This. We just completed our best drive of the game and his first thought is to take out Dormady and put in JG because we needed a spark? He is a fraud. I know that's harsh but I am getting more and more frustrated with each passing game.
I don't know what game you guys were watching but the one I saw was different.QD is no threat to run and his passing is average at best. Throws off his back leg and too often when receiver is not open. I was hoping he would give JG another shot and he did. You same guys would be complaining either way it went. Butch did exactly right by trying JG.
Exactly what is happening.....and from what I have seen. Who cares if he transfers.
It was a odd time to put Guarantano in. Almost another F-you to the fanbase. This time he didn't yell it though. Dormandy had just went 7-7.
... just needed a spark.
That's what he said when asked why he put JG in and basically wasted three possessions and put the game even more in jeopardy. So what was it that made him think that? The previous possession ended up with a FG. At that point, UT had scored on 3 of its last 4 possessions. QD was finding a little rhythm in the passing game as UMass loaded up to stop the run. Jones insisted on running in spite of the fact that UT was getting no push against a loaded box.
The final straw appeared to be the attempt by Dormady to draw an INT by throwing short to Chandler. Maybe Jones was hacked off that he didn't run for the 1st down. He might have made it but he was being pursued by someone from behind.
My point is that if a change was going to be made... why change the one thing that was working and put in a guy not as good at that but perhaps better at what WAS NOT WORKING? Did Jones think that UMass would load the box less against a QB more likely to run and less accomplished in throwing the ball?
Among all of the other things... I just can't make sense of this decision. Is it possible he just reacted emotionally because Dormady didn't run for that first down? He said in his post-game that it was an accumulation of things that led to the decision. But watching back over the video... it was the stubborn playcalling that appeared to stifle UT's O. They kept running on first down and putting the O behind the sticks. When they let Dormady start throwing the short routes, they started moving the ball.
... just needed a spark.
That's what he said when asked why he put JG in and basically wasted three possessions and put the game even more in jeopardy. So what was it that made him think that? The previous possession ended up with a FG. At that point, UT had scored on 3 of its last 4 possessions. QD was finding a little rhythm in the passing game as UMass loaded up to stop the run. Jones insisted on running in spite of the fact that UT was getting no push against a loaded box.
The final straw appeared to be the attempt by Dormady to draw an INT by throwing short to Chandler. Maybe Jones was hacked off that he didn't run for the 1st down. He might have made it but he was being pursued by someone from behind.
My point is that if a change was going to be made... why change the one thing that was working and put in a guy not as good at that but perhaps better at what WAS NOT WORKING? Did Jones think that UMass would load the box less against a QB more likely to run and less accomplished in throwing the ball?
Among all of the other things... I just can't make sense of this decision. Is it possible he just reacted emotionally because Dormady didn't run for that first down? He said in his post-game that it was an accumulation of things that led to the decision. But watching back over the video... it was the stubborn playcalling that appeared to stifle UT's O. They kept running on first down and putting the O behind the sticks. When they let Dormady start throwing the short routes, they started moving the ball.
Kind of like Taj Boyd... or Nathan Peterman or Riley Ferguson (who was very immature).....
Oh and Worley running the spread option in front of Dobbs... Interesting that QD looks just as awkward as Worely did..... The reason being that neither are spread option QB's because they are no run threat. It goes against their natural tendencies.
Hmmmm..
Maybe he thought, fine, the crowd is screaming Guarantano let's show the crowd why QD is the starter ;-)
I thought it was stupid too. QD wasn't playing bad and the a couple of the the recent drives were killed by penalties when we were moving the ball (i.e., offensive PI on Smith). This was a weird offensive game. Our O-line couldn't seem to make holes for JK. Also, I just don't understand why we don't try to get JK on the edge more. We run the same running plays over and over with little to no gain hoping JK will break something.
Another thing I don't get, we never do anything to try and draw the d off-sides. There was a 3rd and 5 in the second half that I guarantee you if we had a hard count instead of the hand clapping, we would have made the jump. I get clapping hands on the road, but at home?? Teams continually are timing the snaps on us, drives me crazy. That makes it hard on the O line.
He's proving more and more he can't handle the X's and O's of coaching.