Would we really lean on one if we had the good RB? Hell, Mills does ok, but will Frost keep feeding the ball to any RB? He has done that once in 3 years that I can remember, (Wisconsin last year) and even then he couldn't resist going pass happy for multiple drives when the run was working. I think until we show a willingness to feature/execute the run game, it's going to be hard to attract great RBs, and Held hasn't been impressive at all in getting our current guys developed (so far).
There are multiple issues - but clowncar is a good way to describe how the offense is managed. I think they try to get too cute with certain guys/certain plays - which any good defensive coach can scout from the film. I think that shows up especially on the screen game - as soon as they see a TE outside - the LBs and secondary attack the play to blow it up. There also is a limited play set we run with WR1 in the backfield. Anyway - Frost looks predictable to me because I can guess about 90% of the time what is coming based on who is in the game and down/distance. I was probably 75% with T.O. and Solich - but we also executed at a high level where knowing often didn't mean it could be stopped.
I don't know how many times I need to say it - practice is great - but if players crap a load in games over and over.....well they should not play. Looked like the outside blocker got BLOWN UP badly and WR1 had to change the route to release out of the backfield - so AM threw a bad ball trying to adjust. But he threw bad balls all day - so might be his shoulder is janked but Frost is too scared to ride Luke or anyone else at this point.
I'll bet if we were to go back to the Illinois game, they practiced the same play to the other side 40 times with the same cluster of a result. But hey, 40 more reps will fix it.
At some point you have to accurately simulate game situations, so Frost should create a bunch of missed assignments every 10 reps and force Martinez to throw with someone in his face every other play in practice, because that's what happens in a game.
I mean for f@cks sake, get creative in trying to change SOMETHING in your practice approach instead of doing the same thing over and over and then sh!t the bed on Saturday. If I hear "we had the best week of practice since I 've been here" one more time, I think I'm going to pull a "Votary" and punch myself in the dick.... 
If I hear "we had the best week of practice since I 've been here" one more time, I think I'm going to pull a "Votary" and punch myself in the dick....
A running back has to get into a rhythm and our guys never can quite get there because our resident genius decides to air it out and then we get off schedule and need to throw to make a first down.
What a waste of 40 practice snaps.
Dedrick Mills is no less of a running back than Ken Clark. Clark had a good senior year BUT he also has a supporting cast that allowed him running space. Mills can play.
Mills is a good back in the way we used to call Tyrese Knox a good back. Thats not an insult, its just weird how perspective has changed.
