Syracuse Blown Out at Louisville
The Orange was dominated from start to finish as its two game winning streak was snapped.
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Defense was terrible. The cards seemed to score on almost every possession. The offensive line played worse then they have all year. It was bad.Where do we go from here, Mike? I had to miss the game, but taped it to watch later. Now I’m not sure I will bother. Can you breakdown what went wrong on each side of the ball?
What was our starting OL and were they not able to protect Shrader or open any running lanes? I’m surprised we couldn’t generate more passing yards as that was supposed to be LV’s weak area and they reportedly stuffed the box daring us to throw. Where was Sharod Johnson? I didn’t see his name listed. Did Gadsden play at all?
That was our worst defensive performance of the year. What went wrong and how do we fix it? Did we generate any pass rush?
Offensively, they moved the ball the first two drives. However, it snowballed on them and as Louisville kept scoring, it looked like they got away from their identity. That and they were forced into second and third and long situations, which is not Syracuse's strength.Where do we go from here, Mike? I had to miss the game, but taped it to watch later. Now I’m not sure I will bother. Can you breakdown what went wrong on each side of the ball?
What was our starting OL and were they not able to protect Shrader or open any running lanes? I’m surprised we couldn’t generate more passing yards as that was supposed to be LV’s weak area and they reportedly stuffed the box daring us to throw. Where was Sharod Johnson? I didn’t see his name listed. Did Gadsden play at all?
That was our worst defensive performance of the year. What went wrong and how do we fix it? Did we generate any pass rush?
Cooley was terrible today. That play stands out and on the first big run play by the cards Black was clearly held and no call. The momentum was with the cards. I really think HCDB needs to go. He was brought in here because of his knowledge of a scheme, everyone thought that offensive scheme was the answer. He is a terrible game coach. He can’t recruit/develop offensive players at all to the point where after 6 years he now has to run a completely different system EVEN THOUGH he has been recruiting to that system for 6 seasons! The lack of offensive player development is eye popping. Players can’t even catch the ball. It has been a problem with every single WR that has spent their whole time here.Offensively, they moved the ball the first two drives. However, it snowballed on them and as Louisville kept scoring, it looked like they got away from their identity. That and they were forced into second and third and long situations, which is not Syracuse's strength.
Defensively, Louisville's outside zone runs took Syracuse's athletic linebackers out of a lot of plays. That seemed to give the Orange a lot of problems. Then Louisville went play action and took shots deep that Syracuse did not defend well. Mikel Jones got ejected for targeting in the second quarter, and any chance of the defense turning things around went away at that point.
To me, the game turned on Louisville's second drive. Jones sacked Cunningham to set up a 3rd and 15 with Syracuse trailing 7-3. A stop gives the offense the ball back with a chance to take the lead and everything stays on schedule. Instead, Eric Coley blew a coverage assignment and UL's TE was wide open for a first down. Louisville scored a TD to make it 14-3 and it snowballed from there.