Who had the dumbest play in football yesterday?

[Info Hound]

This is by far the most exciting team we have seen in years.

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How about #14? Somebody around here, earlier in the season, referred to him as a "journeyman QB". LOL!

Also said repeatedly, why haven't we done anything with the OL?

Easy to look back now, I know.

Go Hens!

[Cluck U]

Carty does that stuff all the time…against good teams and bad teams. I told everyone to get used to it…it is what Carty does. It is his kryptonite. But, for every head scratcher play, we get to enjoy plenty of good ones.

So, you have to take the good with the bad. As some have said, we are so much better off with Carty and this O than we were when told by some expert fan that we were, “building our program the right way.” Heck, I wouldn’t want to bring up any history either if I had put that garbage in writing.

We also have an unhappy fan complaining that Carty’s O spreads the ball out too much…because fewer touches means that players will leave. Wait, same expert said we also had too many skill position players. Sure, selfish players, perhaps (maybe a reflection of the poster’s thinking). Team players who want to win will stay and enjoy the success.

In the end, Carty doesn’t give a fig about fan opinions…especially when those fans have repeatedly been on the wrong side of history. Carty is on his way to winning a lot of games. We all hope he gets better as a coach and most of us truly wish him success.

Playoffs, baby!

[HENJOHN]

This is by far the most exciting team we have seen in years.

As to the dumb play call: I wouldn't ask about it either. There is no reason to "rub it in'. Some things are so obvious that they don't need to be mentioned.

How about #14? Somebody around here, earlier in the season, referred to him as a "journeyman QB". LOL!

Also said repeatedly, why haven't we done anything with the OL?

Easy to look back now, I know.

Go Hens!

Hound thanks for mentioning our First year starter at QB. He's progressing nicely and doesn't panic. We're lucky to have him. He's someone I was expecting good things from but he's exceeded my expectations so far.

[Henzone]

Info- You're looking for some positive feedback and rightly so with only one loss. IMHO the position coaches seem to be doing a great job.

New Stats Just Released:

One of our experts projected Marker as the next Tom Brady and ignored O'Connor for much of the preseason. Goldrich gets the kudos for jumpstarting a very successful initial season for #14. Currently ranked #5 in the CAA, he has an impressive ability to locate receivers while on the move.

More kudos to AP who has Yarns #2 in ypc even though his only 11 per game is a joke. Cumby has noticeably improved.

Team is #2 in penalties for the season.

Rogers seems to have his OL group on the upswing .

Special teams continue to suck which is extremely disappointing considering the talent . RedZone O .....ditto.

[HENJOHN]

Certainly ALOT to improve on and there's some things that are giving us some hope and excitement, it's not all Negative. Special teams and RedZone are the most pressing to me but I feel the QB, WRs and OLINE play are somewhat better than I was expecting

[Jaxhen1]

Cluck, are you saying Carty is so set in his ways that he can’t learn from his mistakes? If that’s the case, that’s a problem. I don’t believe that. He’s still young and can learn. Fans are allowed to be fans. Nothing wrong with having opinions as a fan. The coach may not care but I doubt if the fan does either. I like Carty but it doesn’t mean I have to like every decision. Free speech remember.

[Caribbean Hen]

right or wrong, No mention of Tom Brady anywhere

And guess what, In the unfortunate situation the starter gets banged up and has to miss some games, the season is not over like it would of been in the past

Dec 15th 2022

Zach Marker is interesting I’ll say that

He’s an instinctive playmaker, holds his ground in the pocket and can escape pressure and make throws on the run.

He is labeled a dual threat QB but I wouldn’t call him fast, but uses instincts and toughness to extend plays when needed... kind of like a Sluka, not as talented as Sluka but maybe a distant relative Sluka lite

Now he was playing a JUCO team in Iowa named Trinity so I’m not gonna say anything to bold about Zach Marker just yet, but I saw enough talent in this kid to totally understand why Carty wanted him. He can throw the football

[jd of de]

Elon HC to Elon DC - inside the 5 put in our heavy package.

Elon DC to Elon HC - I don’t know about that coach. That crazy MF over there is liable to run 5 wides at us.

Sometimes crazy works.

[Cluck U]

Cluck, are you saying Carty is so set in his ways that he can’t learn from his mistakes? If that’s the case, that’s a problem. I don’t believe that. He’s still young and can learn. Fans are allowed to be fans. Nothing wrong with having opinions as a fan. The coach may not care but I doubt if the fan does either. I like Carty but it doesn’t mean I have to like every decision. Free speech remember.

As to Carty not changing…we all hope the Swinging Gate (and its portal to a hellish result) is closed forever. If you know a priest that can perform an Exorcist on a coach in his sleep, I think we’d all put some money in the collection plate.

Free speech? Right there with you. Say anything you like…it is a message board. Apparently, for some, that free speech thing excludes talk about Rojas and his, wait for it, stubbornness regarding him saying he would never switch for the 3 DL defense. We do have some stubborn coaches, don’t we? Oh, and we can’t talk about the past. Or +20 years without a championship. Or our two previous coaches. Or comment about the silly notion that we had too many skill players. I could go on, but my glass is getting empty (although I could say it is half full), so I am going to get a refill.

[Cluck U]

Elon HC to Elon DC - inside the 5 put in our heavy package.

Elon DC to Elon HC - I don’t know about that coach. That crazy MF over there is liable to run 5 wides at us.

Sometimes crazy works.

jd gets it.

As much as one can.

[Info Hound]

Elon HC to Elon DC - inside the 5 put in our heavy package.

Elon DC to Elon HC - I don’t know about that coach. That crazy MF over there is liable to run 5 wides at us.

Sometimes crazy works.

That's a good thought.

I hereby retract my prior comment.

[Super Chicken]

The play calling is questionable especially in the Red Zone for sure. I don't think anyone is "shrugging their Shoulders" but besides the negative aspects, pointing out what's been good to see so far. Not everyone on here thought we were going to beat UNH so I'm not thumbing my nose at 4-1. Down in the RZ I think we should keep relying on our Stud Yarns and improved OLINE more. Our young HC has shown some very nice things while still revealing to us he's still learning.

Man was it cool to see that Big crowd yesterday

Totally agree HJ. When I saw the highlights of the NH vs CMU game where their HB had hundreds of yards running and receiving that day, it did not look good for us. Holding him to just 8 yards rushing was an unbelievable D effort. His receiving skills and the 101 yard kick off return did demonstrate his exceptional talent. That was a great team and coaching effort especially considering we were down 18 to zip early in the game and then, except for the 101, we dominated the second half.

As I always say, the East stands and Section J in particular are the heart beat of the TUB. Cam's picture of our mostly filled East side brought back memories of days past. WE ARE DELAWARE!

[Section J]

Down in the RZ I think we should keep relying on our Stud Yarns and improved OLINE more.

THIS

[HensRock]

I think sometimes, Carty out-thinks himself.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/853a173c-3 ... play=false

[UD '01 grad]

I speculated Saturday that perhaps the East Stands got a boost in butts because some band parents knew the group would be performing that way at halftime.

There were certainly plenty of seats available in West Stands all day. Game time weather turned out decent.