Who started the USC game at left guard ?

[Kbe4]

Everett Small or Chris Vigna ?

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

LG or LT?

 

[noble106]

No clue who did but our blocking sure does suck.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

I think it was Needham with Everett Small at LT.

 

[Kbe4]

I think it was Needham with Everett Small at LT.

I think it was Needham with Everett Small at LT.

Yeah...i think that's what I saw. But Vigna got lots of playing time.

 

[Ru-baby]

Needham not quick enough for LT but did pretty weell at LG. The rearranging and addition of Smalls has improved the OL. SC game was nothing like Needham being rushed around at UMASS.

 

[Kbe4]

Small sure seems to have the wrong name for an offensive lineman.

 

[M.Sherrane]

Everett Small or Chris Vigna ?

OFFENSE	LT	LG	C	RG	RT
UMass	Needham	Vigna	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa
Boston College	Needham	Chin	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa
USC	Small	Needham	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa

 

[Kbe4]

OFFENSE	LT	LG	C	RG	RT
UMass	Needham	Vigna	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa
Boston College	Needham	Chin	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa
USC	Small	Needham	Salami	Asamoah	Giwa

Thanks.

 

[Bueller]

Needham not quick enough for LT but did pretty weell at LG. The rearranging and addition of Smalls has improved the OL. SC game was nothing like Needham being rushed around at UMASS.

He was brutal vs UMass - waddled more than ran - got smoked like a cheap De Nobili cigar

 

[DJ Spanky]

Don't know why they didn't keep Needham at RT.

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

I don’t understand why the OL lineup wasn’t solidified by the end of training camp. They were working on it since the spring.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

I don’t understand why the OL lineup wasn’t solidified by the end of training camp. They were working on it since the spring.

It’s unbelievable and easily sits in first place for any argument for Greg’s “immediate” dismissal. What that OL looked like in game one after a controversial position coaching change is truly beyond the pale.

You can point to poor play calls. QB mistakes. A horrible defense that lived up to their abysmal preseason expectations. There have been a lot of disappointments to this season but none are close to as bad as the OL performance in that first game. 30 rush yards against UMass is a fireable offense as a stand alone.

 

[RU#1fan]

I don’t understand why the OL lineup wasn’t solidified by the end of training camp. They were working on it since the spring.

Schiano parted ways with an outstanding OL Coach. Brilliant!

 

[Bueller]

I don’t understand why the OL lineup wasn’t solidified by the end of training camp. They were working on it since the spring.

Maybe a thin stable of horses? Maybe defense was being crafty? I was not familiar with this year's OL when I watched the 18 minute highlights but I kept seeing this RU #56 OL getting run over and run around. As a former OL I felt bad for his film reviews with coaches because that was going to be rough session. I know he's not a rookie and seems better now? UMass might have been crafty since 56 was expecting one rush (98) and got another (95 ran past him).

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[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Flats wasn't able/willing to get on the road and recruit, they needed someone who could do all parts of the job.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Flats wasn't able/willing to get on the road and recruit, they needed someone who could do all parts of the job.

Not buying it. Or in the least, not the timing. We were overhauling an entire D and breaking in a new QB. To say the OL could’ve benefitted from stability is an understatement. It was a really bad situational decision. That’s not to say over time Turner wouldn’t or couldn’t do a good job, but this year was an awful time to insert someone new there.

 

[Anon17890609591074267]

Needham was the weak link on last season's starting OL. I was surprised when he started the season at left tackle, but there was a lot of talk about the improvement he had made since last season. I gotta take this kind of talk with a grain of salt in the future.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Needham was the weak link on last season's starting OL. I was surprised when he started the season at left tackle, but there was a lot of talk about the improvement he had made since last season. I gotta take this kind of talk with a grain of salt in the future.

Basically what happened was our D was so bad that it fooled the staff into thinking certain things on offense that worked against them would be effective vs anyone else. Regardless, you cannot have Raymond on your team and only manage to rush for 30 yards against UMass. We already know what Raymond is so therefore the OL was the glaring problem in the game. The worst performance of the season by far. And yes that includes the 4 TO QB games.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Not buying it. Or in the least, not the timing. We were overhauling an entire D and breaking in a new QB. To say the OL could’ve benefitted from stability is an understatement. It was a really bad situational decision. That’s not to say over time Turner wouldn’t or couldn’t do a good job, but this year was an awful time to insert someone new there.

