Hope Smith knows how to run the wildcat offense because without any QBs in the stable, that's about it for the offense!
Agreed. It's extremely unlikely that we have any QB's on our roster come fall.
Hope Smith knows how to run the wildcat offense because without any QBs in the stable, that's about it for the offense!
It's hard to know whether McGee was the real deal based on what we saw here. The critical problem for whomever our new OC is going to be is those 'pieces he has to work with'.
Jeremy Werner
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#Illini hoping to officially announce new offensive coordinator this afternoon but at the mercy of campus finishing up the paperwork.
9:38 AM - 19 Jan 2018
this. McGee didn't have a chance, when you are starting multiple 3 star freshman offensive lineman or missing a QB things aren't going to turn out well, we had both. In McGee's short time here the staff has added at least 2 decent freshman QBs + hopefully still Taylor to address QB and all those freshman Lineman that started. We had a JV level team last year and we were heavily over matched. Add experience, get stronger, more depth and we will get better, but McGee was playing a losing hand last year & no OC would have looked good.
this. McGee didn't have a chance, when you are starting multiple 3 star freshman offensive lineman or missing a QB things aren't going to turn out well, we had both. In McGee's short time here the staff has added at least 2 decent freshman QBs + hopefully still Taylor to address QB and all those freshman Lineman that started. We had a JV level team last year and we were heavily over matched. Add experience, get stronger, more depth and we will get better, but McGee was playing a losing hand last year & no OC would have looked good.
Hopefully is also announcing the other 2 positions as well.
I agree that talent was a major obstacle, but the play calling last year was abysmal. This team was lacking talent and experience in many positions, however it was not completely devoid of talent. We had a VERY good set of WRs (Dudek, Turner, Smalling) and a number of Playmakers at RB as well. McGee's problem was failing to adjust to that. We had a young OLine and Poor QBs - There should have been way more quick hit plays to get the ball into your best players hands - slants, drags, screens, etc. Don't put too much pressure on that OLine and let your QBs make easy throws.
At least are punt game looked good.
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It's mind boggling (to me, anyway) that some fans don't accept this. McGee's hand was horrid. Not suggesting McGee didn't make mistakes, he did.
McGee addressed the the most important position on the field with a guy nobody thought could qualify (and didnt) and a player who had the worst high school season of any incoming d1 quarterback. Doesnt really matter what hand he was dealt at that point. His mistakes were AWFUL.