Embarassing

[UnderParPanther]

Re: Embarassing

salmon needs to be fired, but being that we can't make any offensive adjustments, ever, he'll prolly still be here if not get a raise...

[Trapped in California]

Re: Embarassing

Hopefully we find a way not to schedule 12 games in a row.

[re17282]

Re: Embarassing

Exactly and you might have hit on something about Rennie. Also after we got our running game going and got into the Red Zone why did we try to pass the ball?

Because as usual we have no game plan offensively,,, run once, throw once, QB draw, option, deep pass , punt. I don't think they write down what works,,, And then they spend half the time out smarting themselves.

[panther84]

Re: Embarassing

These last two games are the worst I've seen in a long time.

[D Panther]

Re: Embarassing

Anybody that has watched Rennie at all should have notices he can NOT pass. He has ZERO arm strength. There is a reason there are no slant patterns or out patterns. Arm strength is not how far you can throw the ball, it is about the velocity. To throw the type of patterns everybody has clamored for on this board, Rennie doe not have the ability to do. Give theoffensive staff credit for understanding that. One other thing, yes there have been several dropped passes this, certainly the receivers have some responsibility on that but it is a much harder to catchwhen the ball comes in without ant zip on it.

[Born-a-Panther]

Re: Embarassing

This was the most frustrating UNI football team I've ever watched. I am so frustrated I don't even know where to start.

[olivestreet95]

Re: Embarassing

If Rennie does not break off a few 20+ yard runs during the first half it was clear he had to sit the second half. He missed at least two easy touchdowns if the ball was thrown with some distance.....too bad our season had to end this way....I guess there is something to be said about entering the playoffs on a high as opposed to being stomped on the road when you have a chance to lock up a first round bye....

[re17282]

Re: Embarassing

Anybody that has watched Rennie at all should have notices he can NOT pass. He has ZERO arm strength. There is a reason there are no slant patterns or out patterns. Arm strength is not how far you can throw the ball, it is about the velocity. To throw the type of patterns everybody has clamored for on this board, Rennie doe not have the ability to do. Give theoffensive staff credit for understanding that. One other thing, yes there have been several dropped passes this, certainly the receivers have some responsibility on that but it is a much harder to catchwhen the ball comes in without ant zip on it.

exactly, and he's only 5 foot tall so you have to get the ball out of his hands quickly, Lehigh pushed up the middle so well today and we just left Rennie sitting in the pocket staring at the backs of our O-lineman.

Heck on the one interception, the corner blitzed and all the WR had to do was sit and catch a five yard pass to gain ten. Instead the WR ran a pattern ten yards downfield, although it didn't matter as Rennie never looked there anyway.

[Trapped in California]

Re: Embarassing

Anybody that has watched Rennie at all should have notices he can NOT pass. He has ZERO arm strength. There is a reason there are no slant patterns or out patterns. Arm strength is not how far you can throw the ball, it is about the velocity. To throw the type of patterns everybody has clamored for on this board, Rennie doe not have the ability to do. Give theoffensive staff credit for understanding that. One other thing, yes there have been several dropped passes this, certainly the receivers have some responsibility on that but it is a much harder to catchwhen the ball comes in without ant zip on it.

Hopefully a year with the weight training staff will help on that.

RB should be upgraded (based on reputation) of trading Dawson for Strathman - though I loved Matt's attitude

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Embarassing

Bill Solmon needs to be replaced. Now.

Exactly. We made no offensive adjustments. The play calling was awful.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Embarassing

Give the offensive staff credit for understanding that.

they didn't, they called deep routes and drop back passes all game.

[06panther10]

Re: Embarassing

I thought the D played really well. They gave up a 2-3 big plays, but I thought the definitely played well and they surely played well enough for us to win.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Embarassing

If Rennie does not break off a few 20+ yard runs during the first half it was clear he had to sit the second half. He missed at least two easy touchdowns if the ball was thrown with some distance.....too bad our season had to end this way....I guess there is something to be said about entering the playoffs on a high as opposed to being stomped on the road when you have a chance to lock up a first round bye....

I agree Rennie under threw a lot of balls. We shouldn't be running deep routes unless it's a timing play. By the time he bought enough space to unload those balls the speedsters were too deep.

[Chitown Panther]

Re: Embarassing

I thought the D played really well. They gave up a 2-3 big plays, but I thought the definitely played well and they surely played well enough for us to win.

Agree....best defensive game of the year....PERIOD.

They just gave up 1 BIG pass play....the other TD was off of momentum.

Another unfortunate event was JJ's Pick6 being called back.

Ben Boothby and James Conley are Freaks....

[mwatje]

Re: Embarassing

As frustrating as this game was, I really think people should slow down before saying next year will be a disaster also. We have a couple things going for us:

*Our defense continues to rock and allow us the opportunity to win.
*Rennie has an entire offseason to hit the weights and train within our system
*We have a lot of up and comers to be added to our team that is now not as young.

BUT, all these things mean nothing if we are unwilling to make the necessary adjustments to this ball club. Farley needs to go back to the drawing board and he needs to seriously analyze our offensive staff and structure.