Don't recall you saying this when Flats left.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Needham was the weak link on last season's starting OL. I was surprised when he started the season at left tackle, but there was a lot of talk about the improvement he had made since last season. I gotta take this kind of talk with a grain of salt in the future.

Won't matter the whole staff will be gone as will a fair amount of the roster.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Don't recall you saying this when Flats left.

I definitely wasn’t crazy about the decision at the time. Especially considering Turner’s questionable past.

 

[M.Sherrane]

I don’t understand why the OL lineup wasn’t solidified by the end of training camp. They were working on it since the spring.

Early season changes along the OL is not unusual. RU had 3 Seniors starting on the OL last season (LG Brian Felter, C Gus Zalinkas, and RT Taj White). Three games and three different starters at LG indicates they were unable to get that position solidified as they would have liked in camp. Hopefully Small and Needham will solidify the left side of the line for the rest of the season. Of the 7 who have started on the line in the first three games, only Small (Jr) and Vigna (So, opening day LG) are not Seniors.

 

[Anon17890609591074267]

Won't matter the whole staff will be gone as will a fair amount of the roster.

I'm not confident that Rutgers has the financial resources to terminate the head coach and buy out the whole staff and also have enough dinero to afford to hire a new head coach and a whole new coaching staff. Where would this money come from ?

 

[RU#1fan]

Maybe a thin stable of horses? Maybe defense was being crafty? I was not familiar with this year's OL when I watched the 18 minute highlights but I kept seeing this RU #56 OL getting run over and run around. As a former OL I felt bad for his film reviews with coaches because that was going to be rough session. I know he's not a rookie and seems better now? UMass might have been crafty since 56 was expecting one rush (98) and got another (95 ran past him).

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The UMASS pass rusher was even slow… man our #56 looks very overmatched..even against this level.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

I'm not confident that Rutgers has the financial resources to terminate the head coach and buy out the whole staff and also have enough dinero to afford to hire a new head coach and a whole new coaching staff. Where would this money come from ?

Fair enough but you wouldn’t be getting all this talk if they didn’t. It would be getting phrased differently.

 

[Caliknight]

Not buying it. Or in the least, not the timing. We were overhauling an entire D and breaking in a new QB. To say the OL could’ve benefitted from stability is an understatement. It was a really bad situational decision. That’s not to say over time Turner wouldn’t or couldn’t do a good job, but this year was an awful time to insert someone new there.

Richie alluded to Flats not wanting to deal with Schiano's micromanagement and grinding style anymore.

Too late for Schiano, but all coaches should try and mirror Cig. Two hours of hard practice. That's a player's max capacity for learning.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Richie alluded to Flats not wanting to deal with Schiano's micromanagement and grinding style anymore.

Too late for Schiano, but all coaches should try and mirror Cig. Two hours of hard practice. That's a player's max capacity for learning.

Whatever the reason I consider it the biggest mistake of the offseason by a mile. And the impact the delay in DC had on the portal haul was bad, but I honestly don’t think we lose UMass (or the game is ever remotely danger) even with the terrible defense as long as we could’ve run the ball at all in game one. Lonergan wouldn’t have been under pressure and maybe the injury doesn’t happen. We still in that case could’ve won the second game. That’s not to say we wouldn’t still stink but the glaring disaster level situation is directly attributable to the change in leadership at OL. That game is a win with Flats. Period.

 

[Caliknight]

Whatever the reason I consider it the biggest mistake of the offseason by a mile. And the impact the delay in DC had on the portal haul was bad, but I honestly don’t think we lose UMass (or the game is ever remotely danger) even with the terrible defense as long as we could’ve run the ball at all in game one. Lonergan wouldn’t have been under pressure and maybe the injury doesn’t happen. We still in that case could’ve won the second game. That’s not to say we wouldn’t still stink but the glaring disaster level situation is directly attributable to the change in leadership at OL. That game is a win with Flats. Period.

The DC hire led to such a weak portal haul. It was the biggest need of the offseason. The d was a complete wreck. Arguably the worst in the country. Schiano needed to hire a capable DC asap and hit the portal hard for D players. Transfers want to know who their coordinator will be. At least any with potential. None of that happened. And it was what really needed to. Those events sealed Schiano’s fate. At the end of the day, Schiano’s hard driving reputation led to his ultimate failure.

 

[patk89]

Defense stepped up majorly agaist USC.. Pick 6 and 2 short fields surrended 21 points. Offensive powerhouse scored just 21 points against our defense. DC hire will look better as the season goes along. It takes brain power to understand.