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Story: Gesser talks state of FB team on Cougar Calls
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Wow. Lots of crimson-colored glasses on Gesser and Moos.
"That's what you see right now. They believe in what's going on and the direction they're going. That's why you see them getting better every week and taking steps forward"
They gave up 409 yards of offense to Wyoming, a week after giving up 402 to Rutgers. They don't tackle well, they don't contain well, and they can't keep track of the QB when he runs...all three things that haven't really changed through the first 3 games.
"What we need to do is hand the ball off and we'll get those yards"
That didn't work when we tried it on Saturday. For as seasoned as our OL is, they're pretty bad at consistently opening running lanes.
"Chalk that victory up to the defense," Washington State AD Bill Moos said Monday. "It was the defense's game. They played very well. Our offense sputtered a little bit, so we have some things to work on. But we have a couple of weeks to work on them."
While we don't win without the defense, I think it's a stretch to say "they played very well". The were OK in the 3rd, solid in the 4th. Terrible in the first half.
Moos said he thought WSU's special teams played "exceptionally well." The Cougars blocked a field goal attempt and Wyoming had 137 return yards on five kickoffs, an average of 27.4 yards per return. Take away the 38-yard return and the Cowboys' average drops to 24.75 yards.
27.4 yards per return is not "exceptionally well". Think of what those numbers would have been like if the first one or two guys to make contact had actually made the tackle.
Moos says he sees steady progress from the Week 1 loss to Portland State to the road win at Rutgers to the first home win over a FBS opponent since 2013. "We're improving each week and you have to get better each week as we get into Pac-12 competition."
I'm not sure how edging Wyoming - failing to put them away until 2 minutes left - shows improvement over beating Rutgers in New Jersey. Both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan handled them more easily than we did.
"That's what you see right now. They believe in what's going on and the direction they're going. That's why you see them getting better every week and taking steps forward"
They gave up 409 yards of offense to Wyoming, a week after giving up 402 to Rutgers. They don't tackle well, they don't contain well, and they can't keep track of the QB when he runs...all three things that haven't really changed through the first 3 games.
"What we need to do is hand the ball off and we'll get those yards"
That didn't work when we tried it on Saturday. For as seasoned as our OL is, they're pretty bad at consistently opening running lanes.
"Chalk that victory up to the defense," Washington State AD Bill Moos said Monday. "It was the defense's game. They played very well. Our offense sputtered a little bit, so we have some things to work on. But we have a couple of weeks to work on them."
While we don't win without the defense, I think it's a stretch to say "they played very well". The were OK in the 3rd, solid in the 4th. Terrible in the first half.
Moos said he thought WSU's special teams played "exceptionally well." The Cougars blocked a field goal attempt and Wyoming had 137 return yards on five kickoffs, an average of 27.4 yards per return. Take away the 38-yard return and the Cowboys' average drops to 24.75 yards.
27.4 yards per return is not "exceptionally well". Think of what those numbers would have been like if the first one or two guys to make contact had actually made the tackle.
Moos says he sees steady progress from the Week 1 loss to Portland State to the road win at Rutgers to the first home win over a FBS opponent since 2013. "We're improving each week and you have to get better each week as we get into Pac-12 competition."
I'm not sure how edging Wyoming - failing to put them away until 2 minutes left - shows improvement over beating Rutgers in New Jersey. Both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan handled them more easily than we did.
I'm not sure how edging Wyoming - failing to put them away until 2 minutes left - shows improvement over beating Rutgers in New Jersey. Both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan handled them more easily than we did.
I think Wyoming's No. 1 QB was out all or nearly all of the first two games, at least according to the TV announcers last Saturday.
Maybe that could explain why UND and EMU had an easier time with WYO than the Cougs.
I think Wyoming's No. 1 QB was out all or nearly all of the first two games, at least according to the TV announcers last Saturday.
Maybe that could explain why UND and EMU had an easier time with WYO than the Cougs.
Wyoming played with their 3rd string QB in the 2nd game of the year. Not many teams at any level can with that.
It wasn't a good win by any means last Saturday, but once we figured out what they were doing, they weren't really able to threaten much after the 1st quarter.
It wasn't a good win by any means last Saturday, but once we figured out what they were doing, they weren't really able to threaten much after the 1st quarter.
Not quite. Coffman played all but the last two downs of their first game, and missed the 2nd game. Pretty sure his presence wouldn't have kept EMU from scoring 48 anyway.
That is something we don't know. EMU could have scored the same, more or less. Since the third string QB played most of the game, I would think the game would have been a lot closer with a first string QB and EMU would not have scored 48. Hard to score if the other team has the ball longer. The third string QB was awful and we saw that Coffman is not awful. He may not be good, but he is not awful. EMU would have won the game either way, I believe.
Is anybody impressed with 2nd half adjustments? While I have zero optimism that we'll make any noise in the conference this year, it does seem that adjustments are consistently being made at halftime, even if we lack the talent and experience to completely shut teams down. That at least seems like a positive new trend under Grinch.
While I have zero optimism that we'll make any noise in the conference this year
Not to be disagreeable, but Bruce Feldman from Fox Sports picked WSU to finish 3rd in the Pac-12 North this year — ahead of Cal, Washington and Oregon State.
