Not necessarily true that "we faced the same problems as other teams in the Pac-12 have." Cal is the only Pac-12 school in a city with it's own public health restrictions, which is what complicated our first two weeks of the season.
In an effort to comply with those stronger standards, the coaching staff is keeping units/teammates separa…
Not necessarily true that "we faced the same problems as other teams in the Pac-12 have." Cal is the only Pac-12 school in a city with it's own public health restrictions, which is what complicated our first two weeks of the season.
In an effort to comply with those stronger standards, the coaching staff is keeping units/teammates separate for as much as possible. Compound that with the new offensive staff and scheme and it's little wonder we've been messy out there (but still disappointing!).
I am with this Kevin guy. We have a myriad of factors compounding into a cumulative mess. The pandemic is number one, with the City of Berkeley adding considerably more stringent restrictions. Offensively, Cal has player continuity but a new OC and system with no OOC weeks to even provide an opportunity to figure things out. Defensively, Cal has system continuity but without key players Weaver, Bequette, Davis, Hawkins, and Maldonado. Regarding special teams, I do not know but suspect that these groups have had little practice time. That doesn't explain away muffed punts but could contribute to the blocks. I think trying to make any sense of out of this season is a waste of time.
Ya. I am in no way excusing the horrific play thus far, but it is fair to say that Cal has definitely faced more hurdles than most teams in this COVID nonsense.
Not necessarily true that "we faced the same problems as other teams in the Pac-12 have." Cal is the only Pac-12 school in a city with it's own public health restrictions, which is what complicated our first two weeks of the season.
In an effort to comply with those stronger standards, the coaching staff is keeping units/teammates separate for as much as possible. Compound that with the new offensive staff and scheme and it's little wonder we've been messy out there (but still disappointing!).
I am with this Kevin guy. We have a myriad of factors compounding into a cumulative mess. The pandemic is number one, with the City of Berkeley adding considerably more stringent restrictions. Offensively, Cal has player continuity but a new OC and system with no OOC weeks to even provide an opportunity to figure things out. Defensively, Cal has system continuity but without key players Weaver, Bequette, Davis, Hawkins, and Maldonado. Regarding special teams, I do not know but suspect that these groups have had little practice time. That doesn't explain away muffed punts but could contribute to the blocks. I think trying to make any sense of out of this season is a waste of time.
Ya. I am in no way excusing the horrific play thus far, but it is fair to say that Cal has definitely faced more hurdles than most teams in this COVID nonsense.
We SHOULD be playing better, though, regardless