I think we'll see the staff finally decide to utilize one/both freshmen running backs against TCU, which needed to be done during the Baylor game. We've talked about RPO and Purdy maybe not making the right read sometimes, but it's more so that he trusts himself more to make a higher yield play than Croney. Handing the ball to Croney is essentially conceding a play. That change alone would make a huge difference in getting things in the right direction. Jirehl Brock looks like the answer to some of our running issues, and he can't get a carry because....?
Somebody else in maybe another thread commented on bright minds rising quickly in the coaching profession. I think that there are bright minds on the staff and hope that they are learning from the same mistake they've made two seasons in a row - being so risk-averse that it has placed the balance of the season on upperclassmen (Kempt, Noland, Croney) when there has been far exceeding younger talent rotting on the bench. That cannot continue in the future. For a staff that talks about winning in the margins and doing the little things to not understand that margin for error increases with better talent playing is frustrating.
Yes, Hall and Jirehl haven't been with the program for as long as Sheldon Croney. But if a staff is giving the bulk of the load to a low-talent running back simply because he's been with the program longer and can provide pass protection, I question that staff's thought process. You find a way to get the ball to playmakers, period.
