Kendall Wright: Baylor had no playbook

[PabloDiablo]

I agree, 6 is not out of the question for Baylor. However, I don't see Baylor winning any more than that. As someone else said, ISU hung 41 on Tech last year with a offence that ranked 90th in the nation for scoring. ISU actually had a wider margin of victory against Tech than Baylor did.

I said that 6 isn't out of the question, but neither is 4 wins. Baylor's problem this year is that they have no defense and the offense took a big hit. ISU scored more against Baylor in regulation than anyone else last year except Texas Tech.

If you figure that Baylor's personal losses on offense will result in even 10 points per game decrease. That is still very respectable average. At that rate, Baylor would have only won 5 games last year. Hell, if Baylor had scored 4 points lower Baylor would have only won 6 games in the regular season.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Baylor miss out on another Bowl this season. I'm not saying that Briles isn't going to keep Baylor on the right track, but this is obviously a rebuilding year.

I agree with your 4-6 range. Their home-away schedule really doesn't favor them much and Tech is on a neutral field in Arlington. They should be able to sneak out of non-con with 3 wins (toughest game should be SMU), but then they have tough going through the Big 12 with their toss-up games on the road similar to our schedule last year. Kansas at home may be their closest to a sure thing win but who knows.

 

[Ficklone02]

They still have a good o-line, & other athletes & most importantly, Briles. I'd put the over/under on wins for them at 7.5.

 

[djcubby]

They still have a good o-line, & other athletes & most importantly, Briles. I'd put the over/under on wins for them at 7.5.

Ok, so they have a good O line, a couple of serviceable receivers and a question mark at RB. I don't care if the kid was a 5* recruit, he didn't see the field at Oregon for whatever reason so no one really knows what he can do.

I'd feel comfortable taking the under on that one...

 

[CLONECONES]

Ok, so they have a good O line, a couple of serviceable receivers and a question mark at RB. I don't care if the kid was a 5* recruit, he didn't see the field at Oregon for whatever reason so no one really knows what he can do.

I'd feel extremely comfortable taking the under on that one...

FIFY

 

[BallSoHard4Cy]

I haven't seen many plays with a lead blocking QB, maybe they didn't have a playbook, but they had to have had PLAYS

 

[Sloup]

I wonder how that affects Baylor players heading to the NFL. I can't imagine learning a new method of learning plays is easy. I guess we'll find out when RGIII starts this year.

 

[BallSoHard4Cy]

I wonder how that affects Baylor players heading to the NFL. I can't imagine learning a new method of learning plays is easy. I guess we'll find out when RGIII starts this year.

He's in the same system, he'll be fine

 

[FootballFan2]

Baylor is on the move up. As long as Briles is the head coach. Baylor will surprise a lot of people this year. Not sure why since they have great players.

 

[cy1010]

Maybe he just meant he lost his playbook?

 

[acgclone]

Many teams do not have an actual playbill for fear that it would fall into the wrong hands. These offenses are rollout over the course of the entire season. You start with a base offense and add variations throught the year. 300 plays sounds like a lot. It you have about 20 base plays with many variations

 

[baylrballa]

A shot from a baylor practice last fall.

 

[thatguy]

Wright: Baylor had no playbook

So basically they relied heavily on RGIII and his ability to make plays...their offense without RGIII and Wright next year takes a huge step back IMO.

losing the heismann trophy winner and a first round receiver is going to hurt the program? Great analysis.

 

[nhclone]

losing the heismann trophy winner and a first round receiver is going to hurt the program? Great analysis.

...and we have a whole thread about Ubben "not taking chances with his predictions." OP should be working for ESPN, I guess.

 

[woodie]

...and we have a whole thread about Ubben "not taking chances with his predictions." OP should be working for ESPN, I guess.

briles can step out of his back door and recruit good players. iowa state does not enjoy that luxury-we have to recruit texas,florida, and california to recruit a team of good players..

 

[iowa_wildcat]

Art Briles has been underrated as a coach for his entire career. He continues to make fools of his detractors. A win is a win regardless if it is by 50 points or by 1 point. His teams tend to do whatever it takes to put a W on the board. Only Vegas and bettors care about the spread.

 

[LegendofRodA]

...and we have a whole thread about Ubben "not taking chances with his predictions." OP should be working for ESPN, I guess.

I would gladly accept that position...but to elaborate, my point was that Baylor fans might have us believe that Briles is the reason for success their offense had this past year and while he is a good coach, the talant drop off will be evident next year. Baylor will be lucky to get to a bowl IMO.

 

[baylrballa]

I would gladly accept that position...but to elaborate, my point was that Baylor fans might have us believe that Briles is the reason for success their offense had this past year and while he is a good coach, the talant drop off will be evident next year. Baylor will be lucky to get to a bowl IMO.

outside of one position we are probably more talented everywhere.

granted that is the most important position, but Briles has a decent track record there. Before Griffin. Case Keenum. before that Kevin Kolb.

 

[Al_4_State]

I'm suspending judgment on Briles. If he wins at Baylor w/out RGIII, then he's a damn good coach. His one year w/out Griffin was a trainwreck, and it looks like that team had a similar level of talent to what he fields this year. I suspect that Baylor falls off, but if they don't I think it writes the book on Briles.

 

[baylrballa]

I'm suspending judgment on Briles. If he wins at Baylor w/out RGIII, then he's a damn good coach. His one year w/out Griffin was a trainwreck, and it looks like that team had a similar level of talent to what he fields this year. I suspect that Baylor falls off, but if they don't I think it writes the book on Briles.

our talent when Briles got here was not good at all. I would think that almost goes without saying. We had literally only a handful of big12 level athletes, but it's improved every year and the depth is closer to other big12 teams now.

Next years team is much, much more talented than 3 years ago. Doesn't automatically lead to wins though (I'm looking at you Texas)

 

[isukendall]

I think people are out of their minds for not jumping off this bandwagon. Why do people think they win 6+ games season? They return a god awful defense, Lose every good playmaker on offense, one being the top player in the nation. I honestly don't see them winning a conference game next season except for maybe KU.

Does CyBookie allow one on one bets?