Comments on: Football: How sacks, 3rd-down woes and 1st-down failures add up to Bears’ offensive malaise

By: gobears49

gobears49 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:40:33 +0000

Wehofx,

I did see Joe Roth play, but not that much, as I moved to the L.A. area in the early 1970′s until returning in the late 1970′s. He would easily be in the top 5 Cal QB’s I saw. But he wouldn’t be the most accurate or have the most powerful arm.

By: wehofx

wehofx — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:30:28 +0000

GoBears49, I’m assuming you saw j roth play. (i’m pretty sure he played 1 season and huge things were expected when tragedy struck???) where do you rank him.

By: scottybear

scottybear — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:30:37 +0000

Moren: Go wipe the buttermilk off your boxers and get out of the house. It’s a nice day outside!

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:09:47 +0000

Hey Losers

If there be any doubt about the classless nature of UCB state fans then this thread should be all that it takes to convince you.

http://www.bearinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64139

Unbelievable, truly unbelievable that a fan base could resort to this low of behavior.

By: BlakeStreetBear

BlakeStreetBear — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:44:51 +0000

Milo, the bad OL play can by mitigated to a certain extent by calling more plays that don’t isolate these inferior players 1 on 1 with bull rushing DLs, etc. Rollout every other play or more if you don’t have the guys to create much less protect a pocket. JT’s strategy is to fit the square peg in the round hole, no adjustment whatsoever to the “reality on the ground” – as they say. “Oh, its 3rd down, Maynard must throw from the pocket, Maynard must throw from the pocket.” Its insane how JT has regressed. Some things are just too obvious to miss, yet missed they are by our once wundercoach…

By: milo

milo — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:44:55 +0000

It’s the O-line stupid!

Cal has one returning starter currently playing. Two returning starters are out. The 2nd string isn’t ready. There’s absolutely no depth due to injuries and talent.

It’s the O-line stupid. Nothing is going to fix that except healing or new players.

By: covinared

covinared — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:23:58 +0000

Pappy Waldorf and Andy Smith don’t make your list?

By: Steve W

Steve W — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:43:48 +0000

Since we’re ranking the qb’s, I thought I would throw in my rankings on the coaches:

Bruce Snyder – no doubt in my mind Cal would have gone to a Rose Bowl had he stayed. His 91 team might have been the best in the modern era, and his previous teams played with such heart.

Tedford – can’t deny the first five years. Those upset wins on the road against Michigan State and Washington in the first year were epic.

Steve Marriuci – went into the Coliseum his first year and took down the Trojans. His offense was pure fun to watch with Pat Barnes throwing to Tony G. The defense, however, was a total mess led by a guy named Holmoe.

Holmoe – the final year was pure misery, but he did manage to beat SC three times.
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Joe Kapp – remember the infamous, “we just got run over by a moped” comment by an opposing coach in a rare Cal win?

By: covinared

covinared — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:18:12 +0000

Rich Campbell was the qb in my day. The line pass blocked better than the current group, and he was no threat to run. He had the ability to step up into the pocket as the rush was closing in to avoid sacks that Maynard seems to lack.

Still, the line this year may be the worst college pass blocking group I’ve ever seen anywhere. Last year, Maynard significantly improved when the pass game switched midseason to primarily using rollouts. Why we have gone back to the pocket game with a significantly lesser pass blocking line this year befuddles me.

By: BlakeStreetBear

BlakeStreetBear — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:42:03 +0000

As for the QB rankings…

Most accurate – Rodgers
Most powerful – Boller
Most unflappable – Pawlawski