Does Heupel have the killer instinct as a coach?

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Woodlawn VOL said:
Well he led a huge drive on the road against state late in the game. At some point you have to trust the quarterback that has moved the ball well all game. And there are ways to keep tempo and call fairly safe plays. A deep throw at mid field where if they intercept it’s a long field. Let him sprint out for a run pass option. Tell him not to force to tough of a throw. Several ways besides a simple handoff right up the middle. Folks have film they are going to start knowing that is what we’re doing. Actually Heupel now has them set up for the kill now if he will do it. Teams are going to start selling out on the run to get the ball back super quick. The great teams find a way to get first downs and take teams out. Having said all the I am happy with Heupel except for the late game strategy, we have to keep on taking it to them on offense. We need to work on late game plays and also cut out the false starts there is no reason to be false starting on 3rd and 1. GBO
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Agree completely.
 
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The simple answer is that you MUST be able to trust your DC and defense to get some stops. For 3 of Heupel's 5 years... he has NOT been able to trust Banks to get that done.
 
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This is my opinion but I think Heupel is being conservative because he thinks the defense can bail us out like they did time and time again last year. He needs to reassess his approach especially late in the game otherwise it will cost us. In a perfect world, all the reps the younger players are getting now should translate to development down the road, it’s just matter of how quickly that happens.
 
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Big Orange Captain said:
What has happened to the offense the last two games? It seems the play calling has changed from the first 4 games to the last two against State ahd Arkansas. It seems we have been less aggressive and more hesitant with play calling and more conservative in general. It’s like Heupel has morphed into Butch Jones getting ultra conservative and trying to sit on a lead. I noticed he started doing that last year as well now last season we had a good enough defense that we could do that and trust our defense to win the game. However we cannot do that this season the defense cannot be trusted to win the game we need our offense to score as much as we can and keep the throttle down. We left at least 10 points on the board against Arkansas and that game got way too nerve wracking at the end cause of Heupel’s conservative play calling and trying to milk the clock. We were fortunate we didn’t lose to Miss.St and Arkansas but a win is still a win but it don’t have to be so damn stress inducing. And if Heupel stays aggressive and goes for the kill shot against Georgia we win that game. Maybe he was saving some stuff for Bama and not showing much against State and Arky i don’t know. 🤷‍♀️. Always play to win not too lose!! I watched A&M deliver the knockout punch to Florida last night and thought man it would be nice if we could close out a game like that and not sweat out another close game.
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To answer the question... no. no he's not. After 5 years of evidence of sitting on the clock over and over... its evident heis what he is.
 
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McDad said:
No argument. What do those injuries have to do with cjh's "killer instinc"?

the ncaa stats through 6 games disagrees.

Again, what does all your pearl clutching about defense have to do with Cjh's killer instinct?
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Hype does not have killer instinct against decent teams. Against decent teams he deliberately slows the offense down and milks the clock when we have a lead. Don't understaand this at all, we could have beat Ga really bad, had he not done that.
 
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Orangesmokey said:
My only complaint is this... when the defense creates a turnover in plus territory I would like to see us take a shot down the field or to the end zone. That quick change and quick momentum change could really help. Maybe there is a reason why we don't that I don't see
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I agree with you, I do not understand why he won't go for the kill, this is the best time to do it, all momentum is on our side
 
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DaddyChad said:
Aguilar has been great but he came in so late I’m not sure Josh trusts him yet late in games. If he gets it down to a certain time he’s going to play the clock it seems
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I think that is just Hypes mentality, and for this reason we probably will never win a championship game, You can't slow your offense down with a lead against a good team and allow them to get back in the game. Even with a great defense this is dangerous, and we certainly do not have a great defense this year.
 
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Yes, Heupel has plenty of killer instinct. He calls plays to maximize our chances of winning in real time. And, like it or not, that involves running the football when having a lead in the 4th Quarter.

This is completely different from the yahoos on here who watch a play, and then AFTER THE FACT, decide whether the play was a good call or not based on the result.
 
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sjt18 said:
The simple answer is that you MUST be able to trust your DC and defense to get some stops. For 3 of Heupel's 5 years... he has NOT been able to trust Banks to get that done.
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I trust our offense much more than defense, once you get the lead just score everytime they do and you win and you don't have to rely on defense
 
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EZE said:
Yes, Heupel has plenty of killer instinct. He calls plays to maximize our chances of winning in real time. And, like it or not, that involves running the football when having a lead in the 4th Quarter.

This is completely different from the yahoos on here who watch a play, and then AFTER THE FACT, decide whether the play was a good call or not based on the result.
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None of these guys would have the first clue about managing a game in real time.
 
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I would probably make a terrible football coach, so I’m not saying it’s the best approach.

But I’d rather lose trying to expand a 17 point lead than lose trying to protect a 17 point lead.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
I’m not sure this is the right answer but we honestly are dealing with some injuries on the offense that have really handcuffed what we do. Ethan Davis, Pendleton, Jackson, Jefferson, Brame to name a few.

Some are playing through it while others can’t.
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Pendleton is the only one of those guys who makes a bit of difference in how we approach a game. We wouldn’t be playing balls to the wall if the freshman 4th string tight end were healthy.

Bottom line is he does not have that killer instinct. If he did, we’d be undefeated right now. And that’s just in game. Off the field, he doesn’t have anything close to a killer instinct. That’s why we had the worst portal class in power conference rankings and also why we still have to watch Willie Martinez-coached DBs struggle to stay on the screen when a pass is completed.
 
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McDad said:
No argument. What do those injuries have to do with cjh's "killer instinc"?

the ncaa stats through 6 games disagrees.

Again, what does all your pearl clutching about defense have to do with Cjh's killer instinct?
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He's transformed since his first couple of seasons. He's no longer an alpha predator. Now he's...
 
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UTFranklinVol said:
the biggest knock on Heupel at this point is his ability to win big road games against our top competition (Bama/Florida/Georgia) and the fact that he still hasn't made it to the SEC championship game.

IMO he and/or his staff do not know how to put that serial killer instinct into the players that causes them to win even in the most hostile environments.

as far as offense/defense goes we've scored more points than any other team in college football and done it in the top conference in America and we are #4 in the nation in total offense. I really don't know how much more you could ask of them. the defense is definitely lacking compared to last year but UT still has the second most sacks in the nation. we just play really soft zone defense and teams with a good OL can beat us easily in the pass game.
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A team is a reflection of it's head coach.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Aguilar has been great but he came in so late I’m not sure Josh trusts him yet late in games. If he gets it down to a certain time he’s going to play the clock it seems
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So Heupel's coaching style is now akin to a prevent defense....playing and coaching not to lose...which you most likely will do? Coaching scared and playing scared just reeks. This is why we have games like UGA this year. Some teams and staff embrace the pressure and rise to the occasion. We have stinkers and miss FGs to win big games. Again, teams reflect their coach.
 
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