1. Let’s get this out of the way it is not Peat. He shouldn’t have extended it but then again his kicker just missed a kick from the spot he was at. I am just now recovering and haven’t bother to look at the stats but he played a hell of a game. Worst possible way to finish but he made several plays out of nothing.
2. The Refs. Not on the game ending play they got that right, but man Auburn got every single benefit of the doubt, good spots, no calls on PI’s and so on. So let’s say 5% of the blame because as bad as they were Mizzou could have won 3 different times.
3. The “Thicker” Kicker. You know that nickname means you are fat right? He looks like he has gained 30-40 pounds. He is so fat he can’t clear his hips. He is going to miss a lot more kicks this year. This is not a mental thing, it is physical. He needs to be put on a diet and strenuous work out plan now. Let’s say 30% on Mevis But this issue is also on Drink how did he not see this kid getting so far out of shape?
4. Drink. You can argue about the end of regulation all you want. I always have hated this strategy. You have to trust your RB to wrap the ball up and at least run it up the guy and try to score the TD. If he holds the ball right no chance of fumbling. But this isn’t some quirk that Drink does a lot of coaches subscribe to the strategy. Here is what is on Drink.
A. QB play. I love Brady and his love for Mizzou, but if with 5 minutes left in a tied game Drink does not trust him to throw a forward pass this is a huge problem. Why so many trust that Drink’s assessment of the QB’s skill level is beyond me. Everyone agrees that Drink handled QB last year in the worst way possible but yet we know he has it right this year? Sorry not buying it without seeing it. I want to see Macon and Horn do worse than Brady. Once that happens I will shut up. And saying Horn is running the scout team is a reason he is not capable of playing is just stupid. All the prices is it’s Drinks opinion, which again I have very little faith in at this point. But let’s for a minute say Drink is right and Brady is clearly the best QB then it is still on Drink for not having a better option ready to go.
B. Discipline. I mean come on giving the kicker two free kicks? I am not blaming Peat for stretching the ball out but I will put some blame on Drink for just not instilling doing things the right way in his team, Also as mentioned letting his players get away with being really out of shape.
C play calling. It is mind boggling that you look at Brady’s stats and he is a good QB between 5-15 yards but we never throw it there. It is either a run, screen, and low percentage deep ball. When we throw it 8 yards things work really really well but we just don’t do it. Plus he knows about the OLine problems and he calls play action passes that requires the line to hold their blocks for way longer than they are capable. And how is Burden not returning punts the whole time? Why is he not getting wikdcat snaps? Why is Dom not being targeted way more. Dude is an absolute stud. Give him the fvcking ball. 65% blame.
That being said I definitely am not saying it is time to fire Drink. I do feel like he has done some learning this year from previous mistakes. He is the youngest coach in the league and somewhat learning in the job. Going to a Bowl game in the middle of nowhere on December 20th means nothing anyway. I will call this game progress because the team played with passion after getting down big. The defense was elite. Not good, Elite. If they play like that we will be in most games this year. The OLine was not great or even good but they were passable. Auburn sucks but they do have a lot of talent in the front 7. Drinks recruiting is still really good. I know the class ranking is not high right now but that is because of low size of class. Average stars have us in the top 20 I believe. He needs to start to develop the talent he is getting. He has been saying for a long time that 2023 is the year they will be ready to compete like they want to. I am bought in to give him that time as long as the losses are not like kstate. Miz
2. The Refs. Not on the game ending play they got that right, but man Auburn got every single benefit of the doubt, good spots, no calls on PI’s and so on. So let’s say 5% of the blame because as bad as they were Mizzou could have won 3 different times.
3. The “Thicker” Kicker. You know that nickname means you are fat right? He looks like he has gained 30-40 pounds. He is so fat he can’t clear his hips. He is going to miss a lot more kicks this year. This is not a mental thing, it is physical. He needs to be put on a diet and strenuous work out plan now. Let’s say 30% on Mevis But this issue is also on Drink how did he not see this kid getting so far out of shape?
4. Drink. You can argue about the end of regulation all you want. I always have hated this strategy. You have to trust your RB to wrap the ball up and at least run it up the guy and try to score the TD. If he holds the ball right no chance of fumbling. But this isn’t some quirk that Drink does a lot of coaches subscribe to the strategy. Here is what is on Drink.
A. QB play. I love Brady and his love for Mizzou, but if with 5 minutes left in a tied game Drink does not trust him to throw a forward pass this is a huge problem. Why so many trust that Drink’s assessment of the QB’s skill level is beyond me. Everyone agrees that Drink handled QB last year in the worst way possible but yet we know he has it right this year? Sorry not buying it without seeing it. I want to see Macon and Horn do worse than Brady. Once that happens I will shut up. And saying Horn is running the scout team is a reason he is not capable of playing is just stupid. All the prices is it’s Drinks opinion, which again I have very little faith in at this point. But let’s for a minute say Drink is right and Brady is clearly the best QB then it is still on Drink for not having a better option ready to go.
B. Discipline. I mean come on giving the kicker two free kicks? I am not blaming Peat for stretching the ball out but I will put some blame on Drink for just not instilling doing things the right way in his team, Also as mentioned letting his players get away with being really out of shape.
C play calling. It is mind boggling that you look at Brady’s stats and he is a good QB between 5-15 yards but we never throw it there. It is either a run, screen, and low percentage deep ball. When we throw it 8 yards things work really really well but we just don’t do it. Plus he knows about the OLine problems and he calls play action passes that requires the line to hold their blocks for way longer than they are capable. And how is Burden not returning punts the whole time? Why is he not getting wikdcat snaps? Why is Dom not being targeted way more. Dude is an absolute stud. Give him the fvcking ball. 65% blame.
That being said I definitely am not saying it is time to fire Drink. I do feel like he has done some learning this year from previous mistakes. He is the youngest coach in the league and somewhat learning in the job. Going to a Bowl game in the middle of nowhere on December 20th means nothing anyway. I will call this game progress because the team played with passion after getting down big. The defense was elite. Not good, Elite. If they play like that we will be in most games this year. The OLine was not great or even good but they were passable. Auburn sucks but they do have a lot of talent in the front 7. Drinks recruiting is still really good. I know the class ranking is not high right now but that is because of low size of class. Average stars have us in the top 20 I believe. He needs to start to develop the talent he is getting. He has been saying for a long time that 2023 is the year they will be ready to compete like they want to. I am bought in to give him that time as long as the losses are not like kstate. Miz
