You can't say we don't have a weapons. I think if longergan can avoid crushing turnovers that we will win a couple games moving forward
We actually have top half of the Big ten talent on offense
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They always had weapons here and there.
The coaching and recruiting on the other hand…
The coaching and recruiting on the other hand…
We have 2 players who are top half of the Big 10. It takes 11.
One indisputable fact that should not be dismissed is that we lead the conference, if not the country, in coaching staff depth.
Yes we have 1 NFL receiver and 1 NFL running back. In order to succeed at Rutgers, you need 2 NFL receivers, 1 NFL quarterback, 2 NFL running backs, and all 11 NFL players on defense. And that doesn’t even get you the Orange bowl. How about the Texas Bowl?
I think there were 4 NFL Olinemen on that team too, no?
Alas There are the neurodivergent coaches and offenses. I was thinking how goofy RU is reading about RU's punt non-returns.
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offenseWe have a first round WR on this team and a late round RB...Our OL has not been good at all. And unless that changes, we will not be winning games. On defense- forget about it...we really have nothing
Our best teams always had great RB's, WR's- capable TE's and between 2-5 NFL OL. And we would have 2-4 NFL defenders and another handful of defenders that were great college players but just didn't have NFL size.
And that is just the talent on the field. I never saw Greg as a great gameday coach. But if he had time to prepare for a game, he was good.
GS 2.0 - doesn't seem to even be able to prepare. He had a guy that worked for him prepare his team on what he knew about Rutgers - Greg did not prepare us for what he knew about that coach's tendencies.
I just can't see us winning more than 3 games this year and would not be surprised if even Maryland runs up and down the field with us.
Our best teams always had great RB's, WR's- capable TE's and between 2-5 NFL OL. And we would have 2-4 NFL defenders and another handful of defenders that were great college players but just didn't have NFL size.
And that is just the talent on the field. I never saw Greg as a great gameday coach. But if he had time to prepare for a game, he was good.
GS 2.0 - doesn't seem to even be able to prepare. He had a guy that worked for him prepare his team on what he knew about Rutgers - Greg did not prepare us for what he knew about that coach's tendencies.
I just can't see us winning more than 3 games this year and would not be surprised if even Maryland runs up and down the field with us.
Can’t happen. Greg needs his insanely bloated Football Staff of 120.
Getting highly rated WRs and RBs at RU have never been a problem. Some skill positions rely a lot of native ability (RBs know how to run). OL is hard because you have to find big people who are nimble and strong. A lot of big OL in HS are clodhoppers. Good technique helps massively on OL/DL but a lot of HS coaches cant teach it. Aaron Donald is small for his position but he's a magician at technique. I've long thought RU ball should make a decision to be OL centric. Get the best coaches and pay them. Get the best recruits and treat them like stars with special housing and gourmet chefs. Get (legit) martial arts teachers and sumo wrestlers to cultivate them on explosive nuance and mindset. Lifting weights and wrestling don't do enough. A good Shaolin martial arts practitioner can put a "big fatty" on his butt with a 6" pop to chest
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TOTAL DEFENSE
Nebraksa (5)
IU (6)
Michigan (7)
PSU (9)
Wiscy (28)
Mary (39)
MSU (45)
USC (75)
…. We will know lot more as we move forward.
TOTAL DEFENSE
Nebraksa (5)
IU (6)
Michigan (7)
PSU (9)
Wiscy (28)
Mary (39)
MSU (45)
USC (75)
…. We will know lot more as we move forward.
Back when my son was on the Jaguars OL with E. Monroe - they trained together and they combined a combination of body building, yoga and martial arts. Plus a very strict diet for lean muscle build. at over 300lbs- each were able to do 20+ pullups.
I'm not sure with Eugene but I know that Kevin came into the NFL and the first thing I heard from his coaches and a couple of the Vets on the OL- is that they were surprised that they did not have to teach him technique at all- Which was unusual- they said most College OL, even the 1st rounders, had to learn the position all over again.
Also- both of them played at a very lean 308-312lbs. I don't think either of them were over a 40 waist.
Schiano also used to love bringing in OL that also played basketball. I know he never came to a football game at Mahwah but he did watch a couple of basketball games...And the day after he watched the 2nd game of Kevin's and knew he wanted him- he told Kevin to stop playing basketball immediately. lol
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