BamaFan334
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Here's my problem with BOB.
1. He has an NFL mentality. In the NFL you simply line up and run a play and try to be better than the guy across from you. In college you use motion and formations to create mismatches with certain players. Sarkisian was brilliant at creating mismatches.
2. BOB doesn't know how to run the ball effectively. In the NFL you put all your offense on the QB's shoulders and let him distribute the ball to the playmakers. This was never more evident when Bama was inside the red zone numerous times and BOB tried to throw it into the endzone with hardly an attempt to run.
3. Because of his NFL background BOB uses a standard route tree. Again, just beat the man across from you. His plays are vanilla and repetitive, with no creativity or uniqueness. Go back and look at the routes they ran under Sarkisian. His routes were unique and creative, and he was very good at getting guys open.
4. In my opinion, BOB doesn't make very good adjustments. There were times when he would try different things but most often he would double down on his plan of attack. Example, against Cincinnati the passing game wasn't working because of poor OL protection and tight coverage. The middle was wide open all night but he rarely tried to take advantage of it with slants, pick plays, RB circle plays, etc.
In my admittedly biased opinion, BOB belongs in the NFL. He just doesn't seem to have a handle on the college game. If I remember correctly his offenses at Penn State were not heralded as great or exciting.
That's fine you believe that, but even with that we averaged over 40 points a game, had two 1,000 yard receivers, a 1,000 yard tailback, and a Heisman winning quarterback. Georgia averaged 6 points a game before we got a hold of them. We scored over 30 points and 18 points, more than doubling their average both times we played them. It's not his fault we lost Metchie, then Williams. It's not his fault Billingsly failed the team. It's not his fault Bryce called out of certain plays.
I'm neutral either way on this one as I'm fine if he stays, fine if he goes, but I cannot see anything realistic that he does that should have him fired. You may not like his method, but he produced. That's gonna make you favored anywhere you go if you produce.