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  1. 15 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    Worth noting that Addazio wasn't at the Arkansas game because he was sick...you know the game they won. Unless Addazio's out the OL play should not be any different.

    he's missed a ton of time. not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

  2. 15 minutes ago, Fud said:

    Funny thing about A&M's OL issues is some of their more prominent posters (like Stringer who posts on IT) were convinced that Henson was the problem, and that the offense would get better with him gone. Jimbo has had only a couple of good OLs in his ~14 years as a head coach, and Henson oversaw one of them 

    henson and jimbo certainly didn't see eye to eye on a number of levels and i think both carry a bit of blame for the way it ended. that being said, i can't believe how bad addazio has been - feels like there's always a crapshoot in hiring the former head coach and there are definitely some different techniques being taught, but holy shit, this is some performance art fuckery going on.

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  3. 8 minutes ago, NoName said:

    North Carolina is a good offense (#8 in OFEI right now and #114 DFEI lol) and App St currently has the #28 offense and #49 defense

    also, no. walter nolan is not the best linebacker on the team. he may be a monster, for sure, but no. he isn't. this isn't Texas last year when Luke Brockermeyer is playing LB. if he is the best LB on the A&M team (or even the 2nd best) you guys are going to get railed at that second level. 

    you may want to relax when the hyperbole gets going.

    1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

    Pretty sure the OL is plug and play.

    i challenge you to find an example of kenny hill, jake spavital or kevin sumlin not exceeding expectations in any form. 

  4. On 9/4/2022 at 12:43 AM, Hank_Hill said:

    There’s no way he said that…is there?

    no, but reading comprehension has never been the banana's forte. 

    i only really pay attention to two guys when it comes to oline thoughts, as it generally seems the unwashed masses have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to the intricacies of blocking schemes, etc. one of the guys says it's game one under a new coach with a bunch of new guys and to give it time, the other guy thinks we're beyond fucked, so who knows. 

    app st's defense kind of sucks, so will be an interesting measuring stick heading into miami et al. 

    unrelated, walter nolan is just a freak. is immediately the best 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 tech on the line, hell, might be the best linebacker too. all the young dline guys are about to get plenty of snaps if the offense can't get its head out of its ass. 

     

     

  5. 13 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    Thank you @bizzle. I look forward to this post every off season. Almost as much as I look forward to bumping it when ATM ends up 8-4. 

    Is Durkin really going to play like this? I was under the impression that they were going to try to keep continuity from Elko. I don't know that the high pressure / high risk-reward style meshes well with what Jimbo wants to do on offense. Complementary football, as the saying goes. Jimbo is just about the most conservative coach out there. 

    In any event, I would like to wish you good luck on the season. I mean, I would like to, but it would be insincere.

    i don't know if i'd say high pressure / high risk, i just think it will be a noticeable uptick from elko, who really tried to stay away from anything remotely approaching his deeper bag of pressure tricks until absolutely necessary. 

    40 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Fun write-up. I mentioned some things a week or so ago on this thread from folks who have been to the practices a bunch. I was told Chappell was dinged up in ways that were impacting his ability to hang even close with Stewart. You got that?

    Antonio Johnson is already an AA. I don't remember which service had him as such after last season, but at least one did. 

    You are too bullish on your WR coach. He hasn't been one in years. Is your contention that Craig just literally didn't do any coaching? 

    I didn't realize you guys were that concerned about Moss being a shithead. That's fun news. People I trust who have watched LJ Johnson have also come away saying that he was overranked. 

