Some posters are going to be very disappointed with Rahne

[canuckhal]

First the bad news, Rahne said today that QB would not be under center and there would be no full back. Sorry folks but looks like you are stuck with shotgun and one back.

Now the good news, he is introducing the Lions package with Tommy Stevens. Tommy may become PSU's version of Jabrill Peppers playing on offense, defense and special teams.

 

[Nitt1300]

Only a moron would change the offense at this point, glad to hear we didn't promote one.

 

[Mixolydian]

Only a moron wouldn’t look for ways to improve the offense at this point, even if subtle. Glad to hear we didn’t promote one.

 

[JWB389]

Something tells me they will not announce any major changes if/when they occur.

 

[NJPSU]

First the bad news, Rahne said today that QB would not be under center and there would be no full back. Sorry folks but looks like you are stuck with shotgun and one back.

Now the good news, he is introducing the Lions package with Tommy Stevens. Tommy may become PSU's version of Jabrill Peppers playing on offense, defense and special teams.

Tommy is going to play defense? I’m skeptical.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

I’ll take 35 per game without the fullback.

 

[step.eng69]

Found our fullback..."The Refrigerator Wright"... a Mike Ditka tradition.
77
CHASZ WRIGHT

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.
High School:
Milford Academy
Height / Weight:
6-7 / 358
Position:
OL
Experience:
JR

 

[BobPSU92]

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Tommy is going to play defense? I’m skeptical.

I think next year (not in the Fiesta) he could really be a very respectable outside linebacker or safety.

With his QB knowledge he could bring some pass awareness / anticipation to the D (which is sorely lacking) and he has the speed size and toughness to put some hurt on the opposition.

Maybe he could also take over one of the wide kick receivers lining up about the 20 yd line.

Anyway, IMHO, he’s just too good an athlete to keep off the field.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

My expectations were set low years ago. Here forward, it's all upside.

 

[Osprey Lion]

My expectations were set low years ago. Here forward, it's all upside.

Your expectations were set low and you failed to meet them. Congrats.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

Your expectations were set low and you failed to meet them. Congrats.

Oh Walter,

Even your attempts at humor turn out lame. Were you this funny during your career trying to sell those “mechanical thingys”?

 

[blion72]

First the bad news, Rahne said today that QB would not be under center and there would be no full back. Sorry folks but looks like you are stuck with shotgun and one back.

Now the good news, he is introducing the Lions package with Tommy Stevens. Tommy may become PSU's version of Jabrill Peppers playing on offense, defense and special teams.

i dont think most post i read here are suggesting a FB. the only thing that is a repeating theme is we have a very hard time gaining 1-2 yds on 3rd down, and we have a large number of negative running plays (Mason on BTN reported that PSU lead the nation in negative yardage running plays). most of the posts seem to focus on those two points and not so much the formation.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

I have been thinking of him as a great TE since beginning of the season.

 

[PearlSUJam]

What position did MRob play before his senior year?

 

[Osprey Lion]

What position did MRob play before his senior year?

WR.

 

[Osprey Lion]

Oh Walter,

Even your attempts at humor turn out lame. Were you this funny during your career trying to sell those “mechanical thingys”?

When you attempt to engage in a battle of wits, you only have half a chance.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

When you attempt to engage in a battle of wits, you only have half a chance.

Did you copy that off the back of your Metamucil cereal box or did you just get “rucky”?

 

[johnmpsu]

absolutely loved that show, The It Crowd

 

[sluggo72]

i dont think most post i read here are suggesting a FB. the only thing that is a repeating theme is we have a very hard time gaining 1-2 yds on 3rd down, and we have a large number of negative running plays (Mason on BTN reported that PSU lead the nation in negative yardage running plays). most of the posts seem to focus on those two points and not so much the formation.

Ive heard some pretty good football minds say, for a good offense they wanted
1) no negatives
2) lead in explosive plays
So we lead the league in negatives, and we had less explosive plays in 17 than 16
But how could there be a problem you ask? We averaged 41 points a game! You idiot!
Next question to ask is, could we get a first down when we needed one at OSU? USC? MSU?
And the final question to ask is, could we get a stop when we needed one?

 

[PearlSUJam]

WR.

And just about every other offensive position. If Stevens is a freakish athlete, get him on the field more. If they're only doing this so he doesn't transfer, and it's a detriment to the team, I'm skeptical.

 

[blion72]

Ive heard some pretty good football minds say, for a good offense they wanted
1) no negatives
2) lead in explosive plays
So we lead the league in negatives, and we had less explosive plays in 17 than 16
But how could there be a problem you ask? We averaged 41 points a game! You idiot!
Next question to ask is, could we get a first down when we needed one at OSU? USC? MSU?
And the final question to ask is, could we get a stop when we needed one?

i posted a summary of what people on this forum seem to be saying regularly. this is also what most of the analysts (who were former players and coaches) say about us. i stated no personal opinion. you might want to read the post.

