Comments on: Football: Sunday practice update

By: StanfUrdstinks

StanfUrdstinks — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:43:23 +0000

It’s unfair to say that Tedford has not changed his offensive style to accommodate Zach and Isi. We are pretty much running a real spread offense, for the first time that I can recall under Tedford. This is a huge change for Teddy.

That said, in the first half against U$C, I saw the play calling revert to the same old “dink & dunk” west-coast style passing game that we have run in recent years. Let’s face it, Maynard is TERRIBLE at the short passing game, but is great with the medium to long ball. It’s almost the exact OPPOSITE problem that we had with Riley and Longshore (who NEVER seemed to connect on anything beyond 15 yards). We have GREAT receivers and a QB who can stretch the field. It’s time for Tedford to fully embrace a vertical game.

I also don’t buy into the whole this is a rebuilding year BS. What happens next year when Marvin is gone and if Keenan bails early? The vertical threat will be gone and the offense will be worse than it is now.

The thing that really bothers me about the last few Tedford team is the problems with execution and penalties. Are they too eager? Or are they undisciplined? I can’t put my finger on it exactly. Irregardless, this is a COACHING problem. Sure, the players are ultimately responsible for executing on the field, but it is the job of the coaches to kick their butts when they fail to execute properly. Tedford should have them out on the field at 4AM doing 50 40s for each penalty and failed execution. He needs to lay the hammer down on them….

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:34:10 +0000

Easy Ed – which coach gets “credit” for Haas Pavilion? Bozeman or Braun? How about Furd’s retrofit?

Such a silly argument, especially when next year half the exceedingly expensive seats are empty, and even the students are staying away.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:47:36 +0000

I think Bridgford should get a try. I’ve seen people criticize his throwing motion, but you don’t have to have a textbook throwing motion to perform well. Philip Rivers has a weird throwing motion, but he’s a top QB. Give the kid a shot.

By: bear4life

bear4life — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:35:54 +0000

Tedfords problems are created by Tedford himself. One he is quote “A quarterback guru” aka pro-style offense but yet here we are watching Maynard that is a running quarterback changing the teams sytle if that’s what you call it,regress. Maynard cant even look off a receiver he stairs at one reciever the whole time,hell he cant even pump fake. If you didn’t see the USC game Maynard was sceared shitlist. If Tedford would put in Bridgford who I have watched during spring and fall practice and can throw the ball with more velocity and he is very accurate . We need change Tedford we are tried of the same mistakes . This is D1 football not mid-major football. Oh ya change your center while you are at it , every game he snaps the ball over the head or on the ground . ( EVERY GAME )

By: Juancho

Juancho — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:08:14 +0000

Rebuilding year? BS walter. Returnng starting wrs, te, a lot of the line. Kicker and punter. One returning starting cb. One returning starting safety. Two returnung starting d linemen. One returning starting lb.

Just bc maynard didnt start last year doesnt make this a rebuilding year. Tired of the excuses.

By: Easy Ed

Easy Ed — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:00:55 +0000

Boy you guys sound like the spoiled U$C fans. Say what you will about Tedford but that performance center and stadium do not go up if he didn’t become head coach!

By: Cre8tivguy

Cre8tivguy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:40:27 +0000

C’mon Roll, stay with us here. From what I understand, the alumni that have some pull, by that I mean donate a lot of cash, understand that this is a rebuilding year. Tedford has earned a lot of good will for now and even a year in the new stadium/sahpc. Plus his contract buy out is a bi*ch right now. However, they will not let the program hit rock bottom again (1-10) before getting rid of Tedford.

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:51:51 +0000

apparently the folks paying his salary are fine with the results. that was one of my biggest complaints about our alumni base as a student. how could they let things go so bad, and for so long? the reality is, save a few diehards, i don’t think the alumni care all that much.

actually, most cal alumni have never even seen a football game, which is a sad state of affairs in itself, but i’m a little shocked that people are willing to spend 2.8mm a year for what they’ve been getting. that’s a LOT of cash.

i donate in terms of barely being able to buy tickets. but if i had a lot more cash, and could donate, i’d be very very upset right now. i wish we’d get more than 1/4 of the student body into football. nearly everyone i meet with a cal hat or tee shirt on either didn’t go to cal, or did, but has no idea how the football team is doing. the same can’t be said about any other school with a major hoops or football program. imagine bumping into a guy wearing an alabama sweatshirt and having him say he’s never seen a football game?

sorry, i’m venting about two things at once here. time to step away from the keyboard.

By: BlueNGold

BlueNGold — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:28:39 +0000

I am assuming that the quotes that JO attributes to JT were from a press conference. Just once it would be great to read an article containing Tedford quotes in which someone is asking some tough questions in response to them. Perhaps, it the real world, that just never happens. If it does not, that is a real shame. Someone really needs to confront the coach and hit him with some tough questions that cannot be answered with bland sound bite type generalizations and platitudes.

By: DaredevilFan

DaredevilFan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:02:17 +0000

Why does Tedford always get away with talk of his players “learning”? Learning is for off-season and pre-season. Other teams find a way to be game ready during the season, why does he think we get a pass and still get to claim our players are “learning” all season. Maybe by the end of the season he’ll be proud that they’ve finally figured it out. But we’ll have lost too many games learning along the way. He seems like a heck of a human being, but his expectations now are way too low. Time to put up or shut up.