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Post by jp92grad on Sept 8, 2024 5:21:09 GMT -8
The biggest issue I saw, was Coach Lewis sticking with HIS QB when it was clearly obvious he had limited mobility along with a questionable O-line that was not able to control the LOS This team was in the game all the way though the 3rd quarter, had they not fumbled on the goal line mid way though the 3rd this could have been a different outcome. Would have liked to have seen JTJ first (Duffy if needed), there was no reason not to get them in unless they are that bad  |
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Post by rockymountainaztec on Sept 8, 2024 5:56:02 GMT -8
Not panicking yet. The defense played well – especially for being on the field as long as they were. If it wasn’t for a few bad penalties that erased big gains and the fumble in the end zone, the game would have been much closer. With Lewis being an offensive coach, I did expect the offense to look better by now than it did last night, however.
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Post by docmm on Sept 8, 2024 6:30:34 GMT -8
I hated that Lewis looked so ambivalent and undecided.
First he goes for it on 4th and 18. Then he punts on 4th and 5.
He loves Cooper so much he'll just about chase every other RB away but he tries a stupid trick play at the goal line with a 6' Freshman QB.
But the dumbest thing of all was having an already injured O'Neil out there at the end when all he did was hand off. Why would you take a chance with a brand new QB'a health when you've decided to give up?
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Post by tuff on Sept 8, 2024 7:16:47 GMT -8
I hated that Lewis looked so ambivalent and undecided. First he goes for it on 4th and 18. Then he punts on 4th and 5. He loves Cooper so much he'll just about chase every other RB away but he tries a stupid trick play at the goal line with a 6' Freshman QB. But the dumbest thing of all was having an already injured O'Neil out there at the end when all he did was hand off. Why would you take a chance with a brand new QB'a health when you've decided to give up? As soon as he was limping he should have been pulled and replaced. Kid needs to be benched anyways. Too damn young. |
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Post by richpjr on Sept 8, 2024 7:31:55 GMT -8
I hated that Lewis looked so ambivalent and undecided. First he goes for it on 4th and 18. Then he punts on 4th and 5. He loves Cooper so much he'll just about chase every other RB away but he tries a stupid trick play at the goal line with a 6' Freshman QB. But the dumbest thing of all was having an already injured O'Neil out there at the end when all he did was hand off. Why would you take a chance with a brand new QB'a health when you've decided to give up? As soon as he was limping he should have been pulled and replaced. Kid needs to be benched anyways. Too damn young. He is young and not really ready. Coach isn't helping him with the play calling to make it worse. I just don't see the upside in investing time in him - he has a low ceiling, IMO. |
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Post by FULL_MONTY on Sept 8, 2024 8:01:25 GMT -8
I don't think this is a long term rebuild. they have the talent to win, but they have too mental errors to overcome atm.
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Post by aztecfred on Sept 8, 2024 8:10:54 GMT -8
"All coaches make mistakes. All of them." Just like you and me along with the rest of the Aztec fans. You're not suggesting that are mistake was being an Aztec fan?🤔😉 |
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Post by laaztec on Sept 8, 2024 8:21:09 GMT -8
I see it’s over reaction Sunday again. Some of these replies are pure comedy.
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Post by Den60 on Sept 8, 2024 8:32:49 GMT -8
Oregon State is a better team. SDSU is in a major long term rebuild mode. SDSU had to replace half of the roster because Hoke left a mess. SDSU is starting a true freshman Quarterback that will grow and improve over the years. This team and coaching staff are learning to play together. The next couple of years are going to be rocky. Be patient and it will pay off eventually. I thought it would take 4 or 5 games before seeing posts saying we hired the wrong coach or he needs to be fired but this place never ceases to amaze me. |
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Post by laaztec on Sept 8, 2024 8:40:26 GMT -8
I don't think this is a long term rebuild. they have the talent to win, but they have too mental errors to overcome atm. They have talent but it’s going to take time to gel because basically the entire starting lineup on both sides of ball have never played together. We will be competitive in MW play. |
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Post by RiffelBooks on Sept 8, 2024 8:42:42 GMT -8
If we had reasonably solid lines on both sides of the ball, then the turnaround would be much faster, but we don't. We're going to need more transfers in the trenches for next season. The other thing is discipline, again on both offense and defense. You can't suddenly coach discipline in the course of a week, and it showed last night. Discipline needs to be a core tenet of the program, as it was under Rocky. So far, discipline doesn't appear to be an emphasis under Lewis, but that needs to change.
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Post by gocoaztec on Sept 8, 2024 8:43:46 GMT -8
Going on 4th and 18, then running 3 times and punting on 4th and 5 is confusing leadership, at least to me. The penalties are a coaching issue as well. We will see.
