The Zips see red - and run?

[ZipAnalyst]

ABJ arfticle today (September 29th) focuses on the 12th of 12 (in the MAC) ranking of the Zips kicking game.The kicking maladies are front and center obvious to even the most casual observer.What many may be mssing is the "red zone" problems. These problems cost us the CMU game. The Zips must put more finesse into their "red zone" game. The offensive line is marginally capable of opening holes anywhere on the field and really shuts down in the "red zone."This is an "offensive coordinator" problem. Whoever he is, he is not getting it.

[Ryno aka Menace]

Running it in the redzone won us the game against NC State. It was a run by Getsy that got them into the redzone and it was a run by Kennedy that won the game. With a seasoned O-line we should be able to run from 3 yards out especially with a back like Kennedy.

[Captain Kangaroo]

ABJ arfticle today (September 29th) focuses on the 12th of 12 (in the MAC) ranking of the Zips kicking game.The kicking maladies are front and center obvious to even the most casual observer.What many may be mssing is the "red zone" problems. These problems cost us the CMU game. The Zips must put more finesse into their "red zone" game. The offensive line is marginally capable of opening holes anywhere on the field and really shuts down in the "red zone."This is an "offensive coordinator" problem. Whoever he is, he is not getting it.

Kennedy is money inside the 10. With him, we're solid in the red zone. We missed him at CMU. I'm not worried as long as Kennedy is ok. And, allegedly he's good to go tomorrow.

[GP1]

This is an "offensive coordinator" problem. Whoever he is, he is not getting it.

Soooooo, let me get this straight. Zips score time and again last week in the red zone. They score a game winning TD on the one yard line against NC State (all three scores were red zone scores in that game, and the holes were opened up by the offensive line). I wonder how many of their scores against PSU were in the red zone....... They scored a respectable amount against PSU and CMU. Does this constitute a coaching problem? Less finesse and more power running has resulted in scoring for the Zips this season.The only red zone problems they have had all year are Getsy throwing an interception against CMU for a TD on a pass he learned not to throw in 7th grade (not a coaching problem). The other problem was Getsy overthrowing Tuzze on the one yard line in the same game (not a coaching problem). Had we used our power running game (not finesse) we may have scored. The ABJ is correct, our kicking problem is our biggest red zone problem right now. If we get it close, we should be able to score some points.It seems as if ZipsAnalyst, for whatever reason, doesn't like JD and feels the need to take jabs at him. That's fine, it's a free country and this is an open forum to express ideas. JD is a big boy and can take shots from the cheap seats from people he has forgotten more about football than they will ever know. The bottom line is in the games we have lost this season, it has not been a coaching problem as much as it has been a veteran team not executing plays properly (two plays to be exact) at critical times. Does this require us to revamp our entire red zone offense? Probably not. Even in the CMU game where our "offensive coordinator" did such a poor job, our offense completely dominated the game. I await another ZA strange rationalization for being wrong again.

[Buckzip]

I still feel our biggest problem is our o-line. For some reason, Gtsy doesn't get much time, and the holes are not there for our backs.Speaking of offensive playcalling, why haven't we tried a receiver pass? Arthur is a former QB with a great arm. I would love to see it tossed to him, and let him pass it.Our halfback option is scouted. Our wr pass, if there is one, isn't.

[Ryno aka Menace]

I still feel our biggest problem is our o-line. For some reason, Gtsy doesn't get much time, and the holes are not there for our backs.Speaking of offensive playcalling, why haven't we tried a receiver pass? Arthur is a former QB with a great arm. I would love to see it tossed to him, and let him pass it.Our halfback option is scouted. Our wr pass, if there is one, isn't.

Buckzip, you just revealed the game winning play in this years bowl game!!!

[Buckzip]

I still feel our biggest problem is our o-line. For some reason, Gtsy doesn't get much time, and the holes are not there for our backs.Speaking of offensive playcalling, why haven't we tried a receiver pass? Arthur is a former QB with a great arm. I would love to see it tossed to him, and let him pass it.Our halfback option is scouted. Our wr pass, if there is one, isn't.

Buckzip, you just revealed the game winning play in this years bowl game!!!

Darn, well maybe it will be Harveey throwing it instead. That would really blow someones mind. Oh wait, I mentioned that too. I better not even mention Johnny Long's name. oops.

[ZipAnalyst]

Speaking of offensive playcalling, why haven't we tried a receiver pass?

There you go implicitly criticizing the coaches - which I think goes all the way to JD (after all the buck does stop with him). Now that is being downright "UnZipian!!!"