Post by Bob Edwards on Mar 9, 2023 18:05:48 GMT
From things I've heard, I get the impression that this staff was taken off guard by how unprepared the defensive roster was. I don't think it ever occurred to BV that an Oklahoma defensive roster could be as bad as he inherited. From lack of S&C, to lack of skills development both mentally and physically the roster he inherited was bad except for those guys who did it on their own. Even in those positions where they had a guy who could play there was no one to back them up. Lots of those losses came from a D that was gassed by the fourth quarter.
While I see where BV is going with having a Lebby style offense, last year was not a good year to go full no huddle, peddle to the metal. Twenty fewer plays a game and we probably win a few of those.
That's the place I would fault BV. The idea of where he wants the team to go is great, and I think it would have worked last year if we had the quality of roster we had when he left. However, between Moops, Grinch, and Wylie our defense needed more than a few tweeks and a Summer under Shmitty.
Can’t agree with this more. The two combined created a very bad recipe to win. I think LR knew what the roster was like too coming into 2022. Keep in mind he could have easily gone 6-7 with a loss starting from Tulane. & Not just the defensive talent being the issue, but even more so the development & defensive education was so low. Look at our transfers out, that speaks for itself.
Out of 71 players that suited up for the Alamo Bowl with Bob 56 are no longer on the team. Very few of those were contributors. As for LR going 6-7 that's possible. We went 0-5 in one score games whereas LR managed 7-1 in one score games. Given the downward trend we likely would have some of those under LR as well. Though I think we would have done better with the Heisman winning QB he stole on the way out the door.