 

[Ranger Dan]

Ive heard some pretty good football minds say, for a good offense they wanted
1) no negatives
2) lead in explosive plays
So we lead the league in negatives, and we had less explosive plays in 17 than 16
But how could there be a problem you ask? We averaged 41 points a game! You idiot!
Next question to ask is, could we get a first down when we needed one at OSU? USC? MSU?
And the final question to ask is, could we get a stop when we needed one?

Amen! Preach on, brother... yeah, we scored a lot of points, the majority of these points came against teams that were not able to match our athletecism. Sure, these teams may not make up the gap in the near future, but we still need a solution to beat teams with close to equal or better talent (tOSU, Michigan) or that successfully scheme/execute to minimize the talent gap (Iowa, MSU).

 

[wbcincy]

This board has Christians that would find a way to be disappointed in the rapture, so I'm not going to worry much about that.

 

[HughHalligan]

I don't see the harm in having a short yardage package available if needed. May only use it once or twice a game, but that once or twice could prove to be game changing.

 

[Judge Smails]

Makes ya root for the guy....

 

[canuckhal]

I don't see the harm in having a short yardage package available if needed. May only use it once or twice a game, but that once or twice could prove to be game changing.

Ain't gonna happen so might as well stop talking about it. Rahne says they only have 20 hours a week to practice and doesn't see the point in trying to install a different package. It will be congregate (no huddle), check with me, and always out of shotgun.

 

[LionJim]

This board has Christians that would find a way to be disappointed in the rapture, so I'm not going to worry much about that.

"The food here is terrible."
"Yes, and such small portions."

 

[Madsol]

Amen! Preach on, brother... yeah, we scored a lot of points, the majority of these points came against teams that were not able to match our athletecism. Sure, these teams may not make up the gap in the near future, but we still need a solution to beat teams with close to equal or better talent (tOSU, Michigan) or that successfully scheme/execute to minimize the talent gap (Iowa, MSU).

We beat Michigan by 29 this year. Not enough for you? Yes, I know we lost to them big last year but that was last year. Hard to take your point seriously when you cite a team we beat by 4+ TDs as an an example of a team we need a new offensive solution to beat.

 

[sluggo72]

I know. I wasn't referring to you. Mostly the 41 ppg crowd

 

[sluggo72]

i posted a summary of what people on this forum seem to be saying regularly. this is also what most of the analysts (who were former players and coaches) say about us. i stated no personal opinion. you might want to read the post.

See below it wasn't meant for you

 

[mn78psu83]

"The food here is terrible."
"Yes, and such small portions."

 

[Judge Smails]

We beat Michigan by 29 this year. Not enough for you? Yes, I know we lost to them big last year but that was last year. Hard to take your point seriously when you cite a team we beat by 4+ TDs as an an example of a team we need a new offensive solution to beat.

Scored 38 against Ohio State, too. Could barely get a first down, apparently.

 

[djr4rebs]

We were a Chris Godwin away from being 12-0.

 

[sluggo72]

Scored 38 against Ohio State, too. Could barely get a first down, apparently.

So we had a below average performance ( we averaged 41)
Couldn't get a first down in crunch time
We turned 2 1st and tens into 2nd and 17.

And don't get me started on the D, after the blocked punt on 2 and 7 OSU beats us with the same play USC did ,while we played the same D we used vs USC

Looks to me like OSU spent the summer breaking down the USC film

 

[LaJolla Lion]

Only a moron wouldn’t look for ways to improve the offense at this point, even if subtle. Glad to hear we didn’t promote one.

Good thing is this staff was doing that all along. Great staff he assembled and the move to JoMo's offense turned things around much quicker than anticipated.

 

[Ranger Dan]

We beat Michigan by 29 this year. Not enough for you? Yes, I know we lost to them big last year but that was last year. Hard to take your point seriously when you cite a team we beat by 4+ TDs as an an example of a team we need a new offensive solution to beat.

I don’t care whether we beat teams by 100 points per game if we can’t beat the better teams on our schedule.

 

[Madsol]

I don’t care whether we beat teams by 100 points per game if we can’t beat the better teams on our schedule.

Hey, YOU cited Michigan as a team we needed a new offensive solution to beat. YOU said that, not me. I just pointed out how silly that was seeing as how we beat them by 29.

 

[Ranger Dan]

Hey, YOU cited Michigan as a team we needed a new offensive solution to beat. YOU said that, not me. I just pointed out how silly that was seeing as how we beat them by 29.

I included Michigan as a team with close to equal to better talent. I also included tOSU in that group and we are 1and 1 against both tOSU and Michigan. I would like to beat both of them once in a while.

 

[BobPSU92]

I hate us.