Feldman probably has a good bit of inside knowledge, too, since I think he was a ghostwriter for CML's best-seller Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life a couple years ago.
Not to be disagreeable, but Bruce Feldman from Fox Sports picked WSU to finish 3rd in the Pac-12 North this year — ahead of Cal, Washington and Oregon State.
Feldman probably has a good bit of inside knowledge, too, since I think he was a ghostwriter for CML's best-seller Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life a couple years ago.
One of those three was a victory 2,500 miles from Pullman in front of 46K against a Big Ten opponent that crushed North Carolina in a bowl game last year.
Luke Falk was Pac-12 Player of the Week, too.
Luke Falk was Pac-12 Player of the Week, too.
Wow. Lots of crimson-colored glasses on Gesser and Moos.
"That's what you see right now. They believe in what's going on and the direction they're going. That's why you see them getting better every week and taking steps forward"
They gave up 409 yards of offense to Wyoming, a week after giving up 402 to Rutgers. They don't tackle well, they don't contain well, and they can't keep track of the QB when he runs...all three things that haven't really changed through the first 3 YEARS. - FIXED
"What we need to do is hand the ball off and we'll get those yards"
That didn't work when we tried it on Saturday. For as seasoned as our OL is, they're pretty bad at consistently opening running lanes.
"Chalk that victory up to the defense," Washington State AD Bill Moos said Monday. "It was the defense's game. They played very well. Our offense sputtered a little bit, so we have some things to work on. But we have a couple of weeks to work on them."
While we don't win without the defense, I think it's a stretch to say "they played very well". The were OK in the 3rd, solid in the 4th. Terrible in the first half.
Moos said he thought WSU's special teams played "exceptionally well." The Cougars blocked a field goal attempt and Wyoming had 137 return yards on five kickoffs, an average of 27.4 yards per return. Take away the 38-yard return and the Cowboys' average drops to 24.75 yards.
27.4 yards per return is not "exceptionally well". Think of what those numbers would have been like if the first one or two guys to make contact had actually made the tackle. - Imagine if we had a K who could actually put it in the end zone for touchbacks. Hell, even on the goal line would be nice. Kicking to the 5 and adding 25 yards return... might as well just do onside kicks every time - at least there is 1 positive outcome from that action.
Moos says he sees steady progress from the Week 1 loss to Portland State to the road win at Rutgers to the first home win over a FBS opponent since 2013. "We're improving each week and you have to get better each week as we get into Pac-12 competition."
I'm not sure how edging Wyoming - failing to put them away until 2 minutes left - shows improvement over beating Rutgers in New Jersey. Both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan handled them more easily than we did. - What's truly worrisome is how far behind we look in every phase of the game. The O looks like they are still in spring camp with a new QB, not a kid who's been in the system for 2 years. The D is as much of a mess as it ever was, maybe even worse on the front 7, and special teams still looks shaky at best. This is after two months of practices and playing together.
"That's what you see right now. They believe in what's going on and the direction they're going. That's why you see them getting better every week and taking steps forward"
They gave up 409 yards of offense to Wyoming, a week after giving up 402 to Rutgers. They don't tackle well, they don't contain well, and they can't keep track of the QB when he runs...all three things that haven't really changed through the first 3 YEARS. - FIXED
"What we need to do is hand the ball off and we'll get those yards"
That didn't work when we tried it on Saturday. For as seasoned as our OL is, they're pretty bad at consistently opening running lanes.
"Chalk that victory up to the defense," Washington State AD Bill Moos said Monday. "It was the defense's game. They played very well. Our offense sputtered a little bit, so we have some things to work on. But we have a couple of weeks to work on them."
While we don't win without the defense, I think it's a stretch to say "they played very well". The were OK in the 3rd, solid in the 4th. Terrible in the first half.
Moos said he thought WSU's special teams played "exceptionally well." The Cougars blocked a field goal attempt and Wyoming had 137 return yards on five kickoffs, an average of 27.4 yards per return. Take away the 38-yard return and the Cowboys' average drops to 24.75 yards.
27.4 yards per return is not "exceptionally well". Think of what those numbers would have been like if the first one or two guys to make contact had actually made the tackle. - Imagine if we had a K who could actually put it in the end zone for touchbacks. Hell, even on the goal line would be nice. Kicking to the 5 and adding 25 yards return... might as well just do onside kicks every time - at least there is 1 positive outcome from that action.
Moos says he sees steady progress from the Week 1 loss to Portland State to the road win at Rutgers to the first home win over a FBS opponent since 2013. "We're improving each week and you have to get better each week as we get into Pac-12 competition."
I'm not sure how edging Wyoming - failing to put them away until 2 minutes left - shows improvement over beating Rutgers in New Jersey. Both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan handled them more easily than we did. - What's truly worrisome is how far behind we look in every phase of the game. The O looks like they are still in spring camp with a new QB, not a kid who's been in the system for 2 years. The D is as much of a mess as it ever was, maybe even worse on the front 7, and special teams still looks shaky at best. This is after two months of practices and playing together.
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