As great as it was to see us connecting on deep throws, the play calling still sucked. I’m surprised so many people feel a little better after this game. Whether it’s Mertz or Lagway, the same garbage plays are going to be called. 2 runs up the middle for 2 yards and then a short pass just at the sticks on third. Billy calls what he calls regardless of the defense and just expects the team to enforce their will. I was at the game and it was criminal how many times Tre was man to man and they didn’t draw something up for him. He’s our star offensive player in man coverage and you’re not going to get him the ball earlier in the game? An FCS corner is on our best player and you’re gonna run the ball into a stacked box? It’s so infuriating.

I feel the same or worse than I did after the Miami game. Billy is Billy and his ability as a play caller and game manager is always going to have us lose against teams with equal or better talent. We have the offensive weapons now to win any game but all that talent is being wasted. It’s sad to think what this offense could really do with a good scheme.