BleedGopher
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Go Gophers!!
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Didn't really have a problem with how the last 2-3 minutes went. Purdue made plays, we attempted to march down the field and failed...it happens. My issue is more the fact we decided to settle for a FG on a 3rd and 4 the previous drive. Playing not to lose is going to come back to bite you more often than not. That's what calling a run play there is. If you can't count on your quarterback to get you 4 yards when the other team's sitting on 3 timeouts anyway then what are we doing?
I mean we need to be able to trust our defense to make plays there though.
I will say this to Fleck's credit, he didn't throw toward the end of that drive, which Claeys would have done, and got us burned doing several times last year.
SEVERAL TIMES?!! What games exactly? We won 9, remember?
We just need to get healthy. Winfield plays last week and today we are 5-0.
Uh yeah sure, we lost to Iowa, Penn State, and Nebraska last year because of late interceptions?
And arguably Wisconsin, actually.
I'll give you PSU, that was a red zone pick with the score tied. Iowa and Neb., they were down by 7 trying to tie the score. Different situations. You're not trying to protect a lead or field position.
The shocking thing is the bad play out there... is bad regardless of opponent. It wasn't happening the first three games... then out of nowhere just dork ups and bad play.
We just need to get healthy. Winfield plays last week and today we are 5-0.
Not sure I buy that, but I do agree that having _both_ of our safeties back would be a good step forward.
Fleck needs to stop ****ing around and start managing his players.
He shouldn't need to suspend half the ****ing team, that's a coaching problem.
I'd prefer Fleck try to coach instead of being a babysitter. They're adults, they need to be making their own decisions.
I mean we need to be able to trust our defense to make plays there though.
I will say this to Fleck's credit, he didn't throw toward the end of that drive, which Claeys would have done, and got us burned doing several times last year.
I mean we need to be able to trust our defense to make plays there though.
I will say this to Fleck's credit, he didn't throw toward the end of that drive, which Claeys would have done, and got us burned doing several times last year.
You and I are never really on the same page from a communication standpoint, but I actually kinda agree with you.
I'm just saying that if half of our team is going to be suspended every week then Fleck is doing something wrong.
He's either being overbearing or not babysitting them enough.
If it's weed and that's why our guys are getting suspended then it's on Fleck to make sure the 20 year old kid isn't lighting up on weekends.
It's Fleck's job to get our kids on the damn field.
Has there really been that many players suspended? Unless I missed something, there's only been a few.
I think most of the guys who've been suspended were veteran guys. Maybe they were doing things they previously could get away with but can't now. We don't know, that's the point.
Yeah no sh!t PJ.
We just need to get healthy. Winfield plays last week and today we are 5-0.
It's Fleck's job to get our kids on the damn field.
I agree that there is at least a 50% chance this is the case. Our backup defensive backs are bad tacklers and take bad angles.We just need to get healthy. Winfield plays last week and today we are 5-0.
Fleck needs to stop ****ing around and start managing his players.
He shouldn't need to suspend half the ****ing team, that's a coaching problem.
I think that when coaching and teaching young people, you set the expectations early and eventually they will be met.You and I are never really on the same page from a communication standpoint, but I actually kinda agree with you.
I'm just saying that if half of our team is going to be suspended every week then Fleck is doing something wrong.
He's either being overbearing or not babysitting them enough.
If it's weed and that's why our guys are getting suspended then it's on Fleck to make sure the 20 year old kid isn't lighting up on weekends.
It's Fleck's job to get our kids on the damn field.