Did David Cutcliffe try too hard to make EA the next Manning?

[volmanjr]

2 made FG's and a couple of dropped passes that hit WR's in the hands and we're not having this discussion....

 

[truefan]

How about Bama last year. UMMMM Cal last year. Ole miss 2004, Vandy this year, Ky this year, Arky this year, USC this year, UF 2004..... the list goes on and on. Now what do i win?

Nothing. He didn't put the game on his shoulders in any of those games. Vandy? He looked like shiit until the 4th quarter. Maybe KY. South Carolina...UF in '04.......he came in and got hot...Shaeffer had led us down inside the Florida 15 when one of our RBs fumbled.Arky this year???? Cal last year? Man, who do you think you are talking to? Our receivers made some big plays last year against Cal. Both long ones to Meach were short throws in which he turned into the big play, with one of them almost being intercepted for a touchdown the other way.

The list goes on and on......you're joking, right? Or are you just showing us your lack of football knowledge?

You win the homer of the year award

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

opcorn:

 

[BigPapaVol]

I'm not as down on Ainge as many here, but I am now beginning to understand Cut's unwillingness to throw over the middle, which has been wide open for us all season. Ainge doesn't account for the linebackers very well, or even at all, and they tend to pick a lot of passes over the middle. We might have been forced to this short passing game to the sidelines. Our QBs prior, especially Manning, Shuler and Kelly all lit people up in the middle of the field.

 

[WA_Vol]

QB development isn't the goal, its points on offense. If that means running the ball 40 times a game then UT should do that. The passing game this year just hasn't carried the team like everyone expected.

 

[T_man_J]

The biggest problem is player development and offensive play calling; this all boils down to just bad coaching. At this point, I expected EA to be able to do the following:

1. Read a defensive formation and call an audible at the line.
2. Work through the progressions and spot the open receiver.

Simply put: he can’t do either (consistently)
On our first drive, LSU played a cover two, with LB’s dropping into zone. We ate their lunch with the run and this was good. On our first TD, LSU was still in a zone protection formation and EA forced the pass to Brown (this should have been pickup off).

On our second drive, LSU bunched at the line to shut the run down. What did we do? We ran two running plays up the middle; then, on 3rd and 10, we threw into a cover 2 with LB’s in zone—this is unforgivable from a playcalling/audible perspective. With the LB’s crowding the line, I was expecting a play-action pass to freeze the LBs; then hit a receiver on a crossing route just behind the LB’s. This play would have worked all night. Sometimes, you just have to throw that finely tuned game plan out the window and just take what the defense gives you; our coaches never seem to grasp that thought.

Several times during the game, when EA was forced to run out of the pocket, he had receivers running wide open, but he was reluctant to take the time to deliver the pass. He elected to throw the ball away, while never breaking stride in his attempt to evade defenders.

On the first interception, EA had the inside receiver running wide open; he still forced the ball into coverage. On the second interception, he locked onto the receiver and never saw the LB.

If the argument is that EA was coached up, he just did not execute. This doesn’t fly because EA was making these mistakes in the first half, so why wasn’t he benched? Again, all of this debacle comes down to just bad coaching.

So, I hope that you do not seriously think that DC made Manning.