the youngsters to get in some, but hey this is a rebuilding year, don't get anyone young hurt, or if they get hurt make sure they get healthy. And enjoy some of these games for what they are. And help steer any good linemen to
ISU.
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