    The big thing you didn't address in your write-up is the legitimate difficulty of the schedule this year. I don't see how you can make a record prediction without taking that into consideration. Specifically, ATM goes App State, Miami, Ark @ Dallas, @ MSU, @ Bama, off week, @ Scar, Ole Miss, UF, @ Auburn over a 10 week stretch. Have you ever beaten both Mississippi schools in the same year? I think this schedule alone manufactures 3 losses, minimum. 

    i think chappell will be ok, but his injuries have lingered longer in camp than anybody thought, which is concerning. and none of our guys can stay with stewart, that's either good or bad or both.

    i am bullish on coley as i think he's a solid coach (as well as having a fire lit under his ass ever since being demoted at georgia from oc) but it's also true craig completely sucked at anything remotely involved with the wr's after recruiting them.

    lj looks great, but rarely makes people miss. he was the same in high scool. 

    the schedule's tough, but we should be more talented on paper than every team we face other than bama. we'll know a lot about this team after the app st - miami - ark - msu run. we drop 2 there and things could go south quick. 

    but i think we'll fucking win. 

  6. 1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    On offense, I think they are going to struggle. I think the WR and RB personnel are solid, but it's a murky QB situation (at best) and I'm not sold on the OL. Jimbo's system is antiquated and the offensive coaching staff looks like a mess. They just played musical chairs with their QB, TE and WR coaches the week before camp opened and that raging asshole Steve Addazio hasn't coached an offensive line since 2010. Those are all red flags to me. It's a bunch of old guys, none of whom were ever very innovative to begin with all sitting around scratching their balls trying to figure out new dive plays out of the I-formation to set up play action to the TE.

    They are going to try to take the air out of the football, rely on their defense, play field position and hope you screw up. Boring as fuck Jimbo ball, same as ever. 8-4, same as ever. 

    i'll put my ramblings up at some point in the next week, but this is more or less the distillation of trying to figure out what exactly is the ceiling on the 2022 a&m team. can that offensive coaching staff scheme something that does better than 29.3 points a game? (good for a sweet 56th in the country)- last year, 35 points a game gets you into the top 20, which is probably where we need to be to win 10 or more. 

    no idea! should be fun.

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    They will win 7 games guaranteed due to a joke of a schedule 

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    The reality is, other than SHSU and UMASS (lulz) they really don't have an easy game.  Even road games @ Auburn and @ South Carolina won't be easy. 

    yall gotta get your stories straight

  8. 2 hours ago, NoName said:

    you say this when there is literally no information to back any of these assumptions up

    there is going to be a new starting TE - the leading returner in catches from last year is Max Wright lol. obviously there are talented dudes on campus, but none of them have any experience. they are going to be coached by a dude who hasn't coached TE in 30 years

    if Coley was such a great WR coach, why hasn't he coached WR for more than 2 of his 25 years as a coach.

    there is also going to be a new starting QB this year, and you are happy about flipping over a coach you say is underperforming to be THAT position group's coach? how exactly do you sell any incoming QB that Craig is going to be a net positive for them?

    i notice you left the QB room off of your list of changes - and it's a negative. in what universe is this a positive thing?

    • positive for WR room (we have like 20 years of Jimbo's offense showing us how little WR matter in his scheme, so is this THAT good of a move?)
    • neutral to TE room (new starter here)
    • negative for QB room

    ...it isn't like you have a 3 year starter at QB, or you have an uber talented QB room. the transfer portal is a thing too, so you have to keep your current dudes happy.

    and as every A&M fan should know after last year, the QB matters a ton. so even if it's a super positive move for the TE and WR room - how is this good?

    this post seems to encapsulate most of the reaction, so i'll reply here:

    1. yes it is a positive for the wr room as most high school coaches would be an improvement over craig as a position coach. coley has a great reputation from people i trust across the sport and he'll be just fine here.

    2. dickey is getting old but knows his shit and still works hard. willing to concede this may be a slight downgrade from coley but another guy with a great reputation within coaching circles. 

    3. the qb room hasn't changed as for better or worse that is jimbo's baby and always will be. we can all debate the degree to how good a thing that is. 

    i'll give my thoughts on the team later after talking to a few more guys, but the floor of the qb room is way, way higher than it was last year at this time. the ceiling - between personnel and offense - is debatable. 

    the bottom line to me is that this is a fascinating year for jimbo; he's got a very talented, albeit young team and a coaching staff that was not at all on the same page last year. for those that enjoy aggie chaos, this should be a fun season.  

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