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Post by Den60 on Sept 8, 2024 8:45:01 GMT -8
The biggest issue I saw, was Coach Lewis sticking with HIS QB when it was clearly obvious he had limited mobility along with a questionable O-line that was not able to control the LOS This team was in the game all the way though the 3rd quarter, had they not fumbled on the goal line mid way though the 3rd this could have been a different outcome. Would have liked to have seen JTJ first (Duffy if needed), there was no reason not to get them in unless they are that bad Other than the fumble, I though O'Neil did fine. Pulling him would not help his confidence later on in the year. It was penalties on the O-line which really did the damage. Killed drives and made our defense stay on the field way too long. Take out that fumble and it is 14-7. We gave up the last TD because Lewis decided to try to get back into the game and went for it on 4th and 18. When that failed, the game was lost. We also gave up 237 on the ground, though some of that is due to the fact the defense was on the field too long. |
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Sept 8, 2024 9:09:11 GMT -8
I see it’s over reaction Sunday again. Some of these replies are pure comedy. Yeah. Two games in, one a blowout win that matched the pregame expectations, and suddenly the sky is falling. Good grief! TWO GAMES IN and some people are already giving up on the new coach. That's pathetic. He has to grow and learn and improve, too. The team has to learn new systems. Things go wrong early on with new coaching staffs. It's the exception, not the rule, that a new coaching staff hits the ground running and greatly improves the team right away. There are examples of that, but more examples of it taking time. Relax, people. Let's see how the season plays out. We played a better team last night, and were almost to a point late in the 3rd quarter where we could have tied the game at 7-7. That's not bad. |
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Post by jp92grad on Sept 8, 2024 9:11:50 GMT -8
The biggest issue I saw, was Coach Lewis sticking with HIS QB when it was clearly obvious he had limited mobility along with a questionable O-line that was not able to control the LOS This team was in the game all the way though the 3rd quarter, had they not fumbled on the goal line mid way though the 3rd this could have been a different outcome. Would have liked to have seen JTJ first (Duffy if needed), there was no reason not to get them in unless they are that bad Other than the fumble, I though O'Neil did fine. Pulling him would not help his confidence later on in the year. It was penalties on the O-line which really did the damage. Killed drives and made our defense stay on the field way too long. Take out that fumble and it is 14-7. We gave up the last TD because Lewis decided to try to get back into the game and went for it on 4th and 18. When that failed, the game was lost. We also gave up 237 on the ground, though some of that is due to the fact the defense was on the field too long. O'Neil did fine with his limited mobility and the defense knew he was not about to take off and run which really helped them. The real problem was the O-line, along with the QB's limited mobility kind of slowed the AztecFast attack and screwed things up. The Aztecs have very limited options if their QB is not mobile, they have not shown any kind of true down field threat yet that will unload the box. The current OLine is having troubles holding blocks without penalties, this all makes for a true need of a more mobile QB running this current group, not a limited (injured) one. I think his confidence would have been fine because he knew he was injured and not at a 100 percent, the coach should have seen it and reacted different. I hate to think that as injured as O'Neil appeared he was still better then any of the backups. |
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Post by tuff on Sept 8, 2024 9:19:54 GMT -8
I don’t know why, from Lewis to rocky to Hoke, they don’t pull an injured or underperforming quarterback and give the next guy a chance. This has been an epidemic. What the hell do you have to lose. UNLESS, the backups suck period.
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Post by sdsu2000 on Sept 8, 2024 9:20:41 GMT -8
Our stadium does not allow for a long term rebuild. Lewis needs to show improvement this year and so far this offense is worse than under Hecklinski. Defense and special teams seem solid.
He either turns things around or is fired in his 3rd year.
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Post by johneaztec on Sept 8, 2024 9:28:20 GMT -8
Other than the fumble, I though O'Neil did fine. Pulling him would not help his confidence later on in the year. It was penalties on the O-line which really did the damage. Killed drives and made our defense stay on the field way too long. Take out that fumble and it is 14-7. We gave up the last TD because Lewis decided to try to get back into the game and went for it on 4th and 18. When that failed, the game was lost. We also gave up 237 on the ground, though some of that is due to the fact the defense was on the field too long. O'Neil did fine with his limited mobility and the defense knew he was not about to take off and run which really helped them. The real problem was the O-line, along with the QB's limited mobility kind of slowed the AztecFast attack and screwed things up. The Aztecs have very limited options if their QB is not mobile, they have not shown any kind of true down field threat yet that will unload the box. The current OLine is having troubles holding blocks without penalties, this all makes for a true need of a more mobile QB running this current group, not a limited (injured) one. I think his confidence would have been fine because he knew he was injured and not at a 100 percent, the coach should have seen it and reacted different. I hate to think that as injured as O'Neil appeared he was still better then any of the backups. We're getting shut out, the QB is injured, so that makes it a no brainer to go to another option there in the fourth quarter. I think it's maybe more about Lewis taking a stand and saying this is my guy. He's going to show you how tough he is. That's irresponsible. I don't know why else he left him out there under all the bad circumstances of him being hurt, and getting shut out. He could have been further injured, but I guess Lewis knew that he was going to give up with 4 minutes to go, so he knew O'Neil was going to just simply hand the ball off so he wouldn't get further injured. Very disappointing decision, and comes across as giving up with time on the clock. Is he afraid that Johnson is going to show up his prized recruit? I'm pretty sure that's not true, at least I hope it's not, but it was such a blatant bad decision and a no brainer to replace him, it makes you wonder. |
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Post by jp92grad on Sept 8, 2024 9:36:42 GMT -8
Our stadium does not allow for a long term rebuild. Lewis needs to show improvement this year and so far this offense is worse than under Hecklinski. Defense and special teams seem solid. He either turns things around or is fired in his 3rd year. No No No This offense is nowhere near as bad as what Hecklinski put on the field, this is a completely new team with players that have very limited D1 experience and are playing together for the first time. There is no reason to compare or even talk about what that other "OC/QB coach?" put on the field week after week. Those games may have been some of the worst football games put out over the last 10 years in all of D1 football. |
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Post by waxxon on Sept 8, 2024 9:41:50 GMT -8
Here's what we know about Lewis tenure so far.
Week 1 win vs FCS TAMC, a team that only won 2 games last year, one by forfeit
Week 2 vs middle of the road Pac 2 team. 7 first downs, 179 yards total offense, 2/12 third down conversions, and no FG attempts
More than once I recall on 2nd and long i.e. 15-20 yds to go usually due to penalties, a 30-40 yard throw downfield falls incomplete putting the offense in a even tougher position to try and convert
A common pass play was a 5-8 yd curl on the outside, and don't recall using the middle of the field much. Is that due to difficulty passing over the interior D line?
The up tempo Fast style so far not producing dividends and doesn't take advantage of fresh players on the roster.
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