Cal has the talent at the skill positions, sure. But without a serious upgrade to the offensive line, it's an impossible ask for them to make plays all game long week in and week out. If Jaydn Ott wasn't fighting his way out of the backfield every play just to make 1 or 2 yard runs, we'd probably be talking about his Heisman candidacy (t…
Cal has the talent at the skill positions, sure. But without a serious upgrade to the offensive line, it's an impossible ask for them to make plays all game long week in and week out. If Jaydn Ott wasn't fighting his way out of the backfield every play just to make 1 or 2 yard runs, we'd probably be talking about his Heisman candidacy (the one game he had good lanes, he ran for 274 yards). I think Jack Plummer is a better QB than most people give him credit for, but he's been playing hurt for weeks now, and he's being asked to make difficult throws on dumb play designs while avoiding immediate pressure and absorbing huge hits all game. Hunter and J Mike are probably the two best wideouts since Cal had Keenan Allen and Marvin Jones, but every play we're asking them to make a difficult catch or to create their own yards behind poor blocks, etc.
If Cal has a competent offensive line, they're a 9-3 team. Without it, 3-9.
I agree, our receiver room has a ton of talent as does our RB room. There is too much discussion about the QBs for me to comment. Never the less, what matters to our team is we have depth, And I’m sure we all feel pretty good, knowing just how good our #2 QB. Kai is a true dual threat QB. I think Cal has a great future.
As for this year, Steve Greatwood’s input or adjustment/s to the OLINE may have taken a week longer than what I was expecting.
But with the OLINE adjustments, these small adjustment can have big rippling effects to our entire team. Our defense doesn’t have to be on the field as much. And with more points and a faster game We get to see more of our Spec. Teams #88 is a beast! M Anderson reminds me of a bigger version of Nikko, a play maker that can run it into a quick 6 points, FG, now we’re at 7 points to start the game. Cal could be looking closer to ending 2022 with a 6-7 or 7-6 or even better 8-5 record.
Cal has the talent at the skill positions, sure. But without a serious upgrade to the offensive line, it's an impossible ask for them to make plays all game long week in and week out. If Jaydn Ott wasn't fighting his way out of the backfield every play just to make 1 or 2 yard runs, we'd probably be talking about his Heisman candidacy (the one game he had good lanes, he ran for 274 yards). I think Jack Plummer is a better QB than most people give him credit for, but he's been playing hurt for weeks now, and he's being asked to make difficult throws on dumb play designs while avoiding immediate pressure and absorbing huge hits all game. Hunter and J Mike are probably the two best wideouts since Cal had Keenan Allen and Marvin Jones, but every play we're asking them to make a difficult catch or to create their own yards behind poor blocks, etc.
If Cal has a competent offensive line, they're a 9-3 team. Without it, 3-9.
I agree, our receiver room has a ton of talent as does our RB room. There is too much discussion about the QBs for me to comment. Never the less, what matters to our team is we have depth, And I’m sure we all feel pretty good, knowing just how good our #2 QB. Kai is a true dual threat QB. I think Cal has a great future.
As for this year, Steve Greatwood’s input or adjustment/s to the OLINE may have taken a week longer than what I was expecting.
But with the OLINE adjustments, these small adjustment can have big rippling effects to our entire team. Our defense doesn’t have to be on the field as much. And with more points and a faster game We get to see more of our Spec. Teams #88 is a beast! M Anderson reminds me of a bigger version of Nikko, a play maker that can run it into a quick 6 points, FG, now we’re at 7 points to start the game. Cal could be looking closer to ending 2022 with a 6-7 or 7-6 or even better 8